Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1910-02-11
DONATE BOUND OVER
Three Cases Of Beer Exhibited
in Municipal Court
Taken from Italians Tenement in Water
cure 6uiIding-Two interpreters Needed
for Correct Translation.

Taken from Italians Tenement in Water
cure 5uIdine-Two Interpreters Needed
for Correct Translation.
italian volubility bombarded the NUM-
cipal court Monday as the result of a
liquor raid made Saturday night by the
police department. Two interpreters
were needed to put the varied tale in
sucn form that the court could take in
telligent action, and at one time even
the interpreters disagreed. Explanations
OF the facts sounded like popping corn or
the distant rattle of firearms and the
court, attorneys and newspaper men
waited in amused patience until the in
terpreters got ready to make a trans
latlon. In moments of excitement both
interpreters, the respondent, his three
boarders and several witnesses all con-
Versed together in the most fluent Italian
Inc program lasted several hours and at
the close Judge e w. Gibson found
cause for binding over Andre Donate to
the county court on the charge of selling
Intoxicating liquor. Bail was furnished.
Inc police department set apart Satur-
uay night to make roundup of several
places where liquor was supposed TO he
SOLD. Chtef-of-Police George Wilson and
Pollceman Frank j. Belden, with a e1lide
who knew the locality well, descended
upon Donate in the bosom of his family
about $50 o'clock in the evening at his
nome In the rear of the south Watercure
building. The unexpected visitors found
tomato his wife, several boarders and
Few children Ill with the measles
Donate drained the last of a bottle of
Deer before greeting his guests and then
asked what they wanted. Chief Wilson's
italian vocabulary is not extensive ana
IL was some time before he could make
them understand the situation. Donate
showed the officers an empty beer key
ana three cases of bottles filled with beer
lie was placed under arrest, but he was
released on bail. The entire consignment
or beer was transported to the municInal
court room.
Town Grand Juror Robert C. Bacon set
the ball rolling when the case was called
MONDAY morning by demanding a second
interpreter the one who presented him
self being favorable to the respondent.
Frank Mancini was sent for and he
served alternately with John Regal In
putting the questions and translating the
answers. Chief Wilson was the first wit
ness He testified as to making the raid
and he identified the key and the three
cases as those which were seized Satur-
day night They were introduced as
eXhlolt one, two and three. Chief VIII
son stated that Donate told him that he
ordered the key of beer, two boarders
giving MIN money to pay two-thirds of its |
cost, and that on its arrival they drew
the beer OFT into bottles and each man |
had case to himself.
Tony Terrier was next called as a !
witness for the prosecution. He testified |
that ne was a boarder at the Donate |
home formerly and that ne bought beer |
on various occasions, paying Donate six |
cents bottle. In cross examination nv |
A. F, schwenk who represented Donate. |
II was brought out that Terrier had had |
trouble with the Donates and that Mrs,
Donate had kicked MIN out of the house.
Ferrier explained that that little trouble
was the result of the disappearance OF
a lO-cent piece from the table while he
was present, He said he had bought 40
or 90 bottles Of beer from Donate. Mr..
schwenk characterized him as a "rene-
gade' DESTROYS Of paying off an old
ana Donate had called the affair settled
long ago. mike" Avola testified to buy