The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1910-02-11
D'AMATO HELD FOR
DISBURSING BEER
Liquor Was Found in Measles.
Infected House.
STIRRING CASE IN LOCAL COURT
Defendant Denied Charge Of Selling
and Said He Had Merely Given
Some Away to a Sick Woman-Held
in 5000 Bonds.

Andre d'Amato, an italian residing at 60
Elliot street, was held in $50 bonds IN
municipal court before Judge E. W. Glib
son Monday afternoon on the charge OF
selling beer and keeping beer for sale.
Judge A. T. Schwenk defended dAmato
and the state was represented by Grand
Juror Robert c. Bacon. Two interpreters
were employed to translate the testimony,
Frank Mancini representing the state and
Antonio Regal az the mouthpiece for
d fanatic.
Saturday evening Deputy Sherifis G. |.
Knapp and Myron P. Davis made a search
OF the establishment OF c. S. DeAngelis,
the shoemaker, but found no liquor. About
this time someone suggested to the othcers
that there might be something doing out
ON Elliot street.-the thoroughfare made
famous by the Deyos as susceptible to
ledgerdeInain whereby one could reach
into the cleaning and clasp his fingers
around pint Of red liquor-and Chief OF
Police George Wilson and Officer F. j. Bel;
den proceeded in search OF evidences Of
moisture With the bluecoats went pilot
who led the officers to No. 90. Here in the
rear Of the building was the domicile OF
one Andre d'Amato, his wife, three chill
dren afflicted with the measles, and three
boarders. One OF the boarders, loaf OF
bread and lone bottle OF beer ornamented
the kitchen when the officers arrived. At
ter various and voluble attempts upon the
part Of the officers to explain that they
we're looking for signs OF thaw d'Amato
suddenly comprehended the nature OF the
business of his visitors and conducted them
to the woodshed where he pointed out to
Chief of Police George Wilson beer bar
rel. Mr.. Wilson, with rap of his night
stick, ascertained that the receptacle was
empty and demanded to know where the
contents OF the original package had dis
appeared Again d'Amato handed out a
sphinx-hke grin, but Mr. Wilson asked to
nave him repeat the smile and guess again
where the beer had disappeared. Mr..
dAmato apprehending there might be
something doing and at the same time be-
coming convinced that Mr.. Wilson was
the contents of the key led the searchers |
into the room occupied by the sick chill. |
dren. There, surrounded by three we'll |
developed cases of measles, Mr.. Wilson |
saw the much wanted beer. 1t was done |
up in small packages OF glass. Officer Bel |
den was sent to procure truck team and /
while he was absent one Of the boarders |
finished the loaf OF bread and washed it |
down with the remnants of the bottle Of
beer on the kitchen table. The empty key |
and three cases Of "a bottles each were
conveyed to the temple Of justice and
d Amato was taken along as the supposed
owner Of the liquid refreshment Arrange
ments were made for his appearance before
Judge Gibson.
At IL O'Clock Monday morning d'Amato
answered not guilty to the charge Of sell
ing beer after two Interpreters had trans
lated TO him the offense with which he
was charged. Mr.. Bacon asked that the
beer barrel be made an exhibit in the case
and Judge Gibson accepted it as such and
placed bunch OF cryptographic figures I'D
on one end OF the receptacle Prosecutor