The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1914-08-24
CIRCUS FOLLOWER
PAYS GAMBLING FINE
After Several People Are Said to Have
Dropped Rolls of Money, One of
Which Amounted to Si6o.

In the afterglow of the circus Satur-
day afternoon, William Nj. Jameson, a
financier at the home, was arraigned be-
fore Magistrate II. w. Scott in city court
on a charge OF operating gambling de-
vice. Jameson pleaded guilty and from
a plethoric roll OF green he peeled a S25
! fine and enough more to pay the costs
OF prosecution, amounting III all TO
S3025 Under the dome Of the side
show tent Jameson is accused of max
| ing friends with too many circusgoers
who would enter the lists against Dame
Fortune. Jameson cultivated wide
circle of these friends, but carried the
game too far according to the officers.
Jameson presided over the table and
handled the dice box. Out in the crowd,
il is said, his clever agents worked ever
and anon in recruiting suckers. Citizens
lost sums varying from Sl6 to $3.50,
while small purse-holders went away
swamped. Late in the afternoon the
officers, responding to the complaints Of
several who had sustained heavy pc
cuniary losses broke up the pastime and
arrested Mr.. Jameson. Grand Euror
William Wishart, who was inside the
big tent, was besieged by players who
thought the time for action had come
One man, a Montpelier chef, said he had
been "buIiled" to the extent of $lG0
Another, said to be local grocer,
dropped S25. Yet another, milk man,
sacrificed ST. at the shrine Of Mammon
as personified by William NJ. Jameson
A fourth complainant told the grand
juror Of losing S35 1t is believed that
Mammon's winnings were heavy enough
to pay the fine and vet tide him over
the weekend until the circus could get
to Claremont.
After the grand juror had finished
with Jameson, Robert Hawkins.of Mont
pelier instituted proceedings in assump-
sit for the recovery of $500. Hawkins !
engaged local counsel and Constable |
George L. Morris was sent to the circus |
grounds to serve a second set of papers |
on the operator. He was nowhere to be |
found, however and at late hour Sat |
urday night the constable was still |
searching for him. Mr.. Hawkins inti-
mated that the officers in Claremont, |
where the circus showed to-day, might /
be asked to assist in the search. The /
warrant is returnable in 50 DAYS.
Despite the fact that the police and
the special officers were called to handle
)ne of the largest circus day crowds in I
he history OF the city. there was min
mum of disturbances OF serious nature I;
,yer the week-end The Monday wash
n police court showed four intoxication
on the judges carpet. Mary
5astor, who halls from Montpelier and Il
It. Albans, pleaded guilty to first of ]
ense and decided TO spend 10 davs in
he county Jail rather than to pay a IS
Inc and costs She was arrested on the |
ircus grounds Saturday afternoon by ]
)fiicer Harry Gamble. It
Heavy doses were measured ont for 5
Napoleon Pacquin and Edward Predom,
he latter a Montpelier man. Pacquin N
-as arrested by Officer John s. Afurley G
unday morning at his home, 20 River j
treet. He pleaded guilty to-day to Il q
Iibsequent oifense and told the court c
he conventional stranger story when 0
he grand juror asked him where he got e
is liquor. Judge Scott gave him a 80 b
av sentence and imposed fine of SIS
nd costs of S6.25. FREEDOM, who was I
rrested Sunday afternoon by Officer j
ambIe, also drafted the stranger tale Fl
, help explain the cause for his condi- b
on. He is listed as an habtual and Il
le court fined him Sl5 and costs OF II
$50 with sentence of 30 days in the 81
,unty Jail. Carl Anderson pleaded gull q
: to a second offense and paid Sl5 b
ne and costs of s755. He was arrested Il
! Summer street Saturday afternoon tt
+ Officer John w. Dineen. ht