The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1907-05-04
MIDDLESEX
JOINS HNNETS"
Quo Warrants Proceedings
Dropped To-day
WHITNEY GETS LICENSE
Four Men Who Were Alleged to Have
Voted Illegally Made Statement I'M
der Oath That They Voted aNo"
at Last Election.

The opposition to the granting Of a
second class liquor license to Frank
IA. Whitney in Middlcsex collapsed this
morning when the attorneys for the rel
nionstrants notified the license commits
sioners Of that town that they should
take no further action in the quo war
ranto proceedings against those Off
cials. Thereupon, the commissioners
announced that they had granted a
license to Mr.. Whitney in the Wrigats-
vile district, about four miles from
Montpelier.
The proceedings which have heretofore
halted the giving out Of d license III
MiddIesex hinged on the alleged illegal
voting at the March election. whereby
the town was swung into the license
column by vote Of 65 TO 81, it being
asserted that foug men voted who were
not entitled to do so and that they
voted Yes" which would have more
than made up the license majority The
four men in question have since stated
on oath that they voted Mo- and it
IA for this reason that the remonstrants
have withdrawn their proceedings.
The Fist step in Opposition.
Soon after the assistant Judges an
nonneed the appointment Of three IL
cense commissioners there, other citi-
gems of Middlesex brought quo warranto
proceedings to require them TO show
why they were holding the Office. The
commissioners had meanwhile continued
their course and held. hearing for the
receiving Of objections to the granting
of Wbitney's application, which was
the only one in town. Quite bit Of
objection was received. Nevertheless,
il is said that the commissioners at that
time decided To grant second class
license to Whitney.
Men Make Dispositions.
IN an endeayor TO find out how the
Middlesex voters cast their ballots on
the liquor issue a man-toman canvass
was started, but this Immediately met
with rebuff as the voters refused TO
declare themselves Then depositions
were secured from the four men who
were alleged 10 have voted illegally. All
Of their nagnes are on the Middlesex
check list William G.. Hafnlitt, the first
Hof them. deposed that he was working
IN Worcester ct the time Of the election
but thought he could vote in Middlesex
as his name was on the check list and
he was going back 70 Middlesex.
James Quinn. the second man, de-
clared that his home was whore he hung
bis hat and that he paid taxes in Mid
dlesex John and Matthew Quinn, who
completed the quartettec said they
moved to Montpelier last fall. hut their
names were on the AIiddlesex check
list and they paid their last taxes there.
AS o capper, all four deposed that they
voted No which last knocked the
wind out Of the opponents These
We're taken yesterday afternoon. and az
soon as the depositions were announced,
the remonstTants through one Of their
attorneys, " n. Therisult, notified +.
4 Densmore, chairman Of the commits
sioners, that the opposition was of and
urging the commissioners TO weigh the
objections 10 the license carefully This
was followed By the announcement that
Whitney was given second class II.
cense. II Is said that Whitney had his
goods at the Montpelier freight Office
ready