Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1921-10-28
SIX ADDITIONAL
MEN UNDER BONDS
In Court as Result of Disturb
ances in Bellows Falls
Trials To BE Held Within Few Days
Bail Fixed by Judge Fish at from 5000
to 5000 and Is Furnished

Six Bellows Falls youths and men
were arraigned in the county court at
Ncwfanc Monday afternoon and Tuesday
morning in connection with disturbances
on the streets of Bellows Falls the re-
spondents being charged either with as
saulting or being implicated in assaults
by strikers on employees of the Interna-
tional Paper Co. or with refusing to
obey the orders of the police officials.
States Attorney Harold +. Whitney of
this place had been devoting most of his
time the past few days in Bellows Falls
cooperating with authorities there in
an effort to insure safety to men who re-
sumo work for the Paper Co. The six
men were released on bail after pleading
not guilty, and their trials will take
place within a few days Two or three
other men previously arrested and re-
leased on bail, charged with similar Of
lenses in connection with the strike dis
turbances. also will be tried
Two were brought in Monday after
noon to plead. James Gorham and
Henry Blake were charged with throwing
stones at Charles Wolak Oct. II, also
with throwing stones at his house after
he had taken refuge therein. Judge
Frank l.. Fish fixed bail at 5000 in each
case, and Stephen ]. Cray of Bellows
Falls. who was present, became surety
for them.
Four more We're arraigned next fore
noon. James Doyle was charged with an
assault on Thomas Usher on Oct. 10 as
Usher was on his way home from the pa
per mill, being struck with club and
stones and injured. Bail in this case
was fixed at $500 and in this and the
three other cases which came before the
court this morning three Bellows Falls
men, James Byrne. Mr.. Murphy and
Mr.. Edwards became surety for the re-
spondents. Doyle already was uIsder
bonds of 5000 for another offense in Bel
lows Falls and is on probation in con-
nection with a Brattleboro case in the
municipal court. in which he pleaded
guilty to following girl home and dis
turbing her.
Augustus Rocker. who was arrested
Sunday charged with disturbing the
peace. was put under bonds of 5000. His
| case was in the Bellows Falls municipal
court but was mol pressed and he was
| re-arrested by Sheriff Frank l.. Wellman
and taken to Newfane Jail Monday night.
| Joseph Farwell. who was arrested with
Rocker, charged with lettering on the
street and refusing to move on when told
| by n policeman, also was re-arrested by
the sheriff, when his case was mol pressed
in the municipal court and was taken to
Newfane Jail. The court fixed his bail at
| 5000
Michael Curtin. whose home is in
| North Walpole was arrested by the sher-
| 1T Monday and taken to Newfane jail.
He is said to be one of the committee in
charge of operations in behalf of the
strikers and he was put under bonds of
5000 on the charge of trying to intimidatc
Joseph Dousello. In an information filed
against him by States Attorney Whit
ncv it is charged that he said to Dou-
sello: You are a scab You are damn
scab. and if you continue to work for
the International Paper Co. l will fix
YOU
| In all of these cases Attorney Joseph
Jones of Rutland appeared for the re-
| spondentS.