Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1900-05-17
INJUNCTION PROCEEDINGS
Taken up Again Saturday in Chancery
Court.-No Decision Given.

Thomas +. Daley and James NJ Brown
proprietor and clerk in the Mariners
Pharmacy on Battery street, were in
Chancery Court Saturday morning under
arrest for contempt OF court in violating
the injunction of the court restraining the
sale of liquor. The two men were arrest
ed by Sheriff Reeves. j. +. Cushman APP
peared as their attorney and stated that
the case was not ready for hearing on tho
part of the defendants. Bail was fixed a
si1o ana the matter continued until next
Saturday afternoon "A = o'clock The
complaint grows out OF the two disclos-
ures made in City Court about one week
ago when II was stated under oath by Two
men arrested for intoXiCation that they
secured Whiskey of Brown at the store
Mr.. Cushman stated that Mr. Daley was
Ill at the time and if the liquor was sold
knew nothing Of il.
II was expected that a decision would
be rendered Saturday in the case for con-
tempt against A. h. Lemerse. but this
was not ready and will be given on next
Saturday afternoon, when court will come
in again.
At the opening of court Saturday l.. NJ.
Barrows was called by H. : Peck in the
case Of the State vs.. Mary f.. Powers. NJ
G. Powers, l.. Nj. Barrows and II. l..
Bundy and testified in reference Ia his
former statement that he went to thc
store in his block for alcohol that ne
went 10 get mixture of alcohol and ar
hica and secured the latter but could not
get the alcohol. NJ G. Powers was called
by his attorney. ID. J, Foster. and testified
that he mad Il drug store in the Bairows
block and closed il after the Injunction
proceedings were begun last fall He de-
stroIed his stamp and no liquor has been
sold or kept for sale since the procedures
were instituted.
James H. Ndylon testified in the case Of
Il. Rand and Margaret Rand that he al
ways Kept licensed pharmacist at the
store and that no liquor was kept or sod
on the premises after the injunction pro-
ceedinGs and previous to ;he sale of the
store by MIN to William Reeves. He re-
turned his stamp.
f. +. Gokey was called to the stand in
his case and testified that he was neg1-
tialnS for a sale of his hotel to New
YORK parties for a summer residence and
wanted TO avoid the stigma of a iniunc-
ton. lie said he had not kept or sold
liquor since the injunction proceedings
and did not intend to until the law was
changed
/. II. Collins testified in the case of the
State vs., two Collins and four Wrigh.s
that after the injunction proceedings and
up 10 the time OF the transfer of the
lea Sc of the store liuuor Was NOR Kent mr.
sold.
W. j. henderson was called in the case
of the State rs. w. j. Henderson and Al
bert &. futile and testified that he had
not kept or sold liquor since the Injunction
proceedings against his store and that his
license was returned on January 18th. lie
was licensed pharmacist and did not m
tend to take out another United States
stamp.
w. B. Craven said that no liquor had
been kept or sold on his premises since
the injunction agitation.
Eugene Gossein and A. J. Gosselin
testified in the cases against their two
North street stores. The former had been
in the business II years and stated that
their prescription business at the Stor,.
located at the corner of North streets ana
ElmWood avenue since April list, lS9 =. had
been about 2000 new prescriptions ana AT
the lower store 2ll6. The old prescriptions
refllcd would bc about % per cent. They
kept registered clerk and the witness
was registered pharmacist They took
out a license because they were told it
was necessary for compromising drugs and
liquors and had now returned il. A. T.
GoSSelin gave similar testimony.