Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1922-11-08
MUNICIPAL COURT

The cases that appeared before
Judge w. Nj. Wright at Mondays
session of Municipal court were of
that nature where in every instance
the cause could be traced to the use
of liquor.
One young man was induced to
steal horse under it's influence and
must serve time in states prison,
another pays a fine for being intoX-
icated, and two others serve time in
the local Jail for operating their au-
tos under it's influence; still another
man is held under heavy bail on the
charges of furnishing and selling.
Ray Lathe of Lowell pleaded gull
ty to the states charges of being in
toxicated on Nov. 4th and paid fine
and costs amounting to $3.50. In his
disclosure he claimed he drank what
appeared to be moonshine whiskey,
claiming to have brought jar full
of Fred Laraway and paying 81
for same. Lathe is 27 years of age
and cream gatherer.
Fred Laraway who Lathe claimed
supplied him with the liquor, was in
court and pleaded not guilty to fur
nishing and selling liquor and he was
placed under $500 bail for
a trial set for Tuesday Nov. IA.
Joseph Cotnoir, young lad of 10
years, of Lowell, pleaded guilty to
the larceny of horse and was SEN
fenced by Judge Wright to serve not
less then two years or more than
five in states prison. He was re-
presented by Hubert Pierce who be-
lieved his respondent was below par
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realize the seriousness of the offense
He can neither read nor write.
The story of the lad was that last
May when employed in Jay near the
Canadian boundary, he took a trip
to Highwater, P. Q. On his return
when under the influence of liquor
he went to the barn where he was
employed secured bride and took
the horse in question from a neigh
boris pasture. He took the horse to
Coventry where he exchanged it for
another. This was followed by still
another exchange and the, last horse
was sold for $21.
DIR. E. HI. Mills of this city was in
court and retracted a former plea
of not guilty and pleaded guilty to
the states charges of operating his
auto while under the influence of
liquor. He was represented by A. H. |
circuit The sentence of the court
was fine of $75 and costs and five |
days in the local jail.
E. A. Sanborn of Wheeleck charged |
with operating his auto on Nov 2,
while under the influence of intoxica-
ting liquor, pleaded guilty and was
sentenced to pay fine of 500 and
costs and spend five days in Jail. Mr..
Sanborn previous to the railroad
strike had for six years been employ
ed in tn B. and M. shops at Lyndon
vile. Since then has been in the
employ of his father at the carpen-
ters trade.
Judge W. M. Wright in imposing
five day Jail sentence in addition
to the usual fine in two cases in
Mondays municipal court, where
parties involved pleaded guilty to
operating their autos while under the |
influence of intoxicating liquor, is
further proof that the Judge fully
intends to discourage this practice
and carry out his plans of early
in the year.
The Judge issued warning at that
time stating that fines alone was
not bringing the desired results and
he was fully convinced that prison
sentences must be resorted too Thus |
far he has lived up to that warning
and manv offenders have served time
the length of which has varied ac-
cording to merits of the case Where
the case was not an aggravated one
or no accident was caused the jail /
sentence was reduced to five or ten
days, but in every case thus far |
know none escaped.
1t has mattered not whether the
parties were from without the State
or within, out of town or local, his
policy has been the same. The rigid I
enforcement of his policy has caused
many favorable comments in the
State Press.