Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1917-03-02
TWO DOPE USERS
ARE IN CUSTODY
Said to Have Found it Easy to
Secure Drug in Brattleboro
William Simpson Goes to Rutland
Was Out on Parole and Will Now
Serve Sentence for Larceny.

William F. Simpson and wife, Mary
Simpson, who are seriously addicted to the
use Of drugs and claim to have been OBJ
tanning their supplies in Bratteboro, were
arrested Saturday. Simpson, who
had been out on parole from sus-
pended sentence of three to four months
IN the house of correction for the larceny
"a potatoes while living in tenement on
Nnurch street, was taken on the charge of
breach of his parole and committed on
the original sentence.
Simpson was arrested Jan. 25 charged
with the larceny of potatoes from another
tenant of the same building, George Chat
field. He pleaded guilty and the sentence
was imposed.
lie later left town with his wife and had
employment in Greenfield. Mass. 1t has
been known that they made trips fire.
quently to Brattleboro and on Saturday
Mrs. Simpson admitted that they had been
unable to obtain drugs in Greenfield and
had been obliged to return TO lIrattleboro
in order to secure them.
Simpson appeared to Probation Officer
{. NJ. Miller Saturday to make u re-
port as required by his parole. As he is
obliged to make such a report only once Il
month and had made three in a
month, Mr.. Miller decided to call n
halt to the proceedings.
Sheriff {. f. Mann took the young man
into custody while the probation officer
made out his warrant Simpson pleaded
guilty to a breach of his parole and was
ordered by Judge Frank f. Barber to
serve the original sentence imposed.
! AS he was walking along the corridor of
the Crosby block towards the head of the
stairs at the south end of the building he
suddenly turned and ran back along the
corridor crying for ''Mr. Barber"
! Sheriff Mann, who had not had a grip on
his prisoner, was in prompt pursuit. At
the entrance to the judges office the
sheriff grabbed his man and Simpson fell
Mrs. Simpson, who had been waiting on
the street for the appearance of her hus-
band, reached the corridor at that time
and promptly threw her arms around her
husband
| When Simpson made his sudden appear
ance in the doorway opening from the cor
ridor to the Offices of Judge Barber, Miss
Ethel Wilmington, clerk of the court, who
was in the outer office, suddenly decided to
call Probation Officer Miller who was up
stairs Judge Barber, standing in the door
way of the private office, retired promptly
d,
stenographer, seated at her desk near the
window, did not trouble to change her DO
sition
Deputy Sheriff c. |. Knapp, hearing the
disturbance, came from his room on the
upper floor of the block and plied the
woman away from the sheriff's prisoner.
Both We're locked up
! According TO Probation Officer Miller
both aye strongly addicted to the Use of
drugs. The young woman had with her
when arrested box containing two dope
pills and hypodermic needle. When
locked up both begged for some of the
drug, claiming that they both had been
without it so long that they were suffering
agones.
Simpson was taken to Rutland by Sheriff
Mann on the o clock train that day.
Mrs. Simpson, was taken to the
county Jail at Newfanc Saturday in
default of $500 bail. The charge
against her was impeding an officer.
preferred by States Attorney William
II. Daley because of her actions fol
lowing the arrest of her husband.
The woman will be brought before
Probate Judge A. +, Schwenk March
10 for an inquiry into her condition.
This action will be taken under No.
ia of thu Acts of 1915, in which it
il provided that i'll the case Of per
SON $50 addicted to the intemperate
use of narcotics or stimulants as to
have lost the power of self-control u
the probate court shall make inquiry
upon application of the selectmea of
the town or any of his relatives.
The act provides that reasonable
notice shall be given. Tho selectmen
have made the necessary application
and the hearing is set for March 10