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SUNDAY MONITOR October 24 1993 B5 Canaan Officials warn of wood stove fires on 1st hate crime case Firefighter busy this-timeDf year- 2 whites allegedly beat black man By UANE EVANS Portsmouth Herald Republic of Indian Stream In 1832 the settlers of the area between Indian Stream and Hall's Stream claimed by both Canada and the United States set up the independent republic of Indian Stream Yielding to New Hampshire in 1836 Indian Stream became part of Pittsburg and in 1842 was recognized by treaty as United States territory Butman has not been arraigned on the misdemeanor criminal conduct charge or the criminal mischief charge Scott notified the Grafton County Superior Court on Oct 5 that he was seeking enhanced sentences against Shambo and Butman under the state criminals to receive the more strin- gent sentences if they were motivated to com-mit the crime because of hostility toward the religion race creed sexual orientation national origin or sex" The enhanced sentences can be 10 to 30 years for a felony and two to five years for What It Is: A state historic marker When It Is: In Pittsburg on the north side of US 3 at the town park doing incredibly unsafe things They shock us" said Bob Warner owner of A Mcrrie Swecpe Chimney Service Inc in Portsmouth? ore accidents waiting to happen" Home fires can be causbd by any type of fuel burner whether oil gas or wood but state fire offi-: cials shy solid fuel burners such as fireplaces and wood stoves are the biggest culprits "Wood stoves are the number one appliance involved in residential fires Fgriey said Wood stoves became popular in the mid 1970s when oil prices sprocketed during the energy crisis Although the price of oil has since come down love of a -real wood fire remains ignited no other form of heat like said Rob Magoon who sells wood stoves at the Country Living Center in Hampton Falls wood stove gives you that comfortable radiant Indeed the Yankee love for a burning hearth is well-document- ed In New Hampshire the Gover-' noris Office of Energy and Community Services' 'estimates' that 116000 or almost one-fifth of households burn wood as cither a primary or supplemental source of neat during the winter months Wood heat however poses a greater danger Wood gives oft vapors when burned which condense on the cooler chimney walls turn- ing into a resin-like byproduct called creosote This sticky sub stance builds up each time wood is burned and can eventually ignite 1 creating chimney fire These fires are more common than people would like to believe According to a 1990 survey taken by the Governor's Office of Energy' 23 percent of homeowners wno heat by wood have had chimney fires When ft Was erected: 1958 By SARAH STROHMEYER Valley New CANAAN Grafton County Attorney Ward Scott ia prosecuting the first case to come under New new hate-crime statute since it went on the books three years ago The case involves two white men Oscar Butman 22 of Switch Road in Canaan and Rickie Shambo 27 of Canaan Center who allegedly beat up Dwayne Morris wno Is black in ist ibo and Butman were each indicted by a Grafton Coun-ry Sept SO on a felony second-degree assault Injuring Morris at the Lebanon Club annual carnival in Colburn Park on Aug defendant did repeatedly punch and kick Dwayne Morris in the head and upper torso causing swelling bruising cuts and lacerations and causing the victim to become each of the assault indictments said In addition Shambo was charged with a misdemeanor criminal conduct count for alleg-' obscenities and af Morris Shambo was also charged with criminal mischief for allegedly kicking and breaking the rear window of a Lebanon police car that same nighL Shambo has pleaded not guilty to those charges and was released yesterday on personal recognizance Last Thanksgiving the Lovejoy Carter family in Greenland enjoyed -their turkey dinner in front of a roaring fire in their dining room a fireplace Early the next morning while it was 8 till dark a family member awakened to the smell of smoke The house was on fire In the darkness the family and their houseful of Thanksgiving guests ail managed to get safety out but the home was extensively damaged It until two months later that they were able to move back in The Lovejoy Carter iamity was more fortunate than some People in New Hampshire lose their lives every year in residential fires during the cold months Home heating systems and chim- "ney problems are often to blame busiest time of year for residential firesis the heating season usually from mid-November through said Rob Farley project manager for the New Hampshire Fire Incident Report-ing System The home-heating season has had ah early beginning with temperatures some nights already dip- ping below 32 decrees As the chilly air sets in ana people reach for the thermostat or stoke a few -logs in the stove the chances for -home fires always increase Many fires could be avoided experts say if homeowners regularly maintained their wood or liquid- fuel burners and chimneys seen people go on blithely Stark Town official took $10700 Scott claimed in his filings earlier this month that the commission of aforesaid crimes the defendants were substantial- motivated by the victim's race" 7- Bill Lyons who heads the criminal of the New Hampshire Attorney General's Office said yesterday he belieyes this is the first prosecution in the state of what alleged to be a racially motivated hate crime He said the statute originated after several homosexuals were attacked and beaten because of their sexual orientation Since then most of the hate crimes prosecuted have had to do with violence against individuals based on sexual preference Public defender George Ostler is representing Butman Leb-' anon lawyer Charlie' Buttrey is representing Shambo Neither would comment on the case restitution of the missing money and as a condition of the settle- ment has been ordered to perform 250 hours of community service at of Village School The Coos County 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