The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1896-04-01
WASHINGTON COUNTY COURT.
SUMM4RY OF CASES TRIED THE
PAST WEEK.

THE cases against William Miller, Arthur
E. Campbell and r. Thomas, for violation
of the liquor law, have been continued.
STATE v. HOLLIS LocKLIN. APT, OF NORTH
FIELD.-A plea Of guilty was entered to the
charge of having been found intoxicated.
The incident occurred last fall. Sentence is
not yet imposed. His counsel was j. G.
Wing.
STATE v. HERBERT SPEAR, APr-The re.
spondent pleaded guilty to having been
foun intoxicated, December 20, 1895. He
a private session OF the court. Respondent
was fined So and COSTS amounting to $35. 95,
which amount was at once paid to the clerk
by his counsel, j. w. Gordon.
STATE v. MRS. L. A. %STREErER, APT, OF
BARRE.-For selling intoxicating liquor.
The jury were ~empanneled Friday and the
trial vas to have taken place Monday after
noon, but owing to the condition OF respond
ent, by reason Of rheumatic and heart diff
ficulties, which prevented her attendance in
court, as testified to by DR. Perkins of East
Barre, the case was continued.
STATE v. G. G. WARREN OF WATERBURY,.
The respondent was indicted by the
grand jury last fall In the common form for
selling, furnishing and giving away intoxi-
eating liquor. The respondent and John
w. Titcomb OF st. Johnsbury were the
state fish commissioners at the time of the
visit of the legislative committee to the
Roxbury fish hatchery, October "a, 1894,
and the liquors furnished on that occasion
have caused wide comment throughout the
state. Mr.. Titcomb was tried last fall,
which trial resulted in a disagreement of
the jury. The case of State v. Ira r.. Allen
of Fairh aven, senate from Rutland county
and chairman of the joint committee on
game and fisheries, had been assigned for
trial Tuesday morning, and a large number
of witnesses summoned. The case was
called up at $40 o'clock, by States At
torney Stanton, who moved that Mr.. War
rem be allowed to plead guilty to one first
offence of furnishing, with the understand
ing hat the cases against Allen and
Titcomb be mol pressed, doing this
with his knowledge of the state of the
evidence and the fact that the law would
be indicated, az liquors were acknowl-
edgedly furnished by some one. The
rendered, and accordingly a plea of guilty
of one first offence OF furnishing was ten
dered by w. A Lord, counsel for MIR. War
rem. He claimed that there was no GRIM
inal intent on the part OF respondent. Mr..
Warren consented to this plea. Judge
Ross, in passing sentence, said that the
gravity of the offence was that this violation
of law was a violation of law by an officer of
the state in connection with an investiga-
ton by the lawmakers OF the state, and
mentioned in his favor that Immediately on
the offence being C llle1 to the attention OF
the public, Mr.. Warren resigned his posi-
ton as fish commissioners. Respondent was
then 6ned 800, and costs, which amounted
to 1913, 81 with alternative sentence. 1t may
be said in his behalf that no evidence was
developed in the Titcomb trial except that
he was present on the occasion OF the visit
TO the fish hatchery. @ #. Clough was
also one of his counsel. The cases against
John w. Titcomb and Ira X. Allen were
then mol prosed. j. II. Senter and f. s,
Platt of Poultney were counsel for Allen.