Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1876-10-09

escaped from the house, after Cotton had
attempted to fasten her therein. The
stories we've then attended to. and Jane
son said to Cotton. mo one believes
them to be true. and by circulating them
you are injuring yourself more than any
one else" Thereupon Cotton got mad.
and both men rose to their feet and after
some loud talk on the part of Cotton, be
walked across the room into bed room.
unlocked two or three drawers. then
went to trunk in the further end Of
the bed room. unlocked it, took out
revolver. locked the trunk again. and
returning to the room where Jameson
was standing. said. IF you tell me |
lie again. III shoot you" and before
jameson could make any reply discharg-
ed the pistol at him. wOunding him in
the neck. The respondent claimed that
on the subject of family troubles he was
insane. and especially on the subject Of
his wife's fidelity; that at the time he
shot jameson be was greatly weakened
and emanciated by disease. and that at
the time he fired the shot he was labor
ing under emotional insanity" and at
that time was not responsible being.
Jury disagreed, standing six for eonyie.
ton. and six for aequital on the ground
of insanity. L. H. Thompson. States
Attorney. and W. d. Crane for the State.
Edwards and Diekerman for the re
spondent.
State vs.. Stephen Gamble. IAdict-
ment for an assault upon female child
under the age of eleven years with intent
to commit rape The evidence on the
part of the State tended to show that
about Z o'clock. p. N, July 8, 1876, the
responent enticed the child in question,
one Julia Cochran, about eight years
old, into a pasture thirty or forty rods
from her fathers house, and there at
tempted to ravish her This the re-
spondent fatty denied upon the stand.
but conceded that the child was in the
pasture with him for the purpose of driv-
ing some cows for him. Jury disagreed.
standing seven for conviction for an as
sault, and FIVE for an aequital. L. H.
Thompson. States Attorney, and n.
Rand for State; W. ". circuit and W.
W. Miles for respondent.
Alonzo E Wedge vs.. Ada L. Wedge.
Petition for divorce. Bill granted for
wilful desertion. L. H. Thompson for
petitioner.
". H. Darling vs. H. W. Darling.
Petition for divorce. Bill granted fol
intolerable severity. Custody of minor
children. Harry. Minnie and Willier
granted to petitioner
Mary Woodland vs.. G. W. Woodland
Petition for divorce. Bill granted fol
wilful desertion. Custody of minOl
children granted to petitioner.
Emma Richardson vs.. Wm. Richard
son. Petition for divorce. Bill granted
for wilful desertion. Custody of minol
children decreed to petitioner.
nc. Kathan vs.. NJ. L. Kathan. Pc
titien for divorce Bill granted for IN
toIerable severity. Custody of minol
childred decreed to petitioner.
Ruth Page vs. Clark B. Page. Peti
ton for divorce Bill granted for refusa
to support
Mary L GaskeH W. A. B. Gaskell
Petition for divorce. Bill granted 70
viIful desertion- F. W. Baldwin 70
petitioner.
Henry F. Phillips W. Martha Phillips
Petition for divorce. Bill granted 70
wiIful desertion- F. W. Baldwin 70
petitioner.
State vs.. Edwin Wood. indictmen
for stealing a wagon. harness and whip
: Plea. guilty. l. H. Thompson, State
Attorney, for the State; W. D. Gran
for respondent
State vs.. Chas. Taylor. Indictuen
for horse stealing Plea, guilty. L H
|, Thompson, States Attorney. for th
State: W. W. Grout for respondent.
/. State Vs. Henry Poronto- Indictmen
for breaking into an Office in the nigh
r and stealing therefrom s63. Plea, guil
t.. L. H Thompson. States Attorney
! for State
State vs.. Enegernic Aligastic an
7 Ezra Osborn. Indictment for stealing
: suit Of clothes and so in money. PIE
guilty. l. H. Thompson, States Alto
> ney. for State; W. D. Crane for r,
spondent-
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