The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-05-04
IN DEFAULT OF $500
MAY TAKE 1,500 DAYS
IN SELLING CASE
Mrs. Jose Sancipriano Reversed Former
Plea of Not Guilty Just as Jury Was
About to Hear Evidence in
Barre Court.

On reversal of her former plea of not
guilty to charge of selling liquor lille.
tgally, Mrs. Jose Sancipriano was fined
$500 and costs when arraigned before
| Magistrate II. w Scott in city court this
| forenoon. Representations made to the
court indicate that the woman will have
TO serve the alternative sentence of l,5O0
days in the house of correction at Rut-
land. or three days for every dollar of
her fine which remains unpaid. The San
cipriano woman has five children, one OF
| whom, the youngest, was permitted to
complete the usual court scene by accom-
panying her mother before the bar of
justice. Two barrels of beer and quanti-
ties of liquor seized by the police at the
Sancipriano premises, Ahern place, on
April is. were condemned by the court
and ordered destroyed, the respondent
being held to pay the costs imposed in
the destruction warrant. Mrs. SancI-
priano was committed to the custody of
the police and will probably be trans
ferred to the house of correction tonight.
Grand Juror William Wishart was in
charge of the prosecution in the proceed
ings against the woman and her husband
and the respondent were represented by
!. Ward Carver. II was intimated to-
day that similar charge against Sanei-
priano will not be pressed. Several wit
nesses had been subp9naed to the hear
ing to-day and jury of IL was seated in
the jury box when the respondents at
torney came in with the plea of guilty
The following iurymen were thereupon
paid and discharged: w. II. Duthie, Peter
Thom, S. d. Allen, Alex Milne, C. n.
Kenyon. James T, Marion, O. T.. Phil
brick, John Rowley, ]. G, More, F. F
Cave, Frank w jackson and Frank Mich
OILS.
Disclosed on Licensed Places.
Disclosures on two licensed liquor es
Establishments were made by Matt Matson
when arraigned with four Others to an |
swer to intoxication charges to-day. Mat |
son, who recently figured as prominent |
in proceedings against a Bugbee
avenue woman, pleaded guilty to being |
an habitual drunkard and in reply to /
questions from the grand juror, be told /
II buying liquor at first and second class
license establishments on North Main
street yesterday. Matson was sentenced
10 serve 30 days in the county iasTnd
o pay SIS fine and costs. He was ar
-ested by Officer Ernest Houston. -
George Farnham. an Orange farmer.
Who was found asleep with a piece of
,eef for a pillow at the seminary campus
asst night, pleaded guilty to subsequent
,ffense and arranged TO pay SIS fine
md costs of S645 Farnham's horse
ethered to a pole in the rear of the
Brown block on North Main street on
Wednesday afternoon at 4 o'clock was |
ound by the police this morning. Officer !
larry Gamble arrested the man. Mi i
hael F. Tracy Of Gaysville, arrested by I
sfficer J. S. N[urlaS, was fined S. and I
osts, will serve the alternative sentence. I
Ierbert J. Smith of Graniteville, arrest a
d last night by Officer David Henderson, q
leaded guilty to first offense and went /
o Jail Andrew Scott of Barre, arrested 7
y Officer Henderson, paid fine for a t
rst offense.