Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1917-10-11
ASSAULT CLEARED UP.
South Burlington Man Sentenced to
House Of Correction.

Not less than one and one-half nor mora
than two years at the house of correction
In Rutland. was the sentence melted out
to Miglione Rachefort of South Burlington
in city court Saturday by Judge Joseph
T. Stearns on the respondents plea Of
guilty to breach of the peace. Rachefort,
who was arrested by the police depart
ment Friday night. for Sheriff Allen, at
Zeskinds poolroom on st. Paul street
on n warrant issued by States Attorney
Allen Martin, Is the man who knocked
Frank e. Ready of Johnson street, q
taxicab driver. senseless on Shelburne
road early OH Sunday morning, August
10.
Besides Raohefort. there were three
others in his taxicab at the time. Oliver
Menard of this city, another of the
quartette. was in city court Friday. and
he is now recognized to the State in the
sum Of 500. The other two have not yet
been apprehended.
At the time Of the trouble for which
Rachefort goes to serve time in Rutland,
Ready was struck on the back of the head
by some blunt instrument In the hands Of
one of his passengers.
1t was thought by Mr.. Ready at the
time that the intent was robbery, but IL
this was the purpose the young men were
frightened away from their quarry by an
approaching automobile. Mr.. Ready
claimed at the time that he was knocked
out cold"
On the night OF the assault, Ready had
just returned from Starr Farm Beach,
where he had taken a party, to the cab
stand on the south side OF City Hall Park,
when four young men approached him
from tho vicinity Of City Hall Park, and
asked him to take them to Shelburne for
the sum Of S.
Ready accepted this offer and had gone
nearly ~ far az the bridge this side Of the
village when his passengers said they
would get out and walk the rest Of the
way.
After allowing his passengers to depart.
Ready went through more or less
|manoeuvring to get his car headed towards
Burlington He had Just accomplished his
object and was about to start for homo,
when he noticed the quartette making
toward him. When they got alongside the
! machine they asked Ready to take them
back with him for 81. Readystook the offer,
as he had to come back anyway. and
dollar was better than nothing.
From the vicinity Of the bridge things
went along happily until the machine
reached the Drew farm. Here the
young man who had been comfortably
ensconced in the front seat with Ready
informed Ready that he wished to alight
and go to a relatives for the night. The
other three thought it prudent to follow
their friend and spend the night at the
farm also. ~sf7
The four had been out Of the machine
but few seconds. when one of the
number complained Of losing something
In the bottom Of the car. Ready, in an
accommodating manner. pulled his flash.
light from his pocket. and leaning over his
seat directed the light as we'll as his eyes
to the floor in an endeavor to spot the
supposedly lost article.
1t was while thus engaged that he was
nit singing blow on the back of the
head. Rachefort pleading guilty to the act
Saturday.
How long Ready was "out" he was
unable to say at the time, but when he
did come to be made his way to the police
Office to make a complaint. Here he was
advised to see States Attorney Martin
on Monday morning. which lie did.
Menards appearance on Friday and
Rachefort's sentence on Saturday arc the
sequels.