The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1913-10-27
HUNTING LICENSE CASE TRIAL.
Respondent Is Charged with Hunting
Without Having Law-Required Paper.

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Washing day in city court witnessed
the appearance OF five respondents, three
OF whom were charged with alleged in
fractions of the intoxication code over
the Sabbath. The fourth, one Leonard
Relation, has been much-sought man,
and since last May, officers from police
headquarters have been keeping an eye
single for his return to Barre. He came
back Saturday night. Peter Guniere, a
hunter charged with pursuing game
without license, was the fifth, and
through his counsel he asked for a jury
trial and preparations were made to that
end.
Elector Blair, who was arrested by
Officer Harry Gamble, pleaded guilty to
subsequent offense and was fined $I5
and costs of $3.50 Blair asked to sign
the pledge and after attaching his sig
nature to an agreement restraining him
from the use OF intoxicating liquor for
a year, he was allowed to pay the costs
and depart The remainder of the SEN
tence was suspended pending good be-
havior. Andrea Dragoni, the second de-
fendant, pleaded guilty to a first otfense
and paid a S5 fine and costs amount
ing to S4.75. He was arrested Sunday
morning by Officer George X. Carrie
John Ohlin pleaded guilty to a similar
charge and paid the minimum fine, with
costs of 1915 He was arrested late
last night by Officer John w. Dineen.
May 3, 1913, Leonard Relation is al
legged to have left town with the knowl-
edge that officers wanted him on a non
support charge. Several times during
the summer traces of the missing man
were discovered now in Bethel and again
in Hardwick, Washington or Woodbury..
Saturday night, Relation came back and
was, promptly nabbed by Chief Sinclair.
City Attorney Z. L. Scott will prosecute
the case.
Guniere was arrested two months ago
on a complaint made by Game Warden
George Bond, it is said His case was
continued in city court until to-day,
when the respondent appeared and asked
for a hearing. He has retained E. l..
Scott and William Wishart, while the
state is represented by States Attorney
j. Ward Carver. 1t is alleged that Gun
iere carried gun along a wooded ridge
he was unable to produce a license when
interrogated by the game warden. Con-
stable George i. Morris empaneled the
following iurymen and the case was
started: Patrick Brown, George w. Ian
der, George NJ. Marion, Arthur G. Jones,
and George /. Buckley.
Patrick Brown was excused from jury
duty and it was agreed TO proceed with
the trial with a jury of five. Before
the hearing was adjourned at noon, the
state had put three witnesses onto the
stand, Game Warden George Bond, Fritz
jackson and Frank Allen all OF whom
were present at shoot of the Auto Gun
club when Guniere is alleged to have
been hunting one day last August.
Evidence offered by the state tended
TO show that Guniere told the game war
den OF his plan to hunt for crows in the
wooded section adjoining the shooting
range. According to the testimony OF
the witness, Bond, Guniere was asked to
produce his hunters license. He refused
until the warden showed his badge. The
warden testified that the license which
Guniere then produced had been issued
the year previous and was therefore il. |
legal. Cross examination by Attorney
Scott for the defense failed to elicit any
sworn statement that Guniere and his
Were bunting
From indirect evidence which the re-
spondent's counsel sought to bring out. !
It was apparent that an effort would be |
made to show that Warden Bonds ac- !
tion might be ascribed to an ulterior |
motive. Asked if he, the witness, Bond I
knew that Guniere had applied to the I
thief of police to aid him in getting his
tools from the Bond stoneshed, the wit |
ness said he didn't know it. The de-
'ense viii attempt to show that Guniere
vas discharged from Warden Bonds en-
Dloy in the stoneshed and the cross-ex-
animation while the witness was in the
hair evidently contemplated a corrobo-
alton of this alleged motive.
More than once during the hearing, I
he question as to whether Guniere's ma
,ionality might have anything to do
With his arrest was ordered excluded by
he court. The witness. Fritz jackson,
vas asked by Attorney Scott if he ever
aw the warden ask anyone but an Ital-
an to exhibit his license. States At
oTney Carver objected to the question.
( was excluded from the testimony and
he defense moved for an exception.
Cumulative evidence offered by Messrs
Sond, Jackson and Allen described Gun
ere's appearance at the gun club shoot
With a companion. Interrogation by the
warden followed and Guniere soon left
With his companion for the main road
Sone of the witnesses could testify TO
eeing the pair board the car.
Court convened again at l;30 o'clock
his afternoon. Ii was understood that
he state proposed to introduce at least
wo other witnesses before resting its ,
ase. The defense will follow with sew
raj witnesses.
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