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support. “■ I'll IS dot's not appear to be a random act of vandalism. There was a lot of anger vented on this property, a tremendous amount of anger.
• lo t from what 1 ve seen, it appeals to he directed toward the Fletcher family,” said Sheri iTMherertz.
When asked if he had seen the damage at Montpelier, Bill Fletcher, the son of the late •James W. Fletcher said, “I don't want to go there. It’ll just make me cry.’
Fletcher said, “It is a shame to destroy a historic property like that I hope the legal system will do the appropriate thing to those who destroyed a histoi ic monument."
“I've enjoyed the old house for many years with different hunt functions and parties,’ said I,any he Hew, past Master of the Hunt for 20 years. "And, 1 feel so sad. Jim Bill Fletcher was a good friend of mine," added Lellew.
The sheriff, at the request of those attending the meeting at the bookshop, met Tuesday at the courthouse with 14 residents and officials, including numbers of the Fletcher family, to discuss concerns of the group and how the mvestigat ion w as going.
At the- meeting, which seemed to he a good exchange between the 'sheriff’s office nod the attendees, strategies were discussed to publicize the vandalism at Montpelier in hopes someone may see the news and hear about the reward and come forward with informal ion.
The sheriff told the group that he and his deputies “have collected a lot of evidence” from Montpelier hut said he couldn't divulge any details because the ease is under investigat ion.
“These are some of the most difficult crime's to solve,” he said “You do rely on the public to help1 solve them.” He said his stall will he canvassing the neighborhood, talking to neighbors that have not been eontaited.
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