Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1901-07-25
Chancellor R. S. Taft Hearing a
Long List of Cases in
Rutland.
lNJUNCTIONS VIOLATED
ties Imposed In These Cases-Ex-
pected More Injunctions Will be
Granted-New Developments
in Case Against Hoar.

Pntland July 23.-Chancelor Russell s.
| Taft OF burlington heard yesterday part
of the injunction proceedings brought by
states Attorney George Il. Lawrence
against several local liquor dealers, " hlch
were continued from June y. The con.
tempt proceedings only for violation OF
iujunCtions were heard to-day They
Will probably be concluded tomorrow at
ter which temporary Injunction proceed
inGs continued on June u will be taken
up.
The session of court to-day was a busy
one in spite 0f several waits and the fate
of eight dealers Is now in Chancellor
Taits hands. The session was called tor
9 o'clock but didn't begin until nearly IL
when the case of the state VS.. stephen
Cragn, Walter Jaslnin, James Battles
and John T.. WclCh was heard Col. joel
G. BakOr was counsel for CraEiu and Bat
ties and Thomas Brown tor Jasmin and
Wclch. The state attempted to show u
violation of the injunction OF July l. 1900
uoputy Sherlffs Il. s. Whitaker and t..
c. Fish testified to seiains liquor at the
petitioners place of business Ne. u Gem
ter street since the building was cnjoln-
ed, They described in detail the appear
auce OF the store, The front part of which
represented q druS store while in the rear
was II barroom with all the paraphcrnalia.
Fish told OF iindiug two packages OF in
toXicating liquor in a secret hiding place
in the stairway leading from the store to
the cellar.
Whitaker told Of a federal tax receipt
issued to Walter Jasn'in July g. 1860.
CraEin took tho stand and said that lie
WAS in possession of the store in question
from November 1899 to January %, 1850
vixen he sold the place tc John u. WEIGH
for sljp lie explained that Battles was
simply 4 clerk in tho store during his
ownership Cf II. CraEiu was subjected to
a stiff cross-oxamhnation. lie became con-
fused and nervous, Coutradicted mis- orig
indl statement. several times and was UNI
able to explain i'm what business he had
been engaged since he sold the store until
about three weeks ago.
Battles was called and testified that he
had no ConneCtlon with the management
Of the store. that he quit when w elch took
possession ana had not worked there since.
He had been in the drug business IA years
but had never taken out a license. On
Recommendation he failed TO remember
lmpc rtant dates, mentioned in his original
testimony. He also failed 70 recolect the
breach of injunction proceedings brought
against him by * states Attorney Rice IN
December 1907 Counsel for both sides
then rested ana at 1855 o o'clock court took
a recess until . p. m.
The case of state vs.. John and Henry
Barrett was taken up and Deputy SherIffs
Whitaker and Fish testified TO seizing Ii
quor at the brunswick iiouse formerly
conducted by the Berrett's, since the build
ing was enJoined Dec 5, 1870 James Soul
~ at this time took the fines in justice
court. The sherffs testified that they
had never seen either Of the Barrett
brothers in the bar room of the block
Witnesses could not swear who con-
Quoted the hotel at the time of the SELF
hotel but had no positive knowledge that
either was proprietor.
T.. V. IanahN testified that he used the
room at the front on the ground floor of
the hotel block as a cigar store. He had
nothing to do with the rear room which IS
the bar room and did not hnow what bust
ness was being carried on there. Witness
s;id there was no connection between NJ the
hotel and the rear room except by wav of
his store and the street The petiticrier's
counsel rested the case and states Attor-
rcy Lawrence explained that as ne had no,
supposed there was any question about the
Earretts conducting the hotel and VS.
lnpreparcd for that statement he wished
to have the case held omen Tor further in
vestigatiou
The .aso of Tho state - E,rad pio.or1
son ard c. H. BrIsiin was talk., ~, 40
J. VI. Meldan counsel for Richardson nv
ia as evidence the c.,tid.d cou,, % - AZ po'.
which transferred tho prcpertv in n,IeStio,,
from r. hardson's hands 70 the o,,porsttI
If the +. Molsclv nrior tn mo anI1jnn,,t.
of the propertv Tho S,ato,s A.,
torney said mat no kpnw ro,;,ir
Of the transfer untiI aftar ~ h',
! rought the contamnt nrocaaiir,,s w., ~
lneyy nothing 70 sboyy ,to+ 49,, -, ie
, OF legal In ovcrv rnsrnnt M ~, No.
in the Brislin casa u,a. co,tir,os 80 ms
,ounsel we're rot ,,r,,,o.r55 '''''s' as h'9
The case Of mo ST. ~ T, II co.
and /. G. Simonds was ,Garn 49,, s'o're
These MOI, constitute NO 49, uP'
T,ottlirr 20 n,1 ,,, -5 it p'e 1lly
of non int,,i,atIrr, tii ~, D't.ierS
.Ioimod a brearh ~ tn,,,rn.,. ne state
t,nu d,t,1 .,o,.o,,.,'1 i'JunC-
poIutv sho,icc W.hi,t, - IS',
f., r.c,i,.irn ,rith D.,',,t,, - 'estl'cu
tv., ra,. ,rt ~ caSe Oh
sort a. R,,rIf,,to,, o,,1 i'a was iate,