Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1871-01-19
+ From st. Adams Messenger.

From st. Adams Messenger.l
RAID ON THE RUMsELLERs.-There
was no deliberate purpose, based on prln-
ciple, like the movement of last year, to
commence the new year by prosecuting
the men in St. Adams who love money
well enough to debase themselves and
ruin others by selling rum for it, but the
violations of the law had become so fire.
quent and so gross that pauperism raised
It's cry of distress and out of pure humanity
the authorities were led, if not to shut
down the foodgates, at least to stop the
cracks that let in the cold, that the inno-
cent might not suffer longer for the guilty.
On Tuesday, the Sd inst, VIM. A: Da-
Wis, Napoleon Bertrand aud James Stone
were arrested for intoxication. The fam
ilv of at least one of them had suffered
from hunger and cold and had invoked
charity. 1t had been extended by numer-
GUS citizens, and still the head of the fam
ily squandered his ample earnings and
wasted his valuable time. Each OF the
arrested parties was fined SIS and the costs,
which were paid, except by Davis who
lies in Jail. They disclosed where they
obtained their liquor, and then the prose-
cutions commenced.
But when the Grand Juror, j. Ell. eros
by, was asked to sign the papers, he con-
suited the rest of the authorities to know
if it was best. He had seen Grads " and
seen what came of them, and unless this
procedure was to afford more than a
mere spasmodic protection to the poor and
helpless unless the authorities were dis
posed to stand like solid wall in favor OF
law and peace, and unless public sentiment
was to interest itself and show its invinci-
able purpose in the same direction, he did
not care to commence. But the voice OF
the authorities was united and determened.
The Overseer of the poor said that he had
calls every day, and many times day,
to extend relief to suffering families, whose
condition he had found to be attributable
entirely to the free and easy sale of rum.
The cold winter was upon us, and yet the
money which should have been expended
for coal was going to feed the flame
which coasumeth but warmeth not and the
worm which dieth not" And so the ediCt
went forth.
The first case was that of Michael Do
Ian, who keeps a hole on Pearl Street,
Just below the jail. He pleaded guilty to
FIVE offenses and was fined $50 and SO, 13
cost, which, as he was not ambitious to be
promoted to the building just above him,
he concluded it was best to pay.
VIM. Swanton, who keeps saloon on
Lake street, Just above Gilmore & Brain
erd's Office, suffered like fine and $7.57
cost. He has avowed his intention Oh
quitting the business.
The next case was against VIM. Jarvis,
who keeps in the basement of Moussette's
building, corner Main and Fairfield sts.,
and who sold days, nights and Sundays.
This was his third conviction and he was
sentenced to pay fine of $40. $7.73 cost
and be imprisoned in Franklin County
jail three months. He is there.
The next man was Eli Rich, who occu-
pies the Delmonico establishment on Main
street, just north of the Jail. AS it was
evident he had not long been in the bust
ness, he was allowed to go on paying for
one offense, $40 and S8.4l cost.
Then Henry Tetrault came on the
docket. He keeps the Piggery" down
near the fremont barns. He was fined
$40 and $40 cost He paid it without
a grunt, and doubtless thought he could
afford it.
Samuel S. Skinner, who is old enough
to know better, was the next subject. He
is proprietor of the " Crystal" on Center
street, where the " crystal fountain flow
ing" is not the one referred to in the tenn
perance song. The Justice offered, be-
fore the trial commenced, to accept a plea
of guilty to five offences, but Skinner pro-
tested against being skinned alive and so
demanded jury. The following gentle
men constituted the panel John j. Bur
CESS, c. D. Rublee, w. II. Spear, VIM.
A. Clapp, Geo. w. Shattuck and II. II.
Bailey. The defence was conducted by
A. G. Stafford and II. c. Adams, with all
the ingenuity ofable counsel, but without
avail, The verdict pronounced him guilty
of twenty offences, and he was sentenced
to pay a fine of $500 and cost. He ap-
pealed. Many of the witnesses who testi-
fed to drinking in his saloon were so
poorly clad that they must daily suffer
from the cod. Some were mere boys, one
of whom testified that he had drank there
four times in a day-40 cents-and this
boys family have Just been the subject of
public charity.
Sidney Clark, who keeps a cellar on
Main street under Stevens & Fosters, was
then arraigned, but his case was continued
till Wednesday.
John Brown-it is needless to say not
he whose soul was marching on-but he
who keeps a notorious place on the corner
of Center and Foundry streets, plead
guilty to five offences and was sentenced
to pay fine of 500, it being his second
conviction. He appealed.
Other cases are In progress, which will
be reported in due time. w. d. Wilson
Esq, is the counsel for the prosecution
and Horace Ell. Farnsworth is the Justice