Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1893-08-10
HELD FOR TRIAL.

Evidence Strong Against the Youthful
Would-be Train Nreckers-Other Court
Matters.
The hearing in the examination OF Henry
and Charles Gotta and Edward Tredo, for
attempted train wrecking, WAS competed
in City Court Wednesday and Judge Peck
held tue boys Tor trial by County Court. In
default of $500 bail in each case they were
taken to the Reform school at Vergennes Oh
the afternoon train.
Judge Peck announced his decision on
the motion made by J. j. Enright, counsel
for the defendant, to reopen the case OF
Oliver Martell vs. Martin Curey, in which
the plaintiff got judgment by default. The
judgment ordered stricken out and a
new trial ordered.
Tho case of Gately a. O'Gorman VS.. II.
L. Malaney was further continued.
George Douglass of Milton, who was ar
rested recently for stealing SOD from his
mother and placed in Jail here for safe heep-
ing, prior to trial by County Court asked
the States attorney to file an information
against him, charging him with the crime.
This was done and he was sentenced to serve
| two years and six months in the State 5
prison at Windsor.
John Mitchell was arralgned on a charge
u
longing to II. s. Goodsel Mitchell claims
that he found the pocketbook on one of the
docks. The case was continued to the time
of Judge Peck's return.
| The folio wing telegram was received by
Chief Dumas Thursday night: Look for
George Collins, a short man with moustache
and lame with wooden foot. Arrest and
notify j. I. Stevens, Hyde Park, VT. "
| Chief Dumas and Officer Grafton started at
once and found the man at 10 o. clock down
on Battery street and arrested him. He
was lodged ia Jail and they found on his per
son SIT In cash and two gold watches.
Before Justice J. w. Russell Thursday
Michael Gleason was convicted of second
offence OF intoxicatiop and fined $40 and
costs, amounting to $l7.26, He attributed
his condition to some alcohol.
Before Justice J. W. Russell Friday
John Manning Of Winooski pleaded guilty
to selling the ardent and was fined $50
and costs. amounting to $40. 81.
Sheriff Reeves and Deputy Wheeler went
after the rumsellers in Winoosxi Saturday
night At Thomas Bradys place, at tue
corner of Main aud Canal streets, they got
jug and bottle OF whiskey and a pail of
beer. At the restaurant OF one Torey they
secured quantity Of lager beer.
Howard Briggs, a colored lad of IL
years, made his first appearances in police
circles Saturday. The charge brought
against him was throwing pail full of cold
water on one Mrs. Sanderson. After the
hearing Justice Russell continued the case
three weeks.
Thoma, Blake, Edward Tourey and
Frank Huard, the owners of the saloons in
Winooski in which Sheriff Reeves and
Deputy Wheeler made seizures, were taken
before Justice A. o. Hood of that village
Monday. They pleaded guilty and were
fined $40 and costs each. States Attorney
Cushmau prosecuted.
ID. w. c. Clapp was arrested Monday
by Officer Cayea on warrant charging
him with breaking the peace by choking a
man named Alphonse Brunel. This case
was continued until Tuesday to allow Mr..
| Clapp TO summon witnesses
Before Justice j. w. Russell Tuesday, a
! jury promptly acquitted d. w. Z. Clapp of
the charge of assaulting AlphUnse Brunell
Witnesses testified that Mr.. Clapp did not
touch Brunel, and there SEE ms to have been
no ground for the complaint.