Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1883-12-21
ADDISON COUNTY COURT.

The Jurors were dismissed for the term,
Thursday forenoon and court was adjourned
on Friday Of last week.
When court came in in the morning States
Attorney Hawkins made an Intellectual at
tempt to get one of thl cases against Luther
Blanchard, the young thief who stole goods
from many of The residents of Middlebury, a
year ago last Winter. Il luruci out that he
had run away, flr tn; s'cDud time, and the
bon Is were forfeited The remainder of the
cases az iiust him were continued. This
young scamp ought TO be s,nt 10 the House
of Correction; but it is very doubtful if he
gets there.
George Wilson, the young tramp who
stole horse aud team belonging to E. w.
Bird of Miliebury, while it was standing
in front of Mr.. Birds sore, last November
pleaded guilty of the lirccny of the horse,
and was sentenced 10 the Reform School
until his maj'rit which sill come on the
| 18th of February, 1891.
John G. Glib RI plea .c guilty OF stealing
u horse belonging to Mrs. Day o. Monkton,
at Monkt NJ, last : September, aud was sen-
teuc d to the II use of Correction Tor two
years and half.
| Barney McCOrmicl,'s bonds were cut down
t. $50 aud were forfeited. This will he bal
news to the citizens Of Middebury, who
| have bccn in hopes that the case might he
kept hanging over the festive Barney, SO
| that he would MOI return to town.
The court spent the last part of Wednes-
day afternoon in trying the case of Darwin
Rider vs.. Henry l. Sheldon ct al. TINS
grew out of tie suit for Islander which the
Hon. Lyman L. Knapp of Aliddlebury
brought against Messrs. Fuller and Smith
formerly the pr 'pric,OrS OF the dcfunct Addt-
| son T,,,,y,, T,uru1I 'rnp rnsuli Df that suit
was judgment in Judge kuapp's favor for
S270 So, obtained at the term of the Su
prcme colit Tor ADDISON county, last Janu-
| ary An execution was put into the hands
of the rlaiutil deputy sheriff, and he
cnGeavorcd TO collect it OF the defendants
who hal eceipted for the property of Fuller
IL Smith when ii was attached upon Judge
Kuapps writ. The receipters refused to
ay and hence the snit. The defences were
echnical, aud were ovcrruled by the court
who ordered judgment for the plaintiff. The
case will probably 90 to the Supreme court
upon except ms. The Hon. Z. Il. Hard and
Challes NJ. Wilds for the plaintiff; the Hon.
Daniel Roberts, James NJ. Saie and Thomas
Ii. Mcleod for the defendants.
The court hee been entertained with divorce
| cases Of the usual sort. Two were granted
| Tlursiay-James Whitney OF BRISTOL from
Elmiia Whitney of B5idplr', for d. ser ION,
and Sarah j. TAFT of Starksboro from Samull
| ID. TAFT of Kansas, or some Other ms
iant pat, for deserion. The custody oil the
mir or SON Il gar D.-was given her.
Friday vas mostly devoted to divorce
cas-. s. Lucy Meckin oi Mdd'cbury was
divorced from Hamilton Meekin, formerly
of Middcbury, but now of somewhere In New
York, for iu,0erablc severity. The custody
of their minor daughter, Lucy Adele, was
given to her.
Matilda Dragon Of East Mlddebury was
divorced from Edward Dragon of Ripton for
the same cause.
John Dulrany Of Ripton was divorced
from Mary Dutiany OF CAsllytJn for deser-
ton.
Emily Watson OF Ripton was divorced
from Josiah Watson of Newbury, California
for the same cause.
| Agnes Dukrtt of Shorvham endeavored
to get divorce from LOUIS Dukett OF
Elizabrthtown, New York, for intoleraole
severity.
The Drag II aud DIkett divorce case are
between Cu'bo'lts, an unusual thing.
Hiram c. sessions of East Middlebury,
was accused Of breaking the Sabbath The
case was mol prosed, so WAS complaint
against George ii. Atwood of Rpton
for in,oxication. Barney McCormlck's bonds
were cut down to $50 and forfeited. H'
burglarzed George McCue's restaurant II
Middlebury, some time ago. The bonds o
David Hall Of Ript'n, indicted for illegally
''raislng' town order were cut down u
$50 aud forfeited.
several other cases for small offences wer
mol prosed or continued.