Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1876-09-20

harness Of about the same value. The horse had
only three good feet, the wagon was rlckety and
the harness rotten. But the horse could he used
for something, though not much, while the note
was on par with confederate currency. Il was
for eighty dollars, and ron against Andrew j.
Scrbner, then, and perhaps now, Of East Mont
pclier, was overdue, and was secured by lien
on mare which was dead and Scribner himself
had no property. The testimony was as conflict
Ing as two statements about one transaction could
well be, and though the witnesses on both sides
committed perjury with the most perfect willing
ness and great skill yet it must be admitted that
If the Yankee rather beat the Fronchmen on the
trade, the Frenchmen rather got ahead in lying
about it afterwards on the witness stand #
seems that on the day Of the trade, supshny
Saturday in August, Verge with five brothcrs
named Brassaw, and a little one-armcd French
man, named Prosper Alard lwho testified by the
way, that the horse was worth eighty dollars, and
trotted from Mortified to Montpelier, ten miles,
in an hour and fifteen mnute0, were basking and
Longing near the " old bakery In the Jockey
yard, when Harlow came among them and pro
posed to trade the note for the team An inn
meuse deal Of chattering in French and English
ensued, and the Frenchmou seemed to gotthe idea
that Chases name was Parker, the man 10 whom
the note originally was payable None Of the
frenchmen could read and Mr. T.. Z. Towner was
finally called upon to read the note 10 them, which
he testified he did, though the only man in the
crowd he could recollect was Chase. Al the
Frenchmeu swore into a notch shat Chase told
them the note was perfectly good that he had
seen thos security alive thcpreceding Thursday and
that he said an Verge need do was 10 go 20 sCfib-
nor and get his pay that his own reason for not
collecting the note, which he admitted was over
due, was that Scribnet was his relative and he
didn't wish TO proceed to harsh measures with
| him. All the frenchmeu also swore that they
knew nothing about any endorsements on the
note-there being twenty-five dollars in fact,
which MI Towner testified he read-and that the
horse and team were worth anywhere from fifty
to hundred dollars Chascs story was that he
represented the note 10 be poor, but that he told
Verge that he thought it could be collected II i'm
mediate measures should be taken that he never
represented his name to be Parker, but the con
trary; that he told them the security was gone
and that, in short, le stated things just as they
were lie also introduced testimony showing that
| Vcrges horse and team were worth nothing or al
most nothing and that he stated ut the time of
the trade that he merely wanted it for an eloc-
ton team" Chase paid three dollars " to- boot
besides the note, which he borrowed Of Azro
Stone who kept the grocery ON Main street, az
the corner Of the " jokey-yard' entrance, under
Jacobs store aud Stone testified to "a converse
ton in there about Chases endorsing the note,
which he declined to do ON the ground that be
was only getting fifty cents on dollar for the
note in the trade The chief ambition Of each
witness seemed to be to help his own side and
some Of them remembered incidents and state
ments that even the principals failed TO- The jury
were charged on Monday afternoon, and returned
a verdict for plaintiff Of four dollars and fifty
ceuts Messrs George NJ Fisk. Clarence II tit.
kin and Charles W Porter, for plaintiff Messrs
Heath Carleton and l.. L. Durant, iordeiendaut
AZ ASSAULT ANp BATTERY
case followed tpe horse trade squabble byway Of
variety. The parties werea young boy Of fifteen
or SO, named Henry II Gray, and young man
Of twenty-five, named David W. Parcher. Both
live near Waterbury Center, and the alleged bat
terry WAS committed last summer, while the youth.
were at work haying for Frank Burt, farmer ir
the same town. Henry and David, and Geors,
Cheney were putting hay into the hau-Chency
pitching the hay of the cart, David standing 10
the pitching hole throwing il TO Henry, and
Henry moving it away Some dispute aros,
because Henry did not work fast enough and D.,
testified that David hit him over the head viii
the forks tail, or handle, and stunned him. tina
when he came %, David pulled him up by hi
ears. told him to 90 TO work and then hit him
several times more David admitted Shaping
him, but claimed that he was provoked 10y
Henry sauce The boys injuries were no
very severe, at the worst, and the jury returne,
, a verdict in his favor for twenty-five dollars an'
a costs Messrs. G W Kennedy and T. + palme
for the plaintiff Mr. c. + Clough Tor the de
q PENDANT
TIE CASE ON TRIAL
is a dispute as to the boundaries Of two farms
the parties being stephen Cochran, administrator
rs. Thomas Elliott The farms are situated abou
three miles and hall from Mortified village oil
the road towards West Roxbury, and the disput
is caused by the change in the channel Of the Dol
River, by the freshets Of 1870 and 1850 Their
q are great many witnesses on both sides, and th
case will probably last til Thursday night Messrs
i Carpenter aud Plumley for the plaintiff; Mess-
4 George NJ Fisk and James NJ johnson io
defendant