Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1894-06-07
AN EPIDEMIC OE CRIME


holiday Memorial day a busy day for
Chief Dumas In the morning he arrested
| n woman living Mt the corner of Cherry and
! Champain streets, who gave her name as
| Boyle. She is believed to the mother of the
dead child found IN the north swamp Tues
day afternoon. She was also known by the
name Of Mary Harvey and was formerly of
Plattsburgh.
| Judge Russell had busy day in City
Court Thursday in trying to relieve the
Jail of its crowd Of inmates Joscnh Croto,
| a special policeman at the Champlun shops,
| pleaded guilty to n charge of beating his
wife Memorial day and he was fined SO with
costs of S701, or an alternative sentence of
| GG days in the House of Correction. John
| Reardinan, William Brown, Henry Collins
| and John Bycraft were arraigned under the
| tramp act The case against the first
named was mol pressed and the others were
| fined 50 with costs of SIS 81 They could not
pay and went to Rutland Friday for
| 16 days. Edward Phillips, when in court
| Monday for intoXicaton, disclosed on Arthur
Lathrop of Essex. For furnishing the
| liquor Lathrop was Thursday fined 50 with
| costs Of S110l, or an alternative sentence
of lob days at Rutland. He was also fined
| s. and costs of $101, with an alternative
sentence of 20 days for intoxicaton. He in
|
chester who pleaded guilty and was sen
fenced to serve one month in the House of
Correction and to pay a fine of $40 with
costs of Sl521. lie appealed and George
| Allen, also of Colchester, furnished bail in the
sum of 5000 Octave Bordo and Moses Benoit,
also of Colchester, paid fines Of s. and costs
Of SOL and SS.0l, respectively, for intoxi-
cation Wednesday evening. They won't on
the excursion to st. Johns and attributed
their condition to whiskey purchased in the
Canadian city
As the result of search by Sheriff Reeves
Tuesday Moses Lavally OF Archibald street
pleaded guilty to having liquor on hand
with intent to sell and was fined $50 with
costs of 50. OF, or an alternative sentence of
1862 days at Rutland. George Phillips,
whose case was partially heard Monday
was fined 50 and costs of Sl2.51 for intoxi-
cation He could not pay and was escorted
to the House of Correction Thursday to
serve the alternative sentence of 20 days
Lewis Charbeneau was fined $40 and costs
of Sl5 63, with an alternative sentence of
III days, for furnishing liquor, based on a
disclosure by Nelson Charbeneau Monday
Justice Hawkins Thursday heard the
South Burlington suit of Daniel Clarey
against Julius Edison and wife to recover for
household goods and one horse sold to de-
PENDANTS. 1t was admitted that 81. 80 had
been paid and judgment was given the
plaintiff to recover $3.50 the balance Of
the claim, and costs
Sheriff Reeves searched Miss Kate Gillu-
leys premises on Cherry street Thursday
finding barrel Of beer He arrested one
Kelley Thursday on the charge of iuto1i-
cation. Chief Dumas arrested stranger
who was noticed in the backyard of Miss
Mitchell of Battery street, stripping the
clothes line of its contents. Miss Mitchell
takes in washings
Thursday Chief Dumas raided Angeline
Days house, arresting her on the charge
of keeping a house of ill-fame, and A. w
Wilson and Eva Briggs, who were in the
house at the time.
John Kelly pleaded guilty to charge of
intoxcation and paid a fine of s. with costs
of SS01 He disclosed ON Edward Smul-
Inns, who said guilty. and was taxed $50
with costs of $lj.O1. He appealed and
furnished bail in the sum of 50. W. j.
Mckenzie was arraigned for intoxication
but his case was not completed. He dis
closed on James Daley, bartender at the
Champlain Hotel Daley pleaded not guilty,
but was convicted of a third offence. He
was sentenced to serve one month in the
House OF Correction and ordered to pay a
fine of $50 with costs ofS1G19, or further
alternative sentence OF / 10 days at Rutland
He appealed, T. p. Daley furnishing bail in
the sum of 5000,
James Blake of Shelburne pleaded not
guilty to a charge of breach of the peace in
assaulting Hattie Mitchell, a Battery street
laundress but was convicted after a trial
and fined - with costs Of S1l.l9. He could
not pay and was taken to the House of Cor
| lt-i 70 81
tive sentence Of 81 days. The hearing in
the case against Frank Labounty, who was
charged with stealing watch from W NJ.
Casey September 20 last, was concluded
and he was fined $50 with costs Of SO. 33.
y hearing in the cases against Angelina
Day, for keeping a house of ill-fame, and
against A. ". Wilson and Eva Briggs,
who wero in the house at the time had not
been concluded at the adjournment of court.
Michael Dooley claimed the liquor that was
seized at Kate Gillueys place Thursday
and was fined 500 and costs. He appealed
and furnished bail
In the City court Monday, Zeph from
bley. the horse thief whose capture in Mid
diebury early Monday morning is related
elsewhere, first waived examination and
was committed to jail. Later he asked the
States attorney to file an information
| against Elm, charging MN WIN Tue CTlhle.
This was done and he pleaded guilty. Judge
Russell sentenced him to serve IS months in
the States prison at Windsor.
Charles Millett pleaded guilty to a charge
of ntoxication and was fined 50 and costs
/ of s.. u. He disclosed on cider which he
claimed to have obtained of John Kmetz.
kmetz stood trial and was discharged, Mel
son Brock, who was convicted of intoXica-
ton several days ago, disclosed ON liquor
obtained at j. NJ. Daley's place. Daley
/ was fined $40 with costs of Sl5.0l, furnish
ing bail in the sum of S75 on an ap-
: peal T. O. Trombley was arraigned
for intoxicaton and the case was continued
' to Saturday. He disclosed on Stephen
Beargerain Of Colchester, who was fined SlO
and costs of Sl5.0l or II days in the House
of Correction. John Halo was arraigned
on charge of breach of the peace and the
case was also continued to Saturday.
In the City Court Tuesday, Homer
Trombley of Shelburne pleaded guilty to q