Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1922-05-10
MUNICIPAL COURT

| The Monday session of Municipal
Court was marked with more than
usual activity. Much of the time was
| spent in setting dates for the trial by
| jury of cases that have been on the
docket for several weeks, some dating
back to last summer. States Attor-
ney Albert Farman has been waiting
a date when Attorney General Archi-
/ bald could be here To assist him in
some of the important state cases.
| The date fixed for the hearing of
/ the case of the State versus Claude
Shufelt has been set for Wednesday,
May 81. Mr.. Shufelt has the charge
and custody of shipments of live stock
passing through Newport and IS
charged with not properly supplying
food and water for three cars of
calves and one car of sheep on Sep
tember A. 1921. Mr.. Shufelt was In
court Oct. 81. 1921. and plead not
| guilty and was released on bail.
| Thursday, May 18, is the date set
for the trial of the state versus Ward
Prouty. Prouty appeared in court
Nov. ID and plead not guilty to the
charge of intoxication and escaping
an officer, which was charged to have
taken place during the summer of
| 1921. He was released on $50 bail
Tor the lntoxlcation charge
and $500 for escaping an officer.
Another case soon to be disposed
OF is that of the State versus Leo
Essoff, which has been set for trial
on Friday, May 10, in the afternoon.
Essoff was brought into MunicinaI
Court. Monday April "a. charged of
assault on Samuel Fine and disturb
Ing the public peace. Fine in re-
moving some shelves from where he
had been doing business in a store
rented of Essoff brought forth a hot
argument which resulted in a battle
Essoff was released on $500 bail af-
ter. pleading not guilty.
A civil case set for trial on Thurs
gay, May 70, to open in the morning.
is the town of Lowell versus Parlrer
Chamberlain, which is the outcome M H of
dogs killing sheep.
Another state case to come IN for
trial is that of Ernest Ellie. which il
set Tor Monday, May Is at o'clock
On April 10th Mr.. Ellie was in court
and plead not guilty to the charges of
Importing and illegal possession of
liquors. Officers visited his residence
on March 30 and found nina ouartS
OF Scotch and three quarts of alcohol
he was released on furnishing $500
VI Vic Important cases which
mas been set for trial on June 13 is
that of the State versus Araham - CO %
hen who is charged of obtaining
money under false pretense. Cohen
was tried at the fall term of countv
court on similar charges and was ac.
Quilted by the jury. This is the mnch
talked of 5O-cent furniture club. Mr.
Cohen was represented at the trial
by w. R; Pattengall of Augusta,
Maine, and Walter H. Cleary. With
all OF these cases to come up for early
trials municipal court will present
that of term of county court.
On Monday Mrs. Ethel Edward
plead not guilty Of charges preferred
I against her and she was released on
her own cognizance of 500 to ap-
pear for jury trial FRIDAY. Nav 12.
at 1 o'clock. Mrs Edwards was re-
| presented by Judge E. j. Smith.
Lindell Coolbeth of Barton plead
guilty Monday t. violating the Health
laws whom rnder cur~art;~c ar5
Ipaid fine of 500 and costs.
Will Blay of Derby, who plead
guilty to being drunk and beating his
wife, when in court last week, was
given sound lecture by the court
too more fully impress upon him the
seriousness of the charge, added
sentence of not less than six months
and not over one year at tho house
of correction. this sentence being sus-
pended and he was placed on proba-
tion
Sam Antetomaso, proprietor of the
Orleans Candy Co.. plead guilty of
conducting business Sunday in viola
tlon of the Sunday observance laws
and paid fine of $25 and costs.
Mr.. Antetomaso was one among
others, who was warned by States
Attorney Farman against keeping his
place of business open on Sunday.
1t appeared in court that he took
fcounsel with w. C. Lindsay, New
ports Mayor, who placed the matter
before the Attorney General. The
reply to Mr.. Lindsay was read in
court and the law governing such
cases was quoted. which was so broad
that it would reach most any business
being conducted on the Sabbath.
Mr.. Antetornaso was greatly wrought
up over the matter and gave the
names of eight other. stores doino.
Sunday business which should come
under the ban and notified the court
II they were open next Sunday he
would be also.