Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1918-02-07
PRISON SENTENCE
FOR LIQUOR SELLER
Moses Friedlander's Conviction
Follows IN an Hour after His
Arrest-Court Shows Len3sa-
cy after Hearing Plea a h
spondene.

Moses Friedlander Of 10 Russell street
was sentenced In city court shortly aftsr
six o'clock Monday by Judge Joseph 7.
Stearns to not less than three and half
nor more than six months at hard labor
in the house Of correction at Rutland. fol-
lowing his plea Of guilty to the charge
Of selling intoxicating liquors without .
license.
Friedlander. who was Immediately taken
to the county jail after the pronounce
ment OF sentence. pending his departure
for the workhouse. was arrested by the
police about i've o'clock on a warrant Is
sued by States Attorney Allen Martin.
The arrest and subsequent conviction are
the aftermath Of the raid on the homo Of
Edward Lowry. at $40 North Winooski
avenue, Saturday night. when Edward
Lowry, Frank Lowry and Frank Maynard.
along with three partly filled bottles Of
| whiskey. were taken to police head
quarters, the "booxe' being held as in
eliminating evidence and the men being
locked up in the county jail in an alleged
Intoxicated condition.
Friedlander, who was in the liquor bust
ness until recently on North Winooski
avenue under the Arm name Of Friediander
! & Frank, which firm is now in bankruptcy,
| having filed a petition in bankruptcy
States Court F. 8. Plat Of Rutland, was
charged with selling whiskey at his home.
some Of which found it's way to the Lowry
house last week.
| The ''booxe' he sold was put UP In
half pints. pints and quarts. and he re-
| ceived fancy prices for the same, in
some cases patrons paying MOO a pint
for the goods. which, 1t was said, was
not at all times very good. States
| Attorney Martin il cognizant Of At least
Is sales and Friedlander admitted the
| great majority of them, but said they
were all made to few select customers.
In reply to the courts query as to
whether the liquor was a part Of the
bankrupt stock, Friedlander answered In
the negative. He ventured to say that
the contraband was secured through the
good offices" Of a brother resident In
| Massachusetts,.
Friedlander. who had no money to pay
a fine and who therefore was given q
jail sentence in lieu thereof. made q great
plea in his own behalf when the court
asked him II he had anything to say why
sentence should not be pronounced. and
1t was the candid opinion Of those in the
court room that because Of the sincerity
Of his plea he got the light sentence
imposed. The States attorney had asked
case, in keeping with former violators Of
the law. and such a sentence would
have kept him in confinement at Rutland
for nearly year.
The plea that Friedlander put up con-
cerned his family, which IL composed ct
the present time Of wife and u chill
dren. What would become Of them was
what apparently most troubles the man.
He threw himself on the mercy Of the
court saying that he would never, never
, sell liquor legally or illegally again
In explaining why he started in ths
Illicit business following the closing OF
the saloon on North Winooski avsaue,
. he said that he had but Is cents In hia
pockets the morning the place was closed
and could not bring himself to the point
where he would beg for charity. He said
that he was formerly employed a. clerk
In a local Church street store. previous
to engaging in the liquor business. and
that he was sorry that he ever enga9ed
In the traffic. He hated liquor. he said.
U as much as any man. and begged the
court to be lenient.