Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1899-08-02
BOUND OVER,
Mrs. Matte Brown Under
$500 Bail.
River Street Receives Anoth-
er Setback. Mrs. Mary
Gotta to be Tried To-
morrow Morning.

The River street cases came up for
hearing at two o'clock yesterday after
noon before Justice A. G. Fay as court.
Grand Juror W. w. Lapoint conducted
the prosecution, and A. A. Sargent APP
peared for the women.
The cases were considered separately,
that of Mrs. Matte Brown being first.
The respondent, who gave her age as Is
years, was charged with keeping a
house of ill fame on that notorious thor
oughfare, River street. The police
have been watching Mrs. Brown, or
Maud Van Dyke as she is known on
Barre's Bowery, ard her "butty,' Mrs.
Mary Gotta, for some time, gradually
collecting evidence against tLem, till
finally Monday night they were both
| arrested.
the first witness against Mrs. Brown
was Mrs. Mary Fountain of Montpelier.
wife of Peter Fountain, who paid fine
here Monday for a breach of the peace
committed on River street Sunday, July
3Oth. Mrs. Fountain said that she call
ed at the Gallagher house on River
street Monday and asked Mrs. Brown
what kind of a place she was running,
and received the reply: ave are rum
ming sporting house here and are not
afraid 70 ONE IT," She also ieslinod
that Jim Alexander, one of the "board-
ers." brought a pin belonging to her
husband from the house and gave it to
her.
Chief of Police Howland was the next
withess. He testified to seeing Mrs.
brown Oh the street a great deal, some
times riding her bicycle, and sometimes
on foot, talking to men considerably.
lie knew that she lived on River street
in the Gallagher house, which has
very bad reputation, according to the
common talk on the street both before
and after Mesdames Brown and Gotta
have lived there.
Had seen a number of men going and
coming from the house, mostly at night.
Had nad no official complaints against
the place, but mad heard lots of talk
ABOUT it dad seen same men and boys
she talked with on Alain street over at
house Oh River street. Was there in Of
ticlal capacity Monday night. Found
Mrs. Gotta, Jim Alexander and three
was not there Mrs. Gotta was arrested.
House might possibly be boarding house
Jim Alexander was there most of the
time
L. j. Campbell, night clerk at the
Montpelier House Vas the nvxl witness
Mrs. Brown called thele between and
. o'clock Monday night and registered us
Mrs. John Brown. Was to be called at
2 o'clock for the train north. K. q.
French called later and arrested her.
Officer Brown was the next witness, and |
testified substantially the same as Chief
llowland. lie had been called there
one night to queil Il disturbance, but the
offenders had fled when he got there.
George Morris, employed at Barclay
Bros, was then called. Had seen
many men going in and out OF The house.
Its general reputation was bad. Jim
Alexander, the star UOaruer at the Gal
luer mouse, was the next Wltnoss,
and his very looks were enough to con-
vlcl any woman found i'll his company.
lie stated that he had no occupation.
claimed he had boarded with Mrs. Gotta
down stairs. Mrs. Brown and mys-
FERROUS female called Dolly who is now
absent from Barre, roomed upstairs and
boarded with Mrs. Cola. lie was the
only man that boarded there. Was
there when the row took place Sunday.
A man came rolling down the stairs
from Mrs. Browns tenement. AleXan-
der was handled without gloves by Mr..
Lapoin, and admitted several things
damaging to the respondent. Claimed
the men called there TO see him, but
could name only IL lew Of them.
Joe Broggi, who holds lease OF The
Gallagher house and sub-lets it to these
woman, was the next witness. SAID
Mrs. Gotta rented lower tenement and
Mrs. Brown upper. Neither had paid
any rent yet. Mrs. Gotta was to pay IS
A month and Mrs Brown $3. He had
seen several men at the house. lie was
rather disposed to evade direct answers.
Mrs. Gotta was next put on the stand,
and while she didn't mean to do it, she
gave some very damaging evidence