Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1898-07-21
THE ARMY OF EVIl-DOERS.
After au Inspection Judge Russell Issues
Number of General Orders.

The discriminating scales of justice as
balanced in the city Court room were
kept quite reasonably busy Friday. In
the early part of the forenoon there were
arguments in the case of Arbucklo vs..
Landon for the settlement of question
of house rent. Attorneys Foster. Ballard
and Haselton took part in the arguments
and the case IL now with the court. This
case has been partially heard and contn-
ued on a large number of occasions ana
It's disposal will be n relief to the regular
City Court attendants most of whom
have an appetite for cases of more cX-
citing character.
! The case of the State vs.. Sumner ,'oln-
son. colored for demonstrating the use
| OF 4 peculiar kind of revenue stamps up
| on the face of Eddie Lee. which had
been continued, was tried. Sumner got n
sentence which included n fine of 20 ana
costs to the amount Of 1898. To this nc
took an appeal and bail was obtained to
the amount of $50 The case came from n
disagreement between Lee and Johnson
at Plattsbursh, which was recalled by a
meeting in this city last Sunday night. on
the latter occasion Johnson used his feet
with such telling effect upon Lees head
and face that the latter carried ioa l
of bandagcs and plasters for several days.
This kind of stamps yielded revenue to
the Court Court in the amount of sl2,63.
A hearing was had in the suit of J. G..
Reed against G.. Il. Terrill of Undcrhill
for the collection OF bill Judgment was
rendered for the plaintiff to recover
si5s9 and costs of $3.50. An appeal was
taken.
Justice Hawkins was called upon to set
tel n little family trouble Friday af-
ternoon. The case was that Of Cherries
Bacon of ESSEX, who was CHARGED win
striking his wife. The wife and husband
are separated and some trouble arose
from Mrs. Bacon's visiting their child
Bacon pleaded guilty and was fined 50 and
costs OF S9l.
The case of f.. r. Debervlle versus EN-
ma Langlois was heard before Justice
Frank Graves Saturday morning and
judgment rendered for the plaintiff to re-
cover sl7 and costs. The action was that
of assumpsit TO recover for attorney
services.
r. {. Mower and s. NJ Flint were in
She!burne Saturday in the case of Moses
Degree versus Frank Brow and DR.. w. 5
Webb trustee The suit was brought &c
recover "a store bill and there being no APP
pcarance of the defendant judgment was
rendered that the plaintiff recover 1850,
Sunday was a day of several add
tions to the number of men and Womer
who are repenting behind the bars OF
, Shcrif Reeves brick mansion on NAH
street.
: Things were rather quiet during the
morning at the police office, but Just be
fore noon there came u rumor OF trouble
in the collection OF dwellings at the cor
ner of Battery and King streets and OF
fccr Russell went down ana returned will
. Jennie Buck Collier, who was put in jai
to cool OFF Jennie was in that condition
of Sunday exuberanCe which makes thin5
unpleasant for those around her.
About 1880 in the evening there was NOR
trouble on the "Bowory" and soon OF
Ger Coffey was seen marching up Mali
street with a gentleman of color and
man with whom he had been scrapping
They were Tony Brace and Joseph Hen
Y Messy
: Constable Sails took hand In the gen
, .eral programme Of drunkaSGuring tn
/ evening and entertained Mobile Collie
/ with a carriage drive from the soap fac
$ tory to the jail. Mollie was not in a smi.
, ing mood and left the marks of he
\ daintily manicured finger nails upon tn
y consta ble's hands. but sne took the tri
just the same and found friends at tn
= Jail. She went up stairs and spont IN
z evening comparing notes with her siste
o jimmie Buck Collier who had preceedc
8 her few hours before. Constable Sail
$ found Moliie promenading near Athleti
a Park with her arms full of sticks, he
4 hands filed with stones and blood In he
a eyes. She affirmed that she would kill tn
first man VINO approached her but 1t didn
l. go with the constable. Mollie had bee
@ spending the day with friends In Winoosk
The morning inspection in the City Couy
room Monday found the ranks of In
evll-doers we'll filled and the column IN
usually well closed up. The advance guar
consisted of Mollie Collier Mollie exc
@ cuted a practice march to Winooski Sur
X day and while returning was ambuscade
near the soap factory and taken prison1
: by Constable Sails. An abundance of an
munition in the line of rapid fire stone
h and stick projectiles was also secured
Mollie was put through part OF the mar
= ual of arms before Judge Russell and ger
= eral orders were issued requiring her I
pay fine of So and costs to the amour
]. of 1901. The alternate sentence Is te
e days in Sheriff Reeves guard house.
The next platoon was in charge of Jcr
e re Buck. Jennie executed "fours left"
II the prisoners bench. Judge Russell agai
acted as field court and Jcnnie's scoutin
Il expedition of the day before was prove
to have been provided with forage whiC
included intoxicants. For being drum
she was ordered to pay 500 and costs
1901. The lack of success of two previol
manoeuvres of similar character
It which Jennie's ranks had become broke
h and the picket line obliged to retire I'm ba
lie order accounted for the heavy tax in
ID posed.
is Sunday afternoon there was an engage
IS ment between the forces of Joseph Hei
lie nossey and Myron Brace. Hennessey use