Putnam patriot., 1916-12-15
CITY COURT
Woodstock Man Takes Sixth Day Off in
80 Years and lis Arrested
Cases Against Punch Board Keeper Dis.
missed

Two cases of intoxication occupied
the time of Judge Fulier's court Mon
day morning.
Gilbert Louden, who has lived for
the past thirty years in the neighbour
ing town of Woodstock felt that he
needed TO get out of the beaten path of
work, sleep and work, last Saturday,
SO he hid his dinner pail behind a
stone wall aud liked for Putnam
where the cup that cheers and also in
ebriates may be had II one has the
price. Gilbert however did not have
any use for the cup part of the outfit.
Instead he purchased a half pint of
whiskey in one north end saloon and
full pint in y second. He drank the
first half pint but whether he drank
the second bottle he was not able to
say as his memory failed him. He
thought however that he treated few
friends.
Gilbert told the court his story. He
has worked in Woodstock for over a
quarter of a century, thirty years TO
be exact. In all of that time his only
diversion has been six shert DRINKS.
Once in five years, if figures don't lie,
Gilbert has celebrated. But never
again, said he. 81 don't want any
more said Gilbert. at don't pay.
Too t1uab SicE I dom want mn mora -
"Itwork hard mister. | chop the
cord wood. | get dollar ten cord. |
don't make much money. give him
all to my wife. All | have is some
tobacco maybe. Last Saturday | say,
what foEI don't have have little lex
element. | work hard all the time SO
l take day off. / put my dinner
pail, behind the wall and cover her up
SO | can get her again. 1 come TO
Putnam. l buy half pint and have a
drink. 1 buy pint and have another
drink. What happen then l don't
know. wake up and am here"
So and costs of 81 is what Gilbert will
have to pay but he can pay AT the rate
of 81 a week aud the court will be sat
isfied.
William Reed, whose face was fa-
miliar to the court, said he came to
Putnam and got drunk and didn't
remember much about 1t. He WAS be.
fore the court two years ago. IS was
William Is contribution, to be paid at
the rate of 81 week.
Following ont the mayors instruc-
tions to see that no punch boards are
operated in the city, Captain of Police
Joseph Ryan summoned Eli Vangel,
who runs q pool room on Main street,
and Eugene Como, who runs a pool
room on Providence street, before the
city court, Tuesday morning. They
were charged with having gambling
devices in their places. Como plead
guilty and Vsngel plead not guilty.
Captain Ryan testified that he had
ordered his men to warn all operators
of these boards to desist. He .said that
he went:into Gomo's place Saturday
and saw q board and the prizes TO be
won by punching the lucky numbers
exposed in plsin sight. He took the
board and the prizes, which consisted
of variety sof articles including
watches, stick pins, rings, etc., and
brought them to the police station.
Como said that he had not allowed
the board to be operated since he knew
that it had been forbidden. He said
ne was holding the board and prizes
to deliver to the salesman when he
came around again. The board was
operated on commission.
The court ordered the case nolled.
In the case of Vangel the captain
said that he went to his place and took
away u number OF boxes OF candy but
could and no punch board but that
vangel admitted to him that he had
one some time ago.
Vsngel stated through his attorney,
Arthur s. Macdonald, that after he
had ben notified TO stop operating a
punch board he returned the one he
had to the agent. He kept the candy
to sell il he could.
This case was dismissed.
The captain intimsted that q prose-
cution of the man who had put the
boards In the city might follow II he
comes to Putnam again. Meanwhile
the candy and other articles are kept
at police headquarters.
Eusibe Beaulieu was before the
court charged with FILLING 10 support
his wife and family.
Dora Beaulieu, his wife, said that
they came to Putnam from Attawsu-
gan last August and lived on smith
street. Up to last October her hus-
band worked steadily at the Bradley
beef house and supported her sand her
children, one two years old and the
other less,t than one year old. Since
that time he has been drinking more
or less and she had to have help from
relatives and the town.
When the court asked her what she
wanted done with her husband she
said that she wanted him to work rand
support his family as she could not
care for the children and work in the
mil. II be didn't want TO do this she
thought be ought to be sent 20 jail.
The Judge asked the man through a
French interpfeter if ne svalued his