Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1876-10-04
Washington County Court.


morning, after a session Of fifteen working days,
in which 1t Is said more than two hundred wit
nesses were examined Eighteen true bills were
found, and some half dozen were returned with
the endorsement "bill not found upon them.
The bills found, as far as have been made public,
were as follows
Against Samuel, Forest l.. and Nellie Green,
Of Woodbury., father, son and daughter-in-aw,
for setting fire to the barn Of one Gideon Burn
ham, in Woodbury., on the Goth Of September,
1915. There are two bills against them, the first
charging them with arson and the second with
oonspirng together to commit arson Both cases
have been continued on account Of the recent con-
fnement Of Mrs. Green.
Against Dennis q Brien, Of Mortified, for COM
hitting an assault and battery upon Daniel Nc
Carly with the shakle-pin Of railroad car, at
Northhed on the 18th Of March, 1876. O'Bren
was brought to court on Friday, and pleaded
guilty. Owing to the mitigating circumstances
Of his having widowed mother dependent upon
him for support, and that the assault was COM
mitied in the heat Of passion caused by strong
provocation, Judge Redded gave him the light
sentence Of thirty days in the county Jail, and
fine Of twenty-five dollars and costs, thirty-seyen
dollars and fifty cents in all
Against Stillman c. Lawrence, OF Montpelier
two indictments-one will be found below in the
account Of his trial, the other charges him with
stealing three tubs Of sugar from Elhauan w
Ormsbeo, In East Montpelier, on the 10th Of
April, 1876.
Against Oughtney Jangmw, the well-known
barber in this village, for an assault and battery
on Frank Leazer, also Of Montpelier, on the sixth
Of September, 1876. oughtney pleaded guilty,
and was fined ten dollars and costs.
Against William Mills Bernan H. Campbell,
Sout Parker James Blair and Nathaniel Blair,
all Of Wauon-a Joint indictmont-for burning
n wood-house attached to the dwelling-house OF
Ashley II Dutton in Warren. on the 18th Of Oc-
tober, 1879 This is said to be an episode in a
schoo-dstrict fight up there. The respondents
were brought into court on Saturday, and were
hailed Mills being required 10 furnish bonds for
five hundred dollars and the Others Tor two hun
dred and fifty dollars.
Against Charles spalding, of Roxbury for for
gerry. The indictment charges him with altering
promissory note for four hundred aud twenty
nine dollars and seventy-three cents, signed by
Thomas Wilson, and running to Spalding 50 as to
make it read five hundred and twenty-nne dol
lars, etc lie was bailed in the sum Of two thou
sand dollars, T. y. Spaulding of Roxbury, being
surety.
Against Asa 5, Magoon, Of Orange, for the
murder Of Rufus Streeter, at Barre, October 18th,
1873.
Against Lyman jackson, of the Barre Springs
House, for illegally selling rum lie has fur.
nished bonds for two hundred dollars
Against George Barrett, Of Elmore-tw indict
ments-one charging him with incest and tn,
other with rape upon his daughter Iosephene l.
", at Woodbury. ON the fifteenth Of November
1874 She was only fifteen years old at the tint
OF the committal Of the crime, and it is said tina
her criminal intimacy with her father began whcr
she was only twelve years old. The girl is nov
seventeen and is married to a man named Fisher
living in Cnitsbury. Barrett is man Of abou
fifty who does days works for a living, and ap
parently not very bright. The girl is quiet an,
modest appearing, Of a delicate physique and no
i'll looking. She told her story with great reuc
lance and with tears running down her cheeks
Barrett was ably defended by Messrs. W. \
Lord and Clarence II. Ptkin, but unsuccessfully
and the jury, after brief deliberation brough
in q verdict of guilty. There is still one chanc
for him, however The government elected to tr
him on the indictment for rape and the RESPOND
ent's counsel have, since the trial, filed motto
in arrest, on the ground that the indictment
which the States Attorney drew in accordanc
with Judge BENEFITS FORMS does not state IN
offence specifically and particularly enough
the motion is sustained the government will the
have nothing left but the Indictment for inces
under which it is doubtful if the girl can testif,
| ~ 100.
MS with her father,
Against Calvin ID. Somers, of Roxbury, for mi
ciously dsplacing rail on the Central Vernon
railroad on the night of the fifth of Noyembe
1875. The particulars OF the case will be fouu
in the report Of the trial below
Against Calvin Stowe of Mortified, for n
tempting to commit rape upon Eva St Clair,
Cabot, on the sixth of August, 1876 The la
has been fixed at one thousand dollars.
( In the cases Of William Cremin, Of Alban,
New York, and Horace D. Bruce, OF wcstdel,
: Orleans county, Vermont no bills were fount
, Cremin was the man who took team belongir
; to Onme 5. Dodge, at Worcester that was hitcht
near a school-house in which a pmyer-meetin
was going on, on Sunday, October 10th, 1875 an
drove it to the village and left it. The grand jul
seemed 10 think it was merely a case of trespas
5 Bruce is the man who passed several fye-dolli
D counterfeit bills on the Merchants National Ban
= OF New Bedford on tradcsmen in this villag
Last spring. The failure to find bill against hi
/ excites considerable comment in the communt
a for the proof against him seemed strong and Il
r crime is one Of the most dangerous known to 5
: ciety. 1t is said his escape was very narrow, III
IA vote standing eleven for finding a bill and seyC
t against it twelve affirmative votes being nece
Z sary. Very likely the next grand jury will reco
slider the case.
Il STOLEN SWEETS