Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1881-09-28
Washington county Court.

The case of Charles F. Stevens against
D. W. Dudley, which was on trial last
week resulted in a disagreement OF the |
ury, standing seven to five In favor OF the
plaintiff. The same result was reached in
he former trial. The plaintiff was hard
working mechanic. and has lost the entire
use of his right arm by the unfortunate &C
cident which Mr.. Dudley was unwittingly
the cause Of, and on account Of which the
suit was brought The case WAS quite
long, ffty.two witnesses being examined.
On Friday and Monday afternoons the
court took recess on account Of the fune-
raj. The court and officers of the court in
a body attended the services at Bethany
church Friday afternoon.
The case now on tIial is John Voodry
and wife against the town of Berlin. 1t
appears that the female plaintiff, now Mrs.
Voo,lry, then Mary l.. Ltngley. in com
plny with her daughter and her infant
child and Mrs james +. Randall, started
from Montpelier on the morning Of the
23d of MAY, 1873 10 visit Mrs Voodry's
SICK mother ut l. nesvile. The team they
had was owned by Mr. P. B. Young OF
Montpelier, and consisted of a top buggy
and mare named Kate" When they
came near to the railroad crossing south
of the mill owned by Mr.. Julius Wheelock,
the sudden appearance of freight tr lin
from behind frightened the mare and she
clpsized the carriage, throwing the occu
pants down bank and injuring them all
more or less severely, except the body OF
Mrs. Cooley. who is Mrs. Voudry's daugh
ter. The plaintiff who alleges that she
WAS badly hurt by the accident and has
never recovered, sues the Town for Sl,OOD
damages The town sets up in defence
substantially, that the highway was not
defective in that particular place; that the
mare, Kate was afraid of the cars; that
Mrs Voolry. who knew the Characters,
tics of the mare should not have driven
her close to the railway at a time when
trains were liable to be passing; and that
he injuries the plaintiff received were
slight. the case will probably be ready
for he jury this afternoon.
Messrs. q. s. Shurtleff, w. P, Dilling-
ham aud o. Livingston for the plain
| ifs; Messrs Heath and Carlton for the
defendant town.
The present term has no less than ten
highway cases upon the docket set for
trial, viz: Voodry and wife against Berlin
James +. Randall and wife against the
same; B. P. Young against the same; D.
W, Cooley and wife against the same
John Hogan against the same; Emma G
Dieter against the town of Montpelier
James A. Fife and wife against Water
bury; James A Fife against the same
Curtis S. Steward and wife against More
town; Orlando G FasseIt against Roxbury
The Dieter and the Fife cases have already
been settled; and the suits against Berlin
all grew out of this same accident on May
49, 1879. so the case now on trial viii
decide in great measure the results Of
the other suits.
The new law docket consists of sixty
four entries, and the new chancery docket
of seventeen only-an unusually small
number.
There are ten applications for divorce
On the new docket, as follows: Eta l.
Nichols of Mortified vs.. Oliver f. Nichols
Of Bfookfield, on the ground Of wilful de-
serton and refusal to support; Kate L
Ovilt of Cabot VS.. Curtis d Ovitt of jay
ON the ground of adultery Elvira Spencer
Of Montpelier vs.. George w. Spencer u
Mildiesex on the ground of intolerabl,
| NT;1v n ,yy;.
d Wing, because of wiliul desertion anC
refusal to support; d c Dunham, Marsh
field VS. Nellie f Durham. wllful de,er
ton; Byron l.. Wilbur VS.. Eva l. Wilbur
Of C,lais, on the ground OF intplerable Sc
verify and adultery; Caroline E Hastin !.
vs. Chas Hastings intulerable severity an,
refusal to support; George A. Atkins o
Warren vs. Lucina A. Atkins, on th
ground of wiIful deserlion; Augusta Brow
# Wait>he vs.. Henry Brown. because q
wiiful desertion and refusal TO support
Elvira j. Luce vs.. Clarence w. LIc'-, Iu
lolerable severity and refu al TO support
On Saturday morning the grand jur
came in ami reported the follow ny 81,
indictments Safe V. William +. Drew
one indictment f,r burglary in Marshiel
1t the dwelling house ot George o. Davis
md the larceny OF two watches; anothe
Tor assault with intent to kill. The assault
was committed upon Davis at the time G
he burglary, and Davis was shot throug
he wrist. The third indie ment agalns
Drew is for burglary and the larceny of
evolver from The store Of Blanchard Bros
MONTPELIER State " Wilbur +. BaLe,
Waits6eld for burglary and the larceny O
Il " atch from the dwelling house of Marth
NJ Steele, Wal stield; Safe VS.. William
IL. Rsvey. Waterbury, for assault upo
Ellen Worster, Waterbury, aged twelve
with intent to commit rape; State v;
Eugene E. Wight, for larceny of team
horse, harness and buggy from George N
Cove. Waterbury. AT the time Wigt
was arrested in Boston authorities iron
Colorado were there after him. and b
consented to return with them without
requisition TO serve out an unexpired tern
in the Colorado state prison, for murder
Of the five not found one was agans
William Thomas White, Cabot, for assam
upon VIM. w. Blscom, Cabot.
Intormations have been filed agains
John E Evans and Arthur f. Downing
10th of Mortified, for keeping a common
nuisance. They were held 10 bail.