Putnam patriot., 1909-08-06
City eourt-faiier Acting Judge.


 After disposing of drunk, Friday morning, George Fuller and Mrs. Annie Gartiand were arranged upon statu- tory charge. They put in plea of not guilty. Probable cause was found and they were bound over ie the next term of the Superior Court in bonds of s5eo.
 Saturday morning Edward 0sier was before the court charged with drunken ness, breach of the peace, and non-sup- port. He was found guilty on the first two counts and sentenced to pay fine and costs amounting to sl3.20. It ap- peared that there was an arrangement between himself and wife whereby he paid regular board, so the count for non-support was dismissed.
 q 0sier is on the black list, and as he refused to tell where he procured his liquor court of inquiry was held in the Seieetmen's room Saturday even ing. As a result of the inquiry Joseph Potvin was arranged before the court, Monday afternoon, charged In two counts with procuring liquor for osier. He pleaded not guilty. osier testified that two different times last week he gave Potvin quarter and Potvin got him half pint of whiskey each timei
 He was found guilty and sentenced 10 pay fine of Slo on each count and costs of s9.49, and in default thereof was committed to jail.
 Tuesday morning three more cases, the outcome of the cour. of inquiry, were before the court. All three were charged with procuring liquor for Ed ward Osier. Clifford Martin and Jo- seph Peloquin were ordered to pay fine and costs, amounting to $lS.89. Fran cis Durosier was represented by coun- sel and an adjournment was granted until Friday morning.
 Frank Ledeau was fined dollar and costs of Ss.09 for drunkennes Wednes- day morning and allowed to go upon his promise to pay at the rate of & per week. Three more, of what are coming to be know as "the liquor cases" were heard. John Bodette was charged with breach of the peace and entered q plea Of not guilty. Edward Osier testified that he met Bodette and that Bodette called him vile names and pushed him for the reason that he, Osier had testified as to who, procured liquor for him. Ulric Laparle took the stand and after taking the oath said he,did notunderst and English, but upon 1t being suggested that he might be helds for contempt of court quickly developed clear flow of the English tongue. He testified that he was present and heard no names called and saw no push given. Bodette took the stand in his own behalf and made a denial. He too toldthe court he could not un- derstand English and an interpreter was sworn to translate the complaint to him, but upon the witness stand he too developed remarkably quick pro- gress in learning the English lan- guage. He was found guilty and fined sl and ordered to pay costs of ss.09. In his argument the prosecuting attorney said inert was an element in Rhodes vile that must be brought to realize that the court is 10 administer the law and not the citizens, and that if they undertook to interfere they would feel the hand of the law upon their should CTS. He said the case was the outcome of the court of inquiry and an attempt to intimidate . witness. He did not mean that citizens of the upper part of the city were not law abiding, they were as a whole and they wanted to see the laws properly enforced, but there were few who have no regard for the law. Ulnc Laparle was charg- ed in three counts with furnishing liquor to Edward Osier. An adjourn ment was granted until Monday. John Turgeon, charged with one count was sentenced to pay fine and costs amounting to Sls.69.