The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-07-30
MANY MATTERS /
BEFORE COURT
Church Property Damaged
i'm StrattOn-Mari-
tai Troubles
WOMAN SAYS SHE
WAS THREATENED
Three Men, Taken Into Custody on
Charge of Entering House in Will
mington, May Be Brought to Brat
tleboro from Bellows Falls.

Marital troubles, a. burglary, alleged
disturbance of the peace, and destruction
of church property have occupied the at
tention of States Attorney Z. w. Gibson
the past two days by way of variation
in his political activities, and Sheriff
Frank L. Wellman has had hand in
most of the eases.
The spiciest one was hearing this
morning before Acting Judge w. r.
Daley in the states attorneys office, the
case being that of the state against AL
fred Lanoue, an employe at the Fort
Dummer mills, who was arrested by the
sheriff this morning on u warrant charg-
ing him with non support OF his wife.
Lanoue pleaded guilty and was put under
bonds of $500 to appear before Judge A. E.
Cudworth in municipal court Monday
morning He had not secured bail at the
noon recess and the case was continued
until o'clock.
Lamoue and his wife, who also is en-
ployed part of the time at the Fort
| Dummer mills, agreed that in the past
/ few months Lamoue had paid his wife
only s. for the support of herself and
small daughter Mrs Lamoue said she
was able to work only part of the 'time
and needed her husbands support. 1t APP.
peared that they had not been living to-
gether lately. When the states attor-
ney asked Lamoue why he had not been
supporting his wife he said it was be-
cause she was paying attentions to other
men. This Mrs. Lamoue stoutly denied
and added that she would be the happiest
woman in the world if conditions were
such that she was free to do so instead
of having to love that man. pointing her
finger at her husband.
Lanoue indicated willingness to sup.
port the child if he could be allowed to
place her in some other persons custody.
Yesterday afternoon Sheriff Wellman
arrested Henry Dawson, l6, and Hiram
Boyd, %, in Stratton and hearing was
held there before Judge A. L. Cudworth,
States Attorney Gibson charging the re-
spondents with breaking most of the
windows of the old Stratton church.
which the people of that community are
trying to preserve. 1t appeared that the
boys made the windows targets for a
small rifle and stones, and that SONS
other boys were concerned in the affair.
/ Judge Cudworth continued the case for
sentence until Sept. 10, and intimated
that if the windows were replaced before
that time the fact might have some bear
ing on the severity of the sentence.
Ned Ranney of West Brattleboro was
arrested last night by Sheriff Wellman
on states attorneys complaint. His
wife complained that he threatened her
and that she was afraid of her life. 1t is
Iexpected that Ranney will be charged
this afternoon with disturbing the peace.
Three men from lumber camp near
Wilmington We're arrested last night in
Bellows Falls by Chief of-Police w. S.
Severance at the request of States At
torney Gibson. They are James Carroll,
James Tracy and Joseph Dacci, and they
are suspected of breaking into u house
in Wilmington and taking some dress
goods. 1t is expected that they win be
brought to Brattleboro.