Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1860-06-15
THE LIQUOR PROSECUTIONS

mcnt Of the facts and circumstances, as noa
: as VIC have been able to learn them attendia,
the seizure of quantity of liquor in this plac,
; on Friday, the LIST day Of June, and the sub
scquent trial incident to the seizure.
1t seems that on Thursday, MAY goth. ,
pipe Of gin came to the Montpelier DEPOT
billed to "tho town agent, Montpelier Ono
Of the clerks in Mr. SCOTS the agents. store
being at tho depot, his attention was called to
the bill, and upon inquiry it was found that
Mr.. Scott had purchased no such package OF
! liquor; but it being billed to him, led him to
think that other parties were using his name
TO smuggle liquor into town to be sold con-
irary to law. Upon consultation with others,
he finally concluded to take the liquor and
await disclosure Of the facts as to its right
fnl owner He thcrcupon sent a team to re-
move it, but found the depot closed for the
night. Others now became interested in the
matter, and lest il might be taken out in the
night, officers were placed in watch to seize il
in case Of an attempted removal. Between
one and two o'clock in the night team. ac-
'onpaned by two mea, made It's appearance
90 tho depot grounds, and backed up to car
which had as it then appeared been run out
of the depot for the purpose of delivering the
i'e'Sh' at any hour that it might please the
owner to call for 1t. These men, having the
Key 20 the car unlocked it and took from il
t"o barrels OF rum which they placed in their
wagon locked the car again. and started off.
h''orc they wore fairly off the depot grounds
ihe officers hailed them, their papers did not
reach any further than the railroad prcmiscs,'
and after some parley, the men rolled the
liquor oft upon the ground refusing either 10
rotarn it TO the car or carry it fur.hcr. or to
disclose 60 whom it belonged. IN the MORN
m1 the officer seized these two barrels, and
upon opening the car found the pipe Of gin,
which had been billed to the "towu agent.
Montpelier. Had they succeeded ia carry
ing OIL the two barrels, this pipe Of gin also
would probably have disappeared in much The
sumo way
p'" examination about the depot there
was 'oU"u some hi'een barrels Of liquor di-
70 'nc town agent Oraitsoury' and
. ,. O''re'' directed to Che "town agent,
''' !i' ''o"n' Inc circumstances connect
'' WIN 'ne Wuo'o oil '1i7 hqnor were such as
'''' vac '''''e's 10 O..'c'o mat 1t was being
'''''SS''o INTO Moh'PeAer under these false
''''''' '''' 'Doy consequently seized the
'' w IT, On saturday iour barrels more
came 'n 'o' 'oe " l'''ams'o"n agency and to
'''N' 'I'o 'ua' mus was d" Fish' dispatch
W -''' D''u"'h' inc commissioner
''' 0,''se county VINO furnished his agents
wa ''i'o's ''n'Se'l' ana the reply was that
'''' ''''e'S 'na' came on Saturday was
llS"'' any '"'NS more tnan That was not right.
! nc "'''lahas'o"n agent however upon the
''."'' appeared ana claimed the first three bar
'''s 'nat were directed to him. claiming that
lc haa ordered them iron Boston, for the
purpose oil sale as agent There was no proof
10 the contrary, except a previous statement
that he had not ordered any and did not ex-
'cet any except what was sent from the Com
missioner statement not made under oath.
ind OF course OF no binding force whatever 3
md the liquors were ordered to be given up
% him. Whether he finally took them away
himself, or allowed others to do so, we know
'oti bnt inasmuch as the Commissioner Of
Orange county, has made provision to supply
his agents with liquors that be shall have test
I'd and knows to be pure, the agent Of VIII
iamstown. If this was really c,rb;,, .t..l.
publicly confessed as carving ON , bp.i,,ss
outside Of his Legitimate appointment. and Is
attempting to sell to his customers am article
hat has not lcen through tho hands of the
Commissioner, and has not been approved Inv
i'm. This whole transaction placc. the VII
JAMESTOWN agency in bad light before the
ublic, unless Mr. Baldwin will in some wav
cknowlcdgc the extra three barrels which his
oegraph dispatch said was no, right. We
therefore, leave Mr.. Baldwin TO settle the mat
,r with his agent as he thinks the pubIic
God requires.
The fifteen barrels directed to the agent of
raf'sbury was also claimed by that agent as
aving been bought for his agency. and anon
.iaI was ordorrI "a Do, .,f,.o,, ,... O.. 49,. .