Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1898-10-20
AOJUDGED A NUISANCE,
Mrs. Mitohell's Place ON Battery street
Order ed CIoscd-Othcr Lianor Case..


The calm OF the City Court room was
disturbed by one case Friday. Alexan-
der Shackett was brought in and fined s.
and the usual costs for being intoxicated.
Shackett disclosed on a bottle which he
claimed to nave found and was sent back
to Jail to think it over preparatory to fur
ther disclosure.
There was a hearing N City Court Sal
urday upon the case of NJ. Katz VS.. Joseph
Benoit and trustee. The action is that of
general assumpsit The trustee was dis
charged and the plaintiff awarded dam
ages of sl2.76 with the assessments Of
costs to the amount of 1915
Osese Denbin, alias S. Germain, who has
been in Jail for two weeks, charged with
stealing two bicycles. was in court SAT
urday morning and had a hearing. Den
hin was arrested by officer Coffey at u
store on South Union street He has
claimed that he could not talk English
and aroused suspicion ty his mysterious
behavior in Jail Some little time ago n
man came from Montreal and identified
the man as one who hired II wheel from
him and Saturday the prisoner was iden-
tilted in court as the man who hired an
other wheel in Montreal tie was held in
500 bail in each case. His counsel fur
nishod surety and the man was allowed u
90 from custody The wheel went back to
Montreal in the evening.
There was an unusually busy day in
City Court Monday and several accrued
cases were disposed of so far as that tri-
bunal may exercise justice. Most of the
cases related to liquor.
Alexander Miller was adjudgcd the own
er of the liquor found at a recent search
of Nos. 1873 and 140 Church street and as
sessed the costs of tho seizure. Miller
was then arragned for selling liquor and
was fined SO and costs of $li37 to which
hn
The search of Mrs. Mitchell's place on
Battery street during last week was
brought up and William Latour charged
with the costs of seizure in the usual
amount. Latour was fined for Keeping on
hand in the amount of $50 and costs OF
sli5l. The place was adjudged a nuisance
and ordered to he closed. The aggregate
fines amounted to $40 with costs of sl4j1
in two cases and sli33 as the cost of the
seizure. An appeal was entered
The search at Chevalier's drug store at
the foot of North street was disposed of
by the adJudgment of Joseph Muir as the
owner Of the liquor. To a fine of $40 and
costs lac took an appeal and furnished $50
bail. ,
Judge Russells court held n short SEES
sion Tuesday forenoon at which the
principal business was the disposal of the
cases against the two girls found in the
Borette house after the shooting affray
there week ago sunday evening. Ihere
was one case of intoxiCation.
The names of the two girls found at the
Borette house were entered upon the
writs as Maud Fletcher and Josephine
Durant. They entered pleas OF nolle con-
tendcre and were sentenced TO pay bncs or
$40 each with costs of sll5l in each case.
The alternate sentence is GO days In the
workhouse,
Charles Richelieu was brought into court
and pleaded not guilty to a charge of in
toxication. He was fined s. and costs of
fl5,35 and an appeal was taken with bail
furnished in the amount of $50.
There was hearing in City Court yes
terday upon the seizure case at No. l92
Battery street The liquor seized was
claimed by Mrs. Hannah McGettrick. wife
of Michael McGettrick. Mrs. McGettrick
was called upon TO pay the costs of the
search amounting to sl+,33, and was fined
for keeping on hand with intent to sell in
the sum of $50 with costs of sl4.51. An APP
peal was taken and hail furnished in the
amount of SIS.