Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1922-09-27
GLOVER COMMUNITY CHURCH
MUNICIPAL COURT

Mondays session of Municipal
Court was one where the principals
were not familiar with court pro-
ceedings and pleaded not guilty when
they were, providing bail when they
were ready to pay fines, and others
pleaded guilty. and when Jail senten-
ces stared them in the face were
ready to retract for something else.
However in due time Judge Wright
had the entanglements Strengthened
out and a small army of men armed
with guns, ammunition and KNAPP
sacks marched to their freedom.
Baldwins Mills Stanstead County, P.
O., was a generous contributor to the
session. five men claiming. that town
their residence. Carroll Perkins,
Charles Green, A. E. Avrey and
Charles Goldie were among those
from across the Canadian border who
after using considerable of the
courts time paid fines with costs of
$4,000 each, for hunting on this side
of the boundry line without providing
themselves with the proper licenses.
For several years at this period of
the year many complaints have come
from the towns of Holland and Nor
gan. charging residents from oyer
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son.
County Game Warden, Charles At
kins of Orleans brought this matter
to the attention of H. P. Sheldon,
state fish and game commissioner and
at his request two special deputies
were sent here to investigate the
conditions in that section.
On Sunday Mr.. Atkins and special
officer Charles Blow came upon the
above named party in the act of
hunting, and we'll prepared with guns,
knives and the like to clean the
woods.
The party were all brought to
Newport Jail for Mondays session of
court. On coming before the court
all pleaded not guilty and their bail
was fixed at 500 each to appear for
trial on Oct. II. Mr.. Washburn of
Derby Line furnished cash bail for
Mr.. Goldie but not until duly named
by the court and Sheriff Hill that he
was doing altogether too much talk
ing and when asked to remove his hat
placed it on the floor in the center of
the court room.
It soon became known that the men
wanted to settle and then the wheels
of justice had to reverse and start
over again. The fine imposed being
$35 and costs which were paid by
friends.
Robert Pond who was also an I'M
fortunate boarder at the Jail, coming
from the same town, knew some of
the poachers and proved friend in
deed and paid the fines of two of
them.
Chief of Police o. A. SWEET took
Mr.. Pond into custody Sunday when
about noon he was seen operating his
auto upon the streets in reckless
manner. Tt was first thought he was
under the influence of liquor, but
evidence tended to show that his
mind was not normal at the time and
he had much to say about fraterni-
ties and he claimed he was working
out some of the degrees with his
car. Officer SWEET thought by the
circles he was cutting the public
would be safer, if he had an oppor-
tunity to rest, he might allow his
mind to rest upon his car that he was
operating. The charges against him
were nol-prossed by the states attor-
ney.
Philip Huntoon of Charleston was
charged with breach of peace on two
occasions. The charge in which his
wife, Eva Huntoon was the principal
he pleaded guilty, but upon the
charge in which Grin Simpson fig
ured his plea was not guilty. Upon
the suggestion of the states attor-
ney that Jail sentence be considered
Mr.. Huntoon desired to retract his
plea i1I> the first instance, but his re-
quest was denied and he was senten-
ced to Jail for 80 days and pay costs
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