Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1898-07-14

little diversion which soon landcd him
IN Jail again. II appears that Mr. and
Mrs. Tankard were entertaining Lizzie
Hurting of St. Adams. on his arrival at
tho house the three decided to go up to
Lees hotel for supper and started cut
with the two Taukards thanking Lizzie,
the guest, upon either side. Lizzie, the
guest, had previously been the proud pos
SCISSOR of a 500 bill which had assured
her warm welcome to the family. Dan
Prince was sent out to get the bill chang
ed into more bulky form and Lizzie, the
guest, was carrying three five dollar bills
and two two dollar bills in her bosom.
Many things transpired before the mon
ey was missed and then the guest turn.
ed upon her host and soon had him be-
hind the iron grating again.
In court when brought before Justice
Hawkins Thursday Tankard and Lizzie,
the guest told their stories and Tankard
was bound over for the September term
| Of County Court under 500 bail.
/ A warrant in which Tdnlkard was al
| legged to have been intoxicated, was also
read and, unlike the previous day, Tank
ard got fine of $50 The costs figured
/ just sll.G. 1t was a third offence within
memory and the bail indicator promptly
| flow up to the $40 figures. Tankard did
not hnd the required bail last night.
| a partial hearing was held In the case
of William Lejoy VS.. NJ. Lesourbeau, an
| ACTON OF dSSuHlpSlt, out an adjournment
| was taken until July 2lst.
There was just one case in City Court
! Friday and in that the prisoner was
remanded to jail for an unsatisfactory
disclosure. Mike Fairly was arrested,
charged with intoXication, and answered
Judge Russell's interrogation as to where
he obtained his liquor with little story
of having found "A bottle upon the site of
the old Taft & Morgan mills. This was
not satisfactory and Fairly went back 10
readjust his thinking cap.
! Joseph Cahill who was arrested Fri
! day for intoXication and tramping. was
arraigned in City Court Saturday morn
ing. lie pleaded guilty to the charge OF
/ INVESTIGATION and said ne got n bottle of
whiskey from a man on Battery street, he
! having adanccd 60 cents for the liquid
and 10 cents for the bottle. He also gave
n drink to the man who got the liquor
| but was not able to describe his purchas-
ing agent. The man told Cahil to take a
walk down the hill and this downward
course brought him to the City Court. He
could not pay his fine and went to jail
for ten days Cahill pleaded not guilty to
the charge of tramping and was acquitted
| When Judge j. W. Russell came up from
Cedar Beach to the City Court room Mon.
day morning he realized at once that
he had left the peaceful shores of the lake
resorts behind him.
Johnson. coored for a breach of the
peace, in evidence Of which Eddie Leo
| appeared with part of his face, meas.
| uring about three inches square, exposed
and the remainder swathed in bandage
AS the evidence runs, Eddie and Gunner
met in Plattsburgh a few days ago and
| had words. Sunday night they met here
and when Eddie talked to Sumner he
came down upon Eddes head and fac,
with his feet. The case was continued.
The remainder OF the day was devoted
to the Arbuckle versus Landon suit, ir
which Thomas Arbuckle seeks to recovei
rent from NJ II. Landon, who was at the
time the bill was incurred his partner
The case has already had several hearing:
and was continued until Friday Healtl
officer Crandall. Mr.. Landon and j. T.
Cushman were witnesses.
The beer seized at Daniel Greeney's wa.
confiscated by Justice Hawkins Monday
and Michael Brean was ordered to pay
the costs OF seizure, amounting to $40. 40
Michael Brean was fined so and costs o.
sll.51.
Frank Varney of Wlllston was brough
before Justice Hawkins on a warrant fol-
bastardy sworn out by Alice NJ. Stringer
Varney was bound over in $500 bonds fol
County Court, and In default of bail wen
back to jail.
II. W. Lamphere was brought into City
Court Tuesday morning upon on actor
OF trover and furnished the only case up.
on tho court docket of the day. Lam.
phere had purchased a diamond ring some
time ago from Smith & Graham of New
York. The sum of $40 was paid down and
instalments of 81 per month were to dis
charge the debt. The action alleged that
tho payments had been discontinued ant
that Lamphere refused to give up the
ring Judgment for the plaintiffs to re.
cover s5S.06 and costs OF $3.50 was render.
ed and Lamphere went to jail on a Ger.
titled execution.