Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1874-10-07
WASHINGTON County Court.
Hon. TIMOTHY P. REDFIELD, Chief Judge.
Hos. WI ME- 3. 81 oR" HTTT1'PPhN' Asst Judges
WI P: DILLINGHAM. States Attorney.
II. w. LYFORD. Sheriff
LUTHER>NEWCOMB, Clerk


HENRY OVIATT, Reporter
This session of the County Court bids
fur to last some time after Election Day.
though where suitors. witnesses and jury
men will find board it is hard to say. There
are still ten long civil cases to be tried by
the jury, and after that will come a large
amount of court" business including
fourteen or fifteen divorce suits. The cases
tried since our last report have been rs fol-
lows
State vs.. Fri Gunnison. The respondent
keeps an eating house on State Street in
Montpelier. In April last general raid
was made by the sheriff on several places
in town, the owners of which were sus-
pecied Of keeping liquor with intent to
sell, and his establishment was visited with
the rest. They found half barrel of ale
and 4 barrel of lager which were seized
and duly condemned. Respondent was
also fined, and appealing. the present trial
was the result. Respondent claimed that
the stuff was not his but was the property
of one Thcophile f. Desrochers, 4 French
man formerly in his employ, but ut the
time of the raid at work in the American
House The jury did not put much faith
in the defense, but found the respondent
guilty. w. p. Dillingham; for the state;
j. O. Livingston for respondent.
State vs. Alexander Campbell, ,Jr. Com
plainant keeps "pigeon hole " table I'M
der j. w Ellis Il Co.'S store on State
Street He was also u victim of the raid
crs last April, their prize at his place
being Il five gallon cask of Hayes Cos
whi-kcv. Campbell 5 defense was p" thin
ncr even than Gunnison'S, 1t being that
the liquor WITS the property OF one limo
thy Sullivan. 4 vouth to fame unknown;
but who. Judging from his appearance on
the stand, needed soap and water and a
suit of clothes much more than he did five
GALLON, of whskev. Verdict. guilty. w.
T. Dillingham; for the State; Durant and
Livingston for respondent.
State W John Young. Appeal from a
conviction before the Justiccs Court IN
Worcester tor selling liquor last March.
Whatever there might have been before
the Justices Court there was not scintilla
of proof against the respondent in the
County Court The witnesses put en- the
stand bv Mr. Dillingham;, one and all
Swore to never purchasing any lntoXlcat-
F inc liquor of respondent, and one, whose
face was rs red rs Il turkey goblers glllS,
said he felt insultcd to have such que--
z ton asked him, for he had never drunk
ANYTHING in his life. verdict OF not
guilty was ordered by the Court w. L:
DILLINGHAM; for the State; Livingston ana
l.am> for respondents
State V Chester Wheeler. The rcSpon-
dent. though only twenty-five years Old,
t has managed to marry two wives already.
and bid, fair to rival Brigham Young II
. he only keeps on at the rate he has begun.
In March, ISL. he was married to Jane
: F.. Harris ut Worcester. They lived TO-
e rcthrr five or six months. when she Tor
@ SOCK him and went to Berlin where she
, has STAYED ever since. Last July uhatl
Il the belief. rs he claims, that Jane was
II dead, he married Emily Erk>!ne' Il l'oN
Il bury Girl. but his bliss this time was o
. shoit,r Lurltion than the first. for he Wa
combined of bv his brides father, rs 1t l.
: said. in a few days and was taken to ia!
e where he has remained ever since. The
Y proof was clear. and Colonel Rainfall, al
i, thouoh doing everything IN his power L
save the Young man. could not prevent
verdict of guilty. Dillingham; and Lam
" son for SAFE: Randall and Living ton 70
II re>pon lent.
state Y, John Chimney. John was an
other sufferer from the mllignlty OF tn
Nodoc> in last April'> raid. lll~ case wa
lc b.rI,n lust before dinner on Friday. bl
b. iIurin,r the recess John conclu led to n-h
=. no LONGER. and Il verdict of guilty was It
:, turned by consent. Dillingham; for State
- Randall and I.ivington for respondent
State vs. \. II; S'f''jloh- N'' 7''''''o
+ i tn" keeper OF the "eLl-hno"h > ~ -
: Nam Street in Mo"i .,';,'
utf;.nsc against the prohihltorN law an
IL 'l'' l%'''':,S iot - ,u', IN III. comfy IN
=, w.. l,.,.-on of th ,r..s.r