Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1883-10-03
washington County Court.
Hon N Mnq a IREDFIELD Chief Judge Presid ing
Hon ! n Il HttSSITINGS. Assistant Judge.
y IIILViLLE y. SMILE, Clerk
y q, ATHERTON, Sherif
HIRAM HIRAM a. HUSF. State "a Attorney

is r. IT, ATHEEREsrf6SMM LIE, Clerk.
,e HENRY 8 oy HtRfF States aMs,,aA Attorney.
Ie The jury trials came to an enI
iuesuay afternoon and the court took
70 recess until next Tuesday forenoon, wb
1t the miscellaneous business will be tax,
d up. there is good deal to do and
:, WIN occupy week to dispose of
e divorce cases are plenty. some of them
9 scahdalous nature. 1t is to he hoped Ii
t lhe court Will hear them with closed doc
, 50 'n"' 'he customary frequenters of Il
d court room when divorce cases are "or
Q will be deprived of their banouets
5 vulgarity.
. The grand jury, as announced in la
weeks paper, reported nine indictmen
last Thursday. They were as follows:
Against Eugene Town of Waterbur
lor an assault with attempt to comm
rape upon Sarah Marco't. of Montpelie,
at waterbury. May 5. 1883; against Jane
Alb'n OF Roxbury, for burglary of lh
store OF Jonathan Ellis, at Roxbury, Octo
Der 4, 1882; Frank Cardell of Warren. TO
larceny of silver watch from JohI
Stetson. at Warren, October 81, 1889
Thomas CORY Of Monipeier, for shearn.
the name and tail of horse belonging t.
Charles Cleaveland of Hyde Park, on tn,
Montpelier poor farm. in Berlin, October
l8, 1882; Thomas CORY, for taking III,
nuts OIL Cleaveland's buggy at the same
line and place; George Bates and Frank
II Clifford, of parts unknown, for attempt
ing to break into the Mortified savings
bank, October 6, 1882 against Clifford
and Bates, for breaking out of the Wash.
inyton county Jail; James Tcmpleton OF
Worcester. for the manslaughter of Mrs.
Alva Hurlburt. at Worcester, August 80,
1888; Robert + Kelley, of the Cox brook
neighborhood. Berlin, for falsely person
ating gate keeper at the recent North
held camp-meeting, and thus collecting
tolls.
In Towns case the bonds, 5000, we're
forfeited; SO they were in Albn's case,
$500. Cardell pleaded guilty and was sent
to the house of correction for 60 DAYS.
The other cases are continued, nc arrests
of the respondents having yet been made.
States Attorney Huse filed information
for violations of the liquor law against
Fred Il. Stevens of Montpelier, Ga "second
ctfepse'); E. S. Whitcomb, keeper of the
Summit House, Roxbury, Ga "second of.
fense'); Lorenzo d. Hills of Moretown,
(cider, Il second offsnse"); and Merrill
.. Evans of Waterbury. Collins Blakely
of Montpelier, became Stevens bail Al
$500; +. NJ Irish, Whitcomb's bail at
$500; Zera Hills, the old gcntleman's son,
went bail for him at $500; Evans pleaded
guilty OF five first offenses and paid $50
and costs.
Some of the appealed cases from the
Justices courts were got off the docket.
Jesse Cayhue 'came down" for the first
time. pleaded guilty of two "frst often
SEES, and was fined 500 and costs. George
E Spear, formerly of Montpelier, pleaded
guilty of one first otfense," and was fined
$40 and costs. E. s. Whitcomb pleaded
guilty of one first offense," and was fined
$40 and costs. L. B. Huntington of
took trial in his case, in which
IN East Bolton chap named Israel Tracy,
lad disclosed the buying of lager beer,
md was acquitted. So was Horace H
Meader, whom some envious persons
lay last September. Meader was naturally
Indignant at such an understandable charge
md he has now been indicated. John
'orter Of Barre thinks he has got a legal
'oint which will save time-that A. M
ackman, the constable who served the
was not legally qualified. The
ont is good for nothing, but it gives
Employment to his lawyer. Meanwhile
e pleaded guilty of five first offenscs and
1as fined $50 and costs.
Mr.. j. A. Wing has asked the court to
nprison the Hon. Joseph Poland in iail
,r contempt OF court, in causing a writ in
lvor of the late firm of j. e. j. NJ. Pc.
md to be served upon w. A. Boutelle,
le day alter the termination of the trial
Boutele against Jacob Smith. The
Nv of this State is that a person residing
'ithout the State is free from arrest or 8
ltachment while temporarily stopping ,
ele to testify in case. Boutelie was MOI
rrested, but IL writ of summons was
,rved upon him. The case is interesting.
nd the decision of the court will be ,
waited with interest. G. w. Porter de. |
nds Mr.. Poland.
j. w. Leonard against Achsa Dltton.
hch was on trial when we went to press. }
ST week, resulted in verdict for the de.
ndant. The land in controversy is woith
bout S25; but the grit Of the parties is v
BOD. ii. w. Kemp and S. C. Shurteff.
+ the plaintiff; j. p. Lamson and Geo. A
:. Wing, for the defendant.
Isaac d. Rice A. B Averill. The /
alntltf Is carpenter in Barre, and hired
1t TO defendant in December. 1881, to n
DIRK upon block of buildings, which the 9
PENDANT built in Barre, in 1882. The "
nlroversy was whether the plaintiff was
have So w or 50 ~ "a day. The a
PENDANT rendered him 1871 95. He claim h
S42.56, so there was less than Sll in
spute. The jury found for the plaintiff
r all he asked. o. B. Boyce, for plaintiff: a
w. Bisbee, for defendant. 81
John Currier The Continental Life ia
Company. The plaintiff, we'll.
owp Methodist minister living in Mont .
lier, sues the defendant to recover the d
lue of policy OF $4,000 on the life of N
wife. The policy was what is called tt
e years installment policy, and was paid
long before Mrs. Curriers' death The -,
lin question at issue is whether Mrs. "
Irrier should participate in the profits of
3 company. The defendant saws no. nj
d asks for an offsett on certain unpaid n,
ties, which were given in part payment :"
the premiums. The court ordered {, &c
rdict for the plaintiff for $4,O27.7C. The hi
Sc will 60 to the Supreme Court. S. hs
urtleff, for plaintiff; c. w. Porter, for
fendant.
A. A. Mead VS.. j. w. Clark. This was 3"
harp contest over small affair. In tn
u George Silver of Tivoi, N. Y, owed
h parties. He gave Captain Mead bis M
10 Tor $27, which Mead transferred to :,
plain Clark. The latter sued 1t with l"
account, for judgment, and certain pa
ID in Moretown belonging TO Mr.. Silver of
set off on execution. The land is still tic
re; but Captain Mead bethought him H.
emily that Captain Clark owed him that nc
q and brought suit to recover. Captain
Irk explained the true condition OF wi
ngs, and the Jury returned verdict in la,
favor. H. W. Kemp for plaintiff; G. u,
Wing for defendant. W,
FALLs.-Dr. B. j. Kendall ",
wife have taken trip to the western IN
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