The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1908-10-19
To the Gaiety Of the Nations
in City Court
BUSY SESSION HELDT TO-DAY
Another Case Crows Out of the Raid on
John Gallagher-He Is Charged
With Running a Gambling
Place.

-Four cases Of intoxication and ore
for keeping gambling resort took up
the attention of the city court this morn
ing. The drunks were William B. Min
ard, who was arrested yesterday after
noon by Officer Carle on River street,
James Milne, who was also arrested on
River street yesterday afternoon by Of
ficer Garlic; Floyd Elliott, who was ar
rested Saturday evening on River street
by Officer Gamble, and Tellef Motland,
arrested at one o'clock Sunday morning
by Officer Gamble, who found him asleep
on the sidewalk beside the New England
Fruit company's store. Motland was
snoring so loudly that the officer heard
him several rods away and located him
by following the sound. The officer had
to get the services Of a livery team to
take him to the police station.
Minard pleaded guilty to second Of
fense and paid fine of SIS, with costs
Of s7.60. Motland pleaded guilty to
first offense and paid total of $3.50.
Milne and Elliott both pleaded guilty to
subsequent offenses ana were asked to
disclose where they got their liquor.
Their stories appeared 10 the court
to be so far from the truth that Judge
Scott decided to send them to the coun-
ty Jail to be kept until they were ready
to tell the truth. Mines story was
that he was walking down the Central
Vermont track near the covered bridge
below Granite street when he met two
men, who, he claimed, were Italians, and
one of them was carrying bagful of
liquor in bottles on his back. Milne
said he knew one of the men by sight
only and eh bought pint of whiskey
out of the bag from him at the price of
sixty, cents.
Judge Scott then asked him If he had
not been drinking Saturday evening, and
Milne said he didn't drink a thing Sat-
urday. He said he went to the moving
pictures early in the evening and then
took stroll down Granite street.
sat $3.50 o'clock Saturday evening
said Judge Scott, Il saw you in badly
intoxicated condition reeling on the side
walk In front of Holt's barber shop, and
now want to know where you got your
liquor"
4 didn't have any Saturday at all,a
replied Milne.
Then you 60 to the county Jail until
you're ready to tell" concluded the
judge.
Elliott claimed that he found pint
of alcohol Saturday afternoon in poe
ket of his fur coat, which he had not
worn since last winter. He said he
bought several pints Of liquor at one
time last winter and put one of the
bottles in this coat and forgot all about
it until he happened to run across it
The Judge couldn't believe
that he was so forgetful as all that, and
him to the county Jail until
he was ready to tell more plausible
story.
Arrested for Keeping Gambling Place.
John Gallagher was arrested this morn
ing on warrant charging him with
keeping gambling resort Gallagher
pleaded not guilty 70 the charge and was
placed under 5000 bail for his appearance
for trial Wednesday morning. His bail
was furnished by A. H. Burke. The
arrest was made by Deputy Sheriff Geo.
L. Morris as the result Of raid made
by the sheriff on Gallagher's rooms in
the Bolster block last evening, when he
seized case of poker chips.
Another River Street Case.
The breach of the peace case against
Mrs. Mabel Cooney, who was arrested
asst Friday as result of neighborhood
quarrel on River street, was set for
nearing this morning but was postponed
oy tie grand Juror, who was not ready
ior the trial.