Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1881-09-28
WATCHMAN WEDNESDAY SEPTEMBER 2s
Washington County Court.

On Friday afternoon the court took a recess to
attend the services held at Bethany church, in
honor OF the dead president The judges, Jurors
and officers Of the court, attended In body
Another recess was taken Monday afternoon on
account Of the presidents burial.
The case OF Charles r. Stevens against ID. w.
Dudley, which was on trial last week, resulted In
disagreement by the jury. The result was the
same as at the former trial OF the case, the jury
standing seven to five In favor Of the plaintiff.
In this trial fifty-two witnesses were examined,
and the litigation has been very expensive to both
parties Probably there never will be an agree
ment Of the jury. Some people will always sym
pathize with the plaintiffs injuries, which are
great, and which he has suffered blameess
while some cannot see that Mr. Dudley ought to
be mulcted in damages for performing his duty
The plaintiff has been pursued by ill-luck all his
life, and it seems as though this accident was the
eliminating misfortune OF his life.
On Saturday morning the grand jury came in
and reported the following six indictments State
rs William f. Drew, one Indictment for burglary
in Marshfeld, at the dwelling house Of George o.
Davis, and the larceny Of two watches; another
for assault with intent to kill the assault was
committed upon Davis at the time OF the burglary,
and Davis was shot through the wrist; the third
indictment against Drew Is for burglary and the
larceny Of a revolver from the store Of Blanchard
Bros, Montpelier; State rs. Wilbur +. Bates,
Waitsfied, for burglary and the larceny OF
watch from the dwelling house Of Martha NJ.
Steele, Waitsfeld State rs. William II. Ravey,
Waterbury, for assault upon Ellen Worster Wa
terbury aged twelve, with intent to commit rape;
State rs. Eugene +. Wight, for larceny OF team,
horse, harness and buggy, from George N. Cove,
Waterbury. At the time Wight was arrested in
Boston, authorities from Colorado were there az
ter him, and he consented to return with them
without requisition to serve out an unexpired
term, in the Colorado state prison, for murder. OF
the five bills not found one was against William
7. White, Cabot, for assault upon William W. Ba-
con, Cabot.
The case Of John voodry and wife against the
town Of Berlin is now on trial. Mrs. Voodry, then
Mary l.. Langley, on the 23d day of May, 1879,
in company with her daughter, now Mrs. DIR. D..
W. Cooley Of Lisbon, New Hampshire, started
| from Montpelier to go to Lanesvie upon visit
to her sick mother There were also in the carriage
an infant of Mrs. Cooley's and Mrs. James F.
Randall. The team consisted Of top buggy and
| mare named Kite, which was owned by Mr.. b.
P. Young Of Montpelier. Near the railroad crossing
Just south OF Mr.. julius Wheelocks mill, the mare
became frightened at freight train coming sud-
denly upon them and upset the carriage, throw
ing the occupants out and injuring them all except
| the baby, more or less severely. The plaintiff
| claims that she was severely injured and has
never recovered. The town sets up in defense
substantially, that the highway where the acct
dent occurred was not defective; that the mare
| was known to be afraid of the cars, and that the
plaintiff, who was driving, knew it, hence should
not have driven her in close proximity to the rail
road when trains were passing; that the plaintiff
was hurt very little, II any by the accident
Messrs. Shurtleff, Dillingham; and Livingston, fol
the plaintiff Heath & Carleton for the town o
Berlin.
The next case to be tried is Hogan against thu
town of Mortified. This seems to be a remarka
BILE term for the trial OF highway cases, no les
than ten being set for trial this term The othe
highway cases besides those named are as fol
lows: James F. Randall and wife against tn
town of Berlin; b. p. Young against the same
d. w. Cooley and wife against the same; Jane
A. Fife and wife against the town OF Waterbury
Emma G. Dieter against the town of Montpelier
James A. Fife against the town Of Waterbury
Curtis S. Stewart and wife against the town o
J Moretown; Orlando G. Fassett against the tow
Of Roxbury. The suits against the town OF Bei
! lin are all brought on account Of the same acc
dent
The new law docket consists Of sixty-fou
entries and the new chancery docket Of seventee
only, an unusually small number.
J There are ten applications for divorce on til
new docket, as follows; Eta L. Nichols of North
field u.s. Oliver +. Nichols of Brookfield on tn
ground Of wilful desertion and refusal to support
. Kate L. Ovitt Of Cabot rs Curtis d. Ovitt Of Jay
. on the ground of adultery; Elvira Spencer c
. Montpelier u.s. George W. Spencer Of Middlese,
on the ground Of intolerable severity; Anna
, Wing of Barre Us. David d. Wing because of wi
full donorton and rofuoai to oupporti ID. @. Dur
ham Of Marshfield rs. Nellie T.. Durham, WILT
desertion; Byron L. Wilbur Us. Eva l.. Wibu
both Of Calais, on the ground Of ntolerab
severity and adultery; Caroline f. Hastings u
Charles Hastings, intolerable severity and refusi
to support George A. Atkins Of Warren a.
Lucna A. Atkins, on the ground Of wilful desc
ton; Augusta Brown of Waitsfield Us. Henr
9 Brown, because of wilful desertion and refusal
a support; Elvira ]. Luce Us. Clarence w. Luce, il
r tolerable severity and refusal to support
lnformations have been filed against John
Q Evans and Arthur L. Downing both OF Nortl
: field, charging each OF them with keeping con
9 mon nuisance. They were held to bail.