The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-01-04
GRAND Jury IN
SESSION TODAY
Federal Court Opens Here
Wilmington Man
Foreman
NOT GUILTY, PLEA
OF d. l.. BENSON
South Londonderry Man Charged with
Selling Extracts for Beverage Pur-
p0ses-Wine Smuggler Fined $500 -
Four Admitted to Citizenship.

Two criminal cases were disposed of,
the grand jury began its work, four men
of foreign birth We're admitted to citi-
zenship in the United States. several
other foreigners made appl cation for
naturalization papers. and other mat
ters We're taken up this forenoon at the
opening session of the United States
court.
The court convened in the federal
building at O'Clock, Judge Harland b.
Howe of Burlington presiding. Other
court officers and attaches present were
United States District Attorney Ver-
non A Bullard of Burlington, and his
clerk. Miss Bessie Weller of Burlington.
United States Marshal Arthur T. Car
penrcr Of Bratt.cboro. Deputy Marshal
George +. Lackcy of Montpelier as
court crier. Clerk Henry Comm of Bur
lingtOn. Deputy Clerk Miss Susie Will
son of burlington. Bailiffs Frank l..
Wellman of Brattieboro in charge of
the grand jury, Thomas Lackey of
Montpelier and Carl w. Henkel of
Brattleboro. and Naturalization Officer
Daniel F. Nahoney Of Boston.
When court had been opened by the
crier Judge Howe charged the grand
jury and appointed Leonard \. Brown
Of Wilmington foreman. Later the
grand jury retired to the grand jury
room sand listened to the testimony OF
witnesses examined by District Attor.
ney Bullard.
ID. l.. Benson of South Londonderry.
who was indicted at the May term. was
arraigned on the charge of selling ex'
tracts for beverage purposes. He was
represented by Judge \. +. Cudworth
of South Londonderry. y plea of not
guilty was entered and the case was set
for trial next week.
Pete NIoehytz of Berlin. y. H.
pleaded guilty to the charge of trans
porting five gallons of Canadian higl
wine into this country and was fined
$500, which he will pay.
Amable I.abranche of Windsor Mills
Can. pleaded guilty to n violation o'
the immigration law, and was fined 500
and sentenced to serve one day in E1il
which in this case is the BrattleborC
'ockup.
The four persons admitted to citizen
ship are Giuseppe Morse. Henry La.
Forest and Joseph Xcpher Remand. al
of Brattleboro. and Samuel Kessler o.
Wilmington.
There being no civil cases on the
docket for this tern. those which were
set for trial having been settled or con
tinued. the petit Jurors will not report
until next Monday. when the trial o.
. I
the court will dispose of the eases o
such persons already under indictment
who appear and enter pleas of guilty
There are not far from 80 crimina
cases on the docket. but not all of then
! win be- disposed of at this term. 1t i.
probable that the grand jury will com
plete its work Thursday or Friday.
When court opened at > o'clock thi
Afternoon Earle Colby of Wilmington
represented by Attorney w. Il. Dale!
of this place. entered plea of guilt!
to an indictment charging him with ;
violation of the Mann white slave act
Colby on June ~. following the vii
miugtOn high school graduation exer
ciseS. ran away with Mabel Johnson o
that town and was found in Detroit anC
brought back.
Judge Howe listened to a statemen
of Colby's excellent war record and sen
: fenced him to serve one year in tht
Washington county Jail at Montpelier