Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1906-03-08
EIGHT TRUE BILLS,
Report of Grand Jury to United
States Courts.
Given Damages 81 $1,000 In Case
against burlington Cnpio'i~ts-
About 40 Naturnlizrd THURS
day Evening.

Eight true bills and three not found
was the report of the grand jury Thurs
day morning when they made their
report in the United states courts. The
Jury began it's work Tuesday morning
and finished shortly before noon Thurs
day. As soon as the report was made the
jurors We're discharged.
One Of the indictments was brought
against \. V. Chappell of Eichford,
proprietor of a famous line house The
information on which the Indictment
is founded results from a raid made by
government officials "A few months ago.
This house has been more or less ia
nous for years and raids have been
made by Canadian and United States
officials at various times but ON each
occasion Chappell would have his goods
just across the line, in Canada or in
the United States according to the ma
tionality of the posse that was max
ing the raid. Arrangements wcro
made for a joint raid and this resulted
in the arrest of Chappcll. He furnish
ed bail and is now out on bonds.
Indictments were also brought
against Adm Farnham and f. q. Ed
mundS of Canaan. The former was
postmaster and the lattor was his
clcrk. Mr.. Farnham is indicted fol
failure to deposit postonicc money and
the clerk is indicted for cmbczzlcmcnt
The amount of money involved is
about $3.50.
A bill brought against IT, T.. Hagal
Of Weybridsc who had been arrested
ON Il charge of perjury, was returned
as not true
Philiar Davenais. alias Joseph Dcv-
crouN, who~was at the October term
indicted ON - churGr Of smuggling a
horse. was in court Thursday and
pleaded guilty. owing to the fact that
he is in Strengthened circumstance.
and that he lost the horse, he was
lined only S..
VERDICT FOR billiard.
The case of Rufus l.. billiard VS. Ella:
Lyman, G. u. Wright, +. l.. Burgess, l..
A. IirOdic and +. H. Parker which wa'
begun Tuesday went to the jury Thurs
day morning after charg" had beer
delivered by Judge Wheeler. The jur,
came into court late i'm the afternoon an'
asked to have the meaning of the wore
assent explained and after this was done
again retired. At about $50 o'clocl
they rendered "A Vcrdict for the plaintiff
to recover damages of S2,0501S the full
amount of tho claim. 1t is understood tina
the defendants will take an appeal. Thij
Judgment does not effect M"ssrs. Brodi,
and Parker, as they were released from
the case Wednesday by the plaintiff. Th'
plaintiff asked for interest on the CLAIM
but this was not allowed.
The plaintiff in the case is a dealer il
leather, having Headquarters in Lynn
Mass. When the BURLINGTON Shoe co. Wa
in existence he came to Burlington an,
sold to John jenkins, tho manager, sole
to the amount of over 5000. When Tn
company failed he would not accept a set
Element and subsequently brought sui
against the directors, baSing his action ol
the law which prohibits company from
contracting debts thirds o
the capital stock paid in, holding the di
rcctors liable when such action is taken
After the jury returned "a verdict tn
court continued in session for the purpos
| of naturalization and about 40 aliens Wrr
, made citizens uI the United States, thes
men coming here from Montpelier am
| Barre for the express purpose of bcin
| naturaliZed