The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-07-17
DISCLOSURES
FOLLOWED BY
SEVERAL RAIDS
Stories of Jack Worcester and Elahanan
Andrews Caused Quite a Stir in
Police Court Matters-0ther
Cases Also Taken Up.

Following the wholesale disclosures
made in the city court yesterday fore
noon by Jack Worcester and Elahaaar
Andrews, officers from police headquar
tiers made a series of raids during til,
afternoon and rounded up number d
alleged Illegal selling offenders. SooI
after dinner, three of the regulars wont
to the house at l6 Foss street occupied
by Josephine Pellegrini and seized one
half barrel of Lively ale half barre
! full of beer and twenty-four bottles o.
p. b. lager beer Mrs. Pellegrini wa;
arrested on a charge of selling and wher
brought before Judge ii. W. Scott il
city court her case was continued unit
July 20, the respondent furnishing bal
TOR her appearance in the sum of $500
Officer George X. Garlic held the warrant
and he was accompanied by Officers John
Dineen and Harry Gamble.
AT 10 Foss street, Officer John Dineen
with warrant, and Officers Edwin j
Mcleod and George X. Carle conducted
search for contraband goods and were
rewarded by finding two half barrels oi
Ruiter's Highland Springs ale. twelve
beer glasses and faucet. The head Of
the house, Mrs. Clementini Abiatti, was
arrested on charge of selling and when
arraigned before Judge Scott in city
court, she entered plea of not guilty.
Her case was continued until July 22
and bail was fixed at $3.50.
a native of Algiers, Mrs. Josephine
Locassio. whose house is at 10 Foster
street. was slated to receive the next
visit from the officers. Here the search
revealed half barrel OF Ruiters High
land Springs and four bottles of Jones'
ale Officer Harry Gamble held the war.
rant and he was accompanied by Off
GERS Carle and Dineen. In court, Mrs.
Locassio entered a plea of not guilty
and her case was continued for hearing
until July "a. bail being furnished in
the sum of $3.50
Monday night, Officer Mcleod, armed
with warrant, and accompanied by Off
GERS Gamble and Dineen, searched the
suite in the A Tomasi block occupied
by Leonard st. John. Nothing was
found in the way Of intoxicating ber-
erages. Yesterday, st. John was arrest
ed on charge of selling by Officer
Carle. Before Judge Scott in city court
last night, he entered plea Of guilty,
ms case being continued for sentence un-
til this morning, when he was given not
less than seven months and not moro
than twelve at hard labor in the county
jail at Montpelier st. John will serve
the time in default of fine. which he
was unable to pay.
The second chapter in the disappear
ance Of watch belonging to Mrs James
Hastings of North Main street came
yesterday afternoon. when Officer tam
BILE arrested Martin Bancroft on a charge
of petit larceny it being alleged that
he was guilty OF the theft Bancroft
entered a plea of not guilty, however,
and his case was continued for hear
ing until July 10. The respondent fur
nished bail in the sum of 800.
Warrants for the several arrests were
made out by Grand Juror Hugh H. Car
penter, who viii have charge of the
The case against James
Rogers of East Montpelier. charged with
was continued from vester
day to to-day Rogers win be arraigned
in justice court tonight at 6 O'Clock.
At a preliminary hearing held some time
ago, the man entered plea of not
guilty and he has retained Attorney
William Wishart,