Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1893-08-03
SUMNER OFFENDERS.
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| ed on complaint of NJ l.. Rosenberg Of 81
! Interval avenue, who alleges that Normand
| broke into his store and stole divers articles.
On his person were found two pocketbooks
containing lot of United States copper
cents, a couple OF dimes, few odd coins,
| issued by other countries, and key.
Normand was loaflng at the bakery of A.
| Blythe. and the officer mistook another lad
for him, but Rosenberg at once saw the
wrong boy had been caught. Returning to
the bakery Chief Dumas traced the young
fellow to the top of a building near by.
| When accosted with the remark, what
are you doing up here ?" Normand replied,
II wanted to see which way you went"
| The prisoner Is Is years of age.
There have been several complaints of
thefts in this part OF the city, which were
thought to be the work of q gang, and Chief
Dumas thinks this fellows arrest may be
the key to all the burglariee.
Guy Dart of Monkton came to the city
Thursday to attend the circus but during
the day was arrested for drunkenness and
taken before Justice j. w. Russell.
lie pleaded guilty and disclosed ol Will
liam Murphy of Hotel Chittenden. Muir
ply was brought into court and pleaded
not guilty, The case was continued until
Thursday morning.
sheriff Reeves searched Hotel Chttteu-
den Thursday aud secured thres bottles
and jug of whskey and two cases Of lager
beer
l. Londer, on whose premises liquor was
seized aud forfeited July |, came into city
court Thursday and pleaded guilty to the
charge of keeping on hand with intent to
sell. lie was fined s. and costs.
Chief Dumas did little clover detective
work Friday. Thursday while Peter
| Gosseln, an aged man, was viewing the
cur osities and monstrosltss in the side
! show at the circus he had his pocket picked.
| Chief Dumas followed a thread until he
rested boy named Joseph Gabare, aud
after some questioning the lad admitted his
guilt The pocketboo contained $l1, be-
side few old coins. Gabsre showed the
money t. several persons which fact reach
| ed the ears OF the chief who mistrusted the
! lad at once. He told the officer what
he did with the money. He gave 80 to Fred
Merchant, a tough who frequently appears In
City Court, and the pocxetbook enl coins
he threw away in the woods south OF the
circus grounds. He is very slick rascal
aud evidently i, up in the pick pocket trade.
MIR. Gosselin Gays he took his baud OFT his
niu pocket, in which was his purse, in order
to uso his handkerchief. just thea there
was jam aud when he put his hand back
| to his pocket his wallet gone Mer-
chant was arrested Friday evening and
lodged in Jail.
The liquor seized at the Hotel Chittenden
! Thursday was contiscated in City Cour.
| Friday. Harry Beuolt one Of the bar
tenders, was arrested and taken into court.
| He pleaded guilty to owning the liquor and
| was fined $40 and costs aud sentenced to
serve 80 days in the Houae of Correc don.
lie appealed.
William Murphy, another bartender at
the Chittenden, was next arrsgned upon
the disclosure of Guy Dart Of Monkton.
Murphy said be not guilty, but on trial
he was convicted and fined $l5O and costs
with 80 days in the House of Correction, it
being his second offence.
Immediately on his return to the hotel
| Sheriff Reeves arrested him on a warrant
baeed upon a seizure made the premises
the 9th inst. the case was continued un
| til Tuesday.
"Cubbyn Mitchell admitted that he was
full circus day but failed to make salts
factory disclosure. lie ives remanded to
Jail
Frank Savoy Of Jericho, who came to ses
the circus along with the boys, said lie was
guilty of intoxication. Judge Peck assessed
! him s. and costs, which he paid.
The case against Napoleon Normand the
young tough who was 10 lged in jail on the
| charge of burglary, was continued Fri
day and bail was fixed at $500, which he
could not furnish.
The disclosure of Murphy was tried
before Justice j. W. Russell.
''Nckn Smith was arrested in st. Al
bans Friday and brought here on the
| night train, on mittimus. He was con-
victed of selling liquor awhile ago and
agreed to pay but hasn't. Now he will
work 1t out at Rutland. His fine and costs
amounted to $27.12.
General Superintendent Baldwin of tho
Central Vermont railroad decided Saturday
to prosecute the boys who, pr obably through
mschievousness, laid ties on the track near
the Winooski briigs Tuesday and Friday
evenings of last week.
Soon after the word was received, Chief
| Dumas was seeu on Church street with a
| wagon load of boys. Six were arrested, but
warrants were issued against only three,
the officers, upon questioning all, coming to
the conclusion that the three Dumas boys
were not implicated. Henry Cote, Charles
Gotta and Edward Tredo were arraigned in
City Court upon double charge of at
temped train wreckng, but in order that
Mr.. Bald win may be present at the hearing,
the case continued until Monday.
Bali was SCI III SlOUU III eacu case, IalI-
ing to procure which, they were lodged In
Jail. States Attorney Cushman represent
ed the State and j. A. Brown appeared for
the three boys.
"Cubby" Mitchell came into court Satur-
day and disc osed on the city agency. 1t
| was his third conviction of iutoXicatlon and
Judge Peck assessed him $50 with costs and
gave him two months in the House of Cor
rection. He began his engagement with
the State Monday, as also did "NioSh
Smith who failed to remit the fine imposed
upon him for selling, For quarrelling with
out just cause or provocation Alex Barney,
Thomas Wright and Charles Brockney
were fined in City Court Saturday 81 and
81 and costs each.
Judge Peck considered that justice would
be met if Ernest Mercier, who was convict
ed Of beating his wife, would pay the State
$l3.0l, including costs. States Attorney
| Cushman prosecuted.
When arraigued charged with intoxca-
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