Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1922-10-18
MUNICIPAL COURT


MUNICIPAL COURT
Monday might have well been term
ed automobile day in Newport. by the
number of auto tranSgressors that
appeared in the session of Munich
pal court.
Judge w. M. Wright was on hand
early in the forenoon and as each case
came before him imposed such fines
as would best serve the purpose and
be warning to others.
Secretary of State Harry A. Black
made it his way to be present at this
session as the offenders were brought
before the court through the state
automobile department, Ara Grlggs
Inspector who was also present.
Elmer VanAken, a porter at the
Newport House was fined $50 and
costs and must spend five days in the
local jail for failing to stop to as
certain the amount of damage done
when his auto side swiped another
car when returning from Rock Is
| land Saturday night.
Mr.. VanAken was charged In
Court of making practice of driving
his car across the border to get a
drink and the authorities have reason
to believe that on this trip he was
operating his auto under the influence
of it, although they are not pressing
| that charge.
Secretary of State Harry Black in
! addressing the court very emphatical-
| ly stampedhis disapproval on the bus
i, iness being operated from Newport
and along the border of running au-
! tos over the Canadian boundary and
the occupants getting drunk; and the
auto department of the state is going
to stop the practice. Secretary Black
said such people had better patron
ize the trains and not endanger life
and limb of the public operating
their autos while returning.
Following his severe scoring,
states attorney Farman drove home
a like argument and placed the Of
tense of which the respondent was
charged, "that of trying to get be-
yond the reach of the law when he
has figured in an accident" equal to
that of operating car when under
the influence of liquor, and he believ-
ed that the same severe punishment
| should be given those caught in the
practice.
!. VanAken claimed he was suffering
from a tubercular trouble and had
been advised to use Intoxicating Ii
quor. On his return Saturday night
his car sideswiped that of C. L. Bar
Der loaded with passengers. Dam
ages was caused to the Barber car as
well as the respondents. VanAken
continued on his way but not until a
passenger in the other car had got his
number which lead to his arrest.
1 Tho Ioru c11nh oococ lie
very severe and fixes a sentence OF
two years imprisonment or a fine OF
$500 or both. The possibility of such
sentence together with the one i'm
posed on this respondent, should have
wholesome effect hereafter and be a
warning to persons who try to avoid
responsibility in auto accidents. Sec
rotary Black in relieving Mr.. Van
AIKEN of his license said, he should
keep it until he was satisfied that he
was through with the use of intoM-
eating liquor.
c. H. McCauley charged with oper-
ating his auto on the public highway
on October 9Th while under the in
fluence of Intoxicating liquor will
come before a jury, as Mr.. McCauley
pleaded not guilty.
w. D. Perkins of Turner Falls be-
ing held in Jail by Federal officers
under charges of being implicated in
smuggling liquor, pleaded guilty to
operating an automobile with number
plates assigned to another car anc
paid a fine and costs amounting tc
$57.05. 1t appeared that he was ap.
pretended by Federal Custom officers
about a mile north of Barton early
Sunday morning and that the number
plates that were attached were moi
assigned by the SECRETARY of state
for use on said auto. Plates that were
assigned to Buick auto engine No
527132 were found attached to Buicl
auto engine No. 806682. That mum
Der plates No. 1O593 on his car were
assigned to auto engine 527132 own
ed by Arthur j. Brown of Turnel
Falls. VT.
John Young of Mansonville, P. Q.
pleaded guilty to careless and negli
gent driving exceeding . twenty-five
mile speed on a dangerous curve ana
paid a fine of $25 and costs. Thes'
charges grew out of an accident tina
occurred about five o'clock Sunda.
morning Oct. 8 at Alder Brook whel
Mclaughlin Buick struck the irol
guardrails in the cement culvert will
such force that they were bent Low
and the car went over into the brook
While the car contained severa
men all escaped with only mino
bruises, but the Buick was badl.
wrecked. The top was smashed ant
the front wheels and axle was sep
arated from the car and remained il
the highway. The car is reported t.
have been registered to Merrill Heatl
but was being operated at the time b.
Mr.. Young.
The party had gone to Troy to at
tend dance after which they starte,
out to come to Newport for a luncl
and in making the curve in the high
way the accident occurred. Tn
members of the party from over tn
border appeared in court on requeS
z of Mr.. Griggs and were willing t
make all repairs for damage to guar
rail. There was no evidence of an,
liquor in possession on the party.
Arthur White, lad of II years o
Concord. Vt.,was another who figure
in an auto accident when a simila
party was returning home in the earl
morning hours following a dance. H
pleaded guilty to careless and negii
gent driving and paid fine of So
and costs and delivered his license
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