St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1873-01-03
Caledonia County Court.


ISAAC NJ. SMITH, Sheriff.
ELISHA MAY, States Attorney.
No. -. BRADLEY Morrison rs. j. H.
DdrIiny. General assrmpSit. The pltf,
put in his testimony and the court de
cidrd that all parties to the contract
had not been joined. Nonsuit. Burkes
for pin. Rogers for dcft.
No. ~. James s. Durant rs. Chdstimd
Morrill, ct a. ASSumpsit. The pltf,
charged for services in settling an cS-
tate. The probate court of New llamp-
shire allowed plti,. for his services what
the court thought was Il proper sum.
| The pin. claimed some $3.50 more than
the probate court allowed. The defence
was that pltf's. claim WAS an unjust
one. Verdict for delft. Dickey and
Smith for plff Is. y. Davis and f. ID.
Rand for dctt.
state rs. lanes ". Hoffman. Liquor.
The states testimony tended to show
that in February 1870. the respondent
sold liquor to one Frederick Wiley OF
| Whcelnrk. VIII" got drunk and 81 dis
turhcd the peace at Whcclock that he
WAS arrested and disclosed the name OF
the person of HON he purchased the
liuuor. The Justice at Whcclock ISSUED
his warrant and brought Hoffman he
fore HIM In this Hoffman claims Their,
Il L Il l..
tried ut Lyndon. The respondent
claimed that il WAS incumbent upon
the State to show that the liquor sold
/ 10y respondent must have produced tn,
/ intoNicatiom. Case goes t" supreme
court. Verdict of guilty of tw" offences
states Attorney for PIN. Cah""n t"l
delft
state ~. H. q. Wright Assault up
on one Smith at the State Fair i'll ISL
Defence that if Smith WAS struck il wa
10y another man. who wore Il Thif hat
Verdict of guilty. states Attorney t"I
pin, BurkrS for dctt.
state rs. las. .. Doige. Liquor. Re
>pondcnt plead guilty t" one Offence
and WAS sentenced To Il fine of so an,
costs Bcldcn and May f.r pin. Burke
for dctt.
state rs. ,Jdmcs Cd,1wh Assault
Fine of - and costs.
state rs. j. w. Edwar,is Assault
This was Il part of the trouble that tool
place between the respondent and ON,
+. j Lravitt. The quarrel arose ah"u
the rights of the parties t" Il Scailnld il
Il certain barn. Verdict not guilty
States Attorney for pin. Damon, Dick
cy and Smith for drtt.
state rs. Frank ". Cook Drunken
ness. Verdict not guilty. States At
torncy for pltt. Lamp>on for dett.
No. 76. Edrdrd Martin rs. Romc
Brockway. General asSump>it. Pin
claimed to recover for labor etc. il
carrNi ing on pltl-s. land and hoardiui
the drft his wife and child. The drtt
plead in offset. The jury allowed al
of pli1's claim. Verdict for pin. SI22.7-
Idle and Powers for plti. Burkcs tn
dcft.
No. 81. 4. j. Folsom rs. GeOrg
Young. AsSumpsit. PHI. claims t
: recover for her services in dcft'S. family
; Defence that pin. agreed to work ii
November and without cause left i
, July and next Il tender of S:}l. Ih
pltf. claimed that she WAS sick whc
she left the deft's. employ. The cas-
afforded considerable domestic history
Verdict for plti'. S49.75. LampSon an
Powers for plff. Brown and Grout fo
deft.
s. Randall Admir-. Hugh ODOnneH
Estate u.s. Town Of Newbury. A suit fc
the recovery of 100000, on account ,
inSutiicicncy of highway, and allcge
loss of the life of said O'Donnell. at tn
time of the great freshet two years ag,
+ Hardwick.
At recent town meeting, il Wa