Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1891-04-17
COUNTY COURT.
Good Progress Made in tho Business of
The Term Dmring the Neck.

Good Progress Made In tho BuslneS OF
the Term During the Week.
County Court convened ats O'Clock Thurs
day morning and the Brown W.. Kinson
case which was taken up Wednesday after
noon was continued. Mrs. Brown recall
cd testified that Kinson struck her on the
chest and side with his hand; didn't remem-
Der whether or not It left any marks; mover
said that she had n row with old kinson and
put him out doors; was In "A feeble condition
and very excited AT the time; didn't scream
so that ncighbors could hear her; called him
aud an old skunk after he had called her
names She did not jump up without dress
ing herself come out OF her room and
grab knson by the beard; Kinson said
that she and her husband were nasty; her
husband had had some trouble with kinson
before the ARRAY. She never knew that
kinson's arm bothered him or was injured,
but dld know that he MIXED ~ cows night
ard morning During the melee she grabbed
tho poker but did not strike him. Several
minor witnesses were examined by the
plaintiffs and they rested the case about
1870 p. IN.
The defendant Immediately took the stand
and said that she appeared and grabbed
him by the whiskers and told him 30 get
ont of lore or | will kill YOU" She struck
him across the arm twi'e with tho poker
and on the hand, which injured his hand so
| that the finger is of no use. Mrs. Brown
came out of her room in her Stocking
feet and went for him. At this point
court took n recess until Q n. IN. Friday.
The Brown vs. Knson case was resumed
at the assembling of court Friday morn
| ing at o u. m. The evidence was concluded
az about 23O when the arguments were be
gun. j. j. Enrlght argued for the plaintiff,
followed by c. W. Browneu, u, and VI. a.
Bingham for the detonce. Mr.. Bingham
was speaking when the court took a recess
| until a. IN. Saturday.
The assault and battery case of Brown IS.
! Kinson was resumed in County Court Sat
urioy morning, NJ. A. Bingham of Essex
making the concluding argument for the
| defendant Mr.. Ballard in behalf of the
plaintiff closed his argument and the jury
| took the case at l2:3j At 3 p. IN. the jury
returned with verdict for the plaintiff TO
recover $50 and costs and court adjourned
until Monday at , p.
At the opening of County Court Mon
| day afternoon the liquor case OF State VS.
Adolph Hattie came up and the judgment Of
| the City Court for plaintiff was affirmed
with add itional costs. The appeal was en-
| tered by the State
The case Of J. W. I.avigne, adminstra-
| tor, against y. A. Graves was next taken
up. The SUIT is to recover damages for the
death of ono Moses Geroux, who was killed in
/ Ctraves's quarry In the fail Of 1887. Plain
/ tiI's witnesses testified that the derrick fell
once and was set up and fell again Peter
Cameron was called upon to put it up and
| he told Graves that the guys were
insufficient He further told Graves
to so and get new wire rope guys
and he would have no accident Instead
of doing this he got some old half inch wire
rope for three guys and used the old rope,
/ that had been on the derrick for fourth
guy and a fifth guy of old rope was ready to
| put up The next morning Young Geroux
asked the overseer if they should get it up.
! He said mo, " wait until noon. In the
middle Of the forenoon the derrick fell, Kill
ing Geroux The derrick was then set up
with five guys and improved in other re-
spects The plaintiffs had not finished
putting IN their evidence when court ad
| lourned until "A. m. Tuesday.
County Court assembled at 8 a. m. Tues
day and resumed the hearing in the case
OF J. W. Lavgue, admr., vs.. a. A. Graves.
! The plaintiff rested the case soon after the
noon recess and the defence Immediately be-
gan to put in their evidence and had not
finished when court adjourned until We'd
nesday The defence claims that the boy
Geroux was in charge Of the derrick instead
of Campbell, who had mad charge of the
work Gp to the day Geroux WAS killed.
At the cp ming of County Court Wednes-
day at Il. III. the case of j. w. Lavigne
alm'r. VS.. A. A. Graves was resumed and
the defendants cJmpletol their evidence
shortly after O'Clock, when the plaintiffs
called e few witnesses in rebuttal, and about
o clock Judge Haselton began the opening
argument for the plaintiff which he hal not
finished, when court adjourned until a. IN.
Thursday