The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-05-06
Barre Authorities are Putting
Forth Strong Effort
TWO MEN SENTENCED TO-DAY
Town and City Officers Conducted Tive
Searches at Websterville Yesterday,
One Place Being House Occupied
by Alphonse Primavera.

William B. Stevenson was brought be-
fore Judge II. w. Scott in city court
this morning for arraignment on
charge of selling. He pleaded guiltyANs :
the .ofense and was sentenced tnNc
not less than 800 days neo<N snan
365 days in the couE< clW &c Mont
pelier and to pay costA heluding costs
of condemnation, OF $l9.67. Stevenson's
arrest grew out of disclosure made by
John E. Coughlin of Waterbury in city
court Saturday morning. States Attor-
ney }. Ward Carver issued warrant for
his arrest and Officer Harry Gamble went
to Stevenson's room in the A. Tomasi
block and apprehended his man. Later
the respondent was taken back to the
room to aid Officer Gamble and Chief Sin
clair in searching the place, warrant
for which had been issued by the states
attorney.
While the officers were going through
the room, Stevenson turned on them end
a lively tussIe is said to have ensued.
Stevenson refused to give up key which
led to locked room adjoining, and
when the officers insisted that he pro-
duce the key, the respondent showed
fight After little, the man grew
calmer and the keys having been Sc
cured i'm the meantime, the officers re-
turned their charge to the police sta
tion. Toward noon, Officer Gamble
gained an entrance to the smaller of
the rooms comprising their prisoners
suite and found much wet goods. A
chest in the room was found to contain
27 half pints of Monogram rye whiskey,
26 pints of Jones' rye and 3 quart bot
ties of Scotch whiskey. The liquor was
seized and will be destroyed.
From the time the officers first visited
the room until after his hearing this
forenoon, Stevenson was recalcitrant and
far from a model prisoner. 1t devel
oped in the interim that he had con-
siderable amount of money in his pos
session although the overseer of the
poor had supplied him with 81 per week
for the past twelve months. Before
leaving with an officer for jail, Stevenson
consented to reimburse the city for its
in his behalf.
Deputy Sheriff w. F. Cutler and Off
Ger Harry Gamble went to Websterville
yesterday and searched two places for
goods. They first visited the
large double tenement house near the
Wells & Lamson quarry and searched
the apartments of Samuel Currier but
were unsuccessful. Currier, however,
was placed under arrest on a warrant
issued by the states attorney, charg-
ing him with keeping with intent to
sell. When arraigned before Justice of
the Peace Scott this morning, Currier
pleaded guilty and was sentenced to
serve not less than nine months nor
more than year in the county jail at
During their stay in Websterville, the
officers visited the house occupied by AL
phonse Primavera. They were armed
with a warrant issued by the states
attorney and conducted thorough
search of the premises, but without re-
suit. Primavera, it will be recalled. was
1 familiar figure in the McAuley mur-
Ter trial in county court last fall. when
)ne John Turley was convicted of the
rhine and sentenced to imprisonment
ior life.
In city court Saturday. Mrs. Chris
ina Mcleod whose house at the corner
If Foster and Granite streets was raid
ID by the officers Friday night, entered
plea of not guilty to the charge of
elling \ hearing was held and several
witnesses were called to the stand,
lmong them several of the officers who
igured in the search. The respondent
vas held to appear in the next term OF
county court and bail OF
800 was furnished for her release. She
vas ordered to pay costs and the liquor
vas condemned.
Fred Bresaw. accused of non support.
vas finally able to secure bail. after
beading not guilty to the charge. His
ather, Fred Bresaw, sr., and Joseph Pa
lin went security for him until the
ase comes up for a hearing before Judge
scott next Friday. Bresaw was ar
ested Saturday morning by Deputy
sheriff A. NJ. Morrison upon his return
o this city, after several months So
ourn in northern Vermont.
John Elmer Coughlin, the man whose
tory put the officers on the trail Of
V. b. Stevenson. was given his SEN
ence for intoxication in city court Sat
rday afternoon. Coughlin entered
lea of guilty and as a result of his
econd ofrense of that nature within the
'eek he viii serve thirty days in the
ounty jail at Montpelier. Before leav-
~ for jail he paid costs of $500. Off
ar Gamble went to Montpelier this
forming, accompanied by Stevenson and
urrier. 1t is believed that the former
lay be transferred to the house of cor
,ction' in Rutland to complete his SEN
,nee.
Pasquale Selletti, Webstervillc resi-
mt, was arrested to-day by Deputy
seriff W. f. Cutler, assisted by Second
Unstable William McCane of Barre
own on a warrant issued by the states
torney. Selletti jointly occupies the
,use tenanted by Primavera at Web
erville He was lodged in the police
alton and will be brought before jus
ce of the Peace II. w Scott to answer
the charge of selling In the raid con
icted at Websterville yesterday. Dep
~ sheriff Ont lpr and Officer ,b1s