Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1893-01-19
IN POLICE CIRCLES.
Omccrs Rr " Hou.eS on Ch,rges of
II-tHut. tvr Arrests Mad.

omccrs Er nou.e' on Ch'rges OF
h-,Hu. wa Arrests MaN".
Early Friday morning Sheriff Reeves,
Chief Dumus, Officers Grafton, Brunneile
and Mckenzie and Deputy Sheriff Wheeler
raided the house kept by Mrs. Fan0o Bor-
cite on Interval avenue and TIE rooms in
the basement OF the shoe shop at 4j st.
Paul street rented by Mrs. Mary West. AT
Mrs Borettes they found two girls, Anna
! Beselte and Maggie Dewey, and tho pro-
prietress Tue girs were taken to jail.
! At Mrs. Wesps place were man named
Doyle OF st. Adams, Mrs. Aman-
da sharkey, Fred Patsneude and
Frans Ram.den, a hostier. Doyle, Mrs.
Shnrkey and Mrs. West were lodged in jail.
The first raid was made upon complaint
from Mrs. Besstto Of Essex, mother Of the
girl Anna Bssette who said that Mrs.
Borette came to her house at Essex, and
represented herssii as Mrs. Hottman, land
lady at the Ho,o Crystal, aud hired her
daug hter, as she supposed, to work in that
hotel here. When she learned Anna was
/ not employed at the Crystal she notified the
| police with the nbove result. The girl,
however, said that she knew where sho was
going aud what Mrs. Borettc's reputation
| was.
Mr7. Borotie has two small children, and
for this reason was not arrested until morn
| ing, when she was taken into court. The
charge OF keeping house Of ill-fsre was
! brouEhJ az 'inst her to which she waived
examination and was ed nttcd to bail in the
sum Of %400. Her father recognized as
surety.
Mrs. West also has two children, both Of
whom attend the public schools. They are
being cared for by sheriff Reeves. Mrs
West Is about 80 years OF oge aud has once
before been arrested in this city for Keeping
a disordorly house, but on her promise to
leave the state SIC was not punished.
Snarkey, the husband of the Sharlley
woman arrested, caused Vests place to be
raidod.
Marriage has apparently been more than
failure with the Sharksys He is eX-
convict having served two years in States
prison for bgamy. They have had quar-
rels and separated numbers of times. Dur
ing enc OF these poriois of separation Shar
KEY met a negro woman and married. her.
. Hs first wife immediately reported tho fact
To Chief Dumas, who arrested Sharkey and
his colorei bride. A conviction for bigamy
| followed and he was sentenced to State S
prison. His sentence expired some three
weeks ago and he returned here only to find
his wife with Doyle and that she did not
care for husband, He evidently does not
intend that she will escape punishment.
Michael Barnes of WInooski, convicted Of
a second oHonce o, selling liquor was taken
to the House OF Correction for 30 days Fri
day by Sheriff Reeves.
Bruno Guyett was lodged in jail by Dep
uty Sheriff Wheeler of Wnooski for intoxi-
cation.
Adolphus Muir withdraw his appeal in
the seizure case against him and Sheriff
Reeves escorted him to tho House of Cor
rocton Wednesday. His sentence is for so
days.
Charles Muir, who is employed at this
Champlain shops, was arrested by Officer
Brunette Thursday on q complaint chsrgin 9
him with intoxication on New Years day.
lie was taken before Judge Peck, where he
pleaded guilty and was fined So and costs.
H0 disclosed on wins that he had at home
William Forant, ir., who in com
pauy with Muir, WAC also arrested on 6
similar complaint and lodged in Jail pend
ing hearing. Grand Juror Brown prose
cuted.
The prosecution OF the persons arreste1
in the two houses Of il-fame, reided Friday
morning, was continued in the City Cour
Saturday. The cass against Anna Bessstte
for opsn and gross lewdness, was ontinuoG
six weeks, She was admitted to $50 bail
) her mother recognizing as surety. Mrs
Bessette then took her home to Essex. Mag
gle Dswey WAS convicted of a similar Of
) fence and was ordered to pay fine of s.
and costs amounting in all to @lj o.
TO the charge OF keeping house OF i'll
fame Mrs. Mary West entered a plea o
not guilty and hearing was bod. Judge
Peck found her guilty and bound her ove
to the County Court. She furnished bail ii
the sum of $500.
Edward boyle concluded be was intoxi
Gated or he would not have bsen found il
such place. and pleaded guilty to one Of
fence He was fued 50 and costs. Mrs
Sharkey also thinks she was drunk and will
plead guilty to the charge to-day. She anC
Doyle will be taken to tho House Of Cor
rectIon on the flyer.
Lyman Morris was lodged in Jail Satur
day night while in state Of intoxicaton
Edward Willis, colorsd, who was arrested
10y Officer Mckenzie on Saturday for usin.
4 immoral language, was taken before TIN
City Court Monday nnd the case wa, con
l tinuad six weeks. He was then arrested fol
breaking the Sunday law Ivy keeping HI.
: barber chop, on Pearl street, open and
. working at has trade on Sunday. He
( pleaded guilty aud was fined 81 with costa
3 He could not pay it and was put in Jail.
Amanda Sharkey pleaded guilty to in
, toxication in the City Court Monday anC
g she was sentenced to pay 50 ana costs. Sh,
} was taken to the House of Correction for q
days.
, Mrs. Mary West was brought in on ar
information filed by States Attorney Cush
man charging her with keeping house OF
ill-fame, to which she pleaded guilty. Judge
PECK sentenced her to serve two years la III,
House OF Correction.
Lyman Norris who was arrested Sunday
while Intoxicated, was taken before the
court and falling to make q satisfactory dis
closure was remanded to jail.
Capt. Martin az Rome
Capt. 81. G. Martin, Assistant Quarter
rnastor United States Army, was in Bur
liugton saturday, being on a visit to hi
homo in North Forrisburgh. Capt. Martin
is stationed at Denver, Colorado, in charg,
of the construction OF Fort Logan, aud /
. also disbur=iag quartermastsr, in settle