Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1899-12-07
Jim Carrigan, s.Spotter."

during the winter.
Jim Carrigan, ''SpOtter."
James f. Carrigan, well known here, is
in the tolls at St. Adams. As an amateur
sleuth, serving under directions OF the
Vermont Anti-Saloon League, in the at
| tempt to secure evidence against viola
tors Of the prohibitory law, Jim fell down
and into 1t all over.
About midnight Sunday night, Carri-
| gan was arrested by st. Adams deputies
for intoxicstion and frightening people in
the street. he spent the night in cell
and next day was fined IS and costs for
plain drunk and given the alternative
| sentence of 10 days in the county jail.
Carrigan admitted that be had been drink
| ing, but denied the drunk. He made
clean breast OF the whole affair, which
bears the earmarks of truth and is admit
ted TO be true by leading movers in the
Anti-Saloon League.
| In brief, his story was that he has at
certain times, especially while selling pop
corn at county fairs, watched out for liq-
uor sellers in behalf of the League and has
been the means of convicting some. While
on his way home from Glens Falls, N. Y,
| last week, where be had been to testify in
liquor case, Csrrigan stopped over
Thanksgiving with Rev. g. w. Morrow at
| Burlington, at the latter's invitation.
Z
League superintendent in Vermont, re.
eeived a request from Rev. w. II. II. Avery,
head pusher In the st. Adams local
4 League, asking that "spottern be sent
him to ferret out certain alleged dens OF
| iniquity in that place. The chance was
offered by Mr.. Morrow to Cartigan and
the latter went, arriving at st. Adams
Friday.
He received instructions as to the work
expected OF him from the League COM
mittee. He engaged a boarding place and
/ got in with some OF the low element, who
/ took him to the disreputable locality
l known as "The BIocks.n Here, accord
/ ing TO his own story, be Clipped 10 with
I OF hers, sent out and had bottles filled and
partook thereof Once during the even
/ ing he slipped out long enough to post
I DR.. Avery as to the source OF the liquor
supply and the Rev. hurried tn the sher-
/ IFS off &c and complained. Officers went
I to the place but found 1t closed. Before
1 they returned they had gathered in jim,
/ who, apparently, wasn't able to gauge bis
| liduid capacity very accurately. Cdrrigan
/ had a notebook in which he had kept
stab on the places he bad visited, the
/ parties names, etc, also several bottles
| that had contained liquor He was pretty
well scared and hastily "peached" on the
League.
Tuesday, on his evidence, three men
I were AFTEhltus CuhTkNu WIN
| They sWore that ell the liquor they had
| Jim furnished himself aud he was arrest
ed on a charge Of furnishing. His case
was continued and the states attorney is
said to be investigating to see IL some OF
those no set him to work cannot be held
for conspiring to break the law.
A great deal OF excitement has been
caused in st. Adams The League has
been going at things there with
club and much i'll feeling has long exist
ed. which here receives its climax. Some
OF the League officers defend the spot
ter" system, while others denounce IL.
Carrigan is an easv-going fellow. He
formerly drank heavily, bat took a"cure,
reformed and has kept pretty straight Tor
several years. He is very impecunious
aud has been helped considerably by bis
friends here in his various ventures. de
has been OF late quite religious and tenn
Derance zeslot. All these facts are we'll
| known to Mr.. Morrow, and II would make
the latter's ears tingle to hear the eriti-
cism that is poured out here over his ac-
ton in putting a man like Carrigan again
in the way Of taking to drink and per
haps running him for the sake OF finding
Out who is selling rum in st. Adams.
WHY, the worst drinker in Randolph has
too much respect for Jim Carrigan's past
to offer MIN glass OF liquor. II this is
the price that must be paid to stop the
llauor traffic, there will be an indignant
protest from every quarter. Some who
nave given funds to the League would
like to recall them and others who have
been solicited to give are mighty glad they
didn't.
MIR. Morrow has the following state
ment in last nights Burlington Netcs:-
"When | know what dr. Carrigan said
at st. Adams, may be able TO make some
statement regarding the matter. he was
not in the employ OF the State League, but
OF the local Anti Saloon League OF st.
AIbans, and that league or any other
league has a legal rig bit and a moral right
TO secret service men II they need them,
and they will not be dsunted by such pro-
ceedings as these against Mr.. Carrigan.
Mr.. Carrtgan's conduct for the past two
and one. halt years has been that OF
Christian gentleman aud those who know
him best will hesitate to believe that he Is
correctly represented by the press"
Carrigan is still In jail and no one has
appeared to pay his fine or offer bail.