Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1888-12-21
THE COUNTY COURT.

me December term of the county
court, which opened on the II tn inst,
will probably come to an end on Sathr-
day.
The new entry docket contains 45 court
and 13 chancery cases. The new divorce
cases number five.
In Balm VS.. Cushman, an action for
damages claimed to have been inflicted
upon the plaintiff, resident of Middle
bury, by the defendant, who is a Lincoln
physician, by the misuse of catheter,
the jury on Saturday brought in a ver-
dict for the defendant. On the first trial
of the case, two years ago this term, the
verdict was for the plaintiff 1t went to
the supreme court, which sent it back for
a new trial.
The next case taken up was that of
William n. Farnham VS.. Chas. A. Chap
man, apt. The plaintiff, a resident of
ShOreham, sought to recover the value of
a horse purchased by him from the de-
fendant, who lives in Middlebury, as agent
for j. G. StapletOn, the title of which the
plaintiff AYERS was guaranteed him by the
defendant prior to the completion of the
sale. The horse in question was replev-
ined by b. B. Hope to j. G. Stapleton
and was left by the latter to be sold by
Chapman. From the proceeds of the sale
Chapman was to take the value of note
given to him by Stapleton. The defend
ant denied the giving of the guarantee.
He also requested the court to charge the
jury that, even if such guarantee was
given, the defendant was not made liable
thereby, as it was not In writing and
therefore was void under the statute of
frauds. With this request the court did
not comply. The jury rendered a verdict
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ceptions were taken by defendant. Slade
and Stapleton for plaintiff; Knapp and
Bliss for defendant.
State cases have been disposed of as
follows: State VS.. Albert +. Walker
the defendant was arrested in Vergennes,
charged with obtaining money under
false pretences. The parties from whom
the money was obtained having been sat
istied, he was allowed to go at liberty on
his personal recogDizance for $500. The
case of State VS.. Joseph Smith of Yer
gennes, growing out of an information
for selling liquor, was nolle pressed, the
respondent refusing to plead, claiming
that his name was Henry Sheldon. A
new information was filed, on which he
pleaded guilty of ten first offences and
was fined 500 and costs of prosecution.
In the case of State VS.. Edward Dillon
of Plattsburgh, for assault with intent
to kill, plea of guilty of common as
sault was accepted and sentence of eight
months at hard labor in the House of Cor
rection was imposed. Joseph Murray of
Ripton, arraigned on an information for
selling liquor, pleaded guilty to three
first offences and was fined $50 and
costs. Patrick McMann of Middlebury,
whose case came in on appeal from JUS
tice court, for selling liquor, pleaded gull
ty to one first offence and was fined the
usual amount. Edward Goodrich and
Daniel Lane of Bristol, brought in on an
information, pleaded guilty to ten first
offences and the usual sentence was i'm
posed. John Ryan of Vergennes plead
ed guilty to two offences of keeping and
was fined 500 and costs. The temporary
manager of the Colby saloon, at the south
side of the bridge In this village, pleaded
guilty to maintaining a nuisance and
was fined $40 and costs, and paid. The
place has been closed under the nuisance
act.
In Rosa NJ. Manley VS.. Charles l.. Bell
of Middlebury, the jury found the de-