Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1905-09-08
ILLEGAL LIQUOR SELLING
ALoNZO FRAZER HELD FOR
GRAND JURY ON CHARGE.
Was Arrested Monday Morning at
His Home on 6irse street-Jamss
oonashus Testified to Having
Bought Whisky Of Him.

Alonzo Frazer. who Is Familiarity
known by the historic appellation of
Santiago" was arrested Monday
morning on the charge of conducting
an illegal traffic In the sale of liquor.
Although strenuously denying the
charge, Frazer was bound over to the
grand jury at a preliminary hearing
Tuesday and is now at Newfane Jail
| In default OF ball, awaiting the out
come of his case. Frazer was arrested
at his home I'm the old Fletcher mill
building on Birge street Monday
morning by officers w. b. Warren. ].
II. Evans and Il. r. Thayer. Mrs.
Peter circuit and her son, Peter Or
cult. were arrested at the same time
on the same charge but they were
released soon afterward for lack of
evidence against them.
| Frazer's preliminary hearing took
place Tuesday morning at O'Clock
before Justice f. ID. Z. Stowe. A. F..
Schwenk appearing for the state In the
absence of States Attorney II. D..
Ryder The respondent was not rep
resented by counsel but he entered a
plea OF not guilty. The first witness
was Night Waterman W. B. Warren.
who testified that on Saturday even
ing he saw Frazer receive a box from
with 1t In C. J. Goodale's coupe Mr.
Warren said he had been suspicious of
Frazer for some time and that on
Monday morning he and Mr. Goodale
went to a point on the Brook road
short distance from Frazer's abode
and found an empty box which looked
very much as II 1t had been recep-
tacle for wet goods.
James Donaghue then took the stand
and testified that on two occasions hs.
had bought a quart OF whiskey OF
Frazer at the latter's home In saw
dust alley" the first time being a week
az Saturday evening and the second
last Wednesday evening. Donaghue
said Frazer delivered the goods to him
on the piazza and that he Donaghue)
paid 81 for each quart. C. J. Goodale
testified that he carried Frazer and
suspicious looking box to point on
the Brook road Saturday evening. and
that IL was at about the same spot
where Night Waterman Warren found
the empty box Monday morning. Mr..
Goodale admitted that he had eau
toned Frazer to be little careful
about this box business" but denied
any knowledge Of what composed its
contents.
Frazer then took the stand in his
IL.
Justice Stowe that such action would
render him open to cross examination.
I'm going to fight this case. am,
said Frazer, land | want this hearing
continued until l can get counsel
Justice Stowe intimated that the re-
spondent had been given sufncieht
time in which to secure counsel. but
Frazer replied that "all the lawyers IN
town were linked together and that
he had got to go out of town TO get
legal assistance. II was then ex-
planned to him that he would be given
ample opportunity to fight the case
when 1t came up at county court
George Nj. Ellis. who lives in the
same house with Frazer was put on
the witness stand at the latter's re-
quest He testified that he had been
on the piazza the evening Donaghue
claimed to have secured the whiskey
but that he had seen nothing OF the
transaction Frazer then cross exam
ined Donaghue in regard TO the tran
saction but his questions brought out
nothing new in the way OF evidence.
Justice stowe thought the evidence
sufficient to hold the respondent for
the grand jury and fixed the pan at
$500. Frazer attempted to secure a
bondsman but was unsuccessful SO ne
was taken to Newfane jail by omcer
Thayer Tuesday afternoon. The pen
atty for Illegal liquor selling Is not less
than $500 or more than $1,000 or I'M
prisonment for not less than three
months or more than IL months. or
both
The local authorities have been sus-
nicious of Frazer and other residents
in the same house for some time but
hitherto have been unable TO secure
sufficient evidence to warrant taxing
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