Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1895-08-01
LIVELY IN POLICE CIRCLES.
Drunks, Alleged Piclpockets and other
Suspicious Characters Locked Up.

native sentence was 1902 days in the House
of Correction. She was remandod to Jail
to await action.
The police made a number of arrests
Friday. Six We're for intoxication, as
follows: Chester Tinker and Daniel Russ
by Oiicer Brunette, two hackmen by Off
GERS Cayea and McEliott, James Nc
Kenzie by Officer Cosgrove and one Bonn
bard at Winooski by officer Alfred Decoro
Chief Dumas and officer Brunette gath
cred in several suspicious characters, some
of whom are believed to be pickpoclSets.
They were Herbert Yelling L. j. Mead,
Amos Jelly and II. r. Wenzel, probably
from Lawrence, Mass. The latter had n
counterfeit $50 bill in his possession. Off
Ger Mckenzie arrested one Johnson as a
suspicious character Most of these ar
rests were made at Howard Park. On
complaint of his wife Fred Wilma was
lodged in jail Friday morning by officer
Cayea.
About a dozen cases of pocket picking
were reported. Conductor Bates was one
of the unfortunates, while another man
on train from Essex Junction lost a
watch and $50. c. b. Gray was assisting
some ladies on to the APO train when a
pocketbook containing about 500 was taken
from his inside coat pocket.
AS might be expected Saturday was a
busy day in City Court. The first case
was that of Edward Come against whom
were two charges for furnishing. on one
charge he was sentenced to three months
in the House of Correction and fined $50
with costs Of s2o.51. on the other he was
sentenced to one month at Rutland and
fined $50 with costs Of S2O.jl.
James Nick was brought i'm on the
charge of ntoXication, but refused to
disclose and was accordingly rcmandcd to
Jail.
Arthur Nanclette was fined s. with costs
of $9.ol for intoxicaton. He disclosed on
a tent near Howard Park.
Amos jelly and Hubert A. Walling were
arrested on the charge of keeping Eamb-
ing dens but upon hearing were dis
charged.
Daniel Russ was fined 81 with costs of
$9.0l for intoxiCation. He disclosed on the
junction House at Essex junction. Chest
or Tinker made the same disclosure and
was similarly disposed Of.
L. NJ. Daley answered to two charges of
furnishing a the Junction House He was
taxed $50 with costs of S20.5l for each case,
but appepaled.
Michael Fisher was arrested for va
granCy and was sentenced to six months
at Rutland, where he was taken Saturday.
Napoleon Nesna and Morton Sanderson
were each fined 81 with costs of $901 for
intoXicatiOn. Nesina disclosed on John
Bacon and Sandcrson on Edward Come.
Bacon was fined $50 and costs of $l9.0l for
furnishing.
Robert johnson was fined s. with costs
of S9.01 for breach Of the peace with an
alternative sentence of - days at Rut-
land. He preferred the latter and was es-
Corted to Rutland Saturday by officer
Mckenzie. He was accompanied by Rose
Francis. who will remain there 1902 days
and Julia Dion, who will remain 50 days.
John Carsan and his wife Eva, nee
Briggs, who were arrested for ntoxication
Friday were brought into court, denied
the charge and We're remanded to Jail to
cogitate
Edward Lowrey was brought before JUS
tice Hawkins on the charge of having on
hand with intent to sell He was arrested
Saturday at Howard Park by officer Bru-
nellie without a warrant, who caught him
in the act of selling from d pocket flask.
He was fined S. with costs of Sl25l but
couldn't pay and was remanded to jail.
Mrs. Hill, alias Mrs. Wiley alias Hattie
Robinson and Efiie Yates were arrested
Monday and thrown into the county Jail
on a charge of keeping a house of prost-
tuition on Church street, over Chase's
gunsmith shop. Both women have been in
the city for some time. Chief Dumas also
arrested two colored women, whose names
We're Brace and Prince. He recognized
them as coming from st. Adams and COM
muncated with the police authorities
there to know if they were wanted. He
ledIHtu llldt tItS were NdHttI lOT a
breach of the peace and for drunkenness,
and a deputy sheriff from that place came
and took them back Monday evening.
Sheriff Reeves arrested William F'itz-
gerald, plumber, and Mike Conway Mon
day morning on a charge of ntoXication.
Two young fellows by the name of
Alapa and Johnson and two sisters named
Grove We're arrested Monday evening for
breach of the peace and placed under the
care Of Sheriff Reeves
IN the City Court John Carsaw and wife
Eva We're fined So with costs of 1851 for
intoXication. Both appealed.
Justice hawkins went over to WinoosM
ana tired two cases growing out of recent
seizures there. The liquor seized at j. II.
McGreeVeys and Patrick McGreevey's
was confiscated and John Hennessey and
Frank Breen were respectively taxed the
costs of the search, amounting to Sl0.i9,
and were further fined 500 with costs of
Sll.5l in each case. Appealed
In the city Court Tuesday Hattie Robin
son, alias Mrs. HILL alias Mrs. Wiley,
waived examination on the charge of
keeping a house Of lll-fame and was adj
mitted TO $500 bail to appear at the Sep
TENDER term of County Court. Under the
alias of Maud Robinson she was fined $40
with costs of SsOl for being a common
prostitute.
Patrick Henry, who was arrested July
%, for intoXcation, was fined s. with costs
of 1889. He appealed and was admitted
to bail in the sum of $50,
Michael Conway was fined S. with costs
of $lGO7 for intoXication, but appealed and
furnished bail in the sum of $50
William Fitzgerald was fined SIS and costs
of $l601 for being drunk but appealed
Frank Brothers and Frank Kelley were