Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1900-05-03
Begun Against the Firm of A. E..
Lemerise & Co.
Chancellor Taft Announces Decisions
in a Number OF Drug Store Cases,
Ordering Some Injunctions Made
Permanent and Discontinue
ing Others.


Taft. A large amount of testimony was
taken and many cases in regard to the
injunction proceedings against parties in
this city were disposed of. Several Of the
druggist cases were discontinued and in
number of other cases injunctions were
granted. The case of A. f.. Lemerse IL
Co.. tor contempt OF court, was brought
up and testimony taken. No decision was
rendered.
The first case taken up was that of the
state VS. George M. Delaney.
Sheriff Thomas Reeves testified that the
Hotel Burlington was operated by George
NJ Delaney. lie had in the past years
on several occasions visited the place to
search for intoxicating liquor and had
found such in a well equipped bar room.
The last time he visited the bar room was
In September. At the time he made the
searches Mr.. Delaney was the proprietor
of the hotel. lie testified that the hotel
had a reputation of being a place where
liquor was sold. The last search he made
when liquor was found was in September
1898. Since that time he has made several
unsuccessful searches. He could not re-
member how many times he had been
there Since last September he had not
searched the place and had not heard any
thing about liquor being sold there When
he searched the place he tried to get in
without being seen so that no could ma
liquor II it was there.
A record secured by Rev. G. w. Morrow
was introduced by states Attorney Brown
showing that A. w. Thomas paid a spec
lal tax as liquor seller at the Hotel Dur
lngton.
Inc next case taken up was mat Vi t'e
STATE vs.. Michael Murphy, W m. McCuoi'
ana Lien n. Mcoueh' onerih iNee'eS We
uheu 10 d knowledge Oh tne McCueIl oiocN
on the corner of North and Battery
streets. The east side was occupied as a
ocot ana snoe store anu inc west sue a.
u plIIlaro room WIN par III the rear II
was also htteo up as d rcstauraht put he
never sa" any evidence OF its pelhg useu
as sucn, ne hau seaIchea tne pace tnie =. :.
tifnes. Murphy was attending the pace az
.1e t''ie vi the searches anu tHele "a
also aaron tnere mere was an en-
trance from the back door OF the saloon 70
inc oach uoor ol the tesideHce Oh McCuoh
Al one 'ihe ne selzeu case OF peer tila'
was oeins carried from the salooh 10 inc
mousse tie mao seen Mrs Mc' uen IN inc
Shot STORE at tne t'nle searches were
naue; re tolu ncr 'nat he was mere NC
search the place out ana not know she mac
anvthins 10 uoWith the hquor ana at tlnes
when ne mad made searches persons were
IN the room drinklhg' Murphy occupied
the place LOT ABOUT three months. ne
.hought' Sheril1 reeves could not refnen
per put Wha' there was a small quantlt,
Oh groceries IN the 'front.' part OF the bill
lard room. He found beer in the place a
two and possibly three of the searches
He searched the place on April 16 1898
when IT was operated by Mr. McCuen II,
found beer at that time.
States Attorney Brown offered a recor.
to show that William McCuen had paid {
special tax as a liquor seller
Mrs. Ellen A. McCucn was the next wit
ness She testified that her husband wen
to the insane asylum mt Waterhurv los
August Murphy first took tho store San,
l. and vacated II sometime during IA,
November following. 10 bor Lro,,iodg
Sheriff Reeves made only ono searcb 81
had no knowledge thar Nurnb,. sofa Ii
ouor She knew that there vas M hn
there I'm tho store. She did not h.,o on,.
thing to do with Nurnhv,s NAT ot H.
block and she aid not know ,bot ho h,d
government license IJe rontad tha ,,ioo
rs grocery store and billiard and poo
business She did NOT know that boor v,a
ever carried from tb.. STORE to har bo,sa
Mrs. McCuen never knew that he, I'm.
band had n govnrnment ,conso IT,
Mummy was searched eha to,d hi,,, No ~.
better vacatc the Mace and he ala co ~
once. She has had onnortnritias -, w..
the nlace since ae a saioon h,,t 10 $780,
| TO do 60 She rem,mharod +bat bar &c..
| hand had he.n IN ci,v ,o,,r, ,',., -,
when Tho Io,tar bod - $40 " CO N'''o'
! The case ne rho Stoto ,.s " o,c,,u;
van ond cor,aIi, ~, ~, -" "'l.
nm IN Nondav tha nosa T., u",,o .hN,
NJ. p-,-l - ~ 'S'i" y