Bradford opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1874-1881, 1875-07-03
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TUESDAY, June H..
No, 100, State .. Charles Wagoon, was then
on trial Respondent was charged with lar,
ccny of eight sheep. Verdict, mot guilty"
WEDNESDAY. June l6.
No. ll2, Louisa 4. Priest .. RosmeH g. Chr
| lis. Action to recover damages for an alleged
| assault with intent to commit n rape. This
case created great deal of interest rs the
parties ARE both well known in West Ran
d0lph, where the alleged assault was made.
The trial lasts through the day Thursday and
is closed on
FRIDAY, June IL.
No. ll2. Verdict for PIN to recover $93.SG
Boyden and IIunton for PIN, Perrin and Row
ell for dcit.
No. $50. National Bank Of Chelsea Jai.
rus ID. /shoh, Action ON note. Submitted
to the jury to return II special verdict IN an
swer to the question Ibid the PIN discount
the note in good iail h and in the usual course
of bu ,incss r. The answer of the jury to the
auestio was Yes" Judgment on verdict
for PIN. to recover S-C5,.3, llcbard for PIN,
II. Ballard for delft.
In the ease of STATE T. Henry LomeH AMI
Joseph Abbot, aiiaS ./os,h thcncy ndited for
burglary, the respondents plead "Gnlity' aud
are sentenced to one year each in the state
prison, States Attorney for prosecution, and
Rcwell FOR respondents
In STATE .. Francis Curtis ond Samnd Smith
indicted for assault aud battery, the bail is
fixed at $500.
George Bchion .. 1bbic Benton, divorce. Bill
granted for intolerahle severity. Rowcl for
petitioner.
SATURDAY,, juno 10
There was no jury hearing to day and Court
Adjourned till tuesday.
TrrsnAY, June -.
No. So. Margaret Stanton q. NarM Simp-
500. The trial of this ease is fixed for to-day
to accommodate Judge Rcdticld who tries it,
as Judge Powers has been coun sci and cannot
sit in the case. 1t is an action by the widow
OF John stanton. the pc,lhlcr, late OF New
bury to recover damages of Simpson liquor
agent of Grccnboio. for furnishing liquor to
Snow who shot Stanton in Jane, 1873. PIN.
claims that Snow was drunk at the time If
shooting Stanton, on liInLr Illegally furnish
ed by Simpson. Mr.. Stanton was shot by
Snow OH Saturday, june %, 1871, without
provocaion, while the former was sitting on
his pcddcr's wagon near the house of SpoW.
lie died almost instantly. Shows wife and
daughter testified that he was under III, i"iiu-
cnce of liquor and that h" had been thinking
during the week from some alcohol that he
procured of Simpson, on Monday. June % On
the part of Simpson it was claimed that he
was town agent, AMI the liquor was legally
sold, and if Suow made an improper use OF it
Simpson should not lc held rcsponsiblc.-
Simpson was appointed agent June 10 'S'2
and by the statute his commission would run
one year unless his successor was appointed
1t appeared that his successors commission
was dated June IA, 1873, but that the new
agent did not get notice of the appeinm mt,
nor did Simpson, till about the first of July.
The Court instructed the jury that Simpson
was the agent until he had notice of the APP
puntment of his successor, whatever mig Int
he the date of commission. consequently, I'M
der that ruling, Simpson was agent on the
23d of June when Snow bought the alcohol,
and if that was the only question the sale
was legal one But the PHI. claimed that
Snow did not buy his Liquor for any of the
purposes contemplated in the statute and
that Simpson did not take the necessary steps
to ascertain whether he would make proper
use of the liquor. The testimony of Pins
witnesses tended to show that the agent was
warned as early as January, 1872, that Snow
was not making a proper use of the alcohol he
was buying, from time to time. Simpson and his
u.;fo ,,b, U,, ollnunu tn pstitv as his aUpnt
both said that Snow represented to them that
he was in the essence business and that he
wanted the alcohol for the manufacture of cs-
senccs. Mrs. Simpson said that one time
when Snow was fishing on Greensboro Pond
u few rods from the house, he came to the
agency to get dozen boiled eggs and pint
of alcohol to make essence WITH and she let
him have it, surprising it to be all right,
The trial and arguments occupy Wedncs-
day ana most Of the day.
THURSDAY. June "a.
The arguments were made by Smith, Burke,
Clarke and Rogers, in the order named. Les
lie was ais, counsel for pif.. and Denson ana
Rand for dcft. Judge Rcdiield charged the
jur, at considerable length and the case is
given to them about 6 ooclock.
No. 1885, HarreyJ j. LoseIic y. Nathaniel L..
RowcH. Trover for twenty nine turkeys.
The Jury are empanclled and Court adjourn
cd Sometime to day Charles Leet comes i'll
to Court and pleads guilty to the indictment
of bigamy bnt is not sentenced.
FRIDAY. Jun, %.
No. 49, Ma,yarct Stancn .. Dorm Shn,p
son. In this case the jury remained out near
ly all night aud retur,led verdict this morn
ing in favor of the plf setting the damages
at $lo5c,S 80, and this panel of jurors is dis
charged for the term This ends the trial of
IL very important case and adds another III
stance to the proof of the danger If selling
liquor illegally.
No 1875. LoseKe q. RomeH occupies the day.
SATURDAY. June 26.
No. 1876 is given to the jury and they failing
to agree are discharged and that ends the iu-
nv trials Denson for plh' Martin and Lamb
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