Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1889-06-14
ADDISON COUNTY COURT

When our report of last week closed the
case of Otis =. Lee, appellant, VS.. the es-
tate of Amos Hamilton was in progress
In this case Lee sought to recover on a
note which the estate claimed was out
lawed. The jury did not take that view
of the case, however, and on Friday re-
ported verdict for Mr.. Lee. The amount
involved in the matter is about $1,000.
The other civil cases which had been
marked for trial by jury were either set
tied or otherwise fell through and the
Jurors were all excused from Friday until
Tuesday morning.
The grand jury came in on Friday and
brought in eight indictments. Saturday
they reported six more and were dis
charged for the term. They found the
county Jail in good condition. Judge
Powers went home Friday night, but the
assistant judges kept court open Satur-
day in order to take the final report of
the grand jury.
OF the persons against whom true bills
were found these appeared in court and
pleaded guilty: Robert Lang, indicted
for burglary by breaking into stores in
Bristol in March last; John Wilson, in
dicted for the larceny of Il watch in New
Haven; Henry Savor for forging an order
for So; Joseph Lorraine for stealing har-
ness and blanket. Savor was sentenced
to term of 30 days in the House of Cor
rection, and Wilson was given "A three
months term in the same institution The
others who pleaded guilty have not yet
been sentenced.
George Cook, jointly arraigned on an
Indictment for burglary with Lang Geo.
Chase, indicted for larceny, and George
Bullock, indicted for assault with an axe
in Cornwall, each pleaded not guilty. The
trial of Cook was begun promptly Tues
day morning and took up nearly the en-
tire day. Cook, Lang and a fellow named
Leonard were tramping along towards
Barre, to find work there, they claimed /;
and, according to Lang's story, himself
and Leonard broke into the three stores
in Bristol and Cook hid nothing at all to
do with the burglary. Leonard escaped
from the officers, but the other two were
captured on the day following the crime.
The jury were out long time, but final
ly decided that they did not believe
Lang's story of his pals innocence, and
found Cook guilty. The States attorney
prosecuted and Mr.. Bliss defended Cook.
State VS.. George Chase was the next
case to come to trial. Chase was indicted
for stealing about Sl2 from Mrs. Nancy
Sherman in her house in Middlebury last
mans house and asked her some ques-
tions, one Sunday, telling her that he
was acquainted with her son Arthur.
The woman went to work to prepare din
ner for him, and while she was out of the
room for a short time he, it was claimed,
rifled her pOcket-book, which lay in sight
on mantel. Chase finally decided not
to wait for dinner and went away. In a
few minutes Mrs. Sherman discovered
and made known her loss. Chase was
arrested a few days later in Ripton and
has since been in the county Jail. The
evidence was strong against him and the
jury did not hesitate long about pronounc-
ing him guilty. Mr.. Slade defended the
prisoner, and the States attorney was as
sisted in the prosecution by Mr.. Rider of
Bristol. Neither Cook nor Chase has yet
been sentenced.
The case of State VS.. George Bullock
next came on for trial. Bullock was
charged with an assault with an axe up
on Joseph Murray, Jr., in Cornwall some
time last winter. Murray's arm was cut
with the axe; but Bullock and Murray's
father both stated that Murray was the
aggressor and in rushing upon BullocI
accidentally came in contact with the
axe. The tyOung men are brothers-in
law and there had been considerable baC
blood between them, Murray's father sid
ing with Bullock in their quarrels. The
Jury took the case the first thing Thurs
day morning, and after being out only I
short time returned verdict of not gull
ty. Bliss & Royce defended Bullock.
State VS.. Edward BrOderick then cam,
on. Broderick belongs in Panton and il
charged with stealing blankets, etc.
from the buggy of Spencer Hawley at {
camp meeting In Ferrisburgh in August
1887. There are three indictments TO