Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1917-09-21
lTINERANT CLOCK
FIXER SENTENCED
Jumped Hotel Bill at Kendrick
House in Putney
Two Small Sons Turned Over to Secre-
tary of State Board of Charities
Gets Year at Rutland.


Elmer Van Orman, residence I'M
lrou,, IN ;tineron+ c1ocL ond watch
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'i"heici' was 'en''"c'u III '"' III
tleboro municipal court wednesday to
nav a fine Of $40 and costs of $50 for
;,mn;nr hoard hin for b;msolf and
f,yo cons nj tho Kondrick House in
prt,ov ord beino unahIo IN raiee tbo
none, no ,ros +aIen WEDNESDAY nioht
~ +Lo ho,,oo Of corroction i, RntIand
tTo Yin sor,,o a., oItorno+i,o sontcnco
80 ,,oa,i,. Goo ,,n,,ths
MI ko,.a a on5 IN ,,oors ola
ho+b nootI,, drosSod and hr;obt annoor,
,os', Ie" ,, ,,';tL va, o. WIZ, 10
1,,a S tol,o, ;n+o oms+odv TUESDAY morn.
inr ava tho,, ,voro oorod To-, and
r,S9'Io nc bonr, ord nonfor+obla os nos.
ni%Io n "9 nrt H. Observation-Disclosures on
Aooord;n,, IN Tho etnrv fold IN tbo
or+hori+ias Won 0rmon rogietorod nj the
pn+nov LnstIerv With tho bovs md re.
mo;ned mill lis hin had reached S16
He claims 70 earn a livelihood bv re.
nairing clocks. watches and doing other
tinkerinu
During the night he took the BOYS and
walked away without Offering any set
Element, it is said or making any ar
IRAN ements with the proprietor. He was
apprehended at the railroad station,
however, and detained at the police sta
ton in Putney until morning, later be,
ing turned over to the custody OF Chlef
Wilson of Brattleboro:
After hearing before Judge A. Il.
Cudworth IN the municipal court
wednesday morning van Ormah was or
dered to pay me OF $4o ana costs OF
$50 or to serve three times as many
days as the lines and costs amount TO,
in the house OF correction at Rutland
Van Orman was allowed "a hours IN
which to raise the money and expressed
the belief that he could do so, adding
that few years ago it would have been
easy for him to get $1,000 III that period
of time.
There have been several developments
in this case, which lead the authorities
to believe that Van Orman has left a
long string of unpaid bills behind him.
State s Attorney w. X. Daley, who ap'
lpeared at the hearing, stated that last
November the prisner was released
from the house of correction after serv-
ing three months on a charge of receiv-
| ing stolen goods
Since that time, according to his own
story, the man has been wandering from
town to town, staying a few days in
each and even invading New Hamp-
shire. Before coming to Putney last
Saturday Van Orman was in Ludlow
where Attorney Daley stated that he
had left the Ludlow House owing so
and that he also had contracted bill
of $2l at Mrs. Leach S boarding house
which he did not pay. From Mrs.
Streetcr s he also took Dutch leave, ac-
cording to the story, but the exact
amount could not bel Fur
Their, two clocks which We're taken from
homes in Ludlow to repair, it is alleged,
Van Orman failed to return. The time
pieces were exhibited in the court room
To this story the prisoner pleaded in
nocence, stating emphaticallv that he
had paid the boarding house bills and
done enough work at the hotel to nav
the bill there.
Regarding his affairs in Putnev Van
Orman pleaded guilt. but stated that
he had calculated to come 70 Rrattle.
boro Tuesday and raise sufficient FINDS
to cover the expenses for himself and
w II a.