Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1886-06-18

Additional Indictments Pound by the
Grand Jury.

port ana were discharged tuesday even |
ing. Among the indictments found in adj
diton to those previously reported were
the following;
State VS.. James Mitchell and James |
Barry, joint indictment for rather small |
sized burglary in Vergennes, Mitchell is
out of the State and the court refused to
CHANGER his bonds, which are III the sum
of $1,000. Barry was tried Oh Tuesday,
found guilty, but was only sentenced to
pay fine of $780, it being evidently thought
that the scrape was not very serious one.
States Attorney Wllds prosecuted, and
the respondent was represented by j. f..
Stapleton and J. w. Slade
State VS.. Solomon Dushan. Indicted for
the larceny of some carpenters tools,
State VS.. f. Morse and J. Keys. ludict
ed for larceny. These are the fly gentle
men who made themselves II present of
$500 of Farmer Merrill Binghams money
at Cornwall last Friday, but who have
thoughtlessly betaken themselves out of
this part of the country without leaving
their present or future address in the
hands of the sheriff.
state VS.. Alexander and Gilbert Wood.
Indictment for assault. The respondents
were released on their own recognizance
in the sum of $50 EACH and it is hoped
that they will get out of the State and for
get ever to come back into it.
State VS. o. c. Huutley. Intoxicating
liquor Mr.. Huntley keeps the hotel at
Leicester Junction. \ cloud Of witnesses
appeared before the grand jury and the
result was Huntley'S indictment. The re
spOndent pleaded guilty to being a com
mon seller and was fined 800 and costs
On Monday David Laura was tried by
jury on an indictment charging him with
the larceny of buffalo robe at Bristol on
the 22d of last December. Laura claimed
that he went to Bristol, Dough two quarts
of alcohol and got drunk. He found two
strange robes in his cutter when he got
home, or rather the next morning after
becoming sober, and wondered how they
got there AS soon Us hc ould get around
to 1t he was going baCk to Bristol and
hunt up their owners. But being delayed
in this laudable intention the sheriff
meanwhile found the robes under the
floor of Laura's BARN, and the man was
arrested. Laura might very likely have
been acquitted had it not leaped out in the
evidence that he had already been eXiled
for two terms in Windsor for similar of
fences. However, Laura got off easily,
beng fined SO and costs, with an alter
native sentence to the Work House.
Messrs. j. NJ. Slade and y. II. Mcleod de
| Tended Laura.
The case of Elbredge &. Gales executor
| VS.. Adrian Il. Gale, apt, has been settled.
II is IA will case and came up on appeal
from the decision of Judge Of probate.
| 1t was expected that the trial of the case
would take up at least Il whole week but
the settlement has put an end to all that.
Luther Whitney VS.. Isaac W. Hatch
! by agreement Judgment for 500 and
costs was entered in favor of the plain
! till.
| In State vs.. Charles Blsbee, apt, and
State vs.. Scion Sumner, apt, dog cases,
| pleas of guilty We're made by both respond
ents, and fine of SIS and costs imposed
in each case.
State vs. Grin Danforth of Ripton. for
selling intoxicating liquor. The respond
ent plead guilty of one offence and was
| fined so and costs
State vs.. John G. Flint, burglary This
was the principal criminal case on the
docket. but the trial has been put over to
to the December term.
In the Eureka Mower company VS. II.
h. Farrar and trustees, judgment for
SG9l 10 aud costs was entered for the plain
tiff.
Wednesday morning was mostly taken
up with the trial by the court of the case
of Charles Howard ct al, apis, VS. Jane,
Barnett ct nj. The complaint is for tres
pass and grows out of the case of Bar
nett vs.. Howard, which was tried last
week and in which Howard secured q
verdict IN his favor. The court has not
decided the case.
The following divorce cases have been
heard:
David Adams VS.. Della Adams. Bill
granted for williul desertiun. j. NJ Sladt
for the petitioner.
ROXana Peters vs.. Timothy Peters Bill
granted for willful deserton. f. f.. Wood
bridge for the petitioner
Arvilla b. Somers vs.. George Somers
The parties live in Bristol and have beer
married since lS1S. Now Mrs. Somers
wants divorce on the ground of intoler
able severity. She brought down a hos
of witnesses to show the severity and tn,
intolerable quality of it. All the afternoon
was occupied with the evidence, and i
looks as though there was enough of it t,
take up two or three days more. W. w
Rider of Bristol and Judge Dunton o
Rutland appear for the libellant anC
Charles NJ. Wilds for the libelee
A Domestic Middle and Trespass Cas-,