The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1910-07-09
Thought There Was Too Much
Noise on Washington St.
AND POLICE FOUND [. CYR
Besides Being intoxicated, cyr Had a
Severe Cut on the Head, Which
Needed Eight stitches-He
Tells Story to Court.

Ligouri cyr Of Orange was arraigned
IN the city court this morning on the
charge Of intoxication, and he pleaded
guilty to o subsequent offense. Peculiar
circumstances are connected with Cyr's
arrest, which took place on Washington
street at $3.50 o'clock last evening A
telephone call was received at the police
station, notifying the officers that there
was a man making disturbance on
Washington street, opposite EImwood
cemetery.
Chief Sinclair and officer Carle and
Deputy sheriff II. D. Camp. who was in
the station at the time, started out at
once to investigate the trouble. When
they were little way above the spauld-
ing school building, they met Cyr COM
ing down the street, and they found
that his head was covered with blood.
Officer Carrie took him to the station,
and later DR.. J. W. Stewart was called
to attend him. The doctor took eight
stitches to close up two scalp wounds,
one on the back Of his head and the
other near the top.
Chief Sinclair and Camp continued up
the street until they got 10 the cemetery,
where they found cyr's double team,
and they also found John and Daniel
Ladi q Orange patching up their wagon.
On being questioned BY the chief, the
f.add boys stated that they we're on
their way home. when Cyr overlook
them and, jumping from his wagon,
rnuQnt their horse, which is colt, by
the head. The colt reared and fell over
backward. breaking the shaft Of the
aawan "a soea ~ tbis happened. The
strss 81 feet leatax hls team ia the
street
Il court his morning. Cyr, having
been convicted ss many times before Of
that W. was on fne habitual
list. was asked to disclose whore he got
his liquor. Cyr went on to tell the court
that he came to Barre at noon yes
terday with 4 load of wood which he
sold on Berlin street, and after he dis
posed of his wood ne took his team to
r. Marin's shop to get the horses shod
he said he hung around the streets until
about I o'clock. when lie got his team
and started for home by way of Sum
mer street When opposite Paquette's
shop on Summer street, he said, he met
he two Ladd boys, and the invited
him to 90 with them and get some beer.
He said they went to a house on or OF
Berlin street, where they drank a lot of
beer. and he got two pints of whislSey
there. which. by the way, the officers
took out Of his pockets when they took
iim to the station later in the evening.
One of the pint bottles mad about half
If IT. contents gone.
After persistent questioning by both
Grand Juror Wishart and Judge Scott,
yyr denied that he had had anything to
lrink before he met the Ladd boys, and
le also stuck to IL that he could not tell
ust where the house was on Berlin
treet where he got the liquor. He said
he Ladd boys seemed to be acquainted
here Finally, as to the trouble on
street. he said that ne was
topped BY the Ladd boys, who pulled
i'm off his wagon and threw him around
IN the ground. He said that he did not
,now whether they struck him OF not
Tudge Scott decided tnat he was not tell
ng all he knew about the facts Of the
ase. and he sent him back to cell in
he station, to see ii he could not refresh
lis mind
The Ladd boys tell very different
tory. They claimed to the officers that
lie first time they saw Cyr was when
nev went to get their team between
light and nine 0 clock at Paquette's
hop. where they had hitehed it. They
ay Cyr came up to them and asked
hem To get doctor for him, as he
vas hurt. They say they called DR.. Nj
J Lamb from his office across the street
md the doctor, after seeing the cuts on
he mans head, told them that he could
lot attend to the man, but directed them
o a doctors Office on Merchant street.
rhe Ladd boys claim they went with Cyr
md showed him a doctors house on the
treet and then left him. They did not
ZEE him again until he drove up behind
i'm and grabbed their horse BY the
lead. They claimed that they mad never
lad any trouble with Cyr and that they
lad known him for several years. Cyr
ives on farm in the vicinity Of the
add boys farm.