Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1893-09-07
AROUND POLICE HEADQUARTERS


G. A. LivirssJon, Barber, Lodged In
Jail After Tussle.
Oscar Smith, who claims a residences in
st. Albans, was fined S25. 50 including
costs in the City Court Wednesday for a con T.
viotion of furnishing liquor to one Bernard
German. He paid the fine.
A civil case in which the Consumers Ice
Company brought action against William
Rushlow to recover pay for ice, was tried
before Judge Peck Wednesday. Mr.. Rush
low claimed that he was working for Peter
Kirby. Court dismissed the action. {. J.
Ferguson appeared for the plaintiff end A.
N. Spalding Tor the defendant.
Officer Farrell saw Mitchell Lucia wan
dering around in the park Thursday in,
what he thought ives intoxicated state
and he guided him to jail.
Bernard German was taken to the House
Of Correction Thursday He has two
months a sentence to serve and fine of $50
to work out.
Joseph Petro was arraigned in City
Court Friday the charge OF open and
gross lewduess in Battery Park. After
q partial hearing the case was continued
until Monday aud he was oommittei to
jail.
For some time past Crane Bros, have
J
After considerable search Chief Dumas
found haf thousand tcet of lumber in the
back yard Of Theodore Granby'o premises,
Mr. Crane identified the lumber as belong
| ing to the firm. CRANKY is now serving a
sentence in the House of Correction for
taking beor barrels on the Champlain
! transportation c,tnpany's dock.
William Mehav and Fred Merchant were
| taken to the House OF Correction Friday
to serve 60 and 80 days sentences respect
| lively.
Mitchell Lucia pleaded guilty Friday
to II third otfsnce of iXtoxication. Judge
Peck gave him & CD days sentence to the
House of Correction and a tino Of $50 and
Chief Dumas arrested Monday Clarence
| A. Livingston, a tonsorial artist employed
for some months by Ward q Boucher. Liv
| ingston, so the story goas, had been mbib
ing too freely of liquid stirulants for Il day
or two and was in roaming spirit Mon
dav when he entered his empl oyers' shop
He at once began to gather up the tools he
had been using. This the proprietors oh
iectsd to because ho had not paid for tbs
goods and they were his surety. Befcr'
he had completed picking up the tool
Chief Dumas appeared. The otlce
epdeavored to tell him what was best fo
| MN To 10. L ne DarDSr NBsn taxing al
vice however. ually 10 informed Mr.
Dumas that he not to De arrested
That was enough and the chief grappe(
with his big, powerful antagonist end i'll
second had him on the floor with a grip o,
bis throat. He held Livingston in tina
wsy till pair OF handouts could be go
from the police Office and snapped arounC
the prisoners wrists. Meanwhils some 20
people had collected in front of the place y
see what was going on. after Livingston
lost the use of his hands he made no furthe
effort to display his strength. He is slug
ger of the John l.. Sullivan type.
In City Court Saturday, Lewis PeppiI
WIS fined $40 and costs for q first offsnc
of selling liquor.
Barber Livingston was taken into cour
Tuesday. He speaded lily to intoxica
ton disclosing on Norman Failey, clerk il
Campbells drug store. Mr.. Failey wa
tried and acquitted. Livingston was thoi
remanded to Jail for not making salts
factory disclosure.