St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1873-04-04

Young, Il st. Johnshury boy. lie has a
studio at Il East Greenwich street, New
York City. Mr.. Young is a natural
artist, and his works. 50 early in life.
afford Il promise of a greatly enlarged
aud triumphant future.
Liquor Trial.
Sias Randall was on trial last Friday
and Saturday. charged with selling in
t"Xicating liquor contrary to law
Theron Howard, Justice, \. VI. Dickcy
for State. o. :. Burke and H. W. Bel
den for respondent.
y large number of witnesses were
examined. 1t was evident from the
testimony that many of the witnesses
had been unfortunate i'll having sickness
i'll their families, as well as sick horses.
etc, for many of them had bought ami
"a, balsam>, camphor, sulphur. etc,
with their iquor-sometimeS mixed and
chased >hclac freely. Mr.. Randall adj
mitted. We believe. that some of the
witnesses mixed the liquids they pur-
chased Il little more than he did. and
he doubtless has Il certain opinion of
such. But no small number testified
10 getting it unmiNed. There were IL
number on the stand of evident feeble
memories, and others who, no doubt.
told the plain truth. If Mr.. Randall
continues III the traffic he will know
that ii will be safe to sell to the quick
f"rgct;crs." The three words-'.d divers
other times" We're accidentally omitted
Ill the complaint. This gave rise to a
good deal of talk among the counsel, as
to whether this was such an omission
as the law allowed to bc amended dur
ing the trial. Proof of three previous
convictions was produced by the prose
cuti"n. The magistrate reserved ii
decision for Il fuller investigation of the
case. TIL Monday.
Monday the magistrate decided that
the omission in the complaint WAS one
of substance rather than of form. and
found the respondent guilty of one
offence and fined him so and costs
taxed at Sel.07. and senterccd him to
three months imprisonment. He there
upon appealed to next term of County
Court, and furnished rccognzance in
the sum of 5000
The prosecution claimed to have
proved some 10 offences. but separated
from the c;l,e> where witnesses testified
To mixture of liquor with other things.
the Justice. we are told, had settled
upon 81 cases. provided there had been
no defect i'll the complaint. In addi-
ton, some $500 worth of seized liquor
Is ais" forfeited to the town.
Monday Geo. ID. Randall appeared
before Justice Howard in response to a
summons, and settled two offences so
and costs, ut SIO.99.
1t is good time for the RandalIS and
all the apothccaries who have not done
it. and everybody else. To drop this
matter of selling liquor. The sale of
genuine medicines is sufficiently profit
able for any reasonable man to he en-
gagged in. No other business pays
better. 1t is likewise all the better for
anybody to have less money, and with
the less, Il consciousness that it is net
the product Of misery or wong, than to
have larger amount coming from the
sources suggested. Then why not turn
off, with decisive NO, all applicants,
no matter who, and not part with
drop of liquor only as it is the compo-
nent part of medical prescriptions This
would be not only legal, but give ease
to conscience. We shall expect, as we
hope, to see this done.
Again. it is apparent that temperance
men have helped on this illegal traffic .
by applying, us a matter of convenience.
to those who have no right to sell, for
liquor for medicinal and other purposes. |
This should cease. for it is an invit ton
to apothecaries to break the law. And
where. III such cases, does the guilt lie
The town agent has liquors for all neces-
sary purposes, and the true way for all
of us who have occasion to use it, is to
go to him, and let him keep an honest
record OF our trade in this line. The
story. so often told, that he does not
keep good liquors is, probably, gener-
ally fabulous. But if it be true he can
be made to get that as good as can be
found. None of it can be called very