The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1915-09-08
While She Is Serving SEN
tence for Selling Liq-
our Illegally
WOMAN AT FIRST
NEAR HYSTERIA
Later Concha LAWN Re-
gained Her Composure and
Went to Jail Stoically

Facing a sentence of three years in
the house of correction, Mrs. Concha
LAWN, whose plea of guilty yesterday
to charge Of selling liqour Illegally fol-
lowed raid on her premises in Granite
street, parted with her seven month-old
baby at police headquarters last night
and went with an officer to the county
| jail, where she is awaiting transfer to
the Rutland institution. For few mo-
ments preceding her departure the WON
an was on the verge of hysteria and
called constantly for her child, which
had been taken to the city farm. Lat
terly, however, she recovered the stole
attitude that marked her appearance in
court and accompanied the officer with
out murmur.
When arraigned before Magistrate A.
A. Sargent in the late afternoon, the
woman entered formal plea of guilty
and said she was ready for sentence.
States Attorney T. +. Gleason, on whose
warrant the fearch of Mrs lawns
premises was made, was present during
the arraignment. Magistrate Sargent
sentenced the respondent to pay fine
of $500 and costs, amounting to $40,
with an alternative sentence of three
days for each dollar in the house OF cor
rection. As the law places limit on
the length of time person shall serve
for such an offense, Mrs. LAWN, who
said she had no money for fine, re-
ceived sentence of three years instead
of 1920 days. Liquor at Mrs. Concha's
place included boxes OF whiskey and a
barrel partly full OF bottled beer. Ii
was condemned and ordered destroyed
by the court.
Other Cases.
Harold Edison, arrested by Chief Sin
clair on complaint made to Grand
Juror William Wishart charging him
with breach of the peace, entered plea
of guilty and paid s5 fine and costs of
s5.05. II was alleged that Edson fell
in with Irving ST. John on South Main |
street early yesterday morning and
gave that youngster a trouncing
While the states attorney was in
town, hearing in the case of State VS. /
A. H. Buzzell, arrested on a charge OF /
the liquor laws, was continued i
20 Sept. Is for a hearing. Before his
departure for the West Judge II. w
Scott designated Judge +. NJ. Harvey
Of Montpelier as the magistrate before
whom the case shall be heard. II is
stated at the city court that attorneys
for the respondent. y. W. Carver and
X. A. Hoar. claiming that Judge Harvey
has no jurisdiction in Barre city court
matters, have filed objections 10 his act
ing in that capacity.
Constable George L. Morris found
couple OF wayfarers in Elmwood ceme-
terry last night and locked them up AZ
police headquarters. In the small hours
Dne Of the pair. Jake Lavanius. was tax +
rn seriously i'll and a physician was
,alled 10 aid him in dispelling some Of 4
The hallucinatlons he was having For
! time il was thought that the man
would expire, but his condition to-day
permitted his appearance in court. where
be pleaded guilty 20 an intoxicAtion
'harge and paid a IS fine and costs Of
1870. His companion, Oscar Eklof.
pleaded guilty 20 a subsequent offense
md IL trying to raise a SIS fine and
'osts Of $50. Both men recently ar
lived in the city. William II. stephens.
irrested yesterday, pleaded guilty TO q
subsequent cfFense and went 70 jail for
% days. ~ ne could not pay a fine.
Before Justice of the Peace A. G. Dick
" in East Barre this morning, Mrs. II
lama Contullo Of GraniieNlle, whose
louse Was visited last week by officers
n search of contraband liquor. waived
sanitation when charged with selling Z
legally and Vas bound over TO appear 2
n Rarre city court, where a hearing vii {
y held. In default of s35o bail asked J
y the justice and Town Grand Juror :
n A. Cutler, Mrs. Coniullo wss taken j
o The county jail A date for the wom. .
ne trial vii b. fixed By Magistrate !
|. A. Sargent and the town grand juror.