The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1913-07-07
Were Called in Barre City
Court This Morn
ing
THE MOST SERIOUS
is BEING HELD OPEN
Mike j. Sartorelli Alleged to
Have Gone on a
Rampage
legged transgressors of the law from

.ieged transgressors of the law from
q uth Ryegate, Graniteville, Montpelier
and Barre figured in the forenoon's do.
ings at city court to-day. The presence
of certain Of the respondents was due,
in part, it is said, to the kind of thirst
that only a strong combination like hot
weather and legal holiday can produce.
Mike j. Sartorelli, one-time inmate of
the state hospital at Waterbury, did not
appear in person, but description of
his alleged misbehavior was furnished
the court and Judge IT. w. Scott, with
the states attorney, decided that his
case should be considered by the city
attorney and overseer of the poor.
Mike is said to have gone on ram
page Saturday and when the officers
were called to his home on South Main
street they relieved him OF hungry
looking knife and tried to restore him
to happier frame of mind. Sartoreli
lives alone in the Parker house, So
called, and the officers say that he some
times makes dire threats to the neigh
bors. Saturday, il is claimed, he pro-
posed to do something desperate if any
one made a move to injuTe his dogs.
Mike had two dogs and they seem to
keep him in a peck of trouble most of
the time. Officer Ed. /. Mcleod brought
the man to police headquarters. 1t is
understood that an effort viii be made
to recommit him to the state hospital
whence he journeyed back in May, 1910,
only to be released later.
Mani Tauauap and AJaIa aIpiz +,,o
quarrymen from Graniteville, were
brought into court by Deputy Sheriff
w. f. Cutler of South Barre. who ar
rested them on the hill Saturday night.
They were charged with cruelty to ami
mails, it being alleged that they had APP
piled inhumane measures in urging along
a horse belonging to Frank McGuire's
livery in Graniteyille. Neither man
could understand the judge or states
attorney. but afterwards they decided
TO plead guilty. Fines of IS and costs
Of Sll.06 were paid in both cases and
the respondents were released. The ar
rests were made on complaints pressed
by States Attorney J. Ward Carver.
Ellis Spencer OF South Barre accom-
panied the deputy sheriff to court and
he pleaded guilty to first offense of
The case against him was
continued for sentence until Aug. is.
Spencer was arrested yesterday by
Deputy Sheriff Cutler, after his actions
had badly frightened women members
of the Spencer household at South Barre.
William Davidson of South Ryegate,
who said he came from London, Eng,
was arraigned on an intoxication charge
to which he pleaded guilty. He made
arrangements to pay a fine of SIS and
,osts of $7l0, Davidson was arrested
evening BY Officer John w. Di-
neeu William Henry of Barre pleaded
guilty to a similar offense and paid the
minimum fine of IS and costs amount
ng 20 S605 He was arrested Saturday
evening by Officer Mcleod
John Holey Of Montpelier whom Off
YER Dineen took in tow early this morn
ng, was unable TO appear in court. As
soon as he reeovers he is to be arraigned
IN an intoNication charge.
In Montpelier Court.
Walter Hayden was in Montpelier city
,ourt this morning on the charge of in
oxication and pleaded guilty to first
,flense. He was fined $5 with costs of
1854, with an alternative sentence of
wenty days. He expected to be able to
,ay The man was taken on an action
~ States Attorney Carver.