The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1922-07-11
MONTPELIER
Trial of Lawrence Was Started in City
Court.

Court.
| A jury was drawn in Montpelier
city court yesterday afternoon for the
trial Of the case of State VS., Otis
Lawrence this morning on a charge Of
operating an automobile while intoxi.
Gated. The jurors are Richard w jerome
David \. Spicer, Chandler w. Brown
Fred p, Dover, John p. Flint, Clar.
ence A. Toilette. Carl Z. Keith
Frank Z. Lowe, Robert w. Power, Del
bert w. Gross, William b. Turney
Walter G Washburn and Charles N
Gokey- The talesmen are Edgar G.
Colburn, Harry J. Woodward and John
#. Avery All were called from Mont
pelier by order Of the court. Two jurors
were challenged BY City Grand Juror
John H. Stone, two by j.. Ward
Carver attorney for the respondent,
and two were excused by agreement.
City Sheriff A. c. Theriault was court
officer.
G. A. Lang Of Montpelier was put on
the jury this morning in place Of an
absent juror. About 10 witnesses were
assembled in the memorial room. Dep
uty Sheriff e e. Brown of East Calais
was called by the state and questioned
IN regard to seeing Lawrence on the
afternoon of Sunday, June 4. He said
he went to the house of a man named
Quinn in East Calais in response 20 a.
telephone call, and found Lawrence
there lying on couch. He sat down
beside him and testified to smelling llq-
nor on his breath He did not see Law
renee walk while he was there, Sheriff
Brown testified He asked Lawrence Il
he thought he was in any shape to run
car and Lawrence answered, No Il
The sheriff then told him that i he
would wait there for an hour, there
would be no trouble about the matter,
but when he returned at the end OF tie
hour. he found Lawrence had gone.
From what he saw he said he would
say that Lawrence was under the in
fiuence Of liquor. His face was bloody,
Sheriff Brown testified. Among those
in the house at the time were Messrs.
Cove, Coates and Elmer Cilley, he said.
Sheriff Brown talked with Mr.. Law
renee later in regard to his being under
the influence OF liquor on June 4, and
said that Mr.. Lawrence told him The
matter with him was some medicine
which DR.. Wheeler Of Plainfield had
given him, but admitted also thar ne
had drank little home brew.
Mr. and Mrs. James Murtagh' and
SON.. Albert, returned yesterday from
4 trip TO Boston. and New York City. !
DIR. A. B. Wakefield Of Hardwick |
paid fine Of 500 and costs in Mont |
pelier city court yesterday afternoon
before Judge r. L. Laird on his plea
IF guilty to charge of operating an
automobile while intoxicated in Wood
bury on Sunday States Attorney
Charles B. Adams prosecuted.
William s. Teachout, chief clerk of
.he state automobile department, who
las become we'll known TO Vermont
motorists in his connection OF over 10
years with the department, has re-
'igned. Mr.. Teachout was in Burllng-
on Yesterday. He has held the posi-
ion OF chief clerk under Secretaries
Il State +. g. Fleetwood, Guy w. Bal
ey. and III. A. Black.
Elgin Howieson, who has been jan
tor at the county court house
or couple Of years, il to com
,lete his services in that capacity and
lis place, If present plans are complet
d, will be occupied by Ralph Parker Of
Cast Montpelier. Mr. Howieson has
made good ianitor and showed
rreat deal Of interest in his work
p b. Gaylord of Waitsfield was
'isitor in the city to-day.
Charles Pierce, an inspector in the
tate automobile department, is carry
ng on the duties of chief clerk for a
eriod OF two weeks or more until the
acancy caused by the resignation Ct
William S. Teachout is permanently
He'd
DIR. A. J. DeFossett OF the state de-
artment of agriculture has not vet
rrived at conclusion as TO the ma
ure of the bacillus which is causing
disease among sheep in the southern
art of the state. The disease, which
assemblies scabies in its effects Of caus- 1