Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1922-03-22
MUNICIPAL COURT

Judge w. M. Wright of Barton
disposed of several cases in municipal
court Monday afternoon and among
the sentences imposed by the court
were fines, Jail sentences and terms in
states prison at Windsor.
d. McIver who was apprehended
at Kimball by Deputy Sheriff George
Jennings and G.. A. Humphrey, on
the night of February 26, when he
was Transporting 140 quarts of
whiskey, was one who appeared in
court. McIver was represented by
Hubert Pierce of the law firm Of
Smith and Pierce, also by Albert A.
Sargent Of Barre, who furnished his
bail at the time if his arrest
Mr.. McIver plead guilty and threw
He pleaded for clemency as we'll as
did his attorneys. Mr.. McIver car
ries on a large farm and resides at
Vershire. 1t appeared that his wife
died about eleven years ago and he
has two daughters, one of which is a
school teacher and the other is in
hospital training.
Recent cases of this character have
brought heavy fines with prison sem
fences attached. Attorney Sargent
plead for a minimum fine in this case
as his financial affairs were
such that it would be a heavier
punishment than for others to pay
the maximum amount. The court after
hearing the facts connected with tn
case, imposed a sentence of from
three months to one year at States
prison at Windsor, with no fine a
tached. 1t appeared that McIver had
secured his attorney on some of his
personal property in preparation to
pay his fine before coming to New
port Monday, and a<minimum fine was
asked for with suspended prison
sentence. The court carefully eX-
planned the condition along the border
and that the past custom of fines had
failed to check men from dabbling in
the liquor business. That suspended
prison sentences failed, to punish, and
were an inducement, for others to
engage in the business and the court
believed the resorting to prison sem
tences was the only solution to the
situation. McIver is 81 years of age.
The team which was used to trans
port the liquor and which was seized
by the officers, was turned over to
McIver Monday, as an affidavit was
filed which showed that the property
was mortgaged for it's full value.
William Brooks and son Philip
Brooks of KinbaH were represented
in court by w. w. Reirden. The two
men were recently arrested as being
connected with the larceny Of a case
of Winchester rifles from the Boston
& Maine railroad about two years
ago. Mr.. Brooks plead guilty to
having in his possession stolen pro-
perty and was fined $25 and costs of
$500 He also was sentenced to
state prison for term of one year
co ten, this sentence being suspended
and he was placed on probation.
The son Philie charged with the lar
ceny Of the rifles was fined $25 and
costs amounting to $500 ,and was
sentenced to state prison from one to
five years, his prison sentence was al
so suspended and he was placed on
probation.
Howard Mandigo of Orleans re-
tracted his plea of not guilty to
breach of the peace, made in muni-
cipal court March 6 and plead guilty
to the charge. The sentence imposed
was 80 davs in the County jail. Man
digo and joseph Kettle were brought
into court March 9Th by Deputy
Sheriff Frank Parlin, when it appear
ed that on a recent date the two
men had trouble which resulted in a
free-for-all fight, Kettle getting the
worst of the bout. On that day both
plead not guilty and were placed
under bail. The changes against
Kettle have not been disposed of.