Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1870-10-07
Windham County Court.
SEPT. TERM. 1870.

called Tor 1t, otherwise to the plff who
was her nephew and lived with her. She
died the same gear, and the note was
found among her effects The deft. was
her executor. He refu ed to deliver il
to the plfi. but caused the same to be in.
ventoried and paid the proceeds to the
residuary legatee. The Court pro forma
ordered verdict for the plff. for the
amount of the note, to which the
def. excepted. III. n. Xix and c. N.
Davenport for plf. w. II. Follett,
and A. Stoddard for def.
This closed the jury trials on the civil
docket. The case of State, Us Crosby
A. Perry, on indictment for Bigamy was
assigned for trial on Saturday the Oath,
and the case of State Us Lydia L. A.
Pratt, on indictment formurder, on Mon
day, the 26th. The respondent in the
first name case not appearing, his bail
was called and declared forfeit.
State rs Lydia l.. A. Pratt, indict-
ment for murder. The evidence of the
prosecution disclosed the following facts:
On the I'd day of Oct. 1867, the respond.
ent left her home in Jamaica, accom-
panied by one Fanny Wood. On the
same day she arrived at the boarding
house Of james Fitton, manufacturer.
in Cavendish, VT, in quest of employ
ment. On the morning of the 4th of
the same month she gave birth to child
She remained there until the 18th, when
she with her child took the train at
Cavendish and started homeward. She
arr we'd at Wilder's Hotel in Saxtons
River, on the same day and remained
there until the 18th which was Saturday.
She left Saxtons River with her child on
Saturday at o'clock P. NJ, with Eben-
eezer Kingsbury who met her by appoint
ment. They left the child ON the door
step of Mr.. Samuel Bailey in Townshend,
at about o'clock in the evening of the
same day, and drove on to West Towns
bend. Mr.. Bailey discovered the child
soon after it was left, and Immediately
gave notice to the town authorities
Judge Kidder, one of the selectmen, saw
Kingsbury and the respondent and
charged them with the act which they
acknowledged and returned to Bailey's
with Kidder and took the child which
had been kindly cared for by Mrs. Bal
ley. Instead of going toward Jamaica,
the respondent and Kingsbury took the
road to Grafton which lay in the oppo-
site direction, and when inquired of by
Kidder the respondent replied that hav-
ing failed to dispose of the child she was
now going to carry it to lis mother This
was about 2 o'clock Sunday morning
Their next appearance was at the inn of
Francis Phelps in Grafton at 10 o'clock
A. NJ, on the same Sunday. They came
from the direction of Houghtonsville,
and had no child with them. After tax
ing dinner they went home to Jamaica.
In March, 1868, the respondent was ar
rested on account of the mysterious dis
appearance of the child, and failing to
give any satisfactory account thereof,
was committed to Jail. In May, 1868,
Kingsbury was arrested in Springfield,
VT, and confessed and gave such infor-
nation that the dead body of the child
was found in Grafton. Its clothing was
identified by Mrs. Bailey and Miss Dan
vers, an inmate of Mr.. Fitton's board
ing house. Letters written by the re-
spondent while in Jail were also intro
duced as tending to show her gnil. The
defence was insanity. Evidence was in
troduced to show that respondents faith
err, grandmother and two aunts were af-
ficted with insanity A large number
Of medical men appeared upon the stand,
who gave their opinions upon this sub
ject. Verdict, not guilty. c. E. Arm
old, States attorney, and X. Haskins
for the State. G. B. Eddy, L. S. Wal
ker and c. A. Davenport correspondent.
In April, 1859, the respondent had
former trial and was acquitted upon the
ground Of variance and again arrested.
In September, 1869, Ebeneezer Kings
bury pleaded guilty to the crime of man.
slaughter and was sentenced to hard la.
Dor in the State Prison for ten years.
The jury were discharged at the close of
this trial, on the evening of the 2Sth of
Sept. and the Court issues were taken
up, few of which we give.
Chas. P. Murdoch, Us Hubbard d.
Oaks apt. Assumpsit for moving ma
chine. Plf. gave evidence showing the
sale and delivery of a moving machine,
and that the price remained unpaid.
Deft's evidence tended to show condition
al contract, the conditions of which had
not been complied with. Judgment for
the plf. III. NJ. Xix for plff. Geo. W.
n n.