Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1880-01-07
Washington County COurt.

Court closed last Saturday afternoon, leaving Q
large number Of cases still undlspoeed Of, and
thus insuring long term In March. There ar,
now five hundred and twenty cases upon the Law
docket-an unusually large number-and one
hundred and forty-three cases upon the chancery
docket. The past term was forty -four days long
and there were twenty-four trials by jury--seven.
teen civil cases and seven criminal cases-the re-
suits Of which were as follows: William A. Bou-
telle vs. Westminster Fire Insurance Company
verdict for plaintiff, $3.50 6 and costs exceptions
allowed, execution stayed and cause passed 10
supreme court. Sidney o. Wells and J. A. Dew
ing Us. Pioneer Manufacturing Company-verdict
for defendant; exceptions allowed, execution
stayed and cause passed to the supreme court
Matthew d. Willard Us. James A. Coburn-ver.
dict for plaintiff for $50 AZ and COSTS judgment
on verdict. Farmers Mutual Insurance Company
Us. Dan Wels-verdict for plaintiff for $685. and
COSTS exceptions allowed, execution stayed and
cause passed to supreme court. George w.
Parmenter Us. Sherman Caswell-verdct for plain.
tiff for $40 and COSTS exceptions allowed, execu.
ton stayed and cause passed to the supreme
court Theron o. Bailey and Isaac NJ Trip. ad-
illustrators Of the estate Of George r. Chapman
rs Vermont Mutual Life Insurance Company
verdict for plaintiff for 49, 100 SO and costs; mo.
tion in arrest Of Judgment filed, execution stayed
and cause passed to supreme court. Abbie c.
Sleeper rs T.. W. Howe-verdict for plaintiff fol
S4l.SS and costs; judgment verdict. Kate
Rivers u.s. Town OF Montpeler-verdict for de-
| PENDANT; judgment on verdict T. J. Deavitt Vs.
Columbus J. Lovejoy-verdict for defendant; ex.
ceptions allowed, execution stayed and cause
| passed to supreme court. H. s. Thresher Us
Lucus and Richard Smitl-verdict for plaintiff
for Sos and costs; judgment on verdict and close
Jail certificate granted Town of fayston Us
Town Of Duxbury-verdict for defendant; ex
ceptions allowed, execution stayed and cause
passed to supreme court H. c. worthen and wife
rs. Ransom Dickey ct als-verdct for plaintiff
for 1920 80 and costs exceptions allowed, execu.
tion stayed and cause passed to supreme court
| Mark Heath rs. Daniel Kimball-verdct fol
plaintiff for S32 2S and costs; judgment on YER
diet, Frank p Page u.s. Lucus w. Scott--verdict
for plaintiff for 81 and costs; Judgment on yer
dict Loren d. Trow rs. Town Of Peacham--ver
dict for defendant; judgment on verdict. Homer
d. Camp rs. N. +. Acknowledgements Of tn,
jury and cause continued. National Bank Of
Barre rs Town of Montpeier-verdict for plaintiff
for Sl46Sl and costs; exceptions allowed execu
ton stayed and cause passed to supreme court
State Us. Y. c. Fish and John Tibbetts-verdct oil
guilty and joint fine OF $50 and half OF costs
Stateus. Frank II. acknowledgement OF the
| jury and cause continued. State Us. Marx
French disagreement OF the jury and cause
continued. State rs. Horace Warren-verdic'
Of acquttal. State u.s. Royal Carr-verdict Of
guilty Of murder in the first degree; exceptions
allowed, execution stayed and cause passed
to supreme court. State rs. Charles A. Blay
and Philander Searles-verdict of guilty as tC
Bay, and of acquittal as to Searles. State rs
Joseph Eddy, John Eddy and John Lancaster
verdict Of acquittil as to all.
| The following sentences were pronounced this
term: Edgar II. vanDeusen, the young man who
robbed the Warren post-olice last summer, t.
! eighteen months in the house of correction
John Morarty of Northfield, plea Of guilty OIL
assault and battery, to pay fine OF So and costs
George Hinkley Of M1rshfeld indicted for an at
tempt to commit rape upon his daughter, plea o
guilty Of simple assault, to pay fine Of So and
costs; Charles A. Blay Of Tunbrldge, convicted o.
| larceny Of carpenters tools worth more thar
seven dollars (the property of James NJ Rowland
| of Montpelier) from box-stall on the Prospect
Park fair grounds, during the soldiers reunion
last August, to two years in the house Of correc
ton; John G. Houghton alias Glycerine Jack, o
Burlington, plea OF guilty of passing counterfeit
fifty-doar BILL to five years in the house OF cor
| rection two other indictments for the same OF
fence not to be brought forward); Mark Daniel'
of Woodbury., plea Of guilty Of stealing a horst
| from Samuel Daniels, to three years in the hous'
| Of correction; Josiah Seaver of Waitsfeld, plea o
guilty of burning the house and barn of +. W
| Bsbee, at Moretown, on the 22d Of October, 1879
to twenty-five years in the state prison; Thoma
Moriarty of Montpelier, plea of guilty of one frs
offence of selling liquor, to pay fine OF $40 ant
costs, amounting to $3.50; Melissa Warner
landlady Of the Summit House at Roxbury, plei
OF guilty of ten first offences OF selling liquor
800 and costs, amounting to SIG 30; Fred X
Stevens OF Montpelier, plea OF guilty OF two frs
offences of selling liquor, $50 and costs, amount
ing to $50 %; Albert Dewey and Fri Gunnison o
Montpelier, plea OF guilty Of one first offence o
| selling cider, $40 and costs amounting to $50 "A
John Devine OF Montpelier, two first offences o
selling liquor, $50 aud costs, amounting to S36 30
Hubbard Durgin Of East Cabot, plea Of guilty o
five first offences of selling liquor, to pay fin
OF $50 and costs, amounting to 10; Lewis b
Huntington Of Montpelier, plea Of guilty OF on
first offence of selling cider, $40 and costs
amounting to S26 03; Jerome May of Waterbury
plea OF guilty oil eght hrst ohehces OF seiihI
h9nor' $50 and costs amounting TO siSZeoi Urn
Daley oil Montpelier, one hrst onehce Oh seilihl
CIDER To pay a hne OF GU ana costs, amounting
to S26 80
Only -FOUR divorces were granted this term, IN
stead OF dozen or fifteen as was usual a lev
years ago Inc oenehciai results oil the statut
oil 1878 In reducing the number OF those scandal
Gus aifairs are already apparent lhose ootaine'
were as follows Mary U. Clifford oil Northhel'
from Alonzo p Clifford, for refusal to support
Henry Cobb OF Montpelier from Augusta H. Cobb
for desertion Alferetta Dodge OF Barre fror
Charles Dodge, for having been sentenced TO tn
state prison for three years or more; Eta l.. Swa
OF Berlin from Warren L. swan, Tor refusal
support, and petitioner given leave to resume he
maiden name OF Eta f. Hill and to receive al
mony according to schedule on file.
meeting OF the bar was held Thursday AM
Friday afternoons at which the new rules OF praC
tice recommended by the Vermont Bar Associa
ton were adopted, and committee OF five, con
sisting OF Hon. Homer W. Heaton Chairman
Joseph A. Wing, Esq, Hon Paul Dillingham;
Hon. Heman Carpenter and S. c. shurtlei1, wa
chosen to draw up resolutions OF respect for tn
memory and fame OF the late Hon. Asahel Peck
and to report them to the court at the ensuin
March term. The states attorney having informe
the court of the action of the bar to the