The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1913-05-05
Officers Came Face to Face
with Well-Known Citi-
zens, 1t Is Alleged
VINE STREET HOUSE
YIELDED 2 BARRELS
Respondent Plans to Stand
Trial---Six Other Cases
Heard To-day

| Two thirtytwo gallon barrels of tiigh-
land Springs ale, or "Hieland Spring"
| as it will be fondly recalled IN circles
lof semi-Bohemian character. were
sei1ed by officers from police hea6aueT-
ters at the home of Felix Rizzi on Vine
street Saturday night on search and
seizure warrant issued by Grand Juror
Hugh H. Carpenter. When Officer Gam
BILE, who carried the warrant, and Deputy
Sheriff George j. Morris entered tho
house they were greeted by two we'll
known citizens, II is said The ale was
easily found aud seized under the pro-
visions of the warrant as contrsband
goods. Rizzi was arrested on charge
OF selling and afterwards brought be-
fore Judge II. w, Scott in night court.
His ease was continued until this morn
ing, bail being furnished in the sum of
$500.
This morning. the respondent retained
E. r. Davis as counsel and arrangements
were made to hold a hearing within q
few days. Rizzi's bail of Saturday night
was recognized and he will not be de-
tanned. Wet goods taken in charge by
the officers were unloaded at the police
station until further orders are forth
coming.
Sabbath day celebrations had their se-
|quels in city court this forenoon when
six respondents pleaded guilty to intoAi-
cation charges before Judge Scott. Pat
rick Kane, alleged to be an old offender,
said he had committed subsequent of
Tense and when asked to disclose. he
told the readymade story of meeting
man who had two quarts and name
that sounded like MulIin. 4Six months
at Waterbury said the court as the
respondent finished his story. Kane left
in the company Of an officer this after
noon to Join the Barre colony receiving
treatment for inebriacy at the state in
stitution. The respondent had lately
been soiourning in the Orange county
Jail at Chelsea, but when Chief of Po-
lice Samuel Sinclair found him yester-
day the scene changed to that of the
local detention quarters.
Respondent No. was William Stew
ems. sometimes called shorty who
pleaded guilty to subsequent offense.
He was given straight sentence OF
thirty DAYS in the county Jail at Mont
pelier with provisions for eighteen days
additional should he faiLgto pay costs
amounting to s6.74. Stevens was arrest
ed early Sunday morning by Officer John
w. Dineen.
Thomas Kennedy, Graniteville quar-
ryman. and Benino Gazzia, who works in
the Websterville quarrying district, We're
arraigned for first offenses, to which
each pleaded guilty. Kennedy. who was
arrested last evening by Officer Gamble,
arranged to pay fine of SIS and costs
OF s45a His brother quarryworker was
accompanied to police headquarters by
Officer Gamble Saturday afternoon and
he arranged to pay the minimum fine
and costs of S5.54.
Joseph Perg, who came to Pearl street
from Germany, was arrested Saturday
night BY Officer Ed. l.. Mcleod and when
arranged to pay the IS fine and costs
he pleaded guilty to a first offence He
arraigned to pay the S5 fine and costs
of 1854 John Bisset, No. on the
docket. put himself in fair
way to be rid of some sl2 when
he pleaded guilty to first offence. His
fne was IS and the costs brought the
total up to Sl207 He was placed in
the hands of probation officer, pending
the payment of fine and costs. Bisset
was arrested Saturday afternoon by
chief Sinclair.