Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1922-03-08
MUNICIPAL COURT
Judge Wright Hears Many Important
Cases and Metes Out Justice.

Judge w. M. Wright dealt hard
blow to those who are caught dabbling
in the booze business when on Sat
urday night he imposed sentence of
$4,000 fine and Imprisonment at the
House of Correction of from three tC
four months on Douglass Mcleod
caught transporting a large quantity
of liquor.
Mcleod and Roy Williams were ar
rested at Barton Friday evening by
Deputy Sheriff George Jennings.
The two men arrived at Barton early
Friday morning leaving their pung
and two horses at the livery stable.
The men went to Hotel Barton for
the day. On examination of the pung
SO cases of whiskey were found
valued over $4,000. Officer Jennings
waited until the men returned for
their team, which was about $3.50 in
the evening, before arrest was made.
The men were brought to Newport
early Saturday morning and lodged
in the county Jail. At the hearing
they were represented by Smith and
Pierce who plead for clemency of the
court on the ground it was the first
offense and that Mcleod was young
college man. States Attorney Far
man was not fully convinced as Nc
Leod had registered at<the hotel on
other occasions, and recommended the
maximum fine and such prison SEN
tence as the court saw fit to name.
Mcleod claimed to be % years of
age, but looked much older. When he
was asked by the court what his busi-
ness was he began with farmer but
later decided he was a laborer. He
was charged on two counts, one of IL
legal possession and one of transport
ing and his sentence was a fine of
$1,000, on each count with the prison
sentence additional. He claimed resi-
dence in New York city and regis
tered at-the hotel as DIR. Douglass
Mcleod. Roy Williams his associate
claimed to reside in Richford, and had
been hired to transport the liquor
and for his part in the deal was fined
$500 and in connection lost his team.
The team will be sold according to law
at Barton Saturday March IL.
Barton and vicinity are contribut-
ing their share of sensations of late
and are furnishing the county jail
with new subjects. Early last week
officers arrested the three Dodge
Brothers, Arthur, Carroll and Ray
mond, who were lodged in the coun-
ty jail charged with the theft of valu-
able merchandise from the Boston &
Maine railroad. During this raid D.
McIver was held. up on the highway
and brought to Newport charged with
transporting ,140 quarts whiskey.
The next to come before officer Jen-
ning's scoup was Douglass Mcleod
and Roy Williams whose cases were
disposed of Saturday night. The
most recent sensation which culmi-
mated Sunday was the arrest of III. G..
Paige, Boston and Maine agent at Kim
bali. formerly Willoughby and South
Barton. Mr.. Paige was taken to
Newport Sunday night.
Mr.. Paige appeared in municipal
court represented by F. D. Thompson
Monday. and plead not guilty. His
bail was set at $1,000. Mr.. Paige is
se~ years of age and been station agent
at k1mball since Nov. 1918.
D. McIver who was arrested
for transporting liquor has been re-
leased on $500 bail, and the Dodge
Brothers case has not yet been dis
posed of.
Deputy Sheriff Frank Parlin of Or
leans was in Newport Monday having
IN his custody Joseph Kettle and How
ard Mandigo who We're brought be-
fore Judge w. M. Wright in munich
pal court charged with breach of
peace. 1t appeared that trouble rose
between the two men on February "a
and they come to blows and the charg-
IS hanging over each are for beating,
striking and assault upon each other.
Kettle is 35 years of age and Man
ligo 18, both laborers at Orleans.
Each plead not guilty and were plac
ID under $50 bail. e. A. Cook of Or
cans went surity for Kettle and Man
ligo failed to get bail and is being
neld in Jail for trial Saturday March
IL.
Roy Williams was released from
Jail on the payment of his fine of $500
and costs which was meted out to
him Saturday night for being imph-
Gated with Douglass Mcleod in trans
porting quantity Of liquor, the ac-
count of which appears in another