Orleans independent standard. [volume] (Irasburgh, Vt.) 1856-1871, 1866-01-10
Orleans County Court.

ay. IL was an dCllOu Ill ifONcI, W =,
ecover for the value OF a harness
hitch the plaintiffs claimed the defen- :,
ant had taken wrongfully, and con- =
erted to his own use. The defen- =
ant claimed to have rightful posses
ion of the harness, and to have OBJ
aimed it by way Of a trade with Capt.
Curtis EIlIins, father Of one Of the
plaintiffs, and claimed that the harness
vas the proper goods of the Capt,
md not OF the plaintiffs. Verdict for
H. C. Wilson, Crane & Bisbee, for
plaintiff; w. d. Wilson, Redfeld, for
defendant.
John Tinker vs.. W. B. Cobb. This
was an action in trOver, wherein
the plaintiff sought to recover for
quantity Of hay, which he claimed the
defendant had converted to his own
use. Plaintiff failed toproye the wrong
complained otf,and the court directed a
verdict for the defendant.
Sheafe, Edwards, Redfeid, forplain-
tiff; Dale Il Robinson, for defendant.
Samuel \. Gragg VS.. }. Il. Hull,
This was an action in troycr, whereby
the plaintiff sought the recovery of
property turned out to him by the de-
lendant, on "a receipt, BY the terms OF
the receipt the defendant was to de
liver the property on demand. The
defendant endeavored to establish
fraud in the execution Of the receipt,
as defence, but after a very exciting
trial, the Jury returned a verdict for
the plaintiff.
Dale q Robinson, Redheld, TO
plaintiff; PrentiSs, c. |. Vail, for de
Gendant
r. NJ. kimbaIl vs.. Jesse Scott
. This was an action in assumpsit. The
plaintiff asked to recover for a guam
tity of hay and wood. which his test
monv tended to show the defendan
used by his permission; also the plain
tiff sought to recover upon a verba
agreement between the parties. con
corning a stove. Verdict for plain
tiff.
sartlc, Crane q Bisbee, for plain
tiff; Grout, Allen. for defendant.
] Statevs. George c. Fletcher Til
p was an informationfound by the Crane
Jury, for stealing a watch; which wa
- the property Of Alexander ,jondro, c
f Holland. The larceny was committe
f last May. 1t turned out upon tn
trial that the respondent with an a.
= sociate visited Jondro's house on tn
i night Of the theft, with the purpose {
G stealing a sum Of money which Jondr
had received but a short time pr,
/ vious, as back pay and bounty, Of
IS son deceased in the army. The
I failed III that undertaking, but con
r a trick upon Jondro, and stole h
+ watch. After a spirited trial aud
+ clear and impartial charge from Judq
o Wilson, the jury returned a Verde
q Of entity, and all felt that it was
l. righteous verdict.
J. Sheafe, Josiah Circuit, ,jr., State
IF Attorney, for the government; Pre-
- tiss, j. B. Robinson, for respondent.
re State vs.. John Hebert. The T
T. spondent was tried upon an inform
a ton Of four different counts chargil
al him with burglary. Jtappeared upc
"a trial that the respondent had 60
tx federate in his crime, who played Il
lie Judas with him. They had duril
re the past Autumn, broken into sever
s. stores and shops in Newport, TAXI
tn therefrom money IN scrip, and shariI
IN the plumber together. They had
- possession burgIarious insrumen
10 and seemed to have conducted the
IN business with success, and delibel
"a ton, committing very general dep
e. dations. Respondents French ass
. ciate, a boy Of I years, was improv
en- by the State as a witness: he made
of full confession of all their crime.
IL The jury returned verdict of gull
of States Attorney, Crane d Bisb,
I'd for Government; Dale, Allen, for
ps spondent.
I'd State VS.. Almond D. Griffin. III
We was an information Of the States I
'p- torney, for larceny, which alleged tt
Ike the respondent stole package
an money from the possession of G. A.
tn G. NJ. Hibbard, at Troy. 1t turn
or out in proof that the money alleg
by in the information to have been tax
gi- by the respondent. was taken from t
llt coat pocket of the stage driver, W
nd drives from Troy to Newport; t
M same having been delivered to him
he Express to Boston. No one "
to seen to take the money, but respol
lc- ent for some time previous to the t;
- ing charged, was destitute of mon
at as shown by his declarations and
ice tons, and suddenly following the
ell sence OF the money, was glutted W
list the convenient article. and discharo