The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1888-04-05
w1NDHAM COUNTY COURT.
THURSDAY AND FRIDAY.

THURSDAY AND FRIDAY.
Court rose at 3 o'clock on Friday
afternoon after a session of only four
days, without single jury case being
tried. The jury were discharged on
Thursday morning. In spite of the
extreme shortness of the term it re-
suited in the disposal of more cases
than usual. Ninety-one cases were
on the old docket and of these up
wards of thirty-five were disposed of
in some way or other.
On Thursday morning the crimi-
nal cases were disposed of. State as
Frank Sto,ceH. The respondent
pleaded guilty of an assault with in
tent to ravish and was sent to the
house of correction for three years.
State Us Walter and Willie HOVE.
In this case the respondents plead
guilty to stealing box of tobacco
from the store of Edwards & Pierce
in Newfane, Feb. 81, 1888. These
boys are brothers, one being 16 and
the other 10 years of age. They
were unable to pay a fine and the SEN
tence for each was fixed at 6 months
in the house of correction at Rutland.
Willie, however, was able through
the kindness of friends to pay a fine
later and on Friday the sentence in
his case was changed to fine of $50.
State as George Phillips and WI
lie Underwood. The respondents in
this case pleaded guilty to breaking
into the house of Frank Harris of
Wilmington on the 2sth day of March
1888, and stealing S35 in money. The
sentence of Phillips, who was the
principal one in the affair, was fixed
at 3 years hard labor in the states
prison, and that of Underwood at 2
years in the same place.
State vs r. w. Coombs. Coombs,
the respondent in this case, was dis
charged from states prison on Tues,
day the 9th, after having served 6
sentence for committing arson ii
Westminster, officers arrested him i'm
mediately on his discharge for sim
liar offence and he was brought tt
Newfane on Wednesday. The state
charge him with burning a barn IL
: Westminster. Coombs wanted a tria
this term, but as some of the witness
b es are not in the state, it was though
b advisable to defer the trial until fall.
o Hostom as Ihurber.' The judg
: ment in this case was that the defend
a ant pay $3.50 and costs, and that ;
close Jail certificate be ordered.
O jamaica vs State Of Vermont. Pc
# tition was made to the court that thu
state share in the expense of roa'
d running through the south part OF ia
4 maica from which that town derive
but small benefit and which is used a
an outlet for the town of Wardsborc
The road is rendered costly for tn
town on account of a certain bridge
< Tie court ordered that the bridge an
road be put in sufficient repair an
tie that each petitioner and petitione
|. pay 5000 for that purpose. o. /
Garfield was appointed commissioner
m Wright as Gallup. Heard by IT
20 port from A. E. Cudworth referee
II and Judgment rendered for the d'
ri PENDANT.
be Following is disposal of the d
vorce cases: Mary Penor VS. Pet
Penor. Discontinued without pref
dice, Eliza A. Heath VS. Geo. v
. Heath. Dismissed without prejudic
Hattie A. Jones VS. Emery 5. Jone
Bill granted for adultery and custo'
II of four minor children given the a
pellant. Albert G. Whitaker
Lilly j. Whitaker. Discontinu
without prejudice. Jennie L. Tha
er VS. Marshall W. Thayer. L
granted for intolerable severity. N
VII lie |. Richardson VS. Edgar S. Rit
ardson. Bill granted for wilful
seh sertion.
IN The new docket will contain
= many or more cases than the old,
m some 40 entries have been made.