Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1894-04-19
COSTLY RUM SELLING.
Vendors Found Guilty and Fined in,wasb-
ington County Court.

and costs.
In State vs. Charles Spauldng, for keep
ing n liquor nuisance in Montpelier respond
| ent this morning entered plea of guilty.
| As IN the companion case for keeping intoxi-
eating liquor with intent to sell the respond
ent has already served a nine months SEN
tence in the House of Correction and paid
the State over $500 in fines, on motion Of
his counsel w. a. Lord, tho sentence was
suspended and the case ordered not to be
brought forward unless upon the order of
| the court. Respondent was allowed to 90
| upon his own recognizance.
In State VS.. j. d. Ryan, for keeping
nuisance, respondent resides in Barre The
State had made preparations for trial this
| forenoon, but the respondent entered plea
of guilty and was fined $3.50 and costs. He
| also pleaded guilty in the companion case
| for keeping with intent to sell and was fined
| 500 aud costs.
State VS.. Mrs. Peter Savetti, for selling
| intoxicating liquor, was mol pro5ed
| The motion made by j. w Gordon that
! the receiver in the matter Of the insolvent
| estate of the Excelsior Granite company be
removed was heard before Chancellor Tyler
this forenoon. c. II. Moore of Montpelier
is the receiver appointed by the court of
| chancery and s. u. Allen of Barre is the as
| of Washington county. There is a conflict
of authority between tho two courts. G..
| w. Wing appeared for the Excelsior Gran
ite company The chancellor has rendered
no decision
MONTPELIER, April 12.-Upon the COM
| ing in Of the Washington County Court this
forenoon the respondent in the case of State
VS.. Paolo Meberini, charged with selling
Ia 10
OF guilty. The case arose from the investi-
cation into the circumstances surrounding
the Enright murder at Barre last year. The
| respondents case was represented to the
| court 10y r. 4. Hoar. The court imposed
fire Of $50 and costs.
state vs.. OValine Duckett is now on trial
1t is an information filed by the States
| attorney, charging respondent under the
| blanket act with illicit intercourse with one
| Paul Sweeney Jan. 8, 1894. The States
evidence is comprised i'll the evidence of the
wife of the said Paul and her son, and a
Mrs. Jalotte, who testified to the fact of
their breaking into the house OF the said
Sweeney between II O'Clock and midnight
of the night III question, and of finding the
respondent and Sweeney in the same bed.
The respondent took the stand and denied
the circumstances in chief as testified to by
the States witnesses. 1t appears that the OBJ
Ject OF the State witnesses at the time of the
occurrence i'll question was to obtain evil
dence i'll the divorce case which Mrs
Sweeney had instituted against her husband.
MONTPELIER, April 13-The case of
State VS.. Ovaline Duckett, prosecution
brought under the blanket act, was submit
! ted to the jury this forenoon, who in a
short time returned verdict of not guilty.
The respondent was discharged
| State vs. Urban Peters for grand larceny
| is now on trial. Respondent resides in
| Marshiield and is accused Of stealing 81 in
| money and lady's gold watch and chain
| from the room of josie VI. Danforth of
Woodbury., July 9, 1898. The fact of the
| larceny and that the defendant disposed of
the watch in question was brought out bv
the state witnesses. The evidence to prove
the larceny relied upon by the State is large
" circumstantial. The dependant is now
engaged in putting in his defense He seeks
to establish an alib States Attorney
Stanton is assisted by f. j. Lams1u in the
prosecution of this case. w. \, Lord APP
pears for the respondent
MONTPELIER, April 1.-THE arguments
in the case of State VS.. Urban Peters for
grand larceny were finished at / 30 o'cloc';
this forenoon. The charge Of the court re-
mains undelivered. Tho jurymen in the
case were excused ana allowed to separate
until , o'clock Monday afternoon. to which
time recess Of the court was taken.
MONTPELIER, April 1G.-n the case of
State vs.. Urban Peters for larceny. the
charge of the court was given to the Jury
10y Judge Tyler this afternoon and submit
ted TO them at 3 O'Clock After being out
one-half hour the jury returned a verdict
that the respondent was guilty. Sentence
has not yet been imposed.
State vs.. James Hartman. aDDellaut
was called up this afternoon. The respond
ent appealed from the decision of IA Dux-
bury justice of the peace He was charged
with an assault upon one Sewel Shonio of
DuNbury November 30, 1893. He blended
guilty and the judgment of the Justice i'm
posing fine of $40 and costs was affirmed
In the case of State vs.. George Butterfly.
who recently pleaded guilty to keeping n
liquor nuisance at l22 Main street. Mont
plier, the respondent was this afternoon SEN
| fenced to one months Imprisonment in the
house of correction at Rutland and fined
S2O and costs. The imprisonment was oiycn
at the respondents 5 own request His case
was represented to the court by W A.
| Lord.
This afternoon the case of Baxter National
bank VS.. Excessive Granite company was
called up by the plaintiffs counsel f. L.
Lard, and upon representation of an agree
ment of parties judgment was entered in
favor Of the plaintiff, the clerk to assess
damage The plaintiffs claim consists Of
two 500 notes The defendant company i,
now in insolvency, but the attachment of
tine plaintiff was made more than four
months previous to defendant 5 entering in
to insolvency. The effect of the Judgment
remains for future contention &. ". Wing
represents the defendants.
MONTPELIER, April 11,--In the case of
State VS.. l.. j, Clogston for keeping n
liquor nuisance the respondent after the
State had make preparations for trial this
afternoon retractad his former plea of not
guilty, and entered plea of guilty. and in
the companion case of State W. same for
keeping intoxicating liquor with intent TO
sell he also pleaded guilty. The two pros
ecutions We're started as tho result of n
search and seizure made April :, when the
officers succeeded in obtaining quite "a guam
hot int,