The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-01-08
Windsor Baptist Minister
Being Tried for SeditiOn
Bacon His Counsel
OTHER ATTORNEYS
GAVE UP CASE
One of Them Stated That Client Would
Not Follow His Advice-Local Man
Assigned by Court to Defend Pacifst
Men Fined for Watering Milk.

The case of Rev. Clarence H. Wal
dron OF Windsor, charged with sedi-
ton, came up before the United States
court. Judge IIarand II. Howe of ST.
Johnsbury presiding. in the local fed
eral building this afternoon. The
court room Was packed with interested
spectators
Immediately after court had con
vcned at > clock and the jury had
been asked 10 withdraw. Attorney Ruff
us f. Brown OF Burlington asked leave to
withdraw as one of Waldron : counsel.
saving that he didn I have an oppOr-
tuntv to see Waldron until last eve
ming and that he couldn / agree with
| Waldron i other advisors as TO the
proper course to pursue. Attorney
Bickncll If Windsor asked for the same
privilege on the ground that the re-
Spondcnt would not follow his advice.
aud the request of botn lawyers was
granted.
Waldron then stated, in response 10
an inquiry by the court. that he mad
no means TO employ counsel and Judge
Howe assigned Robert G. Bacon of
Brattleboro. 4 recess was then taken
to allow the respondent and his coun-
sci to confer.
Conferences over important matters,
including the Waldrom case. DELAYED
The opening, which was set for .
o clock. until nearly 10 clock. Then
tic petit iurvmem filed in and took
seats, and the calling of the jury was
begun IN Clerk +. :. Platt of Rut
land, who administered the oath TO
them
Judge Howe repeated the oath cmpha-
sizing its various Parts separately and
cautionin% the iurymen as to the ne
ecssltv for observing strict secrecy and
avoiding talking about matters under
consideration with outside persons. The
, iurymen then were excused until >
o clock this afternoon
! District Attorney Y A. Bulard of
Burlington then announced that two re-
spondcntS George Wilson and WiIbur
Gould Of WeathcrSfeld, doing a milk
business IN partnership, had been in
dIcted for shipping adulterated milk.
lie said they were not represented by
: counsel and wished to enter pleas of
guilty.
The two men on being arraigned
: pleaded guilty, and Mr. Bullard said
. he had assured them that he would rec
. onmend fine Of $50 each.
{ Have they become aware that II
i iocsn t increase their profits any by
q watering their milk - inquired the
/ court, evidently thinking that the milk
!; was paid for according to the way il
= tested. whereas in these cases the mill
:. WAS sold hv weight
BY way of answcr District Attorney
Buliard stated that they shipped to &
dealer in WaItham. Mass, who ~o,.4 !,
{" Boston, where if was peddled. Th'
Waltham dealer. lie said, had beer
tilt and paid fine
1T i unwholeSome that such a thin:
should happen in Vermont. Judgr
i Howe asserted. land the fines of 81
imposed in other eases have SCENE,
to have u wholesome effect.
i Mr.. Bullard informed the court tha
II third farmer in Weathersfield ais
u was under Indictment. but was unabl
q to Ice present and his ease had bee
continued TO the Burlington session.
p Judge Howe then fined Wilson an,
q Gould $50 each. which thev paid, an
court took Il recess TO > clock