Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1912-08-29

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to take the alternative sentence of 10 days
in jail, and this would leave Bacon in jail |
only over Sunday. but he wished to &c.
out and paid the fine.
The over-Sunday accumulation of Tags
to the number of five we're disposed of in
city court Monday morning before Judge
Palmer. They were Charles Roby, who
was fined SIS and costs and who took an
appeal; William Bush, who was fined the
same amount and also took an appeal;
Michael Conway, first offender, who was
fined 81 and costs and paid; Henry Austin,
who was fined the same amount but took
an appeal. and Anton Windred, who was
taxed $l5 and costs but took an appeal.
+. G.. Webster furnished bail in all Of the
appealed cases.
A procession of six DRINKS filed into
city court Thursday and received the pen
altes following the too free libations OF
the day before. The first two were Dan
Corbitt and John Haley, veterans, who
were fined $15 and costs each. Both took
an appeal and furnished bail In the sum
of 800 for their appearance IN county
court The other four were first oifend-
ders. They were Anthony Parizo OF WI
nooski. BENJAMIN Woohouse of West Ad-
Olson. Nelson Gibbs of Rochester and
Patrct Sheridan of Rutland. All were
| fined So and costs.
Perley IIubbell, who is alleged to he
| the proprietor of the hotel at the mouth
of the river which was searched a week
| ago Saturday night. was bound over to
county court Saturday by Judge Palmer
on a charge of keeping intoxicating liquor
on hand with intent to sell. Hubbell's
plea was not guilty and officers Vincent,
Brothers and Fraser were called upon to
testify. The police saw where large guam
titles of beer had been thrown out Of the
window and in the house dis
covered bottle of whlskey and one Of
| beer. Bail was fixed in the sum of $500,
| but was not forthcoming.
| Charles Gotta, the IA years old boy who
broke into the restaurant of Richard Daley
on Battery street few days ago, was
| Monday sentenced to spend the remain
der of his minority in the Industrial school
| at Nergennes, but sentence was suspend
ed and he was placed in the hands of
| Probation Officer Sherman. The boy
| gained entrance to the restaurant by
breaking through a screen and took two
dollars in cash from the money drawer.
| The police have experienced trouble with
| him before. and he was taken into Gus
tody a few weeks ago for stealing ba-
nanas.
Burlington is recognized as one of the
best distributing points in New England
and as further evidence of this fact an
! other large wholesale grocery will estab-
lsh one of its principal branches here to
add to the already creditable list of job
bers f. Il. Houston Friday completed
the arrangements for the sale of the lot
east Of Swift & Co.'S building on lower
Maple street. formerly owned by Smith
Wright & Sons and the Stone brewery es-
tate, to The Holbrook Grocery company
of Eeene. n. II. The company expects to
build large warehouse on the lot, which
has a frontage Of about 200 feet.
Five Of the six DRINKS arrested Tues
day were arraigned in city court yester-
day and all were found guilty. In three
of the cases appeals were taken Edward
Daley and william Barry, the two lum
Der Jacks who We're arrested together
were in court In a r-uch saddened condi
fined s. and costs but as they had only
a nickel between them they will spenc
10 DAYS in iail Fred I.aduke and Charie.
Willett were fined IS and costs each, anc
took an appeal Arthur Benoit was iinec
SIS and costs and also took an appeal
The other case Of intoxication was no
ready for trial.
Henry Savoy, a young man who arrived
III the city a few weeks ago from Boston
was found guilty of a breach of the peace
Tuesday in city court and lined 81 an'
costs, which amounted to nearly $40 Sa
yov was arrested the night before at tn
north end of the town while partially un
der the influence Of liquor and while hav
ing an alteration with another man an
his sister He told the court that he ha
not had a drink before since New Year
dav and that what he drank affected hil
more than usual, else he wouldn't hav
gotten into the scrape. He had no none
and the alternative sentence would hav
been so days in Jail. Upon recommended
tion of Grand Juror Moulton he wa
placed in the hands of Probation Once
, Sherman and sentence was suspended
A divorce petition was entered in chit
T. tendcn county court Thursday in the &C
ton of Ella Porter) Andrews OF Fol
= Ethan Allen VS.. Mark A. Andrews. Tn
papers set forth that the couple wer
married August 81. 1903 and lived in Bui
: lington and Philadelphia. respectivei!
y until 1907 Adultery. intolerable seVerit
and desertion are the charges In the pet
q ton. The case OF the Second Nation;
. | bo,i, ne JIoholyeu N L.. VS. Albert
~ Richardson was also entered IN count
y court In this action the plaintiff seeR
a to recover on promissory note for $50"
a given by F. A. Richardson, endorsed D
n the defendant and protested for non-paN
=, ment. Another case entered Thursda
" was the appeal of Luela NJ. villa"
from the dsallowance of her claim
- slOi by the commissioners In the esta
of Agnes l. Porter OF Burlington.