Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1898-10-27
BUSY WEEK IN CITY COURT.
The Borstte Joint viii Not be Reopened
| at Present by its Late rroprIetor.

at Present by its Late Proprietor.
Mabel L. Houston, who was arrested for
q breach of the peace at the home of her
sister on Lafountan street Wednesday,
was brought into court Thursday after
noon and fined 81 and costs.
The City Court room was the rendeZ-
vous Saturday for large number of rep
resentstives from various city institu-
tons of quasi-public nature. They were
invited guests, but the event could hardly
be called Il social success, although finan-
cially speaking the affair closed with large
net receipts for the management. Rep
resentatives from the Borette house were
the most in evidence, but the various
liquor dealers had quite a good represent
tation by proxy.
Mrs. Fanny Howe, alias Borette was
the first of her company to appear and
SO eifectually was the court convinced
that the title of her place-a house of Ill
fame--was correct that Judge Russell de-
c.ded to rid the city of this contamination
for "a time and sentenced the woman to Is
months at hard labor In the House Of
Correction. The reputation of this house
was stll further aired by Il partial hear
ing of the case of State vs.. Howe, the al
legged husband of this woman. He is
charged with using a dangerous weapon
with intent to kill one Thomas i. Hogan.
Hogan is the young man who was shot
while near the Borette house not long ago
and the court thought it best to hear the
evidence of the soldiers who were mixed
up in the case before they left this morn
ing. No particulars are necessary except
that the hearing was not completed.
States Attorney Brown appeared for the
State and j. Il. Cushman, assisted by 5.
NJ. Flint appeared for Howe.
Ernest MERCER was called up to explain
his conduct towards Chief Smith recently.
He did not feel able to convince the board
of decision that 1t was done for any good
purpose and waived examination on the
charge of assaulting the chief and fur
nished $500 bail.
David I.avoie received an official call re-
Gently and was forced to give up posses
sion of something over IA barrel of bottled
beer. He decided that Nelson Chagnon
was the man To serve as ilnc-taker and
the latter was assessed sli.33 as the cost
of seizure. but appealed and furnished So
bail. lie was fined for keeping liquor with
intent to sell $50, with costs of sli5l. This
case was also appealed and SIS bail fur
nshed.
The court having decided that some
thing ought to be done about the recent
seizure of two bottles of beer at the River
/ side Hotel, William RcntZ came in to say
I the liquor was his. The costs of seizure
$li.33, were charged on his account and he
furnished so bail with an idea that Il
could be done cheaper somewhere else.
/ Ten dollars fine and c<ts of $l4.5l was the
sum assessed for keeping with intent to
/ sell; appealed and $50 bail furnished.
I A sample of the different kinds of liquor
to be found at Charles Murphy's billiard
hall was the next subject for considers
I ton. John Dunn said he was the owner
He was assessed SlL33. costs of seizure
/ fined $50 ana costs of Sli.5l for keeping or
hand but appealed and furnished 500 bail
/ The place was again adjudged IA nuisance
L
/ This proceeding called for a fine of 81
with costs of sli.5l.
| Another case which was left unfinished
was that of Mclvina Goulette VS.. Mitchell
| Provost for breach of the peace, which
! consisted in assault upon and ill-treat
ment OF the girl who appears as plaintiff
! in the case. The case was not completed
| at the time of adjournment
Ernest MERCER found that the City
! Court room had serious aspect Friday
morning when he was brought in anC
arralgned for intoXication and also fo
assault upon an officer. Bail in the TIVE
cases was fixed at $3.50, and the case con
/ tinued until Saturday
Mercier is the prisoner who is response
BILE for Chief Smiths sprained ankle.
| will be remembered that while the chic
was taking MERCER to jail MERCER kicked
him in the shins and that in falling th'
chief spra!ned his ankle and is nov
obliged to walk with cane. No plea wa
entered in either case. Attorney Billiard
who defended MERCER, noted the fact tina
II was not certain that the man who ha,
MERCER in custody was regular polio
officer until the announcement of the de
cision of the Supreme Court in the mat
ter. The penalty for assaulting an of
1cer Is not over three years or a fine o
over $500. This case will so to the hgho
court.
There was a short and generally speak
ing embarrassing session of City Cour
, Monday at which the liquor seized a
Edward Gabories place at the corner o
South Battery and King streets severa
moons ago was ordered conhscated an
Rose Gaborie adjudged the owner thereof
Rose Gaborie was arragned for keepn
was $40. with costs of $l3.Ol.
| Alfred Dupratt of Winooski was brough
before Justice Hawkins Monday for trla
on a charge of intoxication. Duprat
! pleaded guilty and claimed to have foun
= bottle OF whiskey. He was fined IS an
costs Of $57l.
l il stice Il. w. j. Hawkins, States AttOr
: new Brown and Overseer OF tho Poor
= @. Barber went to the poor farm Nor
Y day afternoon and tried Fanny Richard
= son fer breach OF the peace committe
0 upon Ellen East and Maria Walton. .
Q fine OF $50 and costs OF $51 was impose
0 and being In circumstances requiring car
at the poor farm the prisoner will proba
bly, serve out the alternative sentence 4
. the House of Correction.
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