Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1896-05-14
CITY AND JUSTICE COURTS

Tillie MCGOWAN and Lille Barton APP
peared before Judge Russell Thursday on
the charge of vagrancy. Lille was SEN
fenced to six months at Rutland and was
escorted there by Chief Dumas. The case
against Tillie was continued.
Martin Bronson appeared in City Court
Saturday on the charge OF furnishing
booze" to Oliver Latour. He was fined
IS and costs of sl90, or an alternate
sentence of los days at the Marble City
An appeal was taken and $50 bail furnish
ed.
Business took a stiff brace in the Po-
lice Court Monday and a good batch
of cases was ground out. The first victim
UP was Charles Ladue OF 432 Colchester
avenue, who was arrested late Saturday
night by Sheriff Reeves for intoxication
and wife teatng. He was fined IS and
costs of s9.H for the Jag, but appealed and
furnished $50 bail He pleaded guilty to
beating his wife and was hned s. and
costs OF ssc1 which he paid at once He
admitted beating his wife, but would not
admit his being drunk. That's the way he
feels about it. Hs was placed under 500
bonds to keep the peace.
William Bore was heard from again.
He and William Stanley went on drun',
April % and they have been disclosing on
everybody they knew, and on a;h other.
Monday Stanley disclosed on Bore. who
was fined S. and costs of S20.51 which he
paid at once Edward Fitzgerald on whom
Bore disclosed, pleaded no: guilty to the
charge Of furnishing. but was given a
hearing and was found guilty of two Of
fences and fined $50 and costs of Sl9.0l, or
an alternate sentence of 1873 days visiting
friends at Rutland" He appealed and
furnished 800 bail.
Another old case was also finished.
Mark Haley jr, was disclosed upon some
time ago by Alex Barrett, but has been
out of town for some time. He returned
the other day and foated into court
Monday. pleaded guilty to the charge OF
furnishing and was fined IS and costs OF
sl9.0l.
The last case up was reminiscent of the
Borre-S Stanley drunk. Richard Wclch had
been disclosed upon by them and when
arrested was found flushed" For his
drunk he was fined s. and costs OF 1851,
but appealed and furnished $50 ball,
Judge Russell was lat home" yesterday
In City Court as usual, and held we'll
attended reception His first visitor was
Louis Mocha, who was arrested by or
ficer Brothers on Monday evening for
scrapptng with John Lavigne. Mocha
pleaded guilty to the charge OF breach OF
the peace and was fined IS and costs. OF
$0.51 Lavigne was brought In on the same
charge, but after short hearing was dis
charged. It seems that Mocha was max
ing himself obnoxious to Lavigne's daugh-
ter, when the father interviewed and didn't
do thing to him.
John Mooney. an employee OF the Van
Ness House, was paid off the other day
and headed straight for Plattsburgh
When he got there he didn't do a thing &c
rum. He went there with the idea OF
putting rum down, and did 1t. He re-
turned Tuesday evening and as he stepped
off the gang plank he was gathered IN by
Officer Russell. Yesterday he appeared
In City Court. pleaded guilty to the charge
OF jag and was fned s. and costs OF 50.
For his disclosure he merely said Platts-
burgh which was sufficient.
John Sheehan, who was arrested on Pit
kin street Tuesday evening by Officer Nc
Elliot for intoxication, pleaded not guilty
to this charge in court, but was given q
hearing and was fined IS and costs OF 1856
He said he found n quart OF whdskey In
his barn and Immediately paralyzed II.
Albert Lacrosse. q Is year old boy, was
arraigned on the charge OF setting fire tc
the woods last Sunday afternoon. He
pleaded guilty and was sentenced to the
Industrial School at Vergennes until June
%, 1901. A mfttimus was issued and the
respondent was committed.