The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1915-02-01
FOUR WARRANTS SERVED
In Cases Growing Out Of Seizure Of Slot
Machines,

Machines,
Warrants were served on four local
business men this forenoon, charging
them with permitting gambling imple'
ments to be operated in their places OF
business. Levi Bianchi, who conducts a
pool room and confectionery store on
North Main street, was arrested by Off
Ger John S. Murley and arraigned be-
fore Judge Scott. He pleaded guilty !.
the charge and paid $40 fine and
of 1914. George w. Lander, ~ r
and tobacco dealer doing busir 81 "
North Main street, was seryeN nth a
warrant by Chief Sinclair, who also ar
rested Louis Romanos, a Prospect street
dealer and John Marion who has a
restaurant iu the basement Of the Boil
ster block Lander entered a plea OF not
guilty, and his case was continued for
hearing tomorrow morning. Romanos
and Marion were not arraigned until
afternoon.
Action against the four respondents
were instituted by Grand Juror William
Wishart. Last week one Maurice Gold
stein of New York and Bucharest, Ru-
mania, was arrested on a charge of bav-
ing operated slot machines, and four of
the machines in the city were seized.
The charge against Goldstein was mol
pressed Saturday morning, but at the
same time the owner and four dealers,
Bianchi, Lander Marion, and Romanos,
We're served with subppnas summoning
them to city court next Saturday, to
show cause why the machines shall not
be destroyed.
Six respondents walked along the pad
ded carpet from police headquarters to
city court this morning. Trouble which
started on River street, a well-known
brewing place for strife, early Sunday
morning, was responsible for the APP
pearance of Theodore Lindfors, Richard
Lahaie and John Hendrickson. Officers
John S. Murley and Harry NJ. Gamble
were called to No. 3 River street TO
terminate what appeared to be free
fight. Officer Murley arrested Lindfors
for an alleged breach Of the peace on
Alburne Cleveland, burly resident Of
that locality, who happened to drop into
Tosti Tosi's house few hours before
the noise began. Lahaie was arrested
on charge of having assaulted Tosi, and
an intoxication charge was preferred
against Hendrickson. Lindfors and La
hale pleaded guilty to breaking the peace,
each paying a fine of s. and costs
to S6.35. Hendrickson also
entered a plea OF guilty and paid the
minimum fine and costs of S6.s5,
Two there were who were saved from
something more serious than the suffer
ing of gray morning after. Chief Sim
clair went into Burnham's meadow Sun
day afternoon and succeeded in drawing
Arthur II. Foley from the waters OF Ste
yens branch. Witnesses told OF Foleys
peculiar actions on the bank of the
stream, and it was when he went into
the water that an officer was called.
This morning Foley told Judge II. w,
Scott Of buying two quarts of gin from
4 retail store on the Berlin side in Mont
pelier. He expressed an opinion that the
gin must have had something TO do with
bis condition on the Sabbath. Foley was
fined SIS and costs of $3.50, which he
wasn't sure would be paid. An alterna
tive sentence of 20 days in the county |
Jail awaits him. BENJAMIN +. Sawyer |
was preparing for frigid snooze in the
shows Of upper Prospect street late Sat |
lrday night, when Officer Gamble awak- |
med him. To-day he was arraigned for |
/ subsequent offense, to which he plead |
"A guilty His fine of SIS and costs
amounting 70 $500 were paid by a
friend.
w. A. Wright was arrested on North /
Main street Saturday afternoon by OH /
'er Nlurley. He pleaded guilty to a /
subsequent oiTense when brought before
he magistrate to-day. and a Sl5 fine
md costs Of $40 were imposed. A man
sho earlier in the afternoon dropped in
It police headquarters and inquired If
Mr. viii Wright had been token"
lropped in again and paid his fine.