The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1891-09-18
COUNTY COURT.
Grand Jury Reports-Bellows Falls Cases
Two LiquOr Vines Several OWL Suits.

Two Liquor Fines Several Civil Suits.
The grand jury completed its session and
was discharged Friday evening. They re-
turned nineteen bills of Indictment, mostly
for minor crimes. In their report on the
condition OF the county jail they recommend
| number OF improvements, which II made
will tend to render escape by prisoners more
dilhcult and greatly prove { G sanitary
condition of the jail. r..
Elliot Il. Morse VS.. II. II. Chamberlain
This was an action Of assumpsit to recover
for labor performed and lumber sold to the
defendant nearly six years ago. The amount
claimed by the plaintiff was about forty
dollars. The defense was that the lumber
was sold and the labor performed for the de.
fendant as agent of a company In Massachu-
setts, and that the agency and nsme OF princl-
pal was revealed TO the plaintiff when the
contract for lumber and labor was made
The jury returned verdict for the plaintiff
to recover 1854 the amount claimed by him
for labor performed. l.. 5. Walker and Has.
kins x Stoddard for plaintiff, Waterman,
Martin Il Hit for defendant.
Davis B. Hubbard VS.. Perry II. Davis :
This was an action to recover for taxes as.
sessed to the defendant In the town of Will
mington In the year 1888. The defence was
that the tax was Illegal and sthat prior to the
1st day Of April In 1887 the defendant had re
moved from the town of Wilmington to
Charlemont, Mass. where he had purchased
farm and intended to make home. The
plaintiff claimed that defendant left VIII
mington on the 2Sth Gay of March as he had
done In previous years for the purpose OF
escaping taxation, and that his legal resi-.
dence for the purpose of taxation was In
Wilmington and not In Charlemont The
court submitted one question of fact to the
jury, VIZ: Was the defendants legal resi-.
dence for the purpose of taxation, on the 1s
day of April. 1888, In Wilmington, Vermont.
which was found by them in the negative.
S. I. Davenport and Waterman, Martin &
Hit for Pltf, A. A. Butterfed and Ha skins
& Stoddard for Deft
NJ. Augusta Bourn v. School District No .
In Stratton. This was an action to recover
payment for eight weeks services as teacher
at an agreed salary OF $5 per week. The SER
vices were performed In the spring OF 1890.
The plaintiff claimed to have made con-
tract with David Wilbur, prudential commit
tee of the district, to perform the services
and to have performed the services for which
payment was claimed. which was conceded
by the defendant. The evidence of the de-
fendant tended to show that at the proceed.
ing annual meeting three persons we're chosen
prudential committee. David Wilbur fol one
year, Henry p. Forester for two years and
Mileon F. Perry for three years; that two
terms Of school were taught before the term
taught by Mrs. Bourn, the contracts for In
structon being made by a majority of the
committee; that during the second term of
school some of the time there were no scholars
In attendance; that Mr. Forester and Mr..
Perry had determined to have no school kept
during the eight weeks taught by Mrs. Bourn.
and that prior to the time that Mr.. Wilbur
made the contract with Mrs. B0urn, he was
informed by Mr.. Forester that they had
concluded not to have any school; that ne
wouli not hire teacher and would not con
that on the Hrst day Of school Mr.. FoTrester |
aud Mr.. Perry visited the school, and; as |
majority OF the committee, forbade her |
the school and notified her that the |
district would not pay her for such services. |
Mr.. Wilbur testified that In the conversation |
which Mr.. Forester had with him, he said |
be supposed that he bad nothing to do with |
hiring the teachers the first year; that 1t was
bis (Wilbur's) business and that the next |
year he (Forrester) would have to attend to
It. The plaintiff claimed from this that Mr..
Forester impliedly gave bis assent and au.
thority to Mr.. Wilbur to make contract for |
10 the jury tonight ana they render sealed |
verdict tomorrow morning. A. +. Cudworth |
and l.. M. Read for plaintiff. Waterman, |
Martin & Hit for defendant.
Th cases of johnson v. Metcalf and Met.
calf v. Whitney. both OF which were con- |
lested cases were settled before trial.
The case of Hsl) V. Winchester's estate is
now the only civil jury case to be tried.
State v. Stephen and Virny Smith: I'm.
1ictment for burglary. The respondents
were arraigned and plead guilty of larceny |
of goods of less than seven dollars In value
md were fined 800 each and costs, amount
ng to S2S O..
State V. Charles j. Peaham of Saxtons
River :-Ind1ctment for selling. intoxicating
liquor. The respondent was arraigned and
,lead guilty to fifteen first offenses and was
ined $50 and costs. amounting ts Sl96 81.
State v. Darius Wheeler and Julius Wheel
# r:-,ndictment for larceny of sixty dollars
n money. The respondents were arraigned.
,lead gnIty and were each sentenced to two
,ears at hard labor In States prison at Wind
or. This is the drunken negro robbery case
rom Bellows Falls reported at length some
months ago.
State vs.. Allison Gushing of TOwnshend:
Indictment for selling cider. Respondent
IrraIgned. plead guilty to four first offences
md was fined $40 and costs. amounting to
s54 81.
State VS. Henry H. Sanderson and State VS..
ieorge E. Long. Bellows Falls: Informa-
ion for larceny OF poultry. Respondents ar
aligned, plead guilty and were each sentenced
O nine months hard labor In House of Cor
ection at Rutland.
The prisoners were taken 20 their destina.
lon this morning by Sheriff Shumway.
The Jamaica bastardy case, johnson VS..
,astle was settled on the eve of trial by bis
"A wing 300 and both sides paving their costs.