Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1893-07-13

Seizure at Charlie Muir's-Ryan iinot
$50 aud Costs-Other Matters.

Seizure ChHrlls '"''
$50 aud Costs-Other Matters.
In City Court Wednesday Bridget Kelly
WAS convicted Of breaking the peace and
fined s. and costs.
Two civil cases were heard One was an
action of ejectment brought by Ellen f.
Sheeron against Caleb lockwood to get
possession of her tenement mouse. The de
PENDANT confessed judgment and took an
appeal. Hon. d. J. Foster appeared Tor
the plaintiff,
The plaintiff in the second case was Lucy
Lathrop She sought to recover Of Edward
Meehan pay for work which she claimed to
have perfor med for him. Il. L. Davis APP
peared for Miss Lathrop and r. L. Brown
for the defendant.
Sheriff Reeves Thursday lodged in jail
Frank Coyn. Coyn was employed by SUIT
ton, the liyeryman, and was sent to drive
two men to Shelburne Farms. He got
drunk, forgot to come back and the officer
went after him. He Is charged with drunk
enness and abusing the horse.
John H. Ryan was also arrested Thurs
day by Sheriff Reeves for intoxication aud
breach of the peace. He celebrated the
Fourth In town by getting 'fulP' and max
ing himself generally obnoxious. Tho fiji
GERS attempted to arrest him but in loot
Mr. Reeves found him in Colchester work
ing on a firm. When taken before the
City Court, Ryan pleaded guilty to both
charges and was fined $2j Sc, including
costs He disclosed on liquor got of one La
Cross in Pattsburgh aud a saloon in Wi
noo,ki. lie was remanded to jail awaiting
| developments.
John II. Ryan, who was remanded to jail
for making an unsatisfactory disclosure,
! Thursday, was taken before the court FRI
day. Edward Lauray of Winooski, on
whom he disclosed, was tried and acquitted.
Ryan was then put on the stand again.
This time no said he got some liquor of Hem
ry McCarty. Mr.. McCartys case was con
tnued aud Ryan was put backln jail
Frank Coyn, who was arrested Thursday,
was arragned. He pleaded guilty to being
intoxicated on the day named, disclosing on
the Hotel Chttendeu.
In City Court Saturday Henry McCarty
was tried on the disclosure of John Ryan
aud acquitted. Ryan was assessed s. and
costs.
Damas Peterson of the Hotel Chittenden
came into court, denied selling Frank Coyn
any liquor and on trial was acquitted
Coyn, who las been before the court twice
was sent back to jail that be might further
deliberate upon tho matter of satisfactory
disclosure.
Sheriff Reeves searched the place occu-
pied by Michael Newton Saturday after
noon. He found no liquors
John Ryan's grocery" store at the cor
ner of North street and North avenue wa
searched Monday by sheriff Reeves. BY
lifting up all ingeniously contrived tral
door in the storeroom he found barre
and two cases of lager beer.
The civil case of Mrs Martell agains
Martin Curey was heard in the City Cour
Monday. The plaintiff sued to recove
damages for her who, 1t was alleged
was stabbed in the arm by the defendant
Judgment was given Mrs. Martel for s.
and costs J. e. Cushman appeared 10
the plaintiff
Sheriff Reeves seized a barrel of bee
at Charles Muir's saloon at the corner o
North street aud Emwood avenue Tues
day. He also searched the place kept b,
one James Reilly on North street, but Il
ardent was in sight.
John Ryan came into court, claimed tn
liquor Sheriff Reeves s-izsd at his saloo
and WAS dnel 500 and costs. He appealed
Sheriff Reeves escorted Cornelius Mo
Bride to the House OF Correction Tuesday
Jerry LaFrance, who was convicted {
a third offence of ntoxicatiou few weeb
since, from which decision he appealed, wa
surrendered by his bondsmen Monday nigh
and lodged in jail He came into City Cour
Tuesday, withdrew his appeal and too
his sentence, which was two mouths in tn
House of Correction. He was taken to RuI
land on the flyer by Sheriff Reeves.
Stanford Moore was arraigned for a:
Isulting one Steven 1rombey, Saturda
asst, while returning from Fort Ethan A
Men, after concluding their days work
Upon trial he was acquitted.
In the horse case Of George Garen v:
Jerry Murphy, tried 10 the City Court
judgment was rendered the plaintiff Tues
day for 500 and costs. Grand Juro
Brown appeared for the plaintiff and jaime
a. Brown, esq, for the defendant.