The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-12-09
William Clark Charged with
Illegal Sales-Judge
O'Brien Presides
JURY TRIAL IN
MUNICIPAL COURT
Witnesses Tell of Buying Whiskey of
spondent-Adshad Brothers, Who
Were Taken Into Custody Last Week,
Appear for State.

Were Taken Into Custody Last Week, |
Appear for State.
State s Attorney o. B. Hughes be- |
gan this morning in the office of the |
county court the trial of the several |
cases that grew out of row on High |
street last Friday night in which John |
Arthur Adshad was arrested for as
sault. The arrests of his two brothers, |
Joseph and Miner Adshad, each charged |
with selling and furnishing liquor, fol- |
lowed, and later, after a disclosure by
Arthur Adshad, William A. Clark. a
former resident of Washington street
and at present of Pine street, was ar
rested charged with furnishing liquor
1t was Clark's 5 case that was started
this morning and which is on trial this
afternoon
The trial is before Judge Thomas f.
o 'Brien of Bellows Falls, because of
the absence from town of Judge Frank
+. Barber, and the following Jury: G.
+. Gregory and n II. Mann of Dunn
merston, c. f. Fairman and John T.
| Wright of Vernon and F. X. Barrows
| G. L. Cobb, II. II. Dunklee. George d.
| Odell, w. l.. sylvester, c. T. Thomas
| Fred Fox and George f. Sherman of
| Brattleboro. Mr. sherman was called
as a talesman TO take the place of
| George Armand of Dummerston. who is
ill.,
| Following an opening statement by
| Attorney Z. W. Gibson for the respon-
dent, John Arthur Adshad was called
| to the witness stand.
He told of having met Clark on the
| government building job three or four
weeks ago and that last Friday about 6
| o clock in the evening he met Clark on
the Main street bridge. They went back
of the Park building. where Clark, he
said, gave him drink. He again met
Clark near the Albany cafe about
o clock that evening and they went
back of the cafe. He said he there
bought of Clark a pint and half of
| whiskey, paying him 81 for it. He was
arrested later that night. The witness
testified that on one other night when
in company with his brother, Miner
Adshad, he bought a pint of Clark. He
further testified that while working on
the railroad station job last Friday,
where he was employed at the time of
his arrest he saw Clark with a dress
suit case and Clark told him he was
going down below and informed
him that if he wanted anything Clark
would have it when he returned.
On cross examination he said that
| llC anu 1IdIh 8OI through OIL IUG GON-
ernment Job about the same time. He
had lived in Brattleboro about five
| weeks, coming from Marlboro, Mass,
and before that he had lived in Boston.
Evidence as to his being called be
fore Judge Pier at an inquest last Sat
urday night in the police station was
admitted over the exceptions of the
state. The witness denied that he knew
William G. Regan of Marlboro, Mass,
but admitted that he was acquainted
with the probation officer of that city.
Regan Is probation officer there. He ad-
mitted that he was arrested in Marl-
boro about April !, and was placed on
probation until Oct 80 He denied that
he was arrested April II and Oct. 3. He
couldn t say whether he left before
the date of the expiration of his
, parole, Oct. so, or a day or two after
wards but thought it was between Nov
l and g. He said that he had never
. served a Jail sentence.
\ He denied that he had seen hi.
n brothers on Friday. Not a single bot
: tie of liquor, he said, had been taker
+ into the house on High street where h6
is making his home. There might have
+ been a few old bottles found in the
shed that were there when he moved in
Joseph Adshad, the next state wit
ness, SAID tHat ne worked on Jue posi-
office job about two weeks after work
ing on the railroad Job, bur that h
Y broke a rib and had not done mmci
since except to work day or two TO
Robert Coombs of Guilforl. He tolt
l. of having walked with stranger Il
, show him the way to the home of tn
D. respondent, but that they met Clark o.
f the way and the stranger bought a pin
IS of whiskey of Clark. The price wa
# - cents. He said he had been in til
rear Of the Albany cafe twice aI
bought pint each time of Clark.
The court wanted to know what wa
bought and the witness replied that
tasted like whiskey. He maIe his pul
d. chases of Clark alone he said. Thi
. was three or four weeks ago
4 After learning from the witness tha
! he had been boarding III differen
y places Mr.. Gibson asked: IIave 20
y ever been in the Albany cafe!
L, Yes, to get something 10 eat.
at "Oh! commented Mr.. GibSal
er E'You could not think l meant an,
n thing else, could you?'i
n. Not necessarily, replied the wi
to ness, but [ thought | wouiI te
he you.
to The witness admitted that he is Vi
1t der arrest charged with selling liquC
on and that Chief. Manning of Greenfel
of Mass, is here for the purpose of takir
en- him back to Massachusetts to answ,
lie to charge against him in Greenfel
He denied that he had been arrestt