Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1876-01-14
Windsor County Court.


the following report from the Windsor
Journal
Town of Cavendish v. Town of Mt.
Holly, Apt Appeal from an order OF
removal of Lucy U. Rhodes, pauper.
The question was as to whether said
Lucy had obtained legal settlement in
Mt. Holly. She was the daughter OF
James Rhodes, and it was conceded that
said James had legal settlement in
Plymouth prior 10 his removal to Mt,
Holly, in 1884. The PHI. claimed that
Lucy obtained settlement, in her own
right. in Mt. Holly, by more than seven
years residence after becoming eighteen
years of age, and also, by derivation
from her father, and that James Rhodes
had acquired settlement in Mt. Holly
by seven years residence, commencing
in 1884. The great-grandfather of Luz
cy on her mothers side was AdonDah
Horton of Chester, and in 1895 he had
decided to the Town of Mt Hollya farm
of 100 acres, taking from the town a
bond conditioned for the support of his
son Asa Horizons widow and children
one of these children being the mother
of Lucy. The town permitted James
Rhodes and wife, and Asa Horizons wild
ow and son to live upon and occupy said
farm, from 1889 to 1866, without pay
ing rent. The case turned upon the
legal effect Of their living upon said
farm. The Court refused to hold as
matter of law that living upon this
farm under the above circumstances,
made him, Rhodes, chargeable to the
town as a pauper, and directed verdict
for Plf. Deane q Davis for Plf. !;
Walker q johnson for Deft.
On Monday, Dec. q, the Court COM
mencing the trial Of the case of State
V, John Vaughan, on an indictment for
arson. This trial was long and closely
contested, and created widespread in
terest and very decided difference of
opinion among the people who listened
to it. The charge is that the respondent
sci fire to the barn of Edward P. Skin
ner, in Windsor, June "a, 1875.
The case was given to the jury at
1920 A. NJ, on Thursday. The jury
we're kept together until 10 o'clock P. NJ.
of that day, and being unable to agree,
we're discharged. The jury stood dur
ing all Of their deliberations six for con,
viction and six for acquittal. Those
gentlemen standing in favor of con.
viction, were Messrs, Page, Governs, Sher'
win, Carpenter, Allen and Mccullough
Messrs. French, Hudson, Bailey, Wood
English and c. H. English, uniformly
voted for an acquittal. The trial was
conducted in behalf of the State by
States Attorney Walker, assisted by
Messrs. Goddard and, and the.de
fence by Messrs. French, johnson and
| Hunton.
The States attorney has entered {
noiie proSeqa6 in the following cases
State V. VIM, Tinkham, for refusing
to attend and testify before grand jury
State v. Eusebe Dorial, for similar OF
fence.
State v. Daniel McCuen of Plymouth
for assault. This case seems a littl
severe, for McCuen was arrested, an
kept in jail about fortnight.
William Ward, indicted for Obtain
ing goods under false pretences, plea
guilty and was sentenced to pay fin
of one dollar and be confined at har
labor one year in the State Prison.
Reuben A. Flood, indicted for larcen
t of watch from Deforest F. Lathrop
e Windsor, Oct. 6, 1875, plead guilty, al
{ was sentenced to be confined at han
labor one year in the State Prison.
I George Story, lad under 16 years
age, indicted for larceny of hors
. plead guilty, and was sentenced to
J confined in the Reform School at We
n gennes during the remainder of j
t minority, with an NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
y one year in the State Prison.
( TIE three indictments against Normi
sc o. johnson of Chester, for violation
the liquor law, were continued ON pro
of the i'll health of the respondent.
Amos s. Bixby of Ludlow, indict
( for an assault by firing a revolver at
p boy who had insulted him, plead gull
lie and was fined S75 and costs.
N Reuben Kidder, plead guilty to
"a information for violation of liquor la
ne and was fined $40 and costs. E.
d, Sumner of Woodstock, plead guilty
ii three second offences in selling liqu
of and was fined $50 and costs. Homo
it, Hartnett, plead guilty Of one unlaw
ne sale of liquor, and was fined $40 a
tie costs.
les The case of State v. Sumner I. Ii
i'll Indictment for assault upon james Ke
,le convict in the State Prison at Wi