The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-06-27
CARRYING BOOZE
WHEN ARRESTED
Tony Viola Taken by Con-
stable Stark-Case
Continued
STATE TO HAVE
ANALYSIS MADE
Smaller Herriek Pleads Guilty to Run
ming Motorcycle Not Registered -
George Hutchins May Plead Nolo to
Int0xicati0n Charge.

Several matters of a criminal nature
came before the municipal court this
forenoon. but in most of them continu-
ances were granted for various reasons.
Tony Viola of Is Cleveland place.
Boston, was the first respondent He
was charged by States Attorney Harold
E. Whitney with possessing and trans
porting liquor. Attorney Arthur Y. ID.
Piper appeared in his behalf and waived
the reading of the complaint and entered
plea of not guilty.
At the request of the states attorney
and of Town Grand Juror f. W. Gibson,
who acted in Mr.. Whitney's absence
when Viola was arrested Saturday night,
Judge Frank ID. E. Stowe continued the
case to July IL Meanwhile a pint of So
called whlskey found in Niola's possess
SION VIII be sent TO the state laboratory
to be analyZed. Bail was fixed at $500
and Viola was allowed to go on his own
recognizance.
Viola said he was % years old. a ma
tive of Italy and a blacksmith. Attor-
ney Piper said Viola formerly was EN-
ployed by the Fred T. Lev Construction
Go. of Springfield, Mass, under Robert
Coombs of Brattleboro and that Mr.
Coombs had secured for him a position
as blacksmith on the New England
Power Go. project in Searsburg. He
was well dressed Viola was arrested
by Constable Merrill Stark. who was
doing traffic duty Saturday night and
was told that Viola was selling liquor.
Shailer Herrick. who is employed by
*. &. Betterley on Dummerston hill
pleaded guilty to the charge of operating
motorcycle which was not registered
He was fined So and costs of $500.
oh a
into court by Charles Fl. Pierce of Hard
wick, an official of the state motor We
hicle department, and he claimed that
he was testing out the machine prepara-
tory to selling it.
Morris Gissen of Williams street
junk dealer, whose trial on the charge of
selling liquor was set for June 2S. was
in court this morning and at the request
of States Attorney Whitney his trial
was continued until July IL Gissen's
house was raided June II and on the
following day several gallons of liquor
which were found there were condemned
and declared forfeited to the state by
Judge Stowe.
States Attorney whitney informed the
court that the case of Arthur Gagner Of
Rrattleboro. who was convicted by jury
June II of having been intoxicated on
the Galley fair grounds June IL would
be brought in for sentence soon. also that
the case of the state against George
Hutchins of Winchester. y. H.. who was
arrested with Gagner on the charge of
intoxication. would be arraigned soon In
both these cases Attorney y. ID. Claw
son is counsel for the respondent. and
Mr.. Whitney wishes to confer with Mr..
Clawson and fix a date when counsel on
both sides can be present. Tt was stated
that Mr. Hutchins's bOndsman had said
that the respondent would plead nolo con-
tendre.
Attorney f. w Gibson gave the court
notice that tomorrow he would file a mo-
tion to set aside the verdict of the Jury
in the case of Mrs. Josie (Johnson) Oak
lev of Vernon against Miss Julia Frost
of that town In a trover action to re-
cover the value of some articles which
AIRS Oakley claimed belonged to her and
which were in Miss Frost's possession the
jury found for the plaintiff to recover
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