The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-05-24
RUSH DAY FOR CITY COURT.
Officers Brought in the Biggest Grst of
Cases in Long Time.

Police headquarters housed bumper
crop of men over night and when the
officers made their delivery i'll city court
this forenoon, Judge II. W. Scott was
faced by the largest harvest OF intoxi-
cation offenders in many a moon. Ont
of the respondents, the court obtained
one disclosure and sentenced ono man
who only yesterday signed the pledge
for a year when arraigned before the
Judge
George Thayer of Clark street was
the first to appear and he entered
plea OF guilty to an intoxication charge,
first offense. He arranged to pay a
fine and costs amounting to 5000. He
was arrested by Officer Harry Gamble.
Charles Henry Chamberlain firmly
pledged TO abstain from all intoxieants
for a whole year. was the next respond
ent to come before the court and he
pleaded guilty to a subsequent charge.
Tie told a haZy story of meeting
stranger and added that one drink suf-
feed to put him temporarily out Of this
world Of care and sorrow. Yesterday
noon, Chamberlain averred, stranger
treated him to drink, just small
drink, no larger probably than the ordi-
nary l0c drink one would purchase in
bar room. That was all, but evident
" it was enough for near 4 o'clock
someone called police headquarters, and
Chief Sinclair went to Basset street
where he found the respondent lying
apparently drunk in dangerous proxim-
ity to the Williamstown track. Cham
berlain's one drink must have been
powerful potion for it was with difficult
ty that he was removed to the police
station. Judge Scott was disposed to
take little stock in the stranger story.
Yesterday Chamberlain appeared in
court and after pleading guilty to a
subsequent offense Judge Scott allowed
him to pay costs and sign the pledge
for a year in lieu OF a sizeable jail
sentence. This forenoon the court gave
him 30 days in the county jail at Mont
pelier, imposed fine of SIS, costs of
1894, with an alternate sentence Of go
days additional and promised that
mittimus would be issued in time to
retain the man for the suspended SEN
tence OF yesterday.
When someone at Mary Dunlop's
house on Foster street notified the sta
tion of a disturbance at O'Clock last
night, Chief Sinclair went to the resi-
dence and arrested Fred Williams. When
arraigned for a subsequent offense this
morning, Williams pleaded guilty and
was sentenced to 30 days in Jail and to
pay fine and costs Of $2044. He asked
permission to have the sentence revoked
on condition that he leave the city, but
Judge Scott did not see fit to consider
the offer
Officers John Dineen and Edwin Me
Leod arrested a pair of alleged reyelers
in front OF the Landers' cigar store at
3 o'clock this morning and took them
to the station In court. James Slat-
er pleaded guilty TO first offense of
intoxication and paid fine of So and
costs of S4.l4. James Barber was ar
ragned for subsequent offensc and he
was permitted to sign the pledge for
year. In the event that his abstinence
promise is not fulfilled, the courts SEN
tenee of a SIS fine and costs of S4.l4
will be put in force. Barber was asked
to disclose and he told of buying whis-
key from a woman on Railroad street.
A warrant was issued for her arrest and
a hearing will be held later,
When the officers take their charges
to Montpelier for Jail terms, they ex-
peet to be accompanied on the return by
John Mcmahon and Joseph Brunelle. for
whom intoxication warrants have been
issued When McNIahon and Timothy
Casey were discharged in court yester-
day after having been held on grand
larceny charges, Judge Scott advised ar
resting them for intoxication, along with
Brunelle, the complainant in the case.
The trio eluded Justice, however, and
il was not until this morning that Wig
liant officers, who had been notified, ar
rested Mcmahon and Brunelle. 1t will |
not be the first time that Mcmahon has !
appeared in the local court on similar
charge.
After the disclosure made in court |
this forenoon, Officer George K Carle |
went to Railroad street and arrested |
Mrs. Vera GRAM on charge of selling. /
the warrant for her arrest having been |
made out previously by Grand Juror
Hugh II. Carpenter. The respondent was |
placed in a cell at the police station pre-
to being arraigned before Judge I
Scott this afternoon.