Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1874-09-30
Washington llountr Court.
Hos. 7. 2. REDFrup, Presiding Judge.
H Hos y W,,ssia TI0 aSs, Asani Judges

Hos y Wn,s,a rV aps, As'isani Judges
wN Y. DntIsaHAn, States Attorney.
HoRAcE W. LyroRD sheriff
LtTHrR NEwcoNn, Cisrk.
Henry OvfArr, Reporter.
William Young rs Liberty T. Kinney This
was a dispute in regard to pair Of oxen, which
defendant sold to plaintiff and then rctook pos
session Of under Rn arbitrator award Plaintiff
rcplevined them, and the present trial is the re-
suit The court took the case from the jury, and
rendered a verdict for defendant, under the ruling
that the arbitrators' award wss good s. C..
Shurtlef j. 7. Iamson and r. j. Deadu for
plaintiff Gleason & FieId for defendant
Minnie Davis, by next friend, rs town Of Cabot
Action TO recover damages for alleged injuries on
the highway Plaintiff was only six years old at
the time Of the accident, which occurred In Feb
ruary, 1872 According tn plaintiffs testimony,
her father and mother, who lived In Marshfeld,
started In sleigh 10 visit a friend In Cabot,
Minnie sitting on stool between her fathers
knees Soon after passing the village Of Ilooker.-
VILE they ran into a cradle hole, and Minnie was
thrown against the seat and injured severely In
the neighborhood Of the left hip. Prom this In
jury II IL claimed that the girl IL still suffering,
and the testimony Of several physicians was
produced 10 sustain this claim. Defendant CON
tended that " Minnie was injured at all she had
long since recovered and that there was no reason
able ground for damages ut the present time.
The ease was very thoroughly tried ON both sides,
and able arguments were made by counsel Yer
diet for plaintiff, s25O S C. ShurleiI and G. H.
Heath for plaintiff J. r. Lmson and Homer W
Heaton for defendant
J.E& A. W. Eddy rs Walter Fulor-rhe de
PENDANT was in possession Of farm in Woodbury.
and had given plaintiffs lien on the crops, and
also on all the cooper stock etc, manufactured by
him, his trade being that Of a cooper. Plaintiffs
claim that in defiance Of their lien defendant sold
OF a large amount Of manufactured timber, espe-
eally lot Of last blocks, u Sidney o. Wells, at
South Woodbury., valued at 500, and lot Of hay.
Defendant asserted that whatever he sold was
done with plaintiffs consent Verdict for plain
tifs, s7AA c. H. Heath and J. p hanson; }.
A. Wing and S C. Shnrtlea,
State ~. Asa W. Edgerly. Respondent was in
dictcd by the grand Jury in 1872 for an attemFtat
highway robbery upon Mrs Alice j. Cochran, ON
the nth Of June in that year. Mr. Cochran test
flied that she was living on Seminary Hin at that
time and came down town after tea 10 do some
shopping She returned through the arch, and
accosted by respondent at the foot Of the hill
She made him no reply, and he desisted and went
down the steps To Miss Gurn-ey' house. However,
he caught up with her again, and, remarking that
he would take her watch and chain, made grab
for them. She ran from him, and went into Dr.
Brgham's yard, and obtained his sons escort
home. Respondent admitted acosting the lady,
but denied the attemptat robbery The jury came
in, after few hours deliberation, and reported,
through their foreman, Judge Carpenter that they
could not agree, The papers were taken from
them It is said that they stood ten for conviction
TO two for acquittal. W. r. Dillingham;, state
attorney, for state l. L. Dunnt and H. W.
Heaton for respondent.
State rs. Emery Town.-Respondent is the
town agent Of Waterbury. John W. Daley, a
young lrishman belonging in DuKbury, got drunk
in Waterbury last August, and had fight In
which he was badly thrashed. lie was arrested
and disclosed that he got his liquor Of respond
ent, and before the justice Mr.. Town was con
victed He appealed to this court It appeared
that Mr. Town was deceived by the representa-
tons Of Daley, and the court decided that he did
not violate the law, and a verdict WIS given in
his favor. W. r Dillingham;, states attorney
for state George W Kennedy, T. +, Palmer and
II. W Heaton, for respondent
State U.s. Nathan wheeler.-Appoal from CON
viction in the Justices court for being intoxicated
in the street II appeared that on the 18th of last
April, respondent was seen in the street by num-
Der Of our citizens, carrying tub of maple sugar
from flanagan's grocery store to his team, In
front Of Bancroft Sons, and it struck them that
he was intoxicated Respondent put in a number
Of witnesses who attesed to his sober condition on
the day in question: and also testified himself to
the same effect The court seemed TO think that
man who WAS able to carry a fifty-pound tub Of
sugar twenty rods could not have been very drunk
and ordered verdict for respondent. W z. Dill |
bingham, states attorney, for state O. H. Smith
and II. W. Heaton for respondent
State rs. Fri s Gunnison. arising Tor the
seizure Of liquor from the respondent. ON trial
In the case Of the state ~. Channcy Gourley,
charged with assaulting his wife with intent to
kill plea Of guilty Of simple assault was received
by the state attorney.
In the Of the state rs Aaron b. Houston,
for selling liquor, the bonds were forfeited.