Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1898-12-08
LAW TRIUMPHANT
:;
RIVER STREET GETS A
SETBACK.
Ihe Sullivan Woman Booked
for Rutland.
STILL THERE ARE OTHERS WHO
OUGHT TO GO!

".'o0 VI o'ato W LIzZlo sullivan
Tor furnishing Intoxicating liquor was
tried before Judge Boyce ys.ter-
DAY afternoon. Grand Juror A. &. Fay
and States Attorney r. A. Hoar con-
Quoted the prosecution and F, 8. Will
Jams appeared for the defendant.
MIR. Williams called for . jury and
the following men were drawn: George
Iowne, Pret Wiley, II. z. Mills. A. D.
Morse, Gus Holt, and Bert Briggs.
The first witness for the state was
Wilbert Spear. He testified TO going
down on River street Monday night in
search of his son BILLY" Knocked at
the door and was admitted by the SuI-
l'van woman. Told how when the boy
refused to drink glass Of whlskey in
his fathers presence the woman offered
it to him. lie refused to drink it bu.
took the glass and put it in his pocket
and started for Stato's Attorney Hoar's
otlice. When he got there most of the
whiskey had leaked through crack in
the glass into his pocket, but what re-
manned was transferred to - small bottle
and was in the court room during the
trial. Had called at the bouse once be-
fore and the Sullivan woman offered
him beer. On cross examination by
MIR. Williams he stated that he did not
personally know that the woman had
ever sold liquor.
Constable W, H. Buchanan testified
that he had seen many people, some Of
them intoxicated, going and coming
from the Sullivan woman's house.
Never heard that she kept boarding
house. Went there with the other Of
liccrs. Saw only one he'd. No evil
dence of anyone else occupying the
house.
Chief Rowland testified, chat his duties
.cafled him through the kfver Street dis
trict three or four times during the
night. More people visited that house
than any other house on the street.
Many of them were intoxicated. The
visitors came and went at all hours of
the day and night, especially night.
His attention had been called to this
house by the frequent drunken brawls
that occurred there.
1t was no boarding house as there
was only one bed there. Himself and
officers French, Buchanan, and Shepard
went down there Monday night. Had
had complaints against this house as
often as two or three times week for
the past two months. He and Brown
went down to he house after the Suli-
van woman was arrested for her recent
drunk and sat with the light turned
down for some time. Several persons
came and tried to get in. They found
some liquor in the kitchen at that time.
Officer Brown corroborated all the
previous testimony as to the bad reputa-
ton of the house. He had been in the
house four tiEies. He arrested the Sui
livan woman when she was tried for in
toxication. Officer Shepard saw mans
coat and vest in the Sullivan woman's
bedroom. Mr.. Spear was recalled and
testified as to some conversation he mad
held with the Sullivan woman. Told
how she had lied about the whereabouts
of his son.
The State then rested. The defense
put in no evidence SO MIR. Fay proceed
ed with his argument summing up 'rltf-
ly. Mr.. Williams arose and delivered
a eloquent address to the jury telling them
how the state had failed to prove any
thing atall. Considering the slim chance
he had for an argument Frank did nice
ly. States Attorney lloar bad been Sit
ting back IN the cornor, seemingly bali
asleep, but as soon as Hlr. Williams
flashed he was on his feet.
lie first got the jury into good humor
by adding some 'rollery TO paris Of sac
argument for the defense, then he ia ne
down with both feet on that ",hamrl'ss
women who has been enticing our youh4
men from their homes" That house on
River street got such an overhaullng AS
it has never had before.
Judge Boyce charged the jury briefly
and they retired to consider the evidence
1t took them only n short time to tln'l n
verdict, and MIR. Wiley announced it a
..yuilty'. MIR. Fay asked that sub
stantal fine be imposed, to teach such
women that running a disrepu'ahle
house in Barre is not all profit. Mr
Williams of course asked for leniency'
After a few moments consideration
Judge Boyce announced that the fine
would be $50 and costs, amounting III
all to $74,O7, with an alternative sem
t.nce of three times as many days as
dollars in the House of Correction.