Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1898-11-17
MINISTER'S IN COURT.
Spectators In the Trial of n Disclosure
Ease Ruling on Three Per Cent Beer.

Spectators In the Trial of a Disclosure
'asr Ruling on Tire. FER Cent Beer.
Henry Simpson. a tramp OF the best
known and most easily distinguished
type, was In City Court Friday morn
ing and called upon to explain his right to
live without work. The explanation was
unsatisfactory and Judge Russell said
something which sounded like four
months Chief of Police Smith went Friday
night on the $3.50 train to take Simpson TO
the House of Correction, where he will
spend the winter.
George Hayes, the II year old boy, who
was arrested on complaint of his fathe-
from whom he stole $50 was brought into
City Court Saturday morning and after Il
hearing was held in $50 bail for the grand
jury.
saturday afternoon in City Court was
marked by an unusually interesting trial
of a disclosure case upon Chen Salisbury.
the son of S. +. Salisbury. who operates
pool room for his father on North Wi
nooski avenue. States Attorney Brown
appeared for the State and J. Z. Cush-
man for the defendant.
The case was occasioned b. the dlsclos-
ure OF Walter Spear early in the week.
Spear claimed to have purchased beer at
Salshury's place to which the defence was
made that the beer was the three per
cent. Several witnesses were examined
on both sides and upon evidence that
Spear received nothing TO drink at SAILS
bury's he was acquitted upon this charge.
Two witnesses. Walter Baker and Il SOL
der. had. meanwhile. testified to having
secured beer at the place. Upon these
disclosure young Salisbury was tined the
sum of $50 for furnishing liquor To this
an appeal was taken and bail of 500 Sc
cured.
Judge Russell stated during the trial
that he held man responsible Cor fur
nishinS liquor II enough three percent was
sod to ala in a mans ultimate intoxica-
ton.
The court room was filed with specta-
tors attracted by the features of the case,
amcne whom were Rev. Edward HaweS,
Rev. w. S. Roberts and Rev. L. NJ. Sny-
der.
George Robinson. one of the three men
arrested Saturday for burglary. was
brought into City Court Monday after
noon and charged with entering the Van
Ness House barber shop and Eugene Cos
selin a. Bros store. V. A. Billiard was
secured to defend Robinson. who waived
examination and was held in bail of 5000
In one case and 1890 in the other. Bail
was not furnished.
Patrick Finn, who was arrested by
Chief Smith for tramping was sentenced
in City Court Monday to five months in
the House Of Correction at Rutland.
There was IA short session of Judge Rus
sells court Tuesday morning at which
three cases were taken up and one of them
completed. Henry Devlin and John Crow
ley, who were arrested for stealing from
the money drawer OF j. w. Hayes store
and from the ten cent store. were ar
raigned. The Dcvlin boy, through his
father, waived examination and was
placed under $500 bail. which was not Sc
cured. The Crowley boy was also held
under bail and secured surety.
John Ready was in court on an old dis
closure case and named the city of Platts-
burgh as the place where he secured his
liquor.
Mrs. John O'Mara was brought into
court upon an old search warrant and
the case was continued.
Chief Smith went to the home of Caleb
lockwood early yesterday morning and
arrested the head of the house upon COM
plant OF Overseer of the Poor Barber
that lockwood would not support his
wife. lockwood was brought into City
Court, where the case was continued and
bail furnished by the counsel for the de-
PENDANT