The Middlebury register and Addison County journal. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1883-1885, 1883-06-15
Addison County Court.

Inc June term OF AUulSOn county
court came to an end. last Tuesday after
noon, having lasted eight days, during
only five of which had n business
been done. The grand jury found six
indictments: Against George |. Sweet.
now of Middlebury, for an assault with
intent to kill upon Arson w. Frost.
constable of Cornwall. at Cornwall.
March 30. 1888: against Barnard McCor-
mick. formerly of Middlebury. now out
of the State. for burglary of the store of
George McCue at Middlcburv, November
%. 1882: against All ert Cole and Clinton
Tyler of Weybridge. and Eben Rider of
New Haven, for a breach of the peace at
the house of George f.. Griswold at
Weybridge. March l., 1882; against
Eugene Carpenter of Bridport for an
assault with intent to kill upon William
Fl. Robinson of Port Henry, n. v,
June "a. 1882: against Virgil w. Blanch-
ard of M~iddlebury, for perjury during
the trial of the suit between himself and
George A. Baker. of Ripton. in regard
to the pay for the lumber furnished by
Baker and used in the construction of
Blanchard's ''mechanical exposition
building; against Albert Cole of Wey-
bridge for an assault and battery upon
George f. Griswold of Weybridge, at
WeYDr1dge, Marcn !. lSS2.
No criminal cases were tired by the jury.
Sweet was allowed to go at liberty upon his own
recognizance. and is now at work caipentering
for Messrs. Smith X Allen upon the town house.
He is partially crazy and probably ought to he
in BrattlebOrO. For years he and his little son
and daughter have been wandering IRON town
to town. lie was a soldier in one the New York
regiments. lie has an idea that he is prosecuted
and that people are threatening his life. He
justifes the assault upon Frost Craising a batch ct
and threatening to split his head open because
he tried to arrest him upon civil nrocess) and
saws he will finish him next time. None of the
other persons indicted have vet been arrested.
Nc ormick and Cole have run away. Carpen-
ter claims that Robinson, who is a tea peddler,
was improperly in innate with his wife, ana that,
enraged AT the spectacle, he took a cub ana
thrashed him. Carpenter has served a term in
tn State prison for horse stealing.
The most important transaction OF the term, so
far as the inhabitants of MIDI ebury are con-
cerned, was in regard to the cases against
Luther Blanchard. There are seven indictments
against this young man, each of which charges
him with stealing goods from some cltlZen oil
our town. The indictments were found at the
June term, 1882, and by reason of excuses fur-
nished by the respondent, the cases, have been
continued from term Ia term. PGDnU ieoiins
has neen a good deal aroused AT these postpone.
ments. At the present term Blanchard's C, unset
Governor Stewart, Hon. L. h. Hard and A. p.
Topper, ~Esq,-madea application for a continu-
ance based upon the impossibility OF procuring
the attendance OF MIR. Yost OF New York, an i'm
portant witness for the defence. Mr.. Yost is
affected with a kidney disease, and his physi'
clan certified that it was impossible for him to
come to Middlebury. States Attorney Hawkins
and Mr.. James NJ. Slade vigorously opposed q
continuance and called the attention of the court
to the fact that Mr.. fost's sickness was one o.
the causes for which the case was continued las
December, and that Mr.. Tupper's sickness, an
other cause, had been removed. Judge Power,
said that in his opinion there was sufficient
cause for continuance; but his associates, Judges
stevens and Harrington. thought that the cast
should he tried, and he, of course, submitted TO
their opinion. He asked the counsel for the
| Stnfnx xliah RaEn thnU lGhn n fry and thax
selected the one which charged the responder
with theft of Mr.. Luther FMnsworth's goods.
When Tuesday morning came young Blanchard
did not put in an appearance and the bail-S2OO-
was called and forfeited. Mr.. Slade then asked
for a bench warrant Tor the arrest of the respond
ent. Judge Veazey refused the application, bu
allowed the motion To DE entered upon the dock
ct, to he acted upon next term. The seven case
were then continued. In one of the cases agains
} Herbert job nson, now of Bristol, at the time O
the complaints of Middlebury, for illegally sell
ing liquor, the bonds-$50-were forfeited; ii
. the other they were cut down to SO and forfeited
The case against Alison b. Colby, formerly O
4, Middicbury was "nolprosed." In the case of Ir
, Kingmal Of Bristol for illegally selling liquor
the bonds were cut down To $50 and forfeited
| Norman f.. Rider of Middlebury, also enjoye'
the tender mercy of the court. His bonds wer
cut down TO $50 and forfeited.
2 Eight divorces were granted Phebe Carpen
ter of Ferrisburgh, from David Carpenter, TO
q desertion, and the custody of her son, Frank ID,
given TO the mother; Almira c. Noble OF Ferris
burgh, from Hiram Noble, for desertion; Della
n. Olnd VI III hOlh L III II hoiih
of parts unknown, for d~esertiOn and the custod,
of her two children given TO the mother; AIDE
bert Hier of Rlpton from Dora Hier of Middle
bury, for adultery; John Parant, formerly o
:, Monkton, now OF Burlington, from Sofa Paran
of Canada, for uesertiOn; Ellen Tucker OF Mid
dlebury, from Joseph Tucker of Addison, io
desertion; William ID. Dewey of Salisbury, iron
e Ella J. Dewey of Middlebury, for dcsertion. an
custody OF their child, Lillian Ella, given TO tn
mother who IL TO allow the father opportunltie
OF seeing her; Edwin X. Rich OF ShOreham, iron
Julianna q. Rich OF Dakota, for adultery. Il
the case of Ida ,. Evarts of Cast Mlddlebury
against Martin Evarts, where n divorce wa
> granted to the mother for intolerable severity,
year ago. the custody of the child was, this term
o decreed TO the mother.
C Judge Powers presided until last Friday even
ing. The court then took "A recess until MOnda,
I forenoon, when Judge Neazey presided an,
i stayed until the end OF The term. Law bushes
is very light. Only twenty new cases wer
- entered, not counting divorce and crimina
u cases. There are l6 new entries in the CHANGER,
II docket.
The case of S. G. Tisdale of East Middlebur
against Henry Persons. of the same place, TO
damage for the loss OF his sons services occa
stoned by a dislocated wrist on account of tn
e defendants wrong doing, the jury were unabl,
N TO agree and were discharged. They Stood si'
u and six. The plaintiffs son and two othe
rowdies were having a fight In the forge at Eas
h Middlebury, and the defendant. who is tn
N superintendent. roughly separated then
Young Tisdale was thrown upon a charcoa
ii basket and hurt his wrist. Messrs. A. p. Tuppe
% and GaOrQe Il. Lawrence for the plaintid, Messri