Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1882-10-06
CniTrENDEN COUNTY COURT.


AT the opening Of court, Thursday morn
ing, the Jury in the case of Barrows VS.. N. b.
Il |. j. Flanagan brought in a verdict in
favor of plaintiff against ]. j. Flanagan, and
giving n. b. Flanagan his costs.
The case of Packard VS.. Savings bank oc-
cupied the entire day.
A Plaintiff gets the Hot End of the
POkcr-The First criminal Case.
In the county court, Friday, at the open
ing session the jury in Packard VS., Savings
Bank returned verdict in favor of defend
ant against the plaintiff of S205.5l
The case was then taken up of State vs..
Edward Glodgctt alias Edward Amell and
Joseph Garrow, indicted for highway rob
berry. On Nov. llth, 1881, Oliver Lovely of
Milton went to Winooski to buy some goods,
and having completed his purchases called
ON relative. Mrs. Garrow. While at her
house he met her SOB, Joseph Garrow, a
friend of his named Joseph Amell and third
young man. At o'clock Lovely started
for the depot on his return home and the
three young men accompanied him Soon,
on the pretencc that they were on the wrong
road, they turned into dark street. There
Amcll struck Lovely and at the same mo-
mcnt the rest seized him and threw him
down. lie cried murder" whereupoa they
choked him, robbed him of his money
about twenty dollars--his watch and the
package containing his purchases, and fed
The alarm was at once given and Sheriff
Drew notified, and he went TO Winooski with
two officers. AT the moment OF their arrival
Constable Allen Stone arrested Amell, who
struck him terrible blow in the face and
made determined effort to escape. The
officers however, soon ovcrpowered him and
he was taken to Jail by Officer Dumas. Ofli-
Ger Shortsleeves remained on the watch in
Mrs. Garrow's house and late at night young
Garrow came quietly in and went to his
room. The officer raped at his door and
was refused admittance, wherenpon he
promptly broke through the door, arrested
his man and took him TO jail The third
robber is still at large. States Attorney
Bingham for the prosecution j. j. Enright
for the respondents.
The next case was that Of State VS.. La
moreaux and George Painter alias English
George. On the night of March eth last,
the indictment alleges, respondents broke
into the grocery store of George W. Kelly
and stole gold pen, box of cigars and
some tobacco. I.amoreauN and Painter and
their female associates were arrested, after q
somewhat vigorous resistance, and large
quantity of stolen goods was found in thcir
pOSscsslOl Nldle AtloIHtN DIlSnuih ioi
the prosecution l.. F. Wilbur for the de-
| fence.
| The jury in the case of Amell and Garrow
promptly returned II verdict of guilty.
In the other case the evidence was not con
cluded at adjournment of court
Burglars COnvictcd-.DivOrcc suit.
Saturday foIcnoons session was chiefly DC
cupied with the trial of the burglars l.amor
eauX and Painter. The cnse was given Il
the jury ut noon and in about half an houl
they returned with verdict of gmlty.
The next case taken up WAS the divorc,
suit of Mary Il. Barry VS.. William c, Barry
The parties were married ut Shclburn Aug
1887, by Rev. |. c. Fenton of the Methods
| church, Barry was a Rompnist and his wifi
II Protestant and the usual differences sooi
arose, the husband desiring n re-marriagc b.,
"A Catholic priest and the wife declining Il
acccde thereto. On Thanksgiving day, 1873
Barry left his wife, returned to her for II few
days in January, 1879 and then deserted he