St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1909-07-07
An Early Morning Raid.

A pilgrimage along the trail which was
blazed by them last January brought
Sheriff George F. Winch and nearly sc
stalwart deputies into that section oi
Hardwick, which is inhabited for the
most part by fair Italy's sons, early Sat.
urday morning. The delegation left this
station by special train at 4 O'Clock in the
morning armed with IA search warrants.
Fourteen places were searched and seiz-
ures made in nine and the party returned
about noon greatly augmented in num-
bers and with consignment of drink
ables that totalled nearly 500 gallons
and embraced lager beer, ale, whiskey,
gin and an Italian beverage called Crap
pa, which in strength puts Jamaica gin
ger in the list of soft, cool drinks"
Sixteen Italians were arrested and
brought here to answer to charge of
selling and furnishing some or all
of the above named beverages. Those
arrested were Mary Constantine
Carmello Constantine, Mrs. Melia
Cordella, Eddie Barr, D. Pisanni,
Francesca Vavala, Andria Gidule, Mich
ael Allegra, Mrs. 7. Rossi, Mrs. Julia
Lavarina, Mrs. Peter Petrola, G. Alber-
tina, Mrs. Mary Rossi, Frank Maria, G.
Ceruti and Mrs. Petrina Gallia. They
were accompanied by several friends and
relatives, who were on hand to see that
nothing unpleasant befell their country
men.
They were arraigned in court Satur-
day afternoon and bail fixed in all cases,
except that of Francesca Vavala, at
$500. He was held in $500. Bail was
offered in all cases and accepted in all
but one-that of Michael Allegra. He
was the only one to resist arrest and it
is alleged that he backed up his objec.
tions with a dangerous looking knife.
He was quickly subdued, however and
a pair of steel bracelets gave him food
for thought. He is in the county Jail.
The cases are all returnabe in the
present term of court, which was, to all
intents, near its close when came the
present influx of business. Three of
those brought here in connection with
this raid are more or less familiar with
the proceedings, having responded to
warrants in the famous cleanup of last
January. They are Francesca Vavala,
whose case was mol pressed, G. Ceruti,
who pleaded guilty, and the irresistible
Eddie Barr, who was convicted only
last Thursday of the charge of keeping
with intent to sell. Sentence has not
been imposed in either of the above
cases as yet.
States Attorney Simonds and Sheriff
Winch are being warmly congratulated
on this, their record successfully conduct
ed raid in Hardwick this year, and it |
having been arranged for the day before
the glorious Fourth, rid the community
of a considerable amount of fireworks,
the real cause of more noise than all the
fireworks that ever came out of China.
Those in the invading party included |
Sheriff, George F. Winch; deputies, Fred
S. Hartman, Nathan Washburn, H. D.
Chapman, L. w. Gray, Martin Garfield,
J. S. Chesley, E. B. Smith, c. R. King. c.
B. Whitney, Charles Thurber, D. M.
Silsby, David Smith, specials, w. H.
Worthen, l.. W, Stafford, Harry Marden,
[. G. Rolfe, Jerome Smith, Bert Livingston,
Tom Wallace, Frank Houston, Horace
Goss c. l.. Farr, Ernest Morrill, and
officers Lavalee, Powers and Stanford
Of Hardwick.