Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1893-11-02
CITY AND JUSTICE COURTS.


Itneu ana sent TO Rutland.
George r. Richardson was brought he
fore the City Court Thursday When ar
raigned on the charge of stealing he waived
examination and was held in $500. Surety
not being secured he was rccommitted to
Jail.
The eases against Charles Gabre Joseph
Croto and Clement Hurley, charged with
burglnrizing the stores of Spaulding a Kim
ball and H. NJ Price, were taken up in City
Court Friday and they were discharged.
Il. +. Brown appeared for them
Charles Murphy was fined $50 and S22 %
in costs for selling liquor. He appealed
and John Black furnished bail for him in
the sum of 5000
Three of Jcricho's residents were put
through the justice court in this city Fri
day
Albert Duchane who is confined in jail on
a writ of trovcr in favor Of Pcddler Cook of
Jericho Center was taken before Justice J.
w. Russell Friday and pleaded guilty
to the charge of intoXication. He was fined
- and costs, amounting to Sll.0l. He
paid up and was then taken bucl; to Jail
to await the return day of the civil writ.
Leandcr savoy pleaded guilty to "A third
offence OF iutoXication.
He was sentenced to the House of Cor
rcction for two months and to pay fine Of
500 with costs. He paid the fine and was
taken to Rutland Saturday. ranl; Savoy,
father of Lcandcr, pleaded guilty to two
first offence. Of selling. furnishing and Civ
ing away liquor and was assessed $50 and
costs which he paid. The cases were tried
| before Justice j. ". Russell Sheriff
| Reeves made the arrests.
In City Court Saturday Louis Limoge
pleaded guilty to having liquor on hand with
intent to sell and was fined $40 and costs
| w +. Craven's restaurant was searched
! by Sheriff Reeves Saturday evening and n
bottle of whis!.cy was found.
Michael c.. better known as "FunnyN
| Powers, cx-poiceman, was arrested Mon
! day by Sheriff Reeves on indictments by the
| grand jury charging him with Two second
offences of having liquor on hand. Before
Judge Taft he gave bail in the sum of $500
aud was released, awaiting trial. Sheriff
| Reeves has been watching for Powers who
sought a residence elsewhere for n
month after County Court con
vered. Fred Layolly Powers ON
ployc. was surrendered to Sheriff Reeves
| by his bail and he was put in Jail. Lavaly
is charged with having liquor in his posses
sion with intent to sell!
Sheriff Reeves searched the saloon ON
South Battery street kept by Richard Welch
Monday, getting two barrels of beer and
| some whiskey
In City Court Monday Charles Case
claimed to own the liquor seized at w. b.
Craven's Saturday evening" and was fined
$50 and costs, amounting in al TO tJ2.
He appealed. and was baied III the sum of
500, II. c. Smith becoming surety.
IN the City court Tuesday James Birdie
claimed the liquor seized at Mrs. j. j.
O. Sullivan's on South Battery street.
| Richard Nech has been claiming to be the
proprietor Of th, saloon for some time and
a. ii was evident that Birdie was telling a
falsohood to shield the real proprietor, Judge
Peck sentenced him topav $40 and costs and
serve % days in the House of Correction.
although it wa, his first appearance as a
criminal.
i lettcr from the authorities in Hartford,
Conn. received by Chief Dumas Tuesday.
confirms Richardson's story that he sold the
first diamond ring which he stole from Burn
hams to 4 jeweler in that city The ring
will be recovered.
Patrick McCarty and Frank Hassett We're
lodged III jail for ncbration Tuesday.
y. W. Howe alias \. j. Harvey, the
Young crook whose four weeks stay witt
Benaiah Phelps of South Hero proved sc
unprofitablo to Nh Phelps as noted before
is wanted by the authorities in Mechanic,
vile, n. Y. on the charge of grand lar
ccny. In his letter to Chief Dumas, tn,
deputy sheriff of that town says Howe OF
Harvey is quite a dude, a great bicycle
rider, an electrician by occupation and 6
great ladies man. Chief Dumas has had {
dozen hl.eno,scs Of Howe taken from pho
tograph of his which he obtained, and ha'
sent them to officers in as many cities.