Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1881-02-14
For the MONITOR.
ORLEANS COUNTY COURT.

own recognisance. The State was un-
willing to proceed against him for the
reason that no new evidence could be
obtained against him, and from an ex-
animation of the testimony used at the
former trial it appeared to the States
Attorney foolishness to attempt to pros
ecute the respondent further. The pre-
vailing opinion is that the forgery was
perpetrated by other parties than Moore,
and that there are those in Orleans
county who. If so disposed, could throw
volume of light on the subject. While
Mr.. Moore is happy to breathe free air
again, he does not forget the injustice of
a long confinement of two years, nor the
fact of being thrown out of Jail in mid
winter without money or even clothing
sufficiently comfortable to enable him to
go to his fathers home in Maine. By
the exertion of some of the ladies of the
village of Irasburgh, a purse of fourteen
dollars was raised with which to pur-.
chase clothes.
The case of G. V. Ryther of Coventry
VS.. Horace Hancock of Newport, was an
action in assumpsit. for the care and
keeping of heifer which strayed into
the possession of the plaintiff. and re-
manned about year. 1t was tried twice
in a justice court before being entered
in this court, first by jury. who disa-
greed, and then by the court, who gave
Judgment for the defendant. The plain
tiff claimed that after the heifer came
into his possession said defendant &C
knowledged it to be his, and told him to
keep it and he would pay him for it /;
and afterwards defendant came and
drove the heifer away, and butchered it,
unknown to the plaintiff at the time.
Plea, general issue. Verdict for the
plaintiff to recover Sl7.1O, and his costs.
T. Circuit for plaintiff, and J. E Dicker-
man and w. d. Crane for the defendant
William Shepard VS.. Charles Wylie
of Craftsbury, was an action in assump-
sit for the recovery of balance on book
account. Verdict for the plaintiff to re-
cover $40. and no costs. W. w. Miles
| for plaintiff, and j. C. Burke for deft.
Albert J. Kittridge of Newport was
brought into court charged with selling
liquor too freely. He plead guilty to
twenty first offenses and was fined &C
cordingly 5000, and costs, and upon
failure to pay the same, or furnish bail,
to be sent to the Work House at Rut-
land, there to serve the State at hard
labor until the fine is worked out, which
will require about eight hundred days.
He will not be received at that institu-
ton very warmly, we predict, when they
find that it will require the time of one
man to take care of him, as he is bed
ridden cripple, and has been for twenty
years unable to walk. He is about 80
years of age now. When Is years old
he had the rheumatic fever, which caus-
ed ossifcation of nearly every joint in
his body. For the last few years he has
been able to ride about the country with
boy driver. and has probably SNUG
gled and peddled out enough bad wits.
key to fila small lake. He will be an
expense to the State, but it will have
the satisfaction of knowing where he is
and that he is not selling liquor.
John Daily of Fall River. Mass.
plead guilty to breaking into G. W
Pratt's store at Newport, about two
months since and taking therefrom mon
ey and property to the value of abou
$50, and was sentenced to the Stat,
Prison for FIVE years. He claims to have
been discharged from a Massachusetts
prison only short time since.
The town of Westmore VS.. the towl
of Sheffield was an action in assumpsi
to recover for the care of Daniel Leland
The plaintiff claimed that said Lelant
was chargeable on the town of Sheffield
and that he was cared for by said tow
as transient person, expecting to re
cover under that part of the statut
relating to paupers. who if taken sud
denly sick or become manned may b
cared for by an Individual or town an,
collect the same of the town in which h
has settlement. The defense was tina
Leland was not chargeable on the tow
of Sheffield, and that if he had been tn
circumstances under which he was care
for by the plaintiff town were not sue
as would bring him within the provi'
ions of the statute; and furthur, thu
J. G. Orne of Westmore held propert
as trustee of said Leland which coul
! be made available for his care. Tri;
by court and Judgment for defendant I
recover its costs. Edwards & Dicke
e man for plaintiff Bates of St. John
l. bury and J. A. Wing of Montpelier ft
il defendant.
Roswell Colby of Charleston VS.. o.
It L. Dwire of Salem was an action Fl
is trespass upon what plaintiff claimed
y be his land. 1t was one of those de
+" perate boundary line suits, involvir
manv questions of law and fact. A in,