Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1922-09-13
MUNICIPAL COURT

Judge w. M. wright ana state
Attorney A. w. Farman had several
cases Of two weeks accumulation to
thrash out in municipal court Monday.
Frank Kelsy of Lowell pleaded
guilty to petit larceny of provisions
from the wagon of Ralph Brousseau
1t appeared that Brousseau went to
Lowell village Saturday and purchas-
ed small sack of -four, few pounds
Of salt pork and fifty cents worth
of sugar and when leaving for home
found they were missing from his
wagon. Suspicion fell on Kelsy and
Sunday states attorney Farman and
O. A. SWEET with Clarence Stannard
Of Lowell made search of the Kel-
sy premises and found the missing
property although the flour had been
taken from its original sack. Mr..
Kelsy in telling his story to the
court said he had been drinking that
night and could not remember taking
the goods. The case was one that
would warrant leniency of the court
as he had four small children and his
worst enemy was liquor. He is 29
years of age and has lived at Lowell
only one year, thirteen having been
in Newport.
On the promise of reinbursing Mr..
Brousseau for the goods, the sentence
was made a fine of ten dollars and
costs amounting in all to $33.25.
Eusefe Gibeault of Troy through
his counsel Walter HI. Cleary plead
ed guilty to having in his possession
a still for the manufacture of home
brew also quantity of mash, and
threw himself lon to the mercy of the
court.
On a recent search of his pre-
misses officers found evidence of what
to all appearance was intended to
manufacture home brew also a guam
tity of mash. The mash tested 80 per
cent alcohol and Mr.. Gibeault was
arrested. In the visit of the officers
during the night they came upon a
scene seldom witnessed and showed
something of conditions under which
Mr.. Gibeault was living. In one
sleeping room there were six small
children lying cross ways of the bed
on which they were sleeping. Mr..
Gibeault also had four more in his
family. Owing to such circumstances
the sentence of the court was not less
then three months or over twelve in
the House of Correction, the sewing
of which was suspended and the res
pondent placed on probation and to
pa3 costs of prosecution.
George Laplant of Newport plead
ed guilty to having in his possession
still and quantity ~of mash which
was found in the basement of his
residence on Pleasant street extern
sion by officers on Thursday night.
He was given his choice of Jail
sentence of 80 days or pay a fine of
$500. and costs. He chose the latter
and paid the fine which amounted to
$310.50. Sheriff E. j. Hill and Pat
sey Daley searched the Laplant re-
sidence and found hidden about the
cellar section of complete still also
about ten gallons of mash.
Edward Bowen was brought into
court by officer Gordon Mooney,
where a warrant was issued charg
ing him with breach of the peace.
He pleaded guilty and received a fine
of ten dollars and costs. The trouble
over which the arrest was made took
place Monday evening near the band
stand during an open air meeting of
the Salvation Army. Bowen took of
fense to conversation of Stewart
Griggs and struck him in the jaw.
Deputy Mooney who happened to be
standing near by saw the act and
escorted Bowen to the Jail office
where municipal court was in session
and the case was disposed of.