The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-06-17
WOMAN DISCHARGED;
LIQUOR RETURNED
Witnesses Said Mrs. Dernjvic Had Served
Liquor But Had Never Received
Recompense, According to
Their Belief.

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this morning, Mrs. John Dernivic of D
West Patterson street was arraigned OF
q charge Of selling illegally, her arres
growing out of visit made by officers
to her home Friday afternoon, when they
seized small quantity )f beer and in
cidentally broke in upon men seated al
.the table and said to be drinking beer
| Through her counsel, r. a. Hoar, the
respondent entered plea Of not gull
| ty. The state summoned some twelve
witnesses to the stand and the kind
of testimony offered by the majority
tended to show that Mrs. D-rnivic had
served some beers at times but al ways
without recompense. Witnesses account
for their presence at the Dernjyic house
in various ways but all were agreed
that the respondent had never sold them
any beverages.
After hearing the evidence submitted
by the state, Judge Scott discharged
the woman. States Attorney j, Ward
Carver and Grand Juror Hugh H, Car
penter conducted the prosecution. The
liquor seized was ordered returned.
Earlier in the forenoon Gioveni Gee
chin came into court and pleaded guilty
to first otfense of intoxication and paid
a fine of $5 and costs of S6.34. Cecchni
vas arrested on South Main street Sat
urday night by Special Officer William
Clark. Almon st. John took nap III
the ditch near Jones Bros. shed vest tr-
day afternoon and paid for his sleep u
court this morning when he pleaded gull
ty to subsequent offense of mfoxicati3n
and settled with the court for S2l.li.
which included the fine and costs. st.
John is a resident of Berlin and Officer
Carle went to Jones Bros. plant in the
afternoon, after having been notified Of
the mans condition by passerby.
Daniel MeLeay, an aforetime Granite
Vile resident but now OF Woodbury.,
pleaded guilty to subsequent offense
of intoxication and paid fine of Sl5
and costs Of S699. McLeay is SAID
to have been one Of the star witnesses
in the Woodbury. case of State VS.. Lila
Dodge, accused of selling. fhe case was
tried before Justice of the Peace Scott
in the city courtroom Saturday forenoon
and ii is alleged that McLeay's condi
tion while on the stand was not in Keep
ing with the dignity maintained by chc
court.
Many Raids for Liquor
Saturday night platoon OF Barre off
GERS went to Graniteville and conduct
ed four raids, two OF when were sue
cessful. The house occupied by Johu
Arnax was visited during the stop at
the quarries, and there the officers found
a barrel of bottled beer three-fourths
full The goods were seized and brought
to the station. This morning when ar
raigned before Justice of tile Peace Scott,
Arnax furnished bail Of $500 and his
case was continued for hearing. III
the store of a. l.. Foste-
was visited and a search bv the officers
revealed IA bottles of Jamaica ginger.
The ginger essence was seized and Eos.
ter was allowed to 90 ON his own recog
nizance.
The following officers participated in
the raids: Deputy Sheritfs A. NJ. Nor
rison, George l.. Morris, w. C. Cutler.
George Garlic, Samuel Sinclair and George
Howe, and Special Officers Charles Wood |
IS and Jesse G. DeBrune. Deputy Morri
son carried the warrant at the ArnaN
house and Deputy Morris served the
warrant at Fosters place of business. |
They were issued by States Attorney
carver.
Michael David's North Main street |
unch parlors again received visit from !
he officers last night, and as the r.
'ult of search, the propretor's supply |
Dom is short of a barrel half full OF /
,eer. Officers Dineen, Mcleod and Gam |
Die conducted the search for contra
,and goods, the former holding the war
ant issued by Grand Juror Carpenter. |
The house was empty when the officers I
Irrived and no arrests have been made
n the case as yet.
Justice Court convened in the city |
,ulding Saturday forenoon, when Clar-
nee GoodeIl of Calais pleaded not gull
" to a charge of open and gross lewd
Tess. Goodell was bound over to ap-
,ear in the next session Of county court |.
nd for lack of bail went TO the county
all in Montpelier. In the case of State
$. Lila Dodge of Woodbury., charge
With selling, the respondent entered
lea of not guilty and furnished bail
or her appearance in county court.
Iany witnesses came down from Calais
nd Woodbury. to testify in the case
Justice of the Peace Scott conducted
he hearings and States Attorney Car.
er had charge of the prosecution.
Afterwards Asa Sears, also a resident
Woodbury.. was arraigned on charge
illegal selling. Sears entered a plea
not guilty and was bound over to
ppear at the September term of county
,urt. In the course of the hearings Of
ne Woodbury. and Calais cases, one Of
lie witnesses was impment in his man
ar of replying TO the courts questions
hile on the stand. and Justice Scott
as obliged to have him locked up while
le hearing was in progress. He was :
ter released after the court had severe ,
reprimanded him for his conduct.
WON TWO GAMES ON TRIP.
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