Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1917-03-16

was about the whole cheese in IslanC
Pond. He owned the 'op'ry house. the
only weekly newspaper in the place
owned the lumber camp which supported
the place and. But there the police
stopped looking up Aimee's pedigree. He
was a regular Kaiser; he owned the whole
town"
The brass on the Salem cops sticks out
in more places than on their brass but
tons, in fact they are so impregnated
with brass that their whole system fairly
oozes this yellow streak. Just listen to
/ this from the Salem bunch:
AS result of the complaint of Mar
shal Harrington; bill is to be introduced
into the Vermont legislature by State At
torney Powell, giving the sheriff more
power The marshal thinks that more
common sense and care would be better
than more power.
So far the Vermont legislature has not
taken up this complaint of Marshal Har-
rington, and it is quite likely they will
not. The legislature is not extending the
jurisdiction of it's courts to cover Massa-
chusetts writs of apprehension.
The facts in the case are these: Doril-
la Payuer, while residing in Salem, Mass,
contracted debt for automobile sup
plies. In payment for this he sent a
check which went to protest there being
no fund in the bank upon which it was
drawn for Payuer.
Payuer returned to his Canadian home
and came into Vermont, stopping at
Norton. Deputy Sheriff E. A. Bemis re-
ceived message from the Salem police
to arrest Payuer He had no authority
to do so on the charge against Payuer, and
waited until Lieut.. Barrett arrived Mr.
Bemis took Barrett to Norton in his
Ford and on arrival found that Payuer
had flown, Lieut.. Barrett was not only
chagrined, he was mad
In Januaay this same Lieut.. Barrett
got after Payuer with Marshal Harring-
ton. At this time Payuer was residing in
Canada, working in a munition factory.
They by subterfuge, false pretense and
intimidation got Payuer across the line
and persuaded Constable McClintock of
Norton to apprehend Payuer. He was
taken to Island Pond and placed in the
lookup in the "op'ry house" Payuer re-
tanned Attorney Amey as counsel and
upon investigation it was found that
Payuer was Illegally arrested and could
not be held. The same old Massachusetts
capias which was used in their attempt
to apprehend Payuer at first was again
put up as authority to hold him. This
capias was absolutely no good and had no
jurisdiction in this state on the charge
against Payuer. Payuer never would
have gone back to Salem with Lieut. Bar
rett on that paper and the Salem officials
became convinced that they could not
hold him. Payuer, however, wanted to
settle the bill, but the Salem officers
would not accept that They wanted his
body, nothing but the last pound of
flesh would satisfy them, for vengeance
was written all over the brass they car
ried.
Island Pond is fortunate in having such
citizens as Attorney Amey. And while
he owns big bunch of real estate here,
he does not own it all, and is no Kaiser" F"
Mr.. Amey is genial, everyday citizen,
man of affairs, one of Vermont's leading
citizens, and all his real estate is develop
ed and adds to the business interests and
enterprise of the place. Every town needs
such men as Mr.. Amey, and if Salem
could have few added to it's citizenship
there would be more of a spirit of com
nonsense and honesty of purpose shown
among those who represent the legal force