The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-01-03
LICENSEE CALLED
BEFORE COMMISSION
John ]. Cayhue Asked to Show Cause
Why His License to Sell Liquor
Should Not Be Revoked.

anu man Hdhucu Ncii hHhpp VI NubN
operated came out in the council Cham
Der at city hall this forenoon when Joh
j. Cayhue, proprietor of the Cottage,
saloon of the first class, was summone
before the Washington county licens
commission TO show cause why his Ii
cense should not be revoked. The hear
ing was the second of its kind to be he'll
within short time, the first having re
suited in the revocation of a first elias
license on Merchant street some week
ago. States Atty. Earle r. Davis pro
duced six witnesses, and when the hear
ing adjourned at noon the defense, rep
resented by X. A. Hoar and A. G. Fay
had not submitted any evidence. Tn,
hearing was resumed at o'clock this
afternoon, although the state rested it
case at ll:50 a. IN.
The hearing is said to have grown out
of the arrest of Martin McMahon on the
allegation that he sold liquor by the bot.
tie TO Knapp All three commissioners
were present, with Chairman w. Ii. Ward
presiding. just before adjournment the
defense intimated that it might not put
any witnesses on the stand. Something
| of an opera bouffe atmosphere pervaded
| the council chamber while the hearing
was in progress, for attorneys on either
side were slightly disposed to use levity
at times. No decision in the case is ex-
pected from the commission until to-
morrow or Saturday.
Roswell Farnham. who doesn't get
down to the village very often, was the
first witness for the state He testified
to living in Orange and told of going
into the backroom at the Cottage, where
he "sot up some whiskey barrels" for the
proprietor. Ensued discussion between
counsel as to the weight of whiskey, wa
ter and maple syrup. Later he had pur
chased bottle of whiskey from a man
whom he identified in the council cham
Der as Mr. Mcmahon. Asked in cross ex-
animation as to how he had disposed of
his buy. witness explained briefly that he
spilled it. Enlarging upon this explana-
tion, Farnham said that the cork was
driven into the bottle and that when he
tried to derrick the stopper from its
moorings the bottle slipped and crashed
into the bottom of the sleigh. The sal
wage represented about three drinks,
When asked by Mr.. Hoar if he had seen
the states attorney before, he answered
in the affirmative and spoke of secret
inquest in that officials office He had
always known Mr., Davis by name and
was well acquainted with the family
Farnham denied that Walt Bixby or
anyone had hired him to do the trick at
the Cottage. In the rebuttal witness
said that Asa Magoon had helped lift
barrels of whiskey in the saloon.
j. Edward Rollins, Civil war veteran, !
had difficulty in gaining the witness chair
by reason of leg fracture He told of |
buying a half-pint of gin in the back |
room of the Cottage, for which he paid |
15 cents. The sale, he claimed. was !
made Aug. 25. He couldn't identify the !
salesman with whom he dealt. He fixed 4
he date by saying that he broke his legl
Aug. 27, two days later In the cross ex-
he was asked what he did |
with the gin. do you expect mans |
going to keep a half pint of gin very
ongg was the counter query Mr.. Hoar
aid something about the lock up and
hen asked If the witness broke his leg
m the stairs leading to the Davis office
uite Mr.. Rollins replied in the affirma
i've. When asked ii he was related to
dr. Davis, he replied with some asperity
hat he was, by way of Adam and Eve.
Counsel for the licensee asked the
tate's attorney TO trot in his other wit
less, but Mr. Davis said it couldn't be
one As to the trotting, counsel asked
the witness had a bone SPAWN. Moth |
1g in the answer tended to confirm the
imputed disability, and before long Mr.. !
.napp arrived overland from Cabot.
,napp testified that he had been in the
ottage a half dozen times before he
ought by the bottle. A pint of whiskey
as purchased by him in the back room !
lee. 20. he said He paid 81 for the bev- \
rage, later tasted of it, and when he
ent out, through the back door, he met =
ne chief of police. In the direct exam 4
lation, witness was asked about the q
hiskey, but he said he wasn't an ex- !,
art, although he supposed he was get 4
ng Scotch In
How many times have you been ar Il
stedf" was the first question put by o
tty. Ioar in the cross examination. 1t h
,veloped that Knapp had been arrested n
vice. For stealingg" pursued the at
ruey, and Knapp declared that they II
ere larceny charges. at the same time II
nying any arrests for intoxication. ir,
More information concerning the So a,
He'd plant" was Forthcoming when O,
lief Sinclair took the stand He testi- w
d to being on the NJ. & w r. station n,
atform late in the afternoon of Dec ia
. He saw a man crossing the track, ca
opped him, searched him and procured Q,
pint of whiskey Going back to what nj
ppened on the platform, the chief said d,
at he saw Knapp in the states attor- A
VS. office a short time before. He br
lrched the man from Cabot before he it
I the Office and found no liquor on his lin
rson. hc
showing that knapp's move co
,nts were under observation most of Bl
2 time was next introduced when Gel SUI
r Monti, the states attorneys stenog- te
Dher, was sworn. He testified to seeing an
Iapp in his employers office, and that wi
followed Knapp down the street II Wa
5 about dark. and the street lights tn
re burning. He saw the man enter &c
, Cottage. Witness said that his en- ca
yer told him to follow Knapp and he to
wed The last witness was the states as
orney, who identified bottle of whis- fu
: brought to him by the chief late in stC
afternoon of Dec. 90 Replying to a
- question from Atty. Hoar, witness
4 that he did not test the whiskey.
4 he could not swear that it was A
iskey. although he offered to prove its
nposition.