The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1913-12-12
Following Large Raid at
House on Fortney Street
Last Night
ACCUSE ANOTHER
WOMAN OF EXTORTION
Five More Cases Age ~
Men Charged 80
Breach of Peace

Police headquarters is again the tenn
porary abiding place for a cargo of al
legged contra band goods, the second large
seizure of its kind to be made by the
| officers within a week. This time the
goods came from the house at rs Fort
ney place occupied by Mrs. Santino Fon-
tana. There were three gallon glass jugs
of Woodsyille whiskey, a 32-gallon bar
rel of Reuters well-known Hie'land
| Springs ale, barrel partly full of beer.
another barrel containing ID bottles OF
| beer and a faucet in the wagon which
! left the Fontana residence after the off
GERS had conducted their search at
o'clock last night The warrant was
read by Officer George X. Csrle and he
was assisted by Offices John w. Dineen,
Harry Gamble end Ed. l.. Mcleod. Mrs.
/ Fontana was arrested on a selling charge
and held until she furnished bail for her
appearance in city court this forenoon.
Grand Juror A. G. Fay made the conf
/ plant.
Woman Accused Of Extortion.
| Charged with serious offense, Mrs
Harry Sargent is staying at police head
quarters until she can secure bail in the
sum of 5000 for release until she is Civ
en- hearing Dec. Is. Yesterday, Officer
| Mcleod went to Fortney place and ar
rested the woman on an extortion charge
preferred against her by the grand juror
In city court she pleaded not guilty and
was remanded to the police station pend
ing her efforts to get bondsman.
1.-THE police say that Mrs. Sargent is
guilty of blackmailing Mrs. A. Gondolfa
of 8 Seminary street, whose apartments
on that street yielded heavy seizure OF
liquor to the officers last Saturday night.
According to the officers, the Sargent
woman went to Mrs. Gondolfa and de-
manded the sum of SIS, threatening to
disclose on the latter's alleged violation
of the liquor laws if the money was not
Forthcoming. Mrs. Gondolfa is bed-rid-
den and lately suffered the loss Of her
husband through the same disease which
is now combining her to q bed on the ver-
anda She has four children. The state
charges that the sick woman paid over
$40 as hush money and was met the
next day with demand for another So.
When the Gondolfa house was raided.
Mrs. Gondolfa was too i'll to appear in
court. although she is charged with IL
legal selling.
Tenement Row Alleged.
A tenement feud in the A. Tomasi
block last Sunday night eliminated yes
terday in the arrest of George Walker,
Alex. Mutch and John McPhee. All
three were brought before Judge Scott
to answer to breach of the peace charges.
With an eye highly colored, as if from
contact with some solid object, Mutch
admitted the offense Walker pleaded
not guilty and McPhee said he wanted
little time to think it over. He wasn't
sure which fight the state meant in its
allegation. He said he had been between
the upper and neither milestone at the
block Sunday night, as there were fights
raging within and without. Either ave-
nue. would end in a row, he said. Evil
IDENTIFY McPhee reached the end of one
of them. at least for his head was tight
ly bandaged. Officers say that a ply
sician took several stitches in closing
wound on MeI'hee's cranium.
Walker was arrested by Chief Sin
clair and Officer Mcleod took McPhee
and Mutch in custody. Judge Scott con-
tinued the cases until Monday and while
friends of the trio are rustling for bail
of 5000 per head, the respondents are
detained at the station.
Two Charges of Selling.
This afternoon Officer Mcleod went
TO the A. Tomasi block and arrested Mr..
and Mrs. Leonard st. John on charges
OF selling Intoxicating LIQUOR Illegally.
They were brought to police headquar
tcrs and later arraigned before Acting
Judge A. A. Sargent Both entered pleas
of not guilty. Bail was fixed at $1,000
for st. John and $500 for his wife. They
were taken back to the station, where
thcy remained while friends were try
inc to raise the hail. Grand Juror FAY
made the complaints which resulted in
the arrests.
Peace Maker Got Into Trouble.
Pho Ferrari and Antonio Broggi were
arraigned before Judge Scott yesterday
afternoon on breach of peace charges
growing out of scuffle said TO have
occurred at labor meeting in Miles hall
last Monday night. Ferrari entered
plea of guilty and paid $40 fine and
costs amounting to $500. Broggi faced
the court at o'clock and pleaded not
guilty to the charge. Bail was fixed at
$50 which the respondent furnished and
the case was set for hearing next Mon
iay forenoon. Both Ferrari and Broggi
were arrested by Officer Mcleod on city
'ourt warrants. issued at the request OF
Grand Juror Fay,
According to the specifications of the
state, the trouble had its inception in 4
between Ferrari and one
\. Cardini Broggi stated that he at
.empted TO act as a mediator in the
strife.