The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1908-07-27
Result in Rushing Court Bust
ness To-day
MUCH LIQUOR WAS FOUND
Respondents Arrested After Two Raids
Were Heard and Rose Brassaw and
Bertha ellison Will Come
Up Tomorrow.

Three successful raids, one Saturday al
ternoon and the others late in the even.
ing, we're made by the police department
and Deputy Shsrins H. j. slayton and
George Morris. AZ the house on River
street, occupied by J. W. stsnburge and
wife, Saturday afternoon, the two depu.
ties, after a thorough search in the
house, found four quarts and four pints
of whiskey buried in the dirt under the
woodshed at the back of the house.
Sheriff Slayton crawled under the shed,
and, digging up the sand with his hands,
discovered the bottles.
Both Stanburgc and his wifi. were ar.
rested and sTrsigned before A. A. Ssr-
gent in city court Saturday afternoon on
the charges of keeping and selling They
entered pleas Of not guilty and the cases
were continued until this morning Each
was placed under $500 bail, which they
we're unable 20 furnish, and were locked
up in the police station to await hear
ing this morning
The second place visited was at an.
other house on River street, occupied by
Rose Brassaw and Bertha ellison. Police
officers Hamel. Gamble and Carle swoop-
ed down on this place at lliSo o'clock
in the evening and found three men in
the house drinking beer from bottles
which the officers seized. A pint bottle
of whiskey which was thrown out Of
back window when the officers came in,
was added to the booty found. Officer
Hsmel was making his way into the
house from the rear when the bottle of
whiskey sailed out Of the window over
his head.
The Brassaw and ellison women were
arrested as the keepers Of the liquor,
and were placed in the police station for
safe keeping until they could be given
q bearing this morning. The warrants
for the raids were issued by Grand Juror
e. r. Davis.
The third raid was made about nine
o'clock by Chief Faulkner and Officers
Hsmel and Carle at the house occupied
by Mrs. Custina Mcleod at the corner
of Granite and Foster streets. Here the
officers got pint bottle of whiskey,
which they claim was thrown from the
window Of the house, and they found it
over bank back of the house Another
bottle was found nearby but was broken.
Mrs. Mcleod was arrested as the keeper
of the whiskey and was arraigned in
,ourt this morning and placed under $50
bail for her appearance for a hearing
Thursday morning. She furnished the
pail.
Hearings in Court.
A hearing was held this morning in
he case of Mr. and Mrs. j. W. stan
purge and resulted in their being bound
,ver to county court by Judge Scott.
5oth were held to pay the costs in the
liquor case and each was
placed under 81 .050 bail, $500 in each of
he two cases of selling and keeping, and
80 each in the intoxicating liquor
barge. They were unable to raise tne
,ail and will be confined in the county
all at Montpelier until county court
meets in September.
In the hearing, the witnesses put on
he stand by the state, besides the two
heriffs, were j. E. Rollins of Barre Town
nd Henry Comstocl of Orange, who ties.
flied TO asking Mrs. Stanburge if she
ad anything to drink, and he said she
sked him how much he wanted, and he
aid pint. She then left the house,
c said, and was gone five or ten min
tes While sne was gone Rollins said
hat red headed SIayton appeared, look
lg around like cat in a strange gar
ct" Mrs, Stanburge then came in and
lotioned for him and Comstock to get
ut. Rollins said he did not get the
'hiskey and did not see any while there.
The cases against Rose Brassaw and
.ertha ellison were continued until to-
borrow morning. Attorney NJ. M. Cor
on appeared for the defendants in all
lree cases. Grand Juror Il. r. Davis
rosecuted.