Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1920-07-01
FOR VIOLATION or
IMMIGRATION LAWS
Many Cases Disposed of by
Judge Howe in United States
Court. Most of the Respon.
dents Paying Fines-One Gets
30 Days in Jail

| large number of cases for violation Of
the immigration laws were taken up in
United States Court yesterday before
Judge Harland 3. Howe. James Ford in
spector in charge of the immigration sta
ton at Newport. was present and nearly
| all the cases resulted from arrests made
| in his jurisdiction and in nearly every
case pleas of guilty were entered. District
Attorney " A. Billiard had charge of the
prosecution. With the exception of one
case fines were administered Edward
Corron. Canadian, was sentenced tn 30
days in jail
! The first cases which were taken up
were those of Joseph Chamberlain and
! his tro sons, Joseph. Jr.. and Archillo
All three pleaded guilty to getting aliens
across tho inc at North Troy. Each Of
the sons fined $40 and the IA, her
$50 In October. Joseph. .lr,, went to their
/ old home in Canada and got uncle.
Sigfroi Landry. who ia a cripple and un-
able to read and would therefore not be
admitted by law. He also brought in au-
other man. Antoine Lapiry
! The system used was TO bring the .wo
men by raj, 1" = i,oint near the border in
Canada. There Troy alightcd and got
across The line wnCre the two brothers
met them and took them to their home.
Things went along nicely until there was
family alteration and the cripple vas
kicked out. a. well as tho other man Tho
immie ration Officers heard of the case
and began proccadiny. 10 do,ort tber, f.,
Canada The Canadian officials ,youId NO;
ALLOW TN. crIpp,s hack into tho cou,tr,
altso,c, thew a,centet tho ah,e-hodtod
man. S.acr last Ami tho contes, has boep
on as t. Who shoul1 have tbe crinnlo.,
uncle, and meanwhile he has been n pub
Tic charge. lie has been taken care Of in
the jar, Al Ncwoort within in. mast reo-
davs he Canadian povern,,ent has coma
10 the conclusion mat Sipfroi LANDRY Yho
uncle. belongs To them and he viii, n.
sent back to his old home in Canada
The trio knew the law as thcv had nr.vi-
uslv endeavored to got their reIstives
across the line nv lawfuI means and had
failed They Maid the sa5o fine exsc,ad
| of them nv the court
.IuIes Leblanc was in court md nleaded
guilty TO endeavorinp tn GOT his son To-
| seph and another alien. Joseph Dube into
| the United States The two had nreviousl,
been rejected His scheme was To drive
them nearly to the line then thev 90, out
and under cover Of darkness succeeded
| in getting into this country. Leblanc
drove across the line alone and was Of
course admitted without difficulty. Later
on he met tho other nair and drove then,
| the remainder If tho wav r.e,,Sonc v,s
fined s1OO and maid but is out moro than
| the 800 for the reason that his horse
wagon and some luggage were seized nv
the federal officers when found win
the two aliens Tho outfit, was nut I'm a,
pubIic auction nv the customs officials
and Leblanc was obliged to hid his own
propertv in and naid s1HO for /,
| William Rombardier was tho next man
IN. He nleaded puiItv to endeavorinp to
get three aliens across tho line at North
! Trov nv the fsvor,te device If LETTING thorn
out OF his rig in Canada. near the line
They walked across then Bombardier met
them and as evervthine vas eninp nicely
he was seized nv tho immirration off
| GERS The aliens were departed and Rom
ha rider who has heen under hail since
last fall. was sentenced to a fine Of $50
and q day in jail.