Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1899-02-02
WAR DECLARED ON kLONDlKES.
Proprietors of observation-disclosures Ma
china Ar rnirned in CnnrL.

chimes Ar raigned in Court.
The continued case of the State versus
Richard Daley for furnishing liquor was
completed in City Court Friday morn
ing and Daley was discharged. The case
was instituted upon the disclosures OF
some soldiers, who were connected with
the cases against the Dalcys of another
family, for keeping a house of ill-fAmc.
The man arrested by Sheriff Reeves for
intoxication Friday evening was in City
Court Saturday morning. He gave ms
name as Thomas Barrett OF Starksboro
and pleaded not guilty of the charge OF
intoxication preferred against him but
was found guilty and fined s. and costs OF
s15.51. He took an appeal and bail was
fixed at $50. Barrett went back TO jail
and secured bail Saturday night. He re-
turned to his home Sunday. His plea is
understood to have been made upon the
advice and counsel of Caleb lockwood,
who is in Jail on a certified execution and
who rendered the use of his legal iore for
the benefit of the prisoner. The outcome
of the trial did not make Mr.. Barrett sat
isfied with his %counsels advice.
Samuel Hamilton, who has been in jail
for nearly two months on the charge of
grand larceny, came before Judge Russell
Monday afternoon and the case against
him was nolle pressed by the State'E at
torney. The arrest Was made at the limo
of the loss of q sum of money from the
room of Jerome Goodrich's at whose farm
the young man worked carly in the winter.
In n case of petty larceny against Hanii-
ton a fine of $40 and costs was ordered and
Attorney Cushman, VINO defended HamlI-
ton, asked for an appeal. There is still
another case of petty larceny, in which a
hearing will be had on Saturday after
noon. Hamilton secured bail IN $50 in each
case.
Louis Hamlin appeared before Judge
Russell Tuesday afternoon and withdrew
his appeals in the cases against him for
selling liquor and the judgment that tho
liquor be confscated. The costs and hnc
of 500 were paid andHamlin went Wednes-
day to Rutland to serve the one month
provided for in his sentence.
City Grand Juror &. J. Ferguson and
Sheriff Reeves declared war upon the
nickel-in-the-slot machines in this city
Saturday and four arrests were made on
the charge OF keeping on the premises ar
ticles used in gambling. The four war
rants were served upon William McCuen,
Peter A. McCallum, David Lavoic and
Felix II. Bernard w. s. Atherton and
T.. c. Yale will be asked to respond to
similar charges to-day.
The complaints allege that the defend
and did unlawfully have and keep on the
premises owned ly or occupied by him
implements and things used in gambling,
to wit: A penny in the slot machines, So
called, and did permit persons resorting
to such premises to use said implements,
to wit, penny in the slot machines, for
the purpose of gambling" The cases of
William McCuen and Peter A. McCuen
were heard in City Court Saturday morn
ing and a plea of guilty entered in each
case. Judge Russell imposed a fine of $40
and costs of $S.01 in each of the cases A
plea of not guilty was entered by David
/, IaVOie and his case was continued until
Mondey with bail fixed at so. Sim
, liar disposition was made of the case of
Felix H.. Barnard and his case was con-
tinued until Wednesday morning.
The nickel-in-the-slot machines, or
"~Klondikes," as they are more often
, termed, are machines used in n game OF
chance in which the player places q. nickel
in a slot and turns a crank which puts
in motion a wheel upon which are some
:. half a dozen colors, which alternate
around the circumference. The nickel is
placed or bet upon a certain color and the
crank turned. If the wheel stops upon
the color selected the player wins for his
? nickel 81, 80 cents, % cents, or 10 cents,
according to the color played. They were
at one time a very popular diversion in
certain places of the city but have of late
fallen somewhat into d!sfavor.
The arrests made Saturday for the
operation of the nickel-in-the-slo ma
> chimes under the city ordinance against
gambling claimed more attention
in Cit. Court Monday. Thu
case of David Lavoie was called
. up for hearing and Attorney Bull.
lard made an argument upon the ground
that the complaint was at fault in that
it did not name the place at which the
machine was alleged to be operated, that
! it did not set forth the manner Of opera
[ ton and that it did not cite the person
or persons who operated the machine
Grand juror Ferguson replied and the
; case was taken under consideration By
; Judge Russell.
At the morning session of the court
c. f. Yale appeared by his attorney, r.
b .Deberville and entered a plea of guilty
paying the fine assessed in two cases Of
Saturday, which was $40. The costs were
$S.0l. The case of w. S. Anterior was
continued until Wednesday morning.