Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1871-11-03
County Court.
ADJOURNED sEprnMnER TERM.

STATE rs. a INNER SAckett. Indictment for
an assault with intent to killand murder.
! The respondent iived in Halifax. Thu
evidence Of the prosecution showed that
in June last he was beating his calf in a
brutal manner. One George Scott and
others, demonstrated with him aud threat
ened to prosecute him in case he did not
desist, He led his calf back to the barn
and returned with pistol which he dis
charged at Scott at distance of twenty
feet missing him. As he was attempting
to reload, he was seized and bound Re
4 spondent denied any malicious motive.
He claimed that be accidentally had the
pistol about his person. and that fearing
a personal attack from Scott and the
rest, he fired the pistol without pointing
at any one, so that it might not be dis
charged in the scufile and thus injure
some one. Verdict, guilty of an assault
with intent to kill. Exceptions by re-
spondent. Kit. Haskins, States attor.
ney, and G. w. Davenport for State
S. 7. Davenport and o. f. Butterfeld
for respondent.
The above was the last jury case and
the jurors were discharged on Wedn 5.
day afternoon the 25th inst.
COURT BUSINESS.
VIM. L. Wiley ct al rs. S. w. Warner
ct al. Motion by plhs. to set aside YER
dict Motion denied. C. b. Eddy Tor
plfs. L. S. Walker and c. n. Daven-
port for defts.
James IL. Williams rs. w. l.. Van AL
styne. Action on note. Judgment for
plF., s399,48. J. d. Bridgmau and C.
E. Arnold for plR. Willard and Clark
for def.
Wait q Parker u.s. 0. M Davis. Ac-
tion Of book account. Pits. claimed a
judgment for costs by virtue of stipuIa-
zion signed by plfs. and def. Det;.'s
counsel opposed thi' movement because
he was bail for his client, and was no par
ty to the stipulation. Judgment for
plfis and bail discharged. A. NJ. Allbe
and G. n. Davenport for plfs. C. i.
Arnold for deit.
Erasmus A. Plimpton, admir-, rs. Jo-
seph Mundell Action of ejectment. De
fence that real estate in question was the
def.'s homestead. Judgment Cor the
def. Waterman and Read for plR c.
n. Davenport for deft
VIM. F. Eddy admir-, u.s. Landgrove.
Action for town bounty. Defence that
plf's intestate never applied on the quo
ia OF Landgrove. Judgment for det.
]. l.. Martin, Waterman and Read for
plf A Stoddard for deft
Lucy B. Ripley Us. Phenix Mutual
Life Insurance Co. Action to recover
insurance on plf's husband. Defence
that some provision in policy hadn't been
complied with. Judgment for plf. 1925.
| Exceptions by deft G. n. Davenport
for plfF. j. NJ. Tyler for def.
r. NJ. Pratt admir-, as. Philip Barrett.
Acton of assump sit to recover for pas
turing deft's oxen, FIVE weeks. Defence
that the admir- hao nothing to do with
the matter. Def. insisted that be hired
the pasture of the intestate's widow and
was ready and willing to pay her De-
cision reserved G. N. Davenport for
plf. Geo. Howe for deit.
J. Wilson & Co rs Henry & Bridg-
man. Action of book account. r. Ty-
Ter, auditor. The plff's claimed to re-
recover for meal and feed furnished defl's
as partners. The def. Henry defended
on the ground that he was not partner
and in no manner liable. Judgment for
the pllis $4,000. G. Z. Arnold for plGs.
Norman Paul for deft. Henry.
Ira i. Earl Us. Sanford Granger Ac-
ton of ejectment. Kit. Haskins, refer
ee. Plff. claimed to recover small
tract of land in Bellows Falls He de-
rived his title from Hiram Graves de-
ceased. Graves title was based upon an
adverse possession for more than fifteen
years with the court. G. E. Arnold for
plf G. b. Eddy for deft.
Westminster Us. B. 7. Phelps ct al.
Action on a constable's bond to recover
2 per cent ON the State tax of 1867
Judgment for plf. 68,26. Exceptions
by deft. Field and Ty Ter and c. n. Dav-
export for plE c. B. Eddy and c. E..
Arnold for deft.
Samuel L. Hunt u.s. Geo. L. Clark
Action of trover for quantity Of ma
chinery The deft. was a constable
andattached and sold the property in
question, upon execution. Plfi. claimed
to own it and brought this suit to recov-
er its value Judgment for plfr. $50.
Exceptions by deft. c. n. Davenport
for plf Kilt Haskins and c. B. Eddy
FOR dett.
\ DIVORCES.
The following divorces were granted.
Geo. Z. Eager from Mary Eager,