The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1874-05-13
81. Adams correspondence.
lIQrOI PROSECUTION.

ST. ALBANs, May IL.
A complaint signed by +. w. McGet-
trick, Esq, town grand juror prosecuting
attorney, ETC., was presented before Jnstice
ii. II. Farnsworth on the Sd inst. against
j. j. Barnard of the Crystal charging
him with offences against the liquor law
and setting up previous convictions for one
first and two second offences. The COM
plant named two witnesses, but subse-
quently the prosecuting attornes prepared
an additional list of about forty, including
some of the most respectable men IN town
and announcing their intention to prove
from five to forty or more offences by
each.
On this paper the names of two promi-
nent men, one of whom afterwards sat up
on the jury, which was erased before the
case case came to trial. The case was con-
tnued to May 9th, then to May 9th, and
adjourned for argument to Monday. These
continuances were to allow the grand jur-
or, as he says, TO consult with lawyeIs and
prominent men as to whether it was adyis-
able to press the matter and if so, how far.
On the 9th, it came up for trial before JUS
lice Farnsworth and jury. The list of
witnesses was swelled to 80 and subppnas
issued. Some of the witnesses could not
be found, and three were arrested to COM
pei attendance. Fifteen were examined
The prosecution then rested and case adj
journed to this morning for argument f.
W. McGettrick, Wilson and Hall for the
State. Park Davis employed by the Select
men TO prosecute. II. II. Beardsley, A. G..
Sanford for the respondent. The Jury
retired at 1870 II. m, and at / p. m.
brought in verdict of equity OF eleven
Offences" whercupon the respondent was
fined $220 and costs, and appealed TO the
county court.
Mr.. Barnard has kept n saloon of the
character undeniably injurious 10 the com
munity, and an institution which all good
men would wish to see suppressed The
spirit of the prohibitory law is said to pro.
vide for the accomplishment of precisely
this end. The temperance reformers here
take the prohbitory law in its most literal
sense as the foundation of all their efforts
say it should be enforced to the letter, and
consider it one of the best upon the statute
book. For some reason they have publicly
said they had no desire to enforce the law
in Mr.. Barnard's case to its fullest extent
or to ruin him, but simply desired to force
him to discontinue his business. Since tn,
commencement of these proceedings he ha
offered to discontinue his business and lcav,
town, the case to be left pending
until his promise was fulfilled. Th
offer was not regarded, and BIZ
financial ruin is now well nigh accom-
pished. In early Stages of the crusade h
offered 10 sell out his stock at reasonable
rate and give up the business Since il al
offer from other sources was entertained
and acted upon, but his was not, and pow
erful efforts to induce him to pour it on
on the street were not successful.
This case has not been conducted unde
the full severity of the statute by an,
means, but with some approach to 1t, an,
the result is certainly encouraging w
earnestly hope the temperance element vii
not be discouraged in good works, but viii
enforce the prohibitory liquor law, or sc
it enforced to the very letter against al
who have violated 1t In the past as well a
the present, without partially or favor
mass temperance meeting will be holden a
Academy hall, on Wednesday evening next
MAX