Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1909-12-23
MONTPELIER.

MONTPELIER.
Charged with adultery. Henry Picord
OF st. Johnsbury and Mrs. William
Suham of Waterbury Center were
! brought here Thursday noon and lodged
IN Jail to await the action of the grand
jury next September. They were arrested
at midnight Wednesday at Goodwin's
| Hotel in Waterbury on complaint OF
| William Sulhan, husband of the woman.
They were occupying the same room at
the hotel. Justice George ii. Dale of
| Waterbury gave them preliminary hear
ing and bound them over, nXinG bail at
5000 each, which they could not raise.
Picord is a srolins acrobat VINO has
been giving exhibitions in the smaller
towns. The case WAS prosecuted at
Waterbury by states Attorney Gates.
The original deed conveying the STAG
fair grounds ar White River Junction
to the STATE Of Vermont by the Bil!inss
family, which was held up because of a
clause in the document that if no Sta,e
fair should be held there for three con-
secutive years the land should revert to
the Billings estate, has been filed in the
office OF the secretary OF state which
act forms the final acceptance by the
State of the property. .,ttorney-General
John q. Sargent and Guy W. Bailey
secretary of state, interpreted the clause
referred to as an encumhrance on the
property and objected to it, but the
Billings heirs generously waived all rights
to the property. eliminated the objection
able clause and decided the property I'M
reservedly to the State.
Failing to obtain bail and not anticipat-
ing the prospect OF remaining in
county jail until next March and pos
sibly until September Henry Pcord of
st. Johnsbury and Mrs. Julia Suham
of Waterbury Center, who were lodged
in Jail last Thursday night charged with
adultery, asked States Attorney Gates
Ss turday to file an information against
them charging them with that crime to
} which they both pleaded guilty The
maximum penalty for this crime is five
years Imprisonment or $1,000 or both.
Judge E. NJ. Harvey sentenced Piccrd to
not less than one nor more than two
years At hard la ocr In the House of Cor
rection at Rutland and Mrs suham to
not less than ten months nor more than
two years in the same institution. They
were taken there Monday morning
The new federal law which goes into
( effect January making it unla awful for
railroad or express company or any COM
mon carrier &c transport intoxicating lie
uor from one State to another unless
the contents arc plainly marked on the
outside Of the package, Is of considerable
o interest to good many people in this
Y city and Barre who have been in the
s habit OF receiving frequent express pack
ages from Boston and other New Eng
: land cities. the contents Of which could
- only be known after the packages were
% opened. For violaton Of this law n
= penalty of not more than 5000 IS fixed
= which will make it extremely risky bust
h ness to ship intoxicating liquor from any
= other State into Vermont in plain pack
s. ages This will also apply to beer shipped
in barrels to fictitious parties, which is
very frequently done In this part of the
State.
> The officers Of Thomas widely encamp-
ment Of odd Fellows elected for the en-
suing year are: Chief Patriarch. }. C.
Mason; high priest, r. Il. Whitney; SEN
Tor warden. G. II. Parmenter; treasurer,
. II. A. Bowman; scribe, Edward Baker.
These with the appontive officers, will
, be installed the first Friday evening in
Judge Il. NJ. Harvey Monday ordered
entries in several cases previously heard
by him. c. c. Kellogg, station agent for
the Central Vermont railway at Middle
sex. was found guilty OF breach OF the
peace. In the dog case OF Edward r.
Brown VS.. Charles Celey there Was a
judgment for the plaintiff to Recover 81
. and costs Of $3.50, or total Of $3.50
In the ejectment case OF william Nc
; Govern VS.. f. c. Getchell there was judg-
ment for the plaintiff to recover damages
o: si4 and costs of $5,95 and to regain
possession of the premises. In NJ. a. Ed
eerley vs.. Thomas Small and trustee, the
plaintiff was awarded damages and costs
OF sos, 20.
Inasmuch as Judge James l.. Martin
, Is now busy in L. s. district court In Nev
York the special session of federal court
which was to have opened in this city
Monday was postponed until Tuesday,
: January 4. Two prisoners that We're 10
have been tried at this term have been
:, released on bail and their cases have
been continued.
Midnight masses will be celebrated Fri
: day nisht at St. Augustine's and Christ
Churches Special services will also be
held IN these churches Christmas daV.
Michael Broggi OF Northneld, who was
indicted by the grand jury OF Was ing
ton county In September, 1907, for He
galiy keeping and selling Intoxicating
: liquor IN Northned. and who skipped be-
7, fore a warrant could be served on him.
walked into the ONCE Of States Attorney
Gates Tuesday, saying he was tired of
being a fugitive and asked tina, an in
g formation be nled against him This was
done and in the afternoon In city
: court he was sentenced to not less than "a
months nor more than one year in county
: TAIL His wife secured divorce from
him at the last September torn OF Wash
q inrton county court. Since he left North
~, field Brorgi has been in South Cerolina
most OF the time but for the past coW
> weeks has been in New Hampshire.
Overseer Lamphier having pcen unable
: to secure settlement with the town Of
= Royalton for the support OF George Hay
. ward. a Civn War veteran. who died here
l. last spring, = suit was brought Tues
. day by City Attorney F. =. Carlton for
the city Of Montpelier against that town
:, to recover sos. the expenses % caring for
, Hayward in his last illness Hayward
= last known residence wos Royalton and
l. during his last illness he declared that
p. town was his home. This case is first
/. returnable at Montpelier city court on
= Thursday, January 6.
# Applications for discharge were heard
r. Tuesday in bankruptcy court by Ref
/, cree " n Thcriault in the cases OF Ed
- mond Brothers OF Barre and Horace r
al Lane OF Montpelier, No creditors OF
* these petitioners appeared to show cause
IF why these petitions should not be grant
L. cd The first meeting of the creditors OF
/, " E'ranl, Harris OF Barre was also held