Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1921-10-05
MUNICIPAL COURT

Judge w. NJ. wright Oh DdItoA GA
perienced another busy afternoon
Monday when at the session OF the
Municipal court, 13 cases came before
him, most of the parties being charged
with watering milk. All of the parties
wera Canadians living on farms IN
Troy, Irasburg and Coventry, pleaded
guilty and received the minimum fine CT
$50 and costs. Owing to the evidence
4 in all of the cases tending to show
! that the water found in the milk came
! from ice which had been placed in the
cans for cooling purposes, the court
RENTED one-haf of the fine in, each
case.
E. j. Bailey of Troy paid total
Efine of S33.7O. M. Godbout of Man
sonville, p. O., received fine and
costs amounting to $3.50.
Theo. Parent of Highwater, P. O.,
plead guilty to the charge of watered
milk and paid total fine of $3.50.
| D. Bedard for the same ofense re-
ceived fine of S25, and costs amount
| ing to $32.55.
E. Carbonneau of Irasburg was
caught in the same trap and his fine
and costs amounted to $34.65.
H M. Messier of North Troy paid
a total fine and costs of $36.40.
| r. Lague of Troy received fine and
costs of $36.35.
L. Cassavant also pleaded guilty
! and his fine and costs were $3.50.
Emile Brassen of Troy was fined
/ the same amount with costs amount
ing to $34.65.
The ten men who were in court
were well-to-do looking lot of farmers.
many residing on some Of the best
farms in the county. One testified
that he paid $4,000 for his place,
while another lived on a $4,000
farm. Many of them were owners of
autos and had every appearance of
prosperity. They all appeared in
good humor and paid their fines with
faces all smiles. ~
| County Game Warden Charles At
kins of Orleans brought, into court
E. H. Abbott of Morgan charged with
| violating the fish and game laws, by
hunting without license. The court
gave him the minimum fine of $25 and
costs, with an extra fine Of SIS for
each bird, shot. The total fine
amounting to $3.50.
Paul Larocque plead guilty to
transporting liquors across the border
and received fine of $500 and costs,
5000 of the fine being RENTED. The
amount that he was required to pay
was $113.85.
Ovid Cajoll was before the court
charged with the same offense and
received the same fine of $4,000. In
] his case 5000 was RENTED and he
paid the court $113.35. Both of the
men were from across the border.
Another case in court was that of
Fred Bresher, who was charged with
reckless driving and passing over the
railroad crossing when the stop sign
was set against him. Bresher plead
guilty to the charge, but claimed that
his breaks were not working and could
not stop the car when signaled. The
incident took place about $50 Sat
urday evening, the complaint being
lodged by Traffic Officer Bacon, who
came near being hit by the auto as
Bresher shot over the crossing.
The court imposed light sentence
of SIS, and costs of 1896 adj
ditional, which was paid. Bresher is
employed at the Hoods condensery
This is the first case that has been
in court where a party was charged
with failing to obey the signalman's
orders at the crossing and should be
warning to others. The man who
stands at the local crossing eight
hours every day in the week to pro
tect the life of the hundreds that pass
over the crossing is holding down a
mighty responsible position and the
I public whom he serves in that capacity
should assist him in this work.