Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1879-10-15
Washington County Court.
Hon. TINO. 7. REDFIELD, ChiefJudge, Presiding
Hon. PHILANDER RIFORD. Assistant Jud ge.
Hon. JAMES A. COBURN, Assistant Judge.
MELVILLE h. SMILE, Clerk
FRANK PLUMLEY. states Attorney.
JuuH Il. TUIILE, 3nerIu.
HENRY OVIATT, Stenographer,

The grand jury brought its session of
twenty-four days to a close on Friday
morning, when they relieved their OPP
pressed minds by reporting sixty-three
indictments. The list, as far as made pub
lie, is as follows:
Against George Hinkley, of Marshield,
for attempting to ravish his daughter,
Gertrude Hinkley, at Cabot, August II,
1878. He is in Jail.
Against Royal S. Carr, of Worcester
for the murder of William S. Murcom-
mock. at Calais, December II, 1878. He
is in Jail.
Against j. j. Holton. otherwise james
J. Houghton, otherwise Glycerne Jack,
otherwise john G. Houghton, of Burling-
ton, for passing counterfeit bill of the
Tradesmen's National Bank of the City
of New York upon Henry D. Vail, ut
Worcester, October %, 1873; for passing
another like bill upon Sprague & Wells,
ut Cabot, on the same day; for passing n
like bill upon Margaret MacDaniels, ut
Cabot, on the same day. There is a sep
arate indictment for each offence. He is
in jail.
Against Charles M. Palmer, Of Montpe-
lier, for the larceny of two pistols, sixty
four knives, thirty pair OF scissors and
other small articles from the store of E.
R Skinner, at Montpelier, November 10,
1878. He is in Jail.
Against Michael Lynch, of Mortified,
for releasing certain beasts of his from a
pound, at Mortified, July II, 1879.
Against Charles Blay and Philandor
Searles, of Tunbrdge, for stealing a lot Of
joiner tools from James NJ. Rowland, ut
Montpelier, August 81, 1879.
Against Eugene Danforth, of Rochester,
for breaking into the house of John
George, at Worcester, November /, 1878.
and stealing watch and chain. He is
out ON bail.
Against Enos B. Hazen, of Cabot, for
| burning his own saw mill, at Cabot,
August 81, 1876, with intent to defraud
the Vermont Mutual Fire Insurance Com
pany. Daniel Perry is his bondaman in
the sum of $500.
Against Dennis Donahue and Jerry
Donahue, of, Berlin, and Thomas Mullaly,
of Northfeld, for conspiring to burn and
burning IL barn situated in Mortified, be-
longing to Mary Hurley, and the hay
contained therein belonging to them, on
the oath of September, 1879. Dennis and
Jerry furnished bonds in $500 each, their
mother. Johanna. being their surety. Tom
Mulaly is in Jail.
Against Lucius and Richard Smith of
| Mortified Falls, for an assault with an
intent to kill upon Hugh b. Thresher in
Moretown, January IS. 1879. Their
brother, Aaron Smith, became bondsman
for each in the sum of 500.
Against Oscar and Nahum Templeton
of East Montpelier, for assault and battery
Against Charles NJ Palmer for larceny.
Against James and james Ii. Kelly,
two indictments. and one against james
Kelly, for arson; VIM, B. circuit, bail
Against VIM. Kelly. arson bail fixed
at 5000. John H. Kelly became bail.
Against Eddys and Lancaster, arson.
two indictments.
Against Mark Daniels, larceny. four
indictments.
Against Jenny Smith, keeping house of
ill-fame, two indictments; bail $3.50 each
G. II. Pitkin became bail.
And the following indictments are for
violations of the liquor law:
Against Freeman & Roger Bixby of
Montpelier. S. G. Shurtleff became their
bondsman in the sum of 5000. Against
Frank II. Bascom of Montpelier, one for
selling liquor and one for selling beer. Z,
f. KimbaIl became his surety in the sum
of $500 for one and 800 for the other.
Against Babcock & Cutler of Montpelier.
G ii. Pilkin became their surety in the
sum af $3.50. Against Collins Blakely of
Montpelier. Arthur D. Bancroft became
his surety in the sum of $500. Against
Lewis B. Huntington of Montpelier, cider.
Whitman e. Ferrin became his bondsman