Orleans independent standard. [volume] (Irasburgh, Vt.) 1856-1871, 1865-05-26
State News.

Patriot:
Mary f. Divine VS.. Theodore G.
Rand-This was an action of trespasS
tor an assault and battery upon the per-
son Of the plaintiff, at divers times, from
October, in 1862, to March 1868. The
evidence of the plaintiff disclosed that in
October, '62, the defendant took the plain
tiff, then girl of eleven years, from the
day Home School," at Troy, N. Y, Ia
his home in Windham, with the agree
ment that he was to provide for, educate,
and clothe her, until she should become
eighteen years of age. That in short
lime after arriving home with her, for
every trivial and minor offence commit
ted by her, the defendant would whip,
and otherwise punish her outrageousiy.
The evidence of the plaintiff tended to
show that in many cases he beat her I'M
ill the blood would run off her body
that be frequently kicked her severely ;
several times pulled out portions cf her
hair that, at one time when defendant
and family were going away to be gone
several hours, 10 order to confine her to
the room he took chain, fastened one
end TO the stove or floor, and the other
end around the plaintiffs neck with n
paddock, the chain being so short she
could not sit in chair, but was compelled
to sit on the floor near the stove, in which
he bad previously built warm fire. At
another time-it being in the winter Of
l8G3-be stripped her naked, took her
out TO a watering trough, cut hole in
ice, and immersed her in the water,
which he repeated several times, after
which he took force pump and pumped
water over her person that he then
dragged her by her limbs through the
snow back to the house, and there made
her stand upon block of soap stone
which, was upon the stove until she fell
off, having become utterly exhausted By
his cruel treatment that plaintiff never
complained to others of her treatment
for fear Of still greater punishment, which
was threatened if she disclosed to any
one the manner in which he bad used
her; the facts in some way leaked out,
and the authorities of the town of Wind.
ham procured possession of plaintiff
person, when she informed them of the
brutal treatment she had received from
defendants hands that further ex-
animation was had, and upon examina
ton OF her body her story was fully cor
roborated; that her limbs and body
were horribly SCARED and lacerated pre-
senting the appearance of bruised and
dried flesh.
The evidence of the defendant tended
10 show that for several misdeineanors
he had moderately chastised her as any
'ne sustaining the relation of parent to
bis child, or guard an to his ward,
night lawfully do; that he had never
Used her in brutal manner, and that
he wrongs testified to by plaintiff and
witnesses, were none of them committed
" him.
The jury returned verdict for plain.
if for $4,000 damages, with costs.
VERMONT WooL.-A writer in the
Vermont Record puts some questions
which appeared to be worthy of serious
consideration by our farmers: /
"lf coming events cast their shadows
lefore,' then there is something indica-
ed by the sbadowy masses OF heavy
wool now lying unsold in the wool rooms
If many Vermont farmers The clip
pings of several successive years are re-
naming unsold.
Have not some of those farmers who
lave commanded the highest prices for
heir sheep, been growing, at the same
ime, the most unsaeable Kind of wool ?
While we have been raising tie fame of
he sheep of Vermont, may we not have
owered the character and value of her
WOOL? Formerly, Vermont has stood
me OF the first among the desirable
places for buyers to look for clean, fine
wool but now, is there not danger that
t may come to be among the last As
general rule, is not Vermont wool be.
coming another name for heavy, dir!y,
excessively shrinking kind of wool and
very Improbable for the manufacturer 10
,uy?"
Mr.. Foot, States Attorney for Addi-
on County, publishes the following card
n the Middle5ury Register:
Mr.. Editor Il have notified all who
ire known to have been engaged in sell
ng, furnishing and giving intoxicating
liquors in the village of Middlebury,
Without authority, that they must cease
he traffic on aud after Monday, the 9Th
lay of May, under penalty of immediate
prosecution. All good citizens are earn,
silly entreated to aid in the suppression
t intemperance in this community.
HENRY S. FooT, States Airy.
This is taking the bull by the horns,
nd it is the only etfrctual manner in 4
which to suppress the unlawful sale OF
spirits. With public senti-
nent right and officers not afraid to en-.
0rce the law there is no difficulty at all {
n the matter, as The history of the bust
less in this County for the past year or
wo has satisfactorily proved. Let those |
'ho are constantly throwing cold water !
pom the liquor law, and at the same 8
me protesting desire for the advance. 4
lent of the cause of temperance, cease s
ler croakings and bend their united T
nergies in the right direction and We I
elieve a new order of things will soon a
a manifest in the State Woodstock I
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