Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1882-06-21
Orange County Court.


OF the eight true bills found by the grand jury
at the present term, the three following have been
docketed.
State u.s. Asa Magoon. This respondent is in
dicted for the larceny of one hundred seventy
pounds of maple sugar, and two tubs, in all the
value of S15, the property of one John W. Moore
The stealing il alleged to have taken place at
Orange on the 4th Of June last Bail has been
furnished in the sum 5000
State u.s. Hilas ID. Davis. This Indictment sets
up that on the Sth September, 1881, the respond
ent made malicious assault on Clarence +
Davis. The bail is fixed at 5000
State u.s. George Sanborp This respondent was
charged with the larceny of a quantity of UNDER
clothing valued at ten dollars, the property OF one
S c. Mason Of Fsirlee, on the 9th OF May, 1881.
He pleaded guilty and was sentenced to one
years imprisonment in the house OF correction.
In State u.s. W. II. Hill and ii. w. Spear, for
robbing the Chelsea stage last year, in the of
respondent Spear the bonds have been called and
forfeited, and n motion pending to reduce the
amount OF the bonds which were originally placed
at $500, Mr.. DeDsmore being the bail.
State u.s. Moses w. Jones, indicted in 1879 for
disturbing the peace. Respondent has gone be-
fore higher court, and in view OF that fact
noNe pros is entered in the above case State Us.
Frank Newton Larceny. June term 1881. Bonds
called and forfeited; motion to CHANGER pending
On Wednesday Judge Rowe arrived to preside
during the remainder OF the term. He had been
detained at Woodstock in closing up the business
Of county court at that place.
Thursday morning was taken up the case OF i.
l.. Sargent rs. Samuel Crafts. This was an ac-
ton on the case brought by the plaintiff Sargent
TO recover for injuries sustained by reason of
bite from the dog Of the defendant. The evil
dence Of the plaintiff tended to show that on the
evening of March meeting day, 1880, he went
with defendant to the latter's house, situated
about three miles from the village OF Chelsea
That upon arriving at Crafts house, he entered
and the moment he did so the dog sprang at him
Selling him by the right hand, and biting it Sc
verely. The whole arm was affected from the
result of the bite, and plaintiff claimed he was
unable TO perform manual labor with his right
hand for year, and he lays his damages at one
thousand dollars. The evidence OF the plaintiff
further went to show that the defendant pur-
chased the animal, a bull terrier, of j. b. Peck
EFT at Bradford that at the time OF said purchase
the defendant was informed that the dog was
savage one, and that further the defendant had
actual knowledge OF the character of the
animal The defendant claimed, and his evil
dence tended to show, that when the plaintiff
arrived at his (defendant's) house he slipped on
some ice, fell and hurt his hand upon a nail
protruding from the sled and this was the cause
Of the injury. Defendant denied that the plain
tiff was bitten by the dog, but said that IL such
was the case, plaintiff was guilty OF contributory
negligence in the manner OF approaching the
room in the house where the dog was. Defend
ant further claimed that the injury was aug
mented by carelessness OF the plaintiff in taking
cold in his hand. Verdict for plaintiff 500 dam
ages and costs. A. S. Austin and s. b. Hebard
for plaintiff. G. L. Stowe and Charles H. Heath
for defendant.
o. c. Clement as. Moses Spear This was an
action of trespass and trover TO recover the value
Of heifer. The date of the alleged conversion
was some time in the fall of 1873 The plaintiff
had white heier in his pasture and missed 1t.
The plaintiffs evidence tended TO show that a
white heifer was driven from the pasture in
question about the time Of the loss, and plaintiff
himself testified to its being his heifer. The an
imal was sold to one Chamberlin, a butcher, who
| slaughtered it and sold the hide to a tanner in
Chelsea village. The plaintiff found the horns at
the tannery and identified them as those of his
heifer The defendant who Is cattle dealer, tes-
titled to having white heifer and that the
creature driven from the pasture was his own
and not plaintiffs He also introduced evidence
tending to show that plaintiffs heifer was lost
previous to the time he, defendant, had driven his
creature from the pasture The evidence In the
! case was not concluded when on Saturday recess
was taken until Monday. s. b. Hebard for plain
tiff,. A. NJ Dckey and N. l.. Boyden for de-
PENDANT.
State u.s. II. s. Langdon. Indicted by the
grand jury this term for violations OF the liquor
law. Respondent admitted to bail in the sum OF
| $3.50
The other panel OF jurors, not on the above case,
were discharged for the term Friday evening.