Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1916-01-06
COURT THROBs WITH ACTIVITY
Bakers Dozen of Cases Disposed
Of during Day.
Police Department Added One Culprtt
to 10 Rounded Ip Might before
Two Men Brccght from
Essex Junction.

The busy night put in by the police dc.
partmcnt Wednesday rccssdtated very
brisk business in city court Thursday
morning when the cases Of the 10 culpr1ts
taken into custody the night before. as
we'll as those OF two others who were ar
rested at Essex junction and a woman
| arrested Thursday We're disposed of.
The three men who we're arrested ut the
home of Roy Hammond on First street
were all found guilty on charges Of intox-
cation Roy Hammond and George Dunn
Of Syracuse. n. Y, were each fined g and
costs of s1.2j Their sentences were sus-
pended and they arranged to pay the costs
by February |. William Hammond who
has been convicted on the same charge
before. was given straight sentence II
50 days in Chttenden county Jail
Elfrcda Willis tho coIored woman whose
pluCc at NJ First street was raidcd, was
in court charged with the violation 81 the
conditions OF her probation and was found
guilty. It 1as ordered by the court that
she be committed 20 the house of correc-
ton Ut Rutland TO serve tho term received
at the time CT her trial on January d.
1915, WHEN she was found guilty of keeping
n mouse ~ III fame. The term Is not less
than one nor more than three years at
the house Of correction.
Nina Terrari. the Italian blonde. who
was found at the home OF the Willis
woman at the time il was raidcd in com
panN with Edward Ricketts,. a soldier OF
The md cavalry, was also arraigned on the
charge Of violating her PROBATION she hay
Ing been found guilty Of open and gross
lcwdness and lacivious behavior on De-
cember Is She was also sentenced to
serve the Term Inflicted at that trial in city
court which Is not less than two wears
NOR more than two and one half years a.
Rutland
j. G. Orr. tho colored man, "A barber at
Fort T., nan Allen. who was found with
the Willis woman. was arraigned in court
charged with violation OF the city ordi-
nance entitled Immoral and Improper
Practice which among other things pro-
vides that no female person shall be
prostitute and that no male person shall
a ssociate with prostitute. He was found
guilty on the charge and was fined s. ami
costs of s12j with an alternative sentence
of Sc days in Jail. He arranged TO pay.
Edward Ricketts,. the trooper of the 2nd
cavalry, who was with the FeiTari girl
was in court and his case continued.
Myrtle Brigante. wife of Joseph Brig
ante of First street. who started some-
thing when she went in search of her hus-
band at the home of her neighbOr. Mrs.
Josephine Martin. ON North Winooski ave
nue.. was arraicned on the charge OF
breach Of the peace Her case was con-
tinued to January 2? and she was allowed
her liberty on her own recognizance. Mira.
Joseph Martin, in whose home all of the
trouble arose and where the scene OF
battle was laid. arragned charged
with keeping q house of III fame. Tho
case against her was mol pressed by the
States attorney. Eliza beth Elwell was
charged with breach of the peace for the
part she took i'm the light. She WAS found
| guilty and was sentenced TO R,1land for
not less than 10 nor more than Y months.
The sentence suspended and she was
placed in the hands of the probation off,
Ger for a period OF one year on condition
that she go to her home in Milton and re-
main outside of Burlington.
Josephine Young, who was very recently
found guilty Of adultery and was placed
ia the hands of the probat ton officer, was
| arrested again Thursday. charged with
int oxication. She was taken into ely court
and her case was continued TO Friday
morning.
Frank Swain Of Rochester and Thomas
Kirk of White River Junction. who We're
arrested Thursday evening at Essex juno
ton for intoxication. were found guilty
on that charge and each was fined IS and
costs of SAFE The fine IN each case was
suspended and he men arranged 10 pay
the costs nv February