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OUT AGAIN.AGAIN.ooooooocxxxxoolt;xkxkx)ooocx)oGOSHEN.Charles Stevens, a Negro. JustOut of Prison Seems Anxiousto Get Back.Charles Stevens, a Washingtonville negro, who lmd Just completed a term of four and a half years in Sing Sink prison, for assault, threatened the life of Brie Conductor Dudley King,at Monroe, Monday evening.Stevens was a passenger on the Orange County Express, but had no ticket and refhsed to pay his fare, although he bad $11 in his pocket When the train reached Monroe ConductorKing ordered hint off the train, hut herefused to obey and threatened thelife of the conductor, at the sametime drawing a gun. The negro wasfinally taken from the train and afterwards threatened the agent at Monroe. Iv •Stevens was placed under arrest and was taken to Goshen jail 111charge of Brie Detective Kane, of thiscity He had a hearing a? Monroe, ; WednesdayStevens was arraigned beforeJustice of tiie I’eaoe William Ilerthoif.at Monroe. Wednesday, and was held (to await the action of the Garni Juryop a charge «*f assault in the second ' degree. Conductor King and the crew of the train appeared at tin* hearing,and gave testimony against the prisonerStevens was taken back to OosIm t!jail, where he will languish until tin*Grand Jury meets In September,Happenings at the County 8eatAll the latest news.— The annual picnic of St. James Sundav school in being held to-day in the grove on Slate Hill.-■•'rode Stevens, the negro who attempted to shoot a number of people at Monroe, Monday evening, wan taken from Goshen jail to Monroe* this morning for a hearing Stevens had just served a term of four years In Sing Sing prison for assaulting the postmaster at Craigville.am Farnum, Jr., and .sister. Miss Ella, are spending the weekrelatives at Thompson Ridge and Rurlingham.■—Miss Helen Rcddlngton has returned from Oxford Depot, where she spent several weeks with her grand-*nts. Mr and Mrs. John Dolan—The town assessors have com pleted the assessment roll for thepresent year— Miss Margaret Billers, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. William Killers, ofthis village and Lester W Vreeland,of Bloomfield, N J , were married atthe latter place last .Saturday, Thebride was l*oru and reared at Goshen and is an estimable voting womanMr. Vreeiand Is an electrician andwas formerly employed on the electrical plant at Hrowtileigh Park. Goshen
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Middletown Orange County Times Press

Middletown, New York, US

Fri, Jul 27, 1906

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