Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1889-09-23

him severely, and he said he was SO
used up that he was going home, and
that the animal hit him in the mouth
with one foot VIM. Farr, black
smith. testified that Bullet told him
that it was the bronhco that hurt him
in the mouth. Several persons who /
were present at the justice trial testi-
fed that at that time Dunn and New
ton swore that when they got there
Bullet was leaned against the wall,
and said be had had enough, and |
Harvey was in position to make an
other attack, which was contrary to
their evidence in this court. The |
Jurors were: Messrs. Lane, Bryant,
Parker, Trip, Curtis, Stannard,
Martin, Adams, Thrasher, Blair, Bur-
rows, Rash. The arguments were
made, the states attorney opening,
Miles & Thompson following, and
Burke closing. The judge made a
short charge, remarking that the case
had been so ably argued that the
court could be of very little assist
ance to the jury; but in weighing
testimony the interest of the witness
should be observed, Harvey's interest
is great here, doubtless. The jury
retired and returned a verdict of
guilty. Harvey was fined $25.
The Miles case was taken up on infor-
nation. This is case where one Charles
Miles of Hardwick is accused of black
mail against DR.. George B. French
of Greensboro Bend. Miles, who lived in
the Paine's house near the Bend, had in
his employ or lived with, one Clara Hor-
ner. He made statements accusing the
DIR. of having criminal intercourse with
Clara, and that he attempted to extort
money from French if he would hush the
matter up. The first witness was DR..
French who testified substantially as fol-
lows: Am physician; have lived in
Greensboro 31a years; was married Sept,
1884, to Miss A. E. Ford; wife is now,
and has ever since been living with me;
have known Charles Miles 3 years; also
known Clara B. Homer; Miles asked me
in Apr. last to go to his place to see a
sick horse; we went to his barn, saw the
animal and he wanted me to go into
the house to see a prescription he had for
horse medicine; 1 went in; we sat down;
he got up, went into the bedroom, returned
soon and said, ''You told me 1 lied
the other day when told you L had proof
that you fellows had been here with Clara,
do you want 1 should prove it?" 1 told
him didn't care for him or his proof Ell
| ther. He called Clara out of bedroom;
she was crying; he swore savagely at her
and asked her If what he had said about
the fellows being with her wasn't true?
She said yes, and went back into bed
room; he told me she was -
- and about my being with her. At
another time in my barn he told me he
had a paper sworn to, which proved my
guilt, said he had it in his pocket: l asked
to see it; he then said it was at home l
went with him to see it but when l got
there he wouldn't show the paper. He
rode down and back with me; kept talk
ing opprobiously about Clara; he told me
1 could settle cheap that day but if L did
not he would make it hot for me.
Dr. French on cross examination adj
mitted that he saw Piper and asked him
to learn how much money it would
take to hire him (Miles) to leave the
town. W. d. Bronson testified in re-
gard to town lines. Mr.. Laraway, mer-
chant at Greensboro, testified that Miles
told him that DR.. French and others were
familiar with Clara; that 500, possibly
S400 could be got out of the parties con-
nected. Will Graham testified that Miles
learned that the DR. had been with Clara.
Graham went to Miles house and wrote
down what Clara had to say. Did not
believe she would stick to what she had
sworn to. He said she would, and l told
him that Clara told me what she had
signed was false. He threatened TO states
prison her or kill her. Before Graham
left he made Miles promise not to touch
Clara. lawyer from Cambridge testified
that he obtained divorce for Clara two
, | years ago.
State rested and respondent testified
and related the circumstances in regard
to DIR. French. He stated that he got
his information in regard to the alleged
intimacy from Clara herself. Had some
trouble with the DIR. about the matter at
different times. Ordered him not to come
to the house. Told him he furnished
Clara money to leave with The DR.. adj
mitted it. Denied attempting to extort
: money from French. j. G. Gray OF
Wheelock, testified that Laraway said IN
conversation about the matter, ''we must
send Miles up or he will send us up
w. w. Goss, Justice of the Peace,
who tried the case first, testified in regard
: to the testimony in the former trial.
The case went to the lawyers Saturday
: afternoon, and the verdict is not received
at this writing.