The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-11-30
George E. Rolfe of Little
ton, N. H., Pleaded Guilty
at Montpelier To-day
BROUGHT 204 CTS.
OF WHISKEY IN
Other Matters Disposed o
at Opening of U. S.
Court To-day

In United States district court al
Montpelier to-day George f. Rolfe o|
Littleton, N. H., pleaded guilty Il
bringing 204 quarts of whiskey init
the United States and was fined 81 ,00q
which he paid, together with costs. ThI
companion case of Edward Cardell wal
mol pressed as it was found that Carl
dell had nothing to do with the vio|
lation.
These cases were among the mani
which are to be heard at the present
session of the court, the term havinl
opened this morning.
Napoleon Blais of Suncook, n. HI
pleaded guilty to q violation of TIL
Volstead law in bringing in three gall
Ions of alcohol. and he was fined $7iI
with costs, which he paid. w. i
Haekett and M. L. Guerry, Rutland
railroad brakemen of Rutland werI
each fined $50, with costs, fol
having liquor in their possession, th|
former having four quarts and the lat|
ter five quarts.
Darius Tetreault of Manchester, N
H., pleaded guilty to violation of th|
immigration laws by bringing Jess
Beadette into the United States. Tet|
reault was fined 500, with costs, and
was sentenced to serve one day il
Washington county Jail. The eompan|
ion case against Laura Tetreault wal
mol pressed
Action brought against onias
Joyall of Newport and James II
Greenwood of Lyndon, charging then
with failure to fill out questionnaire|
in the World war, were mol pressed
II was announced that the thre|
cases against the Central Vermont
railroad, growing out of an accident
at grade crossing in Berlin on july
80, 1918, had been settled. There werI
three suits because of the death oI
Peter Cochie of Sheffield, one brought
by the administrative, another by thI
widow and another by the son, ag|
gregating $4,000. II is understood
that settlement was reached for 5000
for a total.
At the opening of court Judge Fl. n
Howe charged the jury, giving ther}
some advice, including caution agains
a compromise verdict, which he stated
would be grounds for setting aside ani
verdict that might be given.
Owing to the expectation that mani
of the criminal cases would be cleaned
up without trial the jury was excused
until 0 O'Clock Thursday morning, Al
which District Attorney V. A. Bnl
lard said he would be ready to trI
any cases not disposed of Several at
torneys and respondents have alread
arrived in Montpelier to answer Z !
charges of violation of the federal proI
hibition law. There are said to be a
many as IS respondents due to an
pear in court during the next tw
weeks. Sheriff Tracy of Washingto}
county is preparing to accommodate
many more prisoners in the county ia
than have been in that institution 70
weeks
-Four prisoners, who have been in th
Chittenden county Jail since last sum
mer, were brought to the Washingto}
county Jail last night by Deputy
S. Marshal George F. Lackey, and tw
more prisoners were brought this morn
ing by Deputy Marshal F. H. Chapma
OF Rutland These two are William
HaNett and Marcus L. Guerry Of Rut
land. both of whom are brakemen o
the Rutland railroad who are charged
with possession of liquor contrary t
law.