The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1910-05-19
BIG SENTATION
AT LAWRENCE
Mayor White Fire Chief Hamilton and
Many 0ther People Arrested
For Alleged conup-

Lawrence Mass. May la--Secret indiet-
ments returned yesterday in . supple
mentary report of the Essex county
grand jury sitting AZ Ncwblmyport, r.
lsulted last night in the arrest 81 eleven
men, among them two members Of the
lla09 board Of aldermen, the present
chiei Of the local fire department,
James A. Hamilton, and Mayor viii
Ham p White an on charges connect
ed with the reputed corruption il the
administration of city affairs
Mayor White. former Alderman Mat.
thew Burns. Ernest DUDE, q dry goods
dealer, George II Smart master
lplumber. and Frederick w Kosehitzsky,
cigar salesman. are charged with con-
splracy to hrihe former Alderman Xavier
lG Lenendre with requesting hrbe.
Chief Hamilton WI I'll Moison and
Thomas a. keegan, master pasterer,
with bribery. and John J Cummings a
wholesale LIQUOR dealer and Matthew
DeGray Ripon with larceny Mayor
White. Chief Hamilton Keegan, Burns,
Smart Dube Koschiizsky and Nelson
and Legendfe were each released IN g.
500 bail and Cummings and Ripou in
$500 boil each
The indictments returned grew out
of tho eiana iury'e investigation of
former Aldermen Lcgendre's charge that
other prominent citizens bad offered
him Hm 81 money said 81 have
been sla0. iaf bis aid il voting % oiist
Ffe Chief Hamilton from bis position
( ia the city service Hamilton Is now
under charges preferred hy Mayor White
and was TO have been given 4 continued
herring last night postponement Of
the hearing was announced late yester
dav however Mayor White charges
that Hamilton Is incompetent has ex-
ceeded his authority, has been grossly
extrayaeaut and has been guilty Of
bribery.
Hamilton. who has held Office for one
year was named for office, il is under
stood largely for political effect and
with little expectation that be would
be confirmed. The unexpected hap
Ipaned however, and one section Of the
city's politicians ever since has been
working to turn MIN out Of Qilce.
Legeudre's charges, made last Dacem.
Der. were taken up 50 yiaorousl- by a
local newspaper that District Attorney
wv Scott Peters presented tho faets in
the ease to the Essex county jury sit-
ting III 3 special session last February
The grand iurY starting with Legen
dre's charges. widened its investigations
until they included ever city depart
ment where corruption was suspected to
lark. At that session the jury made
no finding III the matter referring il to
The May term The indictments, made
in tho supplementary report yesterday,
came like j bombshell
Most Of the men arrested last night
were examined by the grand jury dur
ing its probe Mayor White. who IS
Republican. and serving his second term
in the MAYORS chair was hailed ont by
John Daly. irs local liquor dealer,
and IT "A Mcdonnell q liyeryman. Rip
on's offense il believed To be connected
with the hire of some automobiles.
Cummings. tie other man indicted for
larceny is believed to be involved 10
tho disposition Of liquors taken BY the
police in raids.
Chief Hamilton was released upon
bonds furnished BIZ former Mayor John
r. Simpson tn December Hamilton,
moved by tine pressure put upon him
to cet out of Office, applied to the state
police. Il IS said, for protection and
also to District Attorney Petes The
investigation by the grand jury fol-
lowed