Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1866-04-11
Washington County Court.


The trial Of this cause commenced March
q, and continued until Saturday, April I, thus
occupying fifteen days, not reckoning SUNDAYS.
There was great array OF witnesses, and the
testimony was voluminous and contradictory,
The case was gwen to the jury Saturday last in
the forenoon, and verdict was brought In
Monday afternoon. The verdict .as against
William Kew, Henry Kew and James Kew
for fifty dollars damages and costs, and in favor
OF Robert hew, one of the defendants, for his
costs. II is understood that this was what ia
called compromise verdict. Robert Kew is
probably the only one OF the parties satisfied
with he verdict.
State Ed,Oard Jones-Indictment for
horse-stealing- 81. Carpenter, States Attorney
II. w. Heaton for Respondent Verdict
guilty Inc respondent has been sentenced to
hard labor in the States Prison for one year
from April 9-h, 1866.
Merrill Gilman Truman b. CoIby-Ac-
tioa If as~umpsit. Henry & Palmer for Plain
tiff. Dillingham; u Durant for Defendant. On
trial.
DEATH or ! VERMONT wYER-Hon Josh
va W. She con, d native OF Sneldon, dled in
That t0wr lear the - cottage where he was
born on tie 7th inst, in the 9th wear of his
age. Mr.. Sheldon was lawyer, and studied
BIS profession wiIh Judge Royce. lie YVES
admitted t. practice a the Franklin County
Court IL 1922 He Represented Sheldon in
lie General Assembly in 1924, 1926 and 1926
and again n 1884 and 1885. lie Was d mem
b-- VI the constitutional convention in 1923.
ant senator from Franklin County IN 1886
PARDON The Woodstock Standard has
The following
Govern Dillingham; has pardoned James
b NJ qmau OF estJn, who was sentenced at
the December term OF he County Court to
pay fines and costs 20 the amount of sos. 38
tor mar lacturIng and selling liquor, and
sSno, being un1ble pay This sum, has re-
manned IL Jail until this time. The case has
excited considerable sympathy, as Mr.. Wy
was q very Did and feeble as well as poor
man, aud went INTO the business 10 avoid be-
coming, with q large family, a burden upon
the town. Ii seems that 10 has Younger DAYS
he had learned the art Of disullink Those
VINO profess to be MS friends and furnished
hIm with tie material t. work with deserted
MIN 'Then the law laId its heavy hand upon
ulm.
Boz Losr The flecord has the following
Nh james Reed, who entered the army 10
August. 1864, aud was mustered OFT IN July
last. Aas ..sJ MS health and now lies appar-
tutly st -ar IOLt Vi death. Ills oldest son,
James ) Reed, bov Is years old. lef, his
father : house last l4ll, ard has not been heard
o. sihc1 ny ms friends ilis father wishes TO see
LII 11i'1- iS ~ @nu tu'7 inen'lo" oi the
90 - ~, ''- ms 'eneH'' nc may oe Ao-
- ''l ~
Key hor5e He7rIck ana wife, OF Nolcott
nave received presents u the amount of 800.
al R.v. d. II. Woodward. of IrasburJh has
Tn VISITED y 10 Ik. manner T, TIL. 7nne II
SI5s So.
INrRra-T... te.esr..phic renort that @
;. liurrsy. II Cincinn4ti. formerly editor and
rutlI-aer ot tie r. leQraph. a BAPTIST 1aper
al r. naou. vas lat " killed by a pistol shot
Is untrue. s lir Murray was alive and well
d lew days s..cf Tbs Mr.. Murray killed WAS
1uythe1 ii.rssn alt ,.eth.r.
'-o - Gin "1'' ieceNeo
~ L.
'''-'0'''''N VI y put ioi ini-
p e "a, o-"N
80 - T.. " @i'in ioLu' ,oI iil-
- H. mug ''i1 81 'i0A' -"
a the failure q. Moses Ba.es. cons able Of /
5he town OF > rin-bel1, ~, Tor the last five
as mas e-- .te1 e'ns' aerao.e tax IN th-'
.onn t.,+..,s -, IT. ','e
s. fl enr ssc1 ~.
''N97 A--9,u-' "a VI l3cll19'sf' commit ei
H.. - ,.=,+b ~
5uspcud,rs lie lad been bind and IN low
sFlllt- 1T some IL JniAs-
Charles Aiire1 R0el o. West Dummers .on. F
= 20 a,'ae fourteen. vac instantly killed
IA