The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1899-10-11
The Grand Jury.

The grand jury made its fual report to
Judge Watson Frda morning aud W IS dis.
charged, after a service OF five weeks, Tue
report in full follows:
To the honorable county court, within
and for the County of Washington Tor the
September Term, A. ID. 1899.
The Grand Jurors for said county em'
panelled aud sworn at this September term
OF said Court, respectfully submit the fol-
lowing report:
tigated all violations of the law and ques'
tions to which our attention was called b.
His Honor the presiding judge, IN MS
charge to the grand jurors, ana an com
plants that have been brought before u.s.
or to our knowledge and have passed anu
reported on the same, except IN such cases
where States Attorney, Richard A. Hoar,
has filed informatons
We have made due inquiry in regard to
the action of the several towns in said conn
ty as to their disposition OF the income from
the United States deposit fund and all 9TH
or school funds aud report that so far as the
grand Jurors are informed the towns have
complied with the law.
We have had no complaints as to burial
ground fences.
We have had no complaints nor are there
any to our knowledge, as to highways.
We have carefully examined into viola
tons of the statute law and all complaints
that have been made to us, or OF our own
knowledge, with reference to the sale, git,
and distribution OF Intoxicating liquors
without authority and find that several
liquor agencies are selling double the guam
tity that should be sold. In one instance
the number OF sales in one day amounted
to three hundred and sixty-six, or one sale
made, liquor obtained, put up, change
made, questions asked, and receipt signed
for every wo minutes of day OF ten hours
including dinner hour, and that about one
half the people who applied for liquor were
refused, which, il true, would double the
number OF applications on that date.
We have carefully investigated and
passed upon all complaints against parties
who have paid a special United States
liquor tax.
We find that one OF the most.h igrant vio'
lations of the prohibtory law, and which is
the most difficult to detect and to sppre'
bend the violnters, is the Endless Chain
System" which is unlawfully flooding our
county with Intoxicating liquor.
We have carefully examined into all COM
plants made and that have come to our no.
tice OF the law with reference to stock gam.
bling.
out-buildipgs and find that they are in fairly
good condition, and that they are unusually
neatly kept by e. F. Tracey, jailor.
The Jail is over crowded and in a con-
gested state, but in view of the fact that a
new Jail is being rapidly constructed, with
have no recommendations to make.
II. w. LyFoRD foreman
j. l. GLEASON, clerk.
Although the Montpelier city liquor
agency is not named in this report. there is
little doubt but what the grand jurors had
it in mind while formulating the above re-
port. The following resolutions were unani-
mously adopted:
MONTPELIER, VERMONT, Oct, 8, 1899.
ResolOed:-Thst the Grand Jurors of
Washington county extend vote Of thanks
to Deputy Sheriff A. Q. Templeton for the
faithful and courteous manner with which
he has attended to his dnties and for his
untiring efforts to furnish all the comforts
he could afford 10 the jury, and the clean
and wholesome quarters he has kept.
III w. LYFoRD, foreman.
j. L. GLEASON, clerk.
MONTPELIER, VT Oct. 8, 1899
RESOLVED: That the Grand Jurors OF
Washington County extend a vote OF thanks
to the States Attorney, Richard A. Hoar,
for the excee dinghy diligent, faithful and
the duties of States Attorney, and the
gentlemanly and courteous manner in
which he has conducted the business
brought before the Grand Juror for inves.
tigation.
Witnesses were always present to testify,
and in no instance had we to wait for the
States Attorney, witnesses or indictments
H. W. LYFoRD, Foreman,
j. L. GLEASON, Clerk.
Before separating, the Grand Jury, its
officers and stenographer were photo
graphed in the grand jury room.
The grand jury considered 172 bills OF
which SO were returned as true bills Aside
from these States Attorney Hoar has filed
40 informations
No bill was found against Mrs. Many j.
Stevens, aged seventy-fve years, who
for the past few months has been con-
fined in the county Jail on the charge OF as
saulting the road commissioner of Middle
sex with two revolvers, when au attempt
was made there by him to cut into land ad-
joining her homestead, while widening the
street. A true bill was not returned for the
reason that the grand jury considered her
insane 1t is rumored that she will be
taken to the State Hospital for the insane at
Waterbury.
The members were discharged by Judge
Watson, who complimented them upon the
conscientious manner in which they had
performed their work without fear or favor,
after which the eighteen men were paid for
their services by County Clerk M. e. Smile
in the grand jury room.