Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1897-08-18
RAID ON CHESTER HOTELS.
Liquors Seized and Fines and Imprisonment
Imposed Great Difference of Opinion
Full Details.

Some of the citizens of Chester had a
little bitter with the sweet last week. On
Friday morning, Governors day, the morn
ing Mckinley was expected, the officers o.
the law raided both the Chester House and
the Fullerton hotel and made substantial
seizures.
When asked regarding the raids by a
| TINES representative, states attorney James
g. Harvey of White River Junction said
son June 10th, last, caused the Chester
House" and the Fullerton" to be raide,
and found quantity of liquors Of al de-
scriptons and each proprietor was ined
$50 and costs. At this time warning was
given them both to desist and stop forever
selling liquor unless the law should be
changed.
81 received complaint and notice from
there the first of last week that both hotels
had put in big stock of all kinds of liq-
uors and beers in anticipation of big bust
ness and were doing a large business. | is
sued the proper papers and went TO the
place myself to direct things and Friday
morning we made break ard at th.
Chester house got good lot (three barrels
of lager beer). Barnet M. Waite is thu
proprietor OF this hotel but he had MAJ
in there with him who claimed to hav'
leased the bar privileges and held the U
S. license and they both claimed this
This fellows name is E. l.. Stowell and b.
claimed to belong in Westminster and wa
living in the hotel with his wife and tw'
children. He claimed to have come Their
few weeks ago only. OF course this wa
I only blind as Waite had first convic
| ton hanging over him, and it was a prett
thin sham, too, as from remarks they bot
made | am convinced that Waite hope
lrerbaps to be able to run the business in
] definitely in this manner, getting new pro
a prietor every time man got a conviction
For this reason | asked the Court to max
, it Improbable for new man to en-
! gage, and the Court agreed with me ant
fined Stowell $75 and costs aud sent hin
: to the House of Correction at Rutland TO
80 days, and he was taken there Saturda
morning and began his time.
. IL was not satisfied as the officers foun;
! no hard stuff and Saturday morning canse'
new search to be made and in Stowell'
BEDROOM found large lot of all kinds Q
vine and whiskey and gin; this was take
/. and hearing will be had later. The bee
Was COuuClILCd dIlu uCotlcJCu. liz hAo
was brought before Justice S. II Potter
g and the officers names making the raid
e we're High Sheriff Spatford, and Deputies
|. Hoffman, Moore and Armstrong.
% cat the Fullerton r. id was made an
:, one barkeeper arrested but he pleaded nc
u guilty and it turned out he was not hire
N and did not serve any liquor or beer BIT
n simply washed tumblers etc; the other ba
d keeper escaped in hurry. They wer
caught redhanded and the officers found
LARGE quantity of all kinds of liquors an
he beer. A hearing was had before Justic
lie Potter and the liquor was condemned an
fl destroyed and F. A. Rowell, the owner an
keeper thereof, was brought before MI
'e Potter and pleaded not guilty and aske
tor continuance until August 80 next, i
l. order to obtain counsel and decide on whs
PC action he would take; this was granite
him, and he was put under $500 bonds ii
y that time and the bonds were quickly furr
:. ished, Col. j. E. Pollard qualifying as b
is brndslnan. The same officers made ii
q raid at this hotel.
.All parti now stateIthey will get out
10 the business and they must do SO. III
ne complaint against Rowell is for secon
offence WHICH HcdIS d teTiH dI hutidHu
n convicted, and he must be it seems to me
"A When asked regarding the pickpocket
~ Mr.. Harvey said: ''We got one of tt
oy gang and he is now in Jail at Woodstock
His name is Harry Perkins, Troy, N. Y
ci This raid has caused good deal of con
IL ment, as usual some being with the office
-, Of the law and some against them. Or
ne citizen was heard to remark last Saturda
al that this would probably result in closin
the ..Chester House," and in Mr.. Rowell
giving up bis lease of the Fullerton whe
his present lease expires in December. M
Rowell has many warm friends, who thin
g he has run an excellent house, in fact
en- better house than most any other man coul
k or would run. The result of the hearir
= will be watched with unusual interest.
>. The owners of the Chester House" al
{lP.H. Robbins and J. r. Richardson; IL
fullerton is owned by stock company an
I the dire ctors are j. E. Pollard, E w. Gil
! son, II. G. Wiley and F. w. Cbilds.
I Probably the citizens of Chester will di
I cover. what other towns found out lor
] 400. that there is about an equal amount
I licking whether the law is enforced or
] ,ot enforced.