Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1894-01-18
IN POLICE CIRCLES.


Liquor Raids by sheriff Eccvcs
Napoleon st. Ayr. who was lodged in jail
Tuesday evening. was taken into city Court
"Wednesday and assessed fine and costs
amounting TO SOIL.
W. II. Collision appeared FOR lessor D.
j. Foster for jerome and T.. Cushman for
tho State
The two suits of clothes which were found.
prove TO he some stolen 10y one of these men
while driving pcddler'o cart. They belong
to A. H. Landon No. % Bright street, this
city
Jerome and Lessor were taken before
Justice Russell Wednesday and confessed
to the theft of good, from Mrs. john,ons
cottage This released Mrs. Johnson from
staying here longer rs witness and she
returned to her home in New York that even
ing
jerome and Lessor were taken before
Justice Russell again Thursday aud the
hearing on the charge of rchhing the John.
son cottage was continued. They were
each bound over to appear in County Court
IN the sum of $1,000. They were unable to
secure bail and were taken bnck to jail.
There are still eight more indictments await
ing them, SO it will require some collNcral
to bring about change in boarding place.
Jerome and Lessor, the Thompson Point
burglars, have pcttioned the States attor-
ney TO file infornations against them and
they will probably receive their sentences
Thursday. There are ninc indictments
against them, but they will only he sen
| fenced on one.
Victor Frignor. tramp. was taken be-
fore Judge Peck Thursday and fined IS. II.
| in default of which he was taken to the
| work horse Friday ~ servo ~ DAYS
Sheriff Reeves raidcd several Of the city
! liquor dealers Friday and secured a small
quantity of liquor at each place. At Mrs.
Ellen Moore's place on Cherry street a pail
of beer was seized W b. McCartv's
place on Main street was relieved of three
bottles of whslScy aud one OF gin. Deputy
Sheriff Wheeler assisted in the raid on f.
II. Shattuck's place. whore case of bccr,
one bottle of wine. one bottle of brandy and
one of gin were secured
Mrs. Moore was brought before Judge
Peck in the City Court, pleaded guilty to
keeping liquor with intent to sell and was
fined $40. She took an appeal and furnish
ed bail to the amount of Sl5O. States At
torney Cushman prosecuted.
Henry Hale. who was disclosed on by
John Gonyeau, December II, was tried and
acquitted.
In the City Court Saturday before Judge
Peck, Luther Shatturk. whose place was
raided Friday, was fined $50 and costs.
amounting to $50. 30, and sentenced to one
month in the House OF Correction for sec
ond offence of selling liquor He appealed.
Charles McCarty Wa, acquitted of the
charge of selling liquor. based on Friday :
raid. He claimed he had not been in the
business for some time. States Attorney
Cushman prosecuted.
The civil suit of Paul LaPlant against
Hathaway to recover wages it is claimed are
due him, occupied the time of the court
nearly all the afternoon j. J. Enright was
IIathaway's lawyer and J. L. Cushman APP
peared for La Plant
Sheriff Reeves railod Alfred Doxcv',
place ON the corner OF North Battery anc
Myrtle streets Saturday but found no liquor
The sheriff also raidcd the place kept by
Miss MERCER, No Is Kin street, but found
no liquor. On the premises of Mrs. Vail
quette he seized tive-gallon key of whiskcN
and fruit jar full of whi,koy This liquor
is supposed to belong to Mss Mcrcier.
In the City Court Monday. the case OF
William DE Noel for furnishing liquor tC
John Shehan some time ago, VAS continue,
until Tuesday morning.
In the suit of Paul Laplant against Jacl
Hathaway to recover wages. Judge Peel
rendered Il verdict of %3l and costs for 1t
Plant. j. j. Eniight appeared for Hath
away and j. f. Cushlnan for La Plant.
Chief of Police Dumas Went to Montpelier
Monday and arrested Alexander Bcsett
Bcsett was one of the gang that robbed tn,
Johnson cottage at Thompson's Point anc
also committed the other robborirs in thi
vicinity. He is a boy about | years ole
and is a cousin of Lessor.
Bo,ett was driving colt on back stree
in Montpelier when Chief Duma, found him
He recognized the chief and gave him
lively chase of about two miles before b
was captured.
Business was light in the City Court Tue>
day, there being only three cases In til
case Of the State against William DeNoel
for furnishing liquor, several witncsse
were examined and the case continued unit
W lnesday morning.
In the case of Duffy lavee against L. X
Goodseli, which was heard some time age
Judge Peek handed down Il decision for IT,
defendant to recover costs The suit wa
brought To recover pay for blasting roc
some three years ago for the extension OF tn
breakWater,
In the cas1 of the darlington Beef com
pany against O. Chaussc and Ere lerick 1t
Clair, trustee, in which the plaintiff recoy
cred judgement 10y default, Judge Peck o
motion of the Trustee, struck off the Judge
ment as to the trustee and continued tn
case until January "a. $. III, Flint az
peared for LeClair and j. j. Enright for th
Beef company.