Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1903-05-14
DRINKS GALORE.
Opening of Licensed Places in Bethel
Makes Law Business Brisk.


filled.
Early last week f. B. Ryan and VIII
Eubar engaged a room at the Bascon
House and became intoxicated. On com
ing to himself, Mr.. Ryan discovered tina
his stock of ready cash had decreased from
SSl to some $40 Some friends took holC
of the matter for him and in their pres
ence Eubar said he had taken the monel
for safe keeping and would go out and ge
il and pay it over to Ryan. Instead o
doing this he tried TO get team and driv,
out of town. Failing to do this. b,
started afoot. Wednesday morning
complaint was lodged by Grand Jurol
Cushing and Officer Cushman started OF
the trail OF Eubar, whom he overlook near
the Ripton line on the top of the Greer
mountains. That evening Eubar made
restitution to Ryan and entered a plea Of
| guilty OF petit larceny and was fined 81
and costs, amounting IN all to $50. 40
which was paid next day by his brother
Joseph Eubar, of Stockbridge.
At different times during the week.
Robert Fleetwood and Frank Malloy, EN-
| ployes in the tannery, and 5. A. Patterson,
bridgeman on the {. V. Ry., were ar
rested for intoXication and fined the regu-
lation amount of 80 and costs, making in
all about 80, which was paid. This was
the second conviction in this town for
intoxication for Patterson, but the first
was under the old law.
Thursday, Martin Carrick, whose arrest
and fine for first case of intoxication was
noted in last weeks issue of the COURIER.
became intoxicated again and made a
brutal assault upon John BrazzilIe, an
Italian, and night engineer at the tannery
BraZzille's ankle was wrenched and his
hands, face and arms badly bitten. Car
rick was lodged in the lookup over night
and Friday was brought before Justice
u L. - - al
the telephone Office in the store OF w. j.
Brooks to telephone for counsel, and on
his way back slipped down between the
Arnold block and the Marston block and
rapidly made his way in a westerly di-
rection on the wooded bank IN the rear Of
the schoolhouse, pursued by large
crowd He was outwinded in about half
a mile and took shelter beneath a log
under a thick growth OF spruce trees.
where he was discovered by b. G. Rogers.
The conversation that ensued was slightly
ludicrous. Both men were pretty well
winded. Carrick started TO run again.
Rogers told him TO stop on the ground
that he, Rogers, was pretty well winded
and could run no further. Carrick did
not stop. Then Rogers elevated the end
OF a whip stock that he was carrying and
said, ''Stop or / viii shoot" This terrible
threat had the desired result and Carrick
was stopped and brought back for his
hearing. Brazzille was not able to attend
the hearing and his testimony was taken
in his bed. Brazzille claimed he would
have been killed had not Peter Burrelle
taken Carriek off him. Justice Adams
concluded il was too serious an offence for
him to take jurisdiction, and Carrick was
bound over to the coming term OF Windsor
county court in the sum OF 500, and, fall |
ing to secure bonds, was lodged in Wood /
stock Jail Saturday by Sheriff Cushman.
The stricter enforcement of the Law
against intoxication seems to have inn |
proved the situation this week. Another
factor that made for quiet was the fact OF
the liquor store of Mr.. Heath being shut 1
evening. This was quite dis |
appointment to many, as crowds came in /
from all the surrounding towns. 1t was
dry and dusty and the crowd was a thirsty /
one. One man from Sharon carried an |
extension grip with the extension let |
down under his arm to its fun limit |
Another disappointed seeker made the
rounds of several OF the village stores for |
Jamaica ginger, Hostetter's bitters or any /
old liquid, and, not being able to get
any of these, became satisfied with a can OF /
tomato and bottle Of essence OF pepper
mint.
The new law is now having its crueial
est in Bethel, and the disposition OF all
air minded persons is to give it a full and
nough for the appetites Of the thirsty 10
,ecome normal and adjusted 10 the fact
hat now liquor is free to all who do not
Ise it to excess. 1t can hardly be expected
hat the events Of last week will be dupli-
ated, but that is not going to do. The
Of the new law in Bethel last
week were as much worse than unenfurced
Prohibition as unenforced prohibition is
worse than a completely enforced prohibi-
ion law. IL
The store of John Keleher was opened
donday for the sale Of light liquors BY tine
lass to be consumed on the premises. so ,
hat now the license law is in operation in
'ethel TO its fun extent, and ii will stand
T fall by its own weight.
There are some indications OF shoot
sg" business. Many of the empty liquor /
ottles picked up around town are not
hose sold from the Heath store. Friends ,
nd opponents Of the new law alike both
ope that any "boot logger who is
ngaging in this business in Bethel will !
e caught and receive the full penalty of
be law. This penalty is fine OF not less s
han 300 or an imprisonment of not less /
han three months or more than twelve
ionths.
There were three arrests for intoxica- J
on Tuesday of this week. Hugh O'Brien {
nd John Holland, who seemed to be
caters, were fined s and costs with
ternative sentence in the county jail /,
Woodstock for Is days each, failing
} pay which they were taken to Wood Q
.ock Wednesday by Sheriff Cushman.
ohm Fahey, an employee on the quarry.
as fined the same amount and costs.
hich were paid. ,