Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1873-01-02
Windsor County COurt-DeC. Term.

Wednesday, Dec. IS.
No. 136-Iohn w. Armstrong V
Parker and Hastings. Verdict at 3 {: A
p. m, tor Plf Damages, $55SOo; ex
ceptions by the Deft.
No 137-Geo. II. Buck V. Geo. w
Rick. Trespass on the freehold. Da
Wis for Pf. ; French for Def. In thi
case it appears that the Deft's cattl
got in the Plf's. potato patch, causln!
some damage, for which the Jur,
brought in a special verdict for tn,
Plf for $3.50, at 8 a. IN. Dec. 20.
No. 154-Asa Tarble V, Sylvester
Wilson. Trespass. For. Plf Davis
for Deft. Dean q Wilson. Trial com
menced at 10 So q. M, Dec. 10; yer
dict at 3: 80 p. M, for Deft Excep
tons by the Plf.
No. 159--Town of Reading V. the
Town of Ludlow, app't. Assumpsit
Davis for Pif.; Fullam, Walker ant
Goddard for the Plf. Trial commenc
ed at 2:30 p. m, Dee. 49,; Verdict At
8 H. m, Dec. 20, for the Plf. Damag.
es $ll2. 81.
No. 16l Raphael Curtis V. Everett
X. and George w. Smith, Appt's
General assumpsit Pingree's for Plf..
Paul and Eddy for Dett. Trial com
menced at 9 a M, Dec. 20. Verdict
at 8 a. M, Dec. q, for Plf. Damages
$4764.
No. 162-Enos Bemis V. Maxim La
Fontain, app't, General assnmpsit.
Pierce for Plf.; Closson for Def.
Trial commenced at 4 p. m, Dec. 30.
Verdict for PIT. at 1870, p. m, Dec.
90 Damages 1852.
No. 1T - Harrison II. Spaford,
app't. V. David +. Mcintyre, ct. al.
Debt Davis e. Pingry for Plf Full
lam Il Dean for Deft. Trial commerce
ed at 1880, p. NJ, Dec %; Verdict
for Deft. at l: 80, p. M, Dec. "a.
No. 235-M. w. Perham V. Henry
Spaulding. Case for negligent driving.
Deane & Henry for Plf Seayer &
Collamer for Deft. Trial commenced
at 1880 p. III, Dec. pa Verdict for
PIE, $213.G7.
No. 272-IIattie Patrick by her
friends (or enemies rather V. John
Vaughan, both of Windsor, was put
on trial This was an action of tres
pass it being claimed that on the 22d
Of October 1871, the defendant, a mar
ried man y years Of age, took improp-
er liberties with the plaintiff, then un-
der - years of age; the two being to
gether on the way from the house of
the defendant to the house of the
plaintiffs parents The defendant en-
tered a plea of not guilty and took the
ground that the suit was OF black
mailing nature, and from the evidence
of the girl it would appear that it was.
1t appeared in evidence that Mr..
Vaughan talked of adopting the girl,
and while on the trip spoken of above,
she fell, and Mr.. V. Picked her up,
brushed her clothes some, and kissed
her we believe, but the girl testified
on the stand that lie offered no insult.
How any jury of intelligent men could
bring in a verdict of guilty on such
testimony, is not easy to see. The pre-
vious panel took vote on it and every
man, with the exception Of one, and
his mind was not very clear, were for
acquitting the defendant. On Thurs
day, Dec. 26, the jury returned ver-
dict for plaintiff; damages, $49S.99.
For Plf Edminster and Marcy for
Deft. Wilson and Denison
No. 32-NIinerva A. Bent V. Sam
uel W. Bent and Joseph Adams, all Of
Cavendish was put on trial. This was
one of the interminable '.Bent suits"
on ejectment, malpractice, &c in 1869.
Verdict for plaintiff; damages, $56.67.
Exceptions by defendants. For Plf.
Davis and Seaver; for Deft's. Fullam
and Deane.
The Court then adjourned until Mon
day, Jan. 6, at $50 p. M, when the
Court business will be taken up.
-Vice-President Colfax, is not to
he editor of tha " Y T,jIuDp. os