The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1913-12-18
Daisy Phillips Morse and VIM.
MOOreS Taken in Tow by
Police Officers
UNSAVORY HEARING
WAS HELD TO-DAY
Compromising Situation Discovered
when Mrs. Mooers Returned Home
Daisy Refused to Accompany Police
and Sank Down on Sidewalk.

: The fact that Daisy Phillips Morse had
s., plus the fact that she gave il TO Vii
ham Moores IN his apartment in the
Miner building on Church street to
purchase a quart of whiskey, ADDED to
the further fact that he returned in
10 minutes with two pints, led up to
the arraignment of Daisy and William
before Judge Frank f. Barber in the
municipal court this morning charged
with a statutory offense. The com
plant was made by Mrs. Laura Moorcs,
wife of one of the respondents.
After i consultation between the
prosecution and Attorney Charles ).
Chase, counsel for the respondents, no
defense was put in and each was neld
under $500 bonds for the April term
of county court. They tried this af
ternOon TO raise the money, but ut .
Q clock had not been successful.
The evidence in court showed that
| Daisy and William and a brother Of
| Daisy. who was there during the early
| evening Yesterday, consumed the great
er part of one of the pnts Mrs.
| Moores. according to the testimony Of
her mother, Mrs. Janette Norton, who
was in another room during the even
ing, drank only two drinks, each
/
| Mrs. Moores testified that she left her
| husband and Daisy in her room a few
moments ana when she returned saw
TO cal her mother. who stepped to the
door and found Daisy and William in a
compromising situation.
Mrs. MooreS struck her husband and
be spramg up and struck her several
times. Mrs. Moores testified. until She
| became uncouscious When she revived
she grabbed a kitchen knife and rushed
at her young son. who was in the
Kitchen, and her husband took the
knife away from her. Mrs. Norton
declared her daughter intended 10 Kill
both herself and her son.
Moores then announced that he wa
going out to get the police TO arrest
the whole household. but he dldn t
Eventually Mrs Moores went out
found Police Chief George Wilson tol,
her story and went with him ant
Officer Ellis c. Worden to the apart
mcnt.
Daisy refused to put on her shoe,
and stockings and when She reache,
the sidewalk she sank down upon it
[eXpressed her opinion of things in gen
eral and the police in particular an,
remarked that if She had got To .
with them she would ride In view o
! the fact that Daisy weighs about ~
j pounds and many were passing on thci
way home from the theater, the officer
complied with her gentle suggestlo
and shc rode to the lookup, where sh
I spent the rest Of the night. Moore
! was likewise arrested
t Attorney Charles !. Chase was r.
2 tanned this morning, Just before III
] opening of the court. as counsel 70
/ the respondents. When the state rest
G eel he asked for a continuance to thi
afternoon, but Judge Barber informe
him that lie would be obliged to leav
for Boston at > clock and suggeste
u recess to give time for consultatio
or an adjournment of only an hou
The defense elected to consult immcd
: atelv aud finish up the matter in vie
of the fact that the local court ha
10 jurisdiction beyond determinln
: whether there was ground for holdin
the respondent for the county court