Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1907-01-10
1863 CASES HEARD.
Last Years Criminal Record in
City Court.
Az Usual, More Than On"-IInIf Of This
Number Were for Intoxication--
Larceny ana Breach of the
Peace Come Next.

The city court records show for the
year ending December 81 1906. that
the city Judge heard about the same
number Of cases in 1906 IS during the
previous year. During 1905 there were
26S arrests for intoxication. while in
1906 there were 2S3 arrests for the
same ofense. In 1905 452 cases were
heard and in 1906 the number was 459
The record by months shows the num-
bor and class of criminal cases to be
as follows:
January, intoXication, first offenses
10, second offcnses 2. third offenses /,
breach OF the peace 2, larceny = re-
ceivinR stolen property .. truancy .,
furnishing 2, defraudinG hotel keeper
February, intoxication, first offenses
Is, second oTenses 3, third offenscs /.
grand larceny ., assault with intent to
rob, selling ], breach Of tho peace .,
lettering ], train wrcckirg 7, perjury /.
March, intoxication, FIRST oiTenscs IS.
second offcusc I. breach of the peace
.. selling I, truancy l, breaking street
lamp l, cruelty TO animals /.
April, intoXication, first offensos 1f,
second offcnses 4. grand larceny 1.
open and gross lewdnoss 4. keeping
house Of illfamo /, vaFrancy /, breach
OF the peace G.
| May, intoxication, first offenses %,
second offenses ,, truancy 2, grand
| larceny l, petit larceny 4. open and
gross lewdncss 4, breach Of the peace 4,
obtaining property on false pretonses
I, seizure ?, selling ?, burglary ., sein
! ing !.
| juno, intoxlcaton, first offcnses 10,
second ofenses /. third offenscs ,.
carrying deadly weapons I, breach Ct
the peace /, petit larceny 2, open and
! gross lewdness 4. seizure !.
July, intoxication. first oncnses q,
second offences 3, seizure 3, keeping 3,
breach of the peace g. having seine
/ with intent to use I. larceny 6, selling
/ /, ASA lit with intent to rob /, adultery
/ 2. lettering /, catching bass in close
season !.
August, intoxication. first oTensas 30,
second offenses ., larceny ., non-sup-
/ port /, breach OF the peace 4. grand
larceny l. keeping house of ill-fame I,
open and gross lcwdness l. keeping
/ liquor !. burglary l.
September, intoxication. first ofcnses
| 90, larceny 3, tramp /, seizure /, breach
OF the peace .. grand larceny /, rape
! /.
October, intoxicat.on, first offenscs
Il, second offenses C. breach OF the
peace 3, burglary .. assault with in
tent to kill l. embezzlcment ?. hunt
Ing on prohibited ground !. larceny 3
trusncy /, carrying dangerous wcap-
ons /.
November. intoxication. first offenses
10, second oHenses 3, larceny O. breach
OF the peace 6. seizure T. keeping l,
selling !, burglary l. open and gross
lewdness /, keeping house OF ill-fame
/.
December. intoxication. Arst oftenses
20, second offenses 4. breach of the
! peace 3. violation Of quarantine resu-
| lations /. larceny /, seizure /.
The docket shows the total number
/ OF cases in court for tho year to have
/ been: Intoxication 2S3. larceny 40,
! breach of the peace 46. open and gross
| lewdnoss "a seizure -, truancy, sell
ing and burglary each, keeping
liquor q. Keeping house Of ill-fame g.
receiving stolen rig. furnishing, as
! sault with intent to rob, lettering,
carrying deadly weapons, adultery, and
| embezzlement each. dcfrauding hotel
Keeper train wrecking, perjury. break
ing street lamp. cruelty to animals
vasrancy. obtaining property on false
pretenscs, seining, having seine with
! intent to use, catching bass in close
scason non support, tramp, rape, hunt
ing on prohibited ground, violation of
| quarantine ordinance ! each; total l59
In nearly all cases there were con-
! convictions IN the lower court. Some
cases have gone to the county court
for trial, while less than a dozen were
mol pressed.