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pleaded guilty and paid fine of
IS and costs.
On Saturday Judge Blodgett and
States Attorney Campbell motored
to Lyndonville where a session Of
Municipal court was conducted to
handle the complaint against Clar-
ence Forbes of that village, who
was accused of breach of the peace.
1t was alleged that he had struck
his sister Esther Forbes and had
generally abused his mother and
brother. He pleaded guilty and was
sentenced to serve term in the
House of Correction at Windsor of
not less than four months nor
more than one year.
Raymond Watson of Ilasbung
was hailed into Municipal Court on
a charge of unlawfully taking and
driving an automobile owned by
Newell Brothers of Sheffield. On
the complaint of States Attorney
Campbell Deputy Sheriff Will Peck
of Sheffield went to 1rasburg and
took Watson into custody and
brought him to st. Johnsbury for
a hearing. Watson, who is "a years
old and single, pleaded guilty to
the charge and received sentence
of not less than five months nor
more than six months in the House
of Correction at Windsor.
Raymond Batchelder of Grove
ton, N. H., was brought into court
for prosecution on charge of sell
ing Intoxicating liquors on the
Fairgrounds during the Fair. He
pleaded guilty but the case was
continued for sentence until Oct.
5 pending investigation into alleged
Bookkeeping at the Fair.
States Attorney Campbell and
Sheriff Wilbur Worthen conduct
ed the investigation, which bore
fruit, as other arrests on the same
charge were made.
On Wednesday Lester Holmes
of Morgan was brought into court
charged with selling liquor at the
Fairgrounds. The prisoner was
represented by Attorney Walter n.
Cleary of Newport. Holmes, who Is
married and has family, pleaded
guilty to the charge and paid a
fine of $500 imposed by the court
Arthur Routhier, who drove the
Studebaker car, which crashed into
the Dry bridge at the junction of
Railroad and South Main streets
on Tuesday evening, September 10
pleaded guilty to a charge of care
less and negligent driving and paid
fine of $25 and costs, which
amounted to $3.50. Routhter Is
only is years old. In the accident
with him was Albert Goss,
friend, who was severely cut by
rlass from the broken windshield.
Both men had a miraculous eS-
cape from serious injury or posi-
bic death. The car came very near
pluncing down the steep en-
bankment nearby.
1t was brought out in the testi-
mony of Routhicr in connection
with the hearing on the charge OF
operating machine r:cNeSsiy,
that previous to the accident he
and Albert Goss had visited the
home of Henry Leslie on Railroad
street where they imbided more
OF less freely in "homc brew" 81 :
en- to them by Leslie. With this
information States Attorney
Campbell Immediately issued
warrant against Leslie for furn-
ishing Intoxicating liquor. Leslie
was brought into court, an1iSned
and pleaded guilty to the charge.
He was sentenced to serve not less
than eight months nor more than
year in the House of Correction.
Leslie is so years old, married
and has a large family. 1t will be
remembered that his wife Betsey
Leslie was found guilty on Feb
ruary 81 of this year of charge
of breach of the peace and wa
sentenced to serve not less than
four nor more than six months n