Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1899-12-07
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THE FIRST CHAPTERS
BUSY DAY IN COURT CIRCLES.
Dog Biting Case Begun and Discontinued

Dog Biting Case Begun and Discontinued
-IntoSIcation and seizure case.
The number of cases in city and justice
court Monday and the proportion of
them which We're liquor cases made tho
day seem to the officials who have to GO
with such matters like those before tho
war of injunctions. The searches made
by sheriff Reeves on Saturday and SUNDAY
furnished good portion OF the number
ana TO these were added one or two civil
actions and a case of intoxication.
In city court Monday morning. business
was opened with a civil action, brought
some time ago, in Which George Corrigah,
by next friend. sued TO recover damages
OF $50 from John II. McCuen on the ground
that he was bitten by McCuen's dog and
seriously injured during last summer.
There was also another action in which T
H. Corrigan, Georges father, brought suit
for the same amount against McCucn
to recover the value of the boys oryIces
during his enforced idleness as result Of
the injury. c. j. Ferguson appeared for
the Corrigans and u. j. Foster for Nc
Cucn. The hearing was opened and the
testimony Of George Corrigan taken dur
ing the morning session. In the afternoon
at O'Clock, when the case was to have
been resumed, a settlement was reached
and the suits were entered discontinued
The next case was that of Mrs. Sadie
Rogers, who was arrested early sunday
morning at her home on complaint of her
usband by Chief Smith and Sheriff
Reeves. Mrs. Rogers entered a plea of
guilty to the charge of intoxication and
was fined s. and costs of 500. She made
disclosure and told a story of four young
men coming to her home on North Bend
street about y O'Clock on Saturday night.
They wanted to buy whiskey and SAID
that 1t had formerly been sod at the
house. Mr.. and Mrs. Rogers have been
nj mi .l,ti he
Later in the evenings he said, two of hem
came back and asked for water to prepare
a sling for one of them, who complained
that he had cramps. She warmed the wa
ter and drank some of the liquor herself.
This latter proceeding continued until
she was intoxicated.
Speclal Officer Coon brought in a boy
named Henry Daley as truant. and he
was given n hearing and sentenced to the
State Industrial School for two years. The
boy has been at the school before and do
not IL is claimed receive so good care in
this city as given him at Nergennes.
part Of the liquor cases arising from
the searches of Saturday and Sunday were
tried before Justice George w. Deberville
at his office in the Hayward block. The
first OF the lot was the case of the State
VS.. intoxicating liquor found at {. y.
Murphy's on Main street. This liquor was
adjudged forfeited and Daniel Haley adj
costs of seizure, which were $l0.49. An APP
peal was taken and bail fixed at $50 Dam
lei Haley was arrasned for having on
hand with intent to sell and pleaded not
guilty. He was found guilty and senten-
ced TO pay fine of $40 and costs of 5ll.51.
An appeal was taken in this case also and
BAN f1Xed at so. The State VS.. Daniel IIa-
ley for maintaining nuisance was the
next of this series and to this charge an
other plea of not guilty was entered and
the respondent was ordered to pay a line
or 800 and costs of $ll.51. This was a so
appealed and bail of $lJ0 furnished by j.
Ii. Black III all of the three cases.
The case of the State vs.. intoxicating
liquor. found at No, 1876 Battery street,
was tried and the liquor, which was 10 gal
Ions of whiskey ordered forfeited. T. y.
Daley of the Mariners Pharmacy was adj
judged the owner and ordered to nay the
costs OF seizure, amounting TO $1049 I'm
appeal was taken and bail fixed at $50 In
the case for having on hand, which 70 low
ed, Daley pleaded not guilty and was fined
so and costs of Sll5l to which he took an
appeal. Bail was fixed a $50 and was fur
nished in both cases by his attorney