Orleans independent standard. [volume] (Irasburgh, Vt.) 1856-1871, 1866-07-20

10 DE very lngenlously constructed
humbug. The plaintiff claimed that
he knew nothing about the cheat in
the machine, until after he had paid
the defendant the money. The de-
PENDANT endeavored to prove that the
plaintiff knew all about the trick of
the so called perpetual motion, when
he paid over the money, and did so
with full understanding of what he
was doing. The Court told the jury
that if they found that the plaintiff
did rot understand the cheat, and de-
ception in the machine which the de-
PENDANT sold him, at the time the
trade was made, and the money paid
over, then he would be entitled to re-
cover. The jury returned verdict
for the plaintiff to recover $40 dam
ages and costs, which was much the
largest verdict of the term.
W. D. Wilson and Young for the
plaintiff; HI. G. Wilson and Dale for
defendant. With this case closed
the trial of the civil causes.
State vs.. Joseph Gramou. The
respondent was tried for an indict-
ment presented by the grand jury,
for stealing watch, ring, and belt
pin, from Ghas McLaIlan. of Glover
The theft Was committed in August
Of 1868. The testimony for the
State tended to prove that the re-
spondent twice confessed his guilt to
his associates aud once pleaded it in
the hearing Of the same matter before
the magistrate. That the respondent
stole the property as the indictment
charged his counsel admitted, but en-
deavored to convert the offence into
petty larceny, by proving the proper
ty worth less than seven dollars
which would render the the respondent
punishable by fine, instead of Impris
onment at Windsor, The jury found
verdict of guilty for petty larceny
W. W. and j. Grout Jr. for State
Allen and Dale for respondent.
State VS.. George Adams. The re
spondent was tried uponan indictmen
presented by the grand jury of thi:
term, for horse stealing. It appeared
III proof, that on the Sd of July 1865
the respondent was seen in Newport
and on the morning Of the 4th, he wa.
in West Charleston trying to sell the
horse in question, which belonged t.
Lucius Robinson, of Newport. Tn,
reason which he gave for having thu
borSe in his possession so soon afte-
it was stolen, was that while on hi
way to Canada he found a man VIII,
to him was perfect stranger, wit
the horse which was stolen and askeC
him to take and sell the same. Tn
theory which the respondent inter
posed, would have been sufficient
upon which to find him innocent
true. The jury after being out abou
five houres failed to agree.
w. w. Grout and J. Circuit ,Jr. 70
State; Allen and Bisbee for re
spondent.
The grand jury was discharged o
the 18th day of the term after return
| ing 26 true bills, the trial Of civ
cases ended with the 18th day Of til
term, leaving several cases whiC
l were set for the jury untried. Or
s criminal was convicted, and fOI
d pleaded guilty, which will relieve til
n Jail of few of its inmates. After Il
5, disagreement of the jury in State '
r Adams the petty jury was dismissC
lie on Wednesday the 1th,and the time
ID the court was farther occupied,until 2
he day in closing up. the docket; VIII
IS, the following named prisoners, W
had previously pleaded guilty, a
been convicted, were brought il
court and sentenced; David Livil
ston who pleaded guilty to a char
an Of larceny and burglary, and had Sc
ID, ed one term in States prison, "
eS, sentenced to ten years CONTINENT
IN hard labor in the States prison,
'ep Windsor. Thomas Billado W
re, pleaded guilty to a charge of no
inc stealing was sentenced to four yea
a Joseph Gramou who was convic
-od Of petty larceny was sentenced to !
a fine Of $40. David Louks was a
nu sentenced to five years imprisonm
md for horse stealing.
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