Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1919-08-07

trees in front of their homes. These trees
are dead and during the heavy wind
storms the past few days some large
branches have fallen down. George II.
Horton OF Main street was appointed a.
special policeman. The regular monthly
budget of bills were ordered paid. Fol
lowing are the bills ordered paid: The
Peter Sheeran Concrete company of Bur
lington, sSl315; Arthur Richard, $685. 60;
Champlain Trust company, s1,2G9.07;
George Metivier, s15 Charles Adams Jr.,
$5 Stevens Machine company, 1924;
George r. Allen estate. s2s.75; the stand
ard OIL company of New York. s6s 3s
Saturday morning a man nv the
name of Martelle Of Burlington, en-
ployed by Mr.. Bundy, who is engaged
In helping to erect the new building
for the Richard Manufacturing COM
pany on Mallett's Bay avenue, got in
to an alteration with the owner Of
the building which is being erected,
Eugene Richard, over some work on
the building which was not according
to the wishes of Mr.. Richard. One
word led to another and finally re-
suited in Martelle hitting Mr.. Richard.
Mr.. Richard was standing near an
open space in the building, the blow
the third floor into the basement, in
jurlng his arm and leg. After he was
able to get up and out. Mr.. Richard
had warrant made out for the arrest
of Martelle, which was served by
Chief of Police Barber Martelle was
taken into court where he was placed
under bail for 800 and the case was
continued until Tuesday afternoon at
two o'clock
Chief of Police c. A. Barber was
called Saturday afternoon to the office
Of the Lime Kiln company at the lime
kiln. on arriving at the office the
manager, Charles Ralph, notified the
chief that he had missed s119 from the
pay roll. Upon investigating II was
found that two young boys, aged Is,
FranlS Charbonneau, who lives near
French village" in Essex, and walter
Brunette of East Allen street. were
seen near the place between the hours
of IL and one o'clock Saturday noon.
Upon the chiefs looking up the boys,
which took some little time, he found
young Charbonneau, who denied that
he had been around but when the chief
had found young Brunette, he, after
being questioned, admitted that in com
pany with Charbonneau he had been
around the office. The chief then
brought him to see young Charbonneau,
and after both had received some quiz
zing admitted they had gained en-
trance to the Office by a window and
had taken money from the safe. They
said they had taken but $40 at first
and then they said they had taken
SIS.
! William Kaczmarek of 1874 West street
was the victim Of painful accident last
week when a gear weighing five pounds
rolled from the spinning room and dropped
20 feet into the elevator shaft, as he was
coming up In the elevator 1t struck him
on the head and knocked him uncon-
scious. A cash three inches long was cut
! in his head. The gear fell from one of
the machines and rolled to the door Of
the shaft and dropped before anyone could
stop it,
In municipal court Tuesday afternoon
Frank Charbonneau of French village
near Essex Junction and Walter Brunette
of East Allen street appeared before
Judge Wolcott to answer to the charge
Of robbing the safe of the Lime Kiln COM
pany at the lime kiln. Young Charlton
neau was found guilty and was sentenced
to the Industrial school at Nergennes for
the remainder OF his minority. Young
Bruneles case will be continued from
ume 10 time, pending MS GOOD DehaVlor.
Chief of Police Barber has recovered all
but SO of the s119 that was taken from
the safe. Young Charbonneau. who was
the leader. gave the chief good ac-
count of all but so as to how the money
was taken care of. He had sA hidden in
the garden in the back Of his home, and
he paid $40 for a bicycle; gave $40 to his
mother and spent S. and he has another
| S. hidden, but cannot remember the place
Of concealment The sum of sl19 was taken
from the payroll which was in the safe
in the office Of the Lime Kiln company
at the lime kiln.