News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1889-04-25
Lamoiile County Court.

OObdSuaA ANOoo anu &A0oA5Odh0 SuOEN
Hon. A. M. Kelley and Hon. j. A
Andrews on the bench. The Coul
room was well filled with those inter
ested and otherwise, who listene
attentively to very able prayer frol
Rev. Mr.. Ward.
The attending officers, Nj. 5. Bul
nell, Sheriff, and Raymore, Lanphel
Stevens, and Potter were present t
carry into effect the orders of Court
as were likewise Smith B. Waite
Clerk, and George NJ. Powers, State
Attorney.
The Lamoille County members c
the bar were generally present, includ
ing Gov. Bingham, whose presenc
here at each opening of Court ha
been noticeable during the exist
ence of the County, or since 1886
Visiting attorneys were Alex Dunnet
of St. Johnsbury, Geo. W. Kennel.
of Waterbury, J. c. Burke of New
port, and W. D. Stewart of Bakers
field.
After prayer the usual proclama.
tons opening the Court and calling
the petit jury were made in a clear
and distinct voice and very acceptably
to all.
The charge of Judge Ross to the
jury was very able and bore special
stress upon the duties of jurors to
keep all their deliberations secret and
neither to hold with others outside of
their panel any conversation upon
matters pertaining to the case on trial
nor permit any person or persons to
talk upon the subject in their presence.
The jury docket was then quickly
called, only two out of the four cases
thereon being set for trial. H. NJ.
Mcfarland VS.. NJ. E. Smith and IT,,
aplt., was passed to the Court. Luther
Bedell vs.. Henry Wells, aplt., was
continued on terms. The cases A. r.
Monkey ct ais VS.. A. A. Darling and
George Randall VS.. A. A. Darling
were assigned for trial Tuesday after
noon.
During the interim between the
reading of the docket aud the morning
adjournment, the divorce case Irving
L. Bailey vs.. Hattie E. Bailey was
heard by the Court. The parties in
contention were residents of johnson
until domestic troubles separated them
some years ago. the libelee finally
going to New York state, where it
was claimed she had entered into mar
riage relations and had since been
living with another man as husband.
The evidence in the case was quite
brief, only the petitioner and one wit
ness supporting the petition. The
case was held with the Court for fur
Their consideration.-E. B. Sawyer for
petitioner and States Atty. for petit
tionee.
The State cases were then called
and disposed of as follows -
State vs.. Frank Bordo, indicted for
assault and battery, was continued.
In cases State VS.. Luman Slayton
and State VS.. Harlie Silver, both for
arson, the entry of noUe prosequi was
made on the recommendation of States
Attorney.
State VS. Joseph LaPage, for selling
liquor, was continued for the present.
State VS.. George Saxby for selling
liquor also received the entry n0lle
prosequi as was claimed on account of
an agreement with the former States
Attorney.
The case State VS.. Jonas Sulham
for selling liquor, was the first one
which seemed to "hang fire." The
respondent, with his counsel, Waldo
Brigham, appeared in Court and pied
guilty to three first offences, and was
fined $50 and costs with the alterna-
tive sentence of a term at the House
of Correction if not paid within "a
hours.
The case State VS.. Mary Cutler,
alias Mary Emerson, for adultery,
was ordered not to be brought for
ward.
State VS.. 81. A. Waterman, breach
of the peace, was continued.
Cases State VS.. Walter Messer and
Chas. Kneeland, both for liquor, were
continued
State vs.. David Mullikin, also for
liquor, was set for trial, but no time
was assigned therefor.
State VS.. Ed. Bedell was continued |
with motion to discharge the bail for
the reason that it was not properly /
entered, the bail not giving his con-
sent therefor.
State VS.. John Prince, liquor, is to |
have no trial, but is allowed to plead.
State VS.. Lyman B. Peck, liquor,
plea of guilty to two first offences with
the usual fine and costs.
State VS.. Geo. Ferry, Geo. A. Fer
~ and Vernon Whittemore, for resist
ing an officer, was assigned for trial
with no time set.
In State vs.. G. B. Dow and A. p.
Dow, both liquor, plea of guilty was
entered in each case, but number of
offences not stated. .
The criminal cases having been fin
ished, George Montieth, of johnson,
made his appearance before the Court
for naturalization. He had resided in
the states since boyhood but continued
to be an alien. During Gov. Orms-
bees term Mr.. Monteith was appointed
a justice of the peace and did quite an
extensive business until few cases
tried before him came into this Court
last fall on appeal, when his authority
as Justice was disallowed by the Court
and the cases thus appealed went to
the wall.
At the opening of the afternoon
session the case A. r. Moxley ct al
vs.. A. A. Darling, an action for tres
pass @. c. F., was called and the fol-
lowing jury impanelled: III. NJ. Rob-
insou, III. NJ Maxfeld, E. X. Hale,
Geo. S. Wade, j. S. Melvin, S. Serb
ner, Orson Hadley, Geo. Luce, B. S.
WarreH, L. E. Steinhour, j. E. War J
rem, Geo. c. Gould. The question at /
issue is disputed line fence between
parties residing in the east part of
Hyde Park.-Gleed, and Wilson &
Powers for plaintiffs Hendee & Fisk, =
md Mcfarland for defendants. S