Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1922-06-09
BATCHELDER GETS
SEVEN TEN YEAR
TERM AT WINDSOR
Pleads Guilty to Charge of
Assault With Intent To
Commit Robbery
NOTHING REPORTED
BY GRAND JURY
And Very Little Is Doing
At June Term of Addison
County Court

Albert Batchelder, former Industrial
school inmate, was sentenced by
Judge Wilson in Addison county court
yesterday, after pleading guilty to a
charge OF assault with a dangerous
weapon with intent to commit rob-
hery. He was given not less than
seven nor more than ten years at the
state prison at Windsor States At
torney Stone prosecuted and Allen R
Sturtevant represented the defendant
1t seems that Batchelder, who came
from the northern part OF the state
was paroled from the Industrial school
last August aud August 9 while work
ing in Pant0u, went to the home OF
Louis Cheesemau, and finding Mrs
Cheesemdn alone struck her with a
broom handle and rendered her un-
conscious. He then went to the home
of neighbors spreading the alarm that
someone had assaulted Mrs Cheese
man. After taking them to the
Cheesemau place, Batchelder disap-
peared in an automobile He was
later appreheuded, however, near Lake
Champlaiu, and taken before Judge
Dickens. The result OF the hearing in
municipal court was that Bdtche.der
was sent to the state hospital in Wat
erburv for observation.
Batchelder said that he wanted to
get money with which to get away,
and he committed the assault with the
intention Of roJbing, a, he thought
he knew where the Chee5eman family
strong box was.
Grand Jury Through
The grand jury which has been in
session since Tuesday afternoon re-
ported Wednesday afternoon that
there were no bills to return They
also made al inspection of the county
iail They repO-+ed everything in
good order after their inspection but
found that some repairs were badly
needed These repairs included the
new steps, which it was recommended
should be made of cement and also
the painting of part of the building
Millard + Barnes was appointed
foreman Of the grand jury and c. A.
Chapman, OF Ferrisburg, clerk The
grand jurys investigation was prin-
cipallv in the case Of Herbert f. Flagg
Of Bristol, who was driving a car be-
longing to F. V. Bartlett OF Starks-
boro when, on the afternoon Of May
II. Christine o Brien, $ years of age,
was struck and instantly killed, large
" occupied the attention OF the grand
Jury Fifteen witnesses were called,
and the evidence, as prepared by
States Attorney Stone, was as COM
plete as it was possible to make it, in
Guiding photographs, measurements,
the testimony of an expert from the
secretary Of states office, etc. The
accident happened near the Lord 5
Prayer rock, just at the east end Of
the main street in Bristol village. The
child ran in front of an automobile
that was standing still directly in the
path of the Bartlett car.
Term Opens Tuesday
The Tuue term OF Addison county
court opened at 10 o'clock Tuesday,
with Judge Stanley Wilson presiding
and Harry V. Sears and J. c.
S. Hamilton as assistant judges. The
docket was reviewed and the grand
jurv organized on Tuesday On con-
vening Wednesday morning there were
no cases ready and adjournment was
taken until 2 o'clock in the afternoon
As there was no business in the after
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