Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1874-10-16
Chittenden County Court..September fern.
~ Hon; JOHH PIERPOlNT, Presiding Judge.
Hon. Hon. s s.1a1s s4osr PAnhfn judges.

Hon. AhsE1 sroyr. Assistant Judges.
J OFFICERS OF COURT
WILDER J.. BURNkP. States Attorney.
/ ANDREW J. HOWARD, Clerk.
LuAAS A. DREW, sheriff.
SATURDAY, Oct. 10.
The DAY Yesterday was taken up with
calling the old and new dockets, and the
cases marked for a hearing were severally
disposed Of In the afternoon the follow ing
divorce cases were heard:
Alma R. Austin VS.. Heman Austin. De-
fendaHt defauited. Marriage and residence
proved. Bill granted for intolerable sever
ity. Custody OF two minor children decreed
to petitioner W. l.. Burnap, Attorney for
libellant.
Harriet Z. Wightman VS.. Nelson Wight
man. Defendant deiaulted. Marriage and
residence proved Bill granted for intoler-
able severity. Custody of minor child and
certain articles of personal property decreed
to petitioner o. p. Ray, Attorney for IL
/ bellant.
Frances Stacy VS.. Royal P. Stacy. Mar
rage and residence proved. Cause. intol-
/ era g severity. Bill not granted. H. Bal
laI Attorney. for the libellant; T. T.
"a.es, Attorney. for defendant
Josephine S Wires VS.. Rodney s. Wires.
Defendant defaulted Marriage and resi-
dence proved Bill granted for adultery.
Custody of minor child decreed topetitioner,
who has leave TO resume her maiden name
The matter of alImony was lett to the court
Wales and Taft, Attorneys, for libellant.
At four O'Clock the prisoners to be SEN
fenced at this term were brought in, and
were severally arraigned. as follows
Paul Robear, who pleaded guilty to an
Indictment for petit larceny, stealing. in
April last. pair of boots from Constable
W bite. The Court, in consideration of this
being the respondents first offence, and
that he had been confined in the county
lail since the commission of the offence, .
imposed a sentence of confinement in the
county jail for three months longer. to pay
the costs of prosecution and stand COM
united TIL sentence was complied with.
Jacob Morrison. who pleaded guilty to an
attempt to commit rape upon the person of
II little girl about eleven years OF age. He
was sentenced to imprisonment in the State
Prison at Windsor Tor u period of six years.
10 pay the costs 81 prosecution and stand
committed till sentence Is complied WITH
State vs. Peter Greene. who was tried at
the present term and found guilty of grand
larceny. lie received a sentence Of three
years imprisonment in the State Prise at
indSOr TO pay tho costs of prOsecutiO On and
stand committed until sentence is CT implied
with.
In sentencing the remaining prisoner,
George Buchanan, who was in dicted for
the murder OF his brother. w lillian Bu-
chanan, and who was cOnvic' ed of man
slaus hter, His Honor said that the crime OF
watch the prisoner had been c. ,nyicted was
one al the most serious charac ter. So much |
50 that the law compelled th 9 court TO in |
tlict an Imprisonment in the States prison !
Tor a period of not less than seven years or
Tor !ie. /; was proper hat the court
should look AZ the circun stances and the
nature ct the transaction a. developed in
the trial OF the case. 1t must be remem-
Dered thgt ire cummC n lty has rights |
a Wei a. the prisoner The object OF 1
the law vas not ret alliatiOn. but to
impose such punishment that the fear OF
IL would prevent or restr aiI others from the
commission Of like crimes. This crime was
one which was constan tly increasing, the
time was when the takin z Of lite for revenge
or gam was rare Now II appears that the
duty OF the court i to IN pose such sentence
a. VIII prevent IN ev ny way the taking |
OF human lie. The c, immunity should be |
made 20 understand th 1t the law places a
value on human life In tn, present case |
the jury acquitted the respondent OF any |
Intent 20 take life. that the premedita tiOn |
winch was essential to Il 70 crime of murder |
was absent Though the court was bound to |
regard the TACT "a the jury iound, at the |
same time the case does not present /
tae mi.dcst clrcumstauct =; therefore we do /
not iecl at liberty - hI the penalty at the /
lowest limit, aud the re- llt OF our cOnsulta- ]
ton Is that the pr -oner Re confined 10 hard /
LABOR AT the state Prisvi al Windsor Tor 7
period OF ten ears IRON this date. pay the /
cost, OF pro -ecution and stand committed /
ti.i ~enter &c was compA I'd with.
lhe i,e Of STATE ". Oscar LOyeland G1GS
oscar Golden was caliet Up by counsel for |
rtsr ondent on motto n tor an arrest OF /
j. tsment on toe ground that the respond /
rut was not present &C urt AT the render
ing OF the verdict of gui " found against 4
him ON bis tTIAl Cor ,rani larceny. After 4
States Attorney Bun zap IN reply, the court !
held tina, the respondent was entitled TO 4
new trial.
Ask O'Clock tie caur; was adjourned /
SINE d..
\ recess was then taken ill seven o clock .
when the Clarccry docket was called.
MoSDAY. Oct. u. /
q. IN three hundre and three cases on /
the ola and Kew do ,kets, ninety five were /
disposed ot az the pre- 'entterm. There were /
ten i4ry trials, in nj ne of which the PLAIN /
tiff reto,crei THIS includes the three 7
State cases. Three c-tuses wers continued .
while hei1s tried by jury.