Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1898-12-01
LIQUOR ORDERED RETURNED
SEIZURE GASES AGAINST E. GosSs-
LIN d BRO. IN COURT.
Verdict For Defendant, On the Ground
That Liquor 10 . Necessary Article
in = Drag store Believed to
be Test Case.

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WAS wagej before Judge Russell in City
Court Monday over drug store seizure
case in which Eugene GosSelin Bro
were the defendants The seizure TOOK
place on November IL. The case was
something of a test case and was contest
al at every rcSni, City Grand juror Fer
cOSon appeared for the state and j. r.
CuShmSi. for Gcsselin * Bro. The case
resulted in the return of the liquor seized
ut the time OF the SCarch on the ground
that a drug store. in this case at least,
had the risht To keep on hand limited
amount % liquors for use in the GEM
pounding OF medicines. The case was of
unusual interest from the fact that II was
one NJ several drug store searches and
also s,tN,auSy there has been some antici-
ration that there might he others before
the activity NJ the Officers enforcing tie
isQUUr law aUlici. The second case OF
GOSSclin Bros. fer a seizure At their other
6sug store Was called W Immediately af-
ter the decision in the trsi case and. the
defence SC;nS the same - in the previous
case the liquor IVES ordered returned.
The irSSl vi the caSc Was watched oy
Rev. ". :, Roberts, Rev. I. l. Hail and
others. During the forenoon several
imminent drigciSlS were summoned -
the court room upon suopoenas but their
testimony WAS not used. IL was evident
from the opo1aing Of the case that II VAS
70 be made one Ci interest. The search
warrant called for an examination Of No.
"a y orih street. a Point which AItcrn,y
ClsSAman claimed did not exist, but he
wa;Vc. ccnient!oa after calling attention
II the fact. The store OF the defendants
Is l,J.aicI al No. - North street
Sat-in Reeves, who made the search.
Was the irst witnt - anu testified to the
execution. " the search warrant and 20
the finding " about two quarts OF whis-
hey and a small quantity W rum. A part
II this WAS in the prescription room and
y. l. Cs1Ssc,.n. who was in charge. said al
was GScI in Inc iillirg VI prescriptions.
Sraud Ju:or Ferguson then attempted
IT, Introduce a COPY made irum the assess
mont rcll VI .hc collector of internal rev
czlue a, Portsmouth, y. II. tie testified
10 visiting the o:.lce y: the collector aud
asking 10 sc she record Of licenses, which
was refused. and the assessment Go! was
VNAill;ttd In support of the introduction
he cited iuo cases State ". Spaulding and
same ~ Waite, Attorney CusHman re-
fused To coa>seot to the admission of the
COPY. Mr.. Ferguson submitted 10 a cross
examination in which il vas shown that
IA. copy was made from data secured at
portsmouth and WAS not an oNamiEed
COPY.
James \. Kelley was called by the state
and asked IL IN his duty rs deputy United
states marshal ne had business 10 do con-
n,~,t,3 with IN, special revenue taxes. Mr.
Kelley rr;GS,,s 10 testify 10 anything that
he had done as marshal N that conaeCtion
and referred the QUESTION tc the deputy
co..,c,cr at 81. AlbanS. He was cxcus ii.
Attorney CcShnan then offered 10 make
certain concessions which he assumed the
State MAS ec2GoaVor!nS 10 prove IN eN-
change for certain other concessions but
tbs was not ScccG,,G. Mr.. CLshman then
..SsSC>l ,hc yEGse - take Cil!c!al Notice that
Shc Yr:cc .: = retail dealers license was
So and that the letters Il. l.. u. signiii"d
retail ll,auOr deSleran1 the further attempt
III the Stale 10 prove these facts Was then
gr,l,syS S>a-y.
\. Il. CsosSo..n gave testimony that the
liQuor Was kept fer the compromising OF
S-..SS, The store had a United States il
cons. ana m, Witness believed this was
necessary for The compromising oi drugs
in which liquors wrra used, lie cii not
obtain ;hv l,c,,Se for any ether purpose.
Te.v States question as 10 whether IN
witness had no; So,e aqEor under other
conditions lhan Tor medicine was objected
- IN Mr.. eastman, who said that IL re-
;onlsocs Was The key note 81 salvation
they sNo&lG mol, in ihc language Of one Of
the s~6cvS ~ The supreme Court, pound a
man after he Was dead.
~ = li;l,v after neon u continuance was
taken Coli. : O'Clock, when the case was
rSSur:,~i,
\, i. GoSscl.a was RECALLED FOR \ few
lucinsrOr;Snl questions. after which the
counsel made their arguments and the
5cis, -a.,a that The liquor should be re-
. iGr,sS3
As:cr the close oc The Gossc,!n case the
CNs.s; benches had hardly begun 10 IMPLY
/. wher In, departing lcCnscrs dropped back
in;N their trenches at the opening notes
-; lhy ease II the State vs. Caleb Rock
wood il- nvn-SGl.;sori OF his wife. Tbs Ia
te-cS, soon WAIVED for Mr.. lockwood de-
ua.uGeS = jury TRIAL and the .ast-!is,gp-
l-,.Tsns sun led 10 the continuance of The
. case Cnlil Friday.
A. the las, work 81 the Gay the casa
y: lhc State ". Edward Gaborie for fur
, niSsing .:sUc- 10 Nellie Scott Kelley Was
cA,ltS. W and = fine 81 SO and costs i'm
r.eS,ss