St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1871-06-16

son and wanted to take pauper to his tow
where she had formerly lived. Tn,
panper was about TO swear a child upol
deil'S. son, and the testimony tended t
show that def. and his wife were anXiOu!
TO get the pauper into their custody. Mr.
Emerson consented to allow deft. to carry
pauper away, provided def. would save
the town from any liability for her sup.
port. Deft. took her TO Danville, got hel
to swear the child upon Il Scotch boy. and
then brought her back and left her in the
road. Court submitted these questions to
the jury: 1st. Did def. make the agree
ment GAINED by plff.'s overseer: ID.
Was Augusta Jackson poor and INDECENT
person! Sd. Did dett. bring her into town
with the intent to charge st. Johnsbury
with her support? BY agreement of coun-
/ sci jury assessed the fine verdict for plfi
May for plti. Lamson and Burkcs for
/ deit.
No. IL. Adolphus Hilton Is. 1IOn-O
GandeH and others. TrespaSs q. c. f.
Plea right of way. Rep. ercess. Pm. i
the owner OF the fee of certain land in So.
llardwick over which passes highway
which it was admitted had never been reg
ularly surveyed and laid out. but which
had been travelled a long time. PHI. built
barn, or what he called barn, upon
the land in question, and, as he claimed.
ont OF the limits OF the highway. or beyond
where the public had any right. Dcfls.,
two OF whom were selcctmen of IIardwick.
tore down pti.'s barn, and made sad hay
DC gcnerrlly. DeftS. claimed they were
only removing from the limits of the high
way nuisance or impeachment. The court
ruled that the public were entitled to the
use of Il way Unreasonable width but not
the width prescribed by law, viz: three
rods. Verdict for plff. for 81 damages
and costs. Jury found by special Yer.
diet that part Of barn was in the high
way. and that detts. used more force than
was necessary in its removal, Powers
and Bartlett for pin. Hathaway, Ray and
Smith for dctt.
No. IL. JoSeih cute IS. SAINT Z. Dretr
et ar. TrcSpaSs q. G. t. Plea general is
sue: notice that the trespass complained
of was committed in highway under the
direction OF surveyor: and plea in bar
that deit>. owned land. The dcf.'s wife.
cut some grass in the pent road runnin"
across pltf.'s lot. by permission OF the
highway surveyor; and aS was claimed |
for the benefit of travel. The gra-s cut |
was taken by dctt.'s wife and ted To their |
horse. The count ruled that the wife had |
Il right TO cut the grass but not to convert |
it in the manner she did. Verdict tor plG. |
one cent damages and costs. Belden 4 |
May for pin. &. c. Il G. W. Cahoon for
dcft.
No. Is. GraAd Juror Of Walden cs. l..
ID. LedcW. Assault. 1t was claimed by
the town that the respondent made an as
Sault on one Joseph NJ. Edwards. and that
he struck Edwards with bar OF iron.
The party struck was not badly Injured.
The respondent and Edwards, who We're
brothers-fn-law had some dispute about
some sap >pouls and bars OF iron which
each claimed; and the row began about
the possession OF the spOuts and iron.
There was considerable skill manifested
in the manufacture of evidence before the
trial on the trial OF another ease at Wal
ilcn: and it was evident that the respond
cnt stood a poor chance. Verdict OF gull
- Zoo -. ...'.' >'---'.'- - ~" Duh.
and Aldrich for def.
Or. j. =. .ridS rs. Torn Of ,Ilorcr. Cen
rral assump>it. PHI. in "a was Il prac-
tiriug physician in the town of Glover and
performed services tor two OF dctt's pau
pcrS. Town claimed that their agents
never employed the DIR. To perform the
services. aud resisted the payment on the
ground that there was 40 pliyity of con-
ract between the parties. The only qucS-
ton was did dctt'.. ovrrseer employ the
plti.: Bartlett Burke, Bclden Il Nav tor
PIN. Grout. b. y. Davis. for den.