Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1921-06-01
Municipal Court.

| rludy Judge WrlSnC naQ DuSy
session of the Municipal court in
which many offenders were heard and
sentance pronounced. The principal
case was that of Harry Bolac
! charged with intoxication, and opera
| influence of liquor. On the first
charge made by States Attorney A.
w. Farman he was fined SIS and costs.
For operating a car while under the
influence of liquor he received a fine
of 500 and costs. He pleaded gull
ty to both charges. Judge Wright is
handling out some pretty stiff fines
for those who operate cars when un-
der the influence of liquor, and is
sustained by public opinion.
1t appeared that Bolac, who is en-
ployed at the G. L. Shufelt livery, was
driving a car on the road that leads
toward the Bluffs. When near the
road that leads to the Pine Grove GEM
etery he overlook the milk wagon of
the Allendale farm, driven by Harold
Place. At the same time A. A.
Bishop was returning by auto from
the Bluffs. Young Place turned out
to let Bishop pass when Bolac took
the chance of driving by him, in which
he had to pass between the milk cart
and Bishops car. In doing this his
car struck the milk wagon, crowding
it on to the horse, which started to
run. In the mix up both thills of the
wagon were broken, also parts of the
harness. Several empty bottles and
some that contained milk were broken.
AS soon as Place got the horse quoted
beside the road, he ran back to locate
the driver of the car who had backed
his car into what is known as
flowers lane" in attempting to turn
around to escape from the scene of
the accident. To Mr.. Place, who had
just made his first night delivery, is
due much credit for the manner he
handled the situation and securing the
number of the car.
Roy Hart, who was brought to New
port from Bellows Falls by Sheriff
Hillrecently, and pleaded not guilty to
the charge of non-support of wife and
family at recent session of the
Municipal court, was given present
changing his plea to that of guilty.
The sentence given him was not less
the house of corre3 hon. Hart has
wife and two children, who are stop
ping with relatives in Newport, and
was not getting any support from her
husband. He also failed to answer
her letters. His claim was that he
could not get work, but when the Rev.
Mr.. Undertake called at the Jail in
his effort to assist him in his diff
culties by securing work his reception
was anything but genial.
Allie Prokopchuck, a Russian of ST.
Johnsbury, who had accompanied a
party to some place thought to have
been Rock Island, where he imbibed
in too much liquid, was in court and
plead guilty Of intoxication and paid
a fine of $500 and costs.
Poly Mayo and Jimmy Jones each
received fine of $500 and costs for
intoxication, they being brought in
by Constable SWEET from the West
side. Each was held after court for
some time, that they might tell a
straighter story where they secured
the goods.
Five young men, aged from Is TO 21
from Newport Center, were brought
into court by Sheriff Hill charged with
lawlessness of conduct. Their chief
tormentor being VIM. Horner who
lives on the East Hill. It appears
that these boys have let no opportun-
ity slip, in making his life miserable.
night recently when Horner was pass
ing through the bridge on his way
home from shopping at. the Center.
They tied him with a ROPE, to a tele-
phone pole, leaving him to be released
when discovered by passerby. 1t is
reported that there are five other
boys, connected with the transaction
and the matter is left open pending
further investigation. The boys who
were present at court were Marvin
Beedel, Annie Paronto, Harold Page,
Philip Elliott. and George Elliott.