Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1891-01-02

Ter hereafter ana that this was the first |
offence with which he had ever been
charged. He was then sentenced to |
one year at hard labor in the State pris-
on. Phair is % years of age and is I'M
derstood to be the son of half brother
of John p. Phair, who was hung for the
murder of Mrs. Frieze at Rutland. His |
father worked in Middebury for several
years and is now in the Soldiers home
in Bennington.
Then the Caswel case went along,
rather slowly, to be sure, as the court
had to wait long time for the arrival of
some witnesses who had been subpnnaed
for the defense. AS for the defense
itself, the claim was that Caswell never
saw Galvin's sheep and that the entrails
which were found on his premises were
portion of those of a calf which he had
butchered six days before. The evidence
was completed by noon and the States
attorney addressed the jury for half an
hour. Mr.. Wilds declined to make any
plea for the defense, and the case was
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brief charge from the court. The jury
were out just two hours and then brought
in verdict of grand larceny, having
found the stolen sheep to be worth So.
Caswell was soon after given "a sentence
of two years at hard labor in the State
prison. He made violent attack upon
the witnesses for the prosecution, as well
as upon States Attorney Bliss, and said
that he had been cheated into State pris-
on. He was especially severe upon
"them Irish Catholics in Ripton," mean
ing Mr.. Calvin and Mr.. George Hodges,
who was the justice who presided at the
preliminary hearing. Caswell has bad
reputation generally, and there will be
great joy in Ripton because the town is
rid of him for at least two years. Never
theless, much sympathy is felt for his
family. His mother, wife and two eld-
est daughters were with him in court
during the trial. He has in all six chill
dren.
When the jury in this case had gone
out, the case of State VS.. William Noon
an and Lizzie Garrapy, or Noonan, was
called on, Mr.. Bliss, assisted by Mr..
Royce, representing the State and Mr.
Ballard and Gen. Grandey appearing for
the respondents. Mr.. Ballard at once
moved for a continuance. He said that
the respondents had not had any prelim-
mary hearing and had had no chance to
learn the nature of the evidence against
busy in the Chttenden county supreme
court next week and needed all the in
tervening time to prepare his cases.
Judge Start denied the motion, saying
that the defense had been notified sew
eral days ago that the case would come
to trial about this time. Mr.. Ballard
then moved for separate trials for the re-
spondents, but this motion was also over
ruled and Mr.. Ballard took an exception
to the decision. The case was then or
dered to 90 to trial. When the Jurors
seats had been filled the Judge directed
the sheriff to clear the room of boys, and
torney, the room was entirely cleared of
spectators, greatly to the disappointment
ana displeasure of the scandal-lovng
; public. The gist of the States claim in
this case is that Noonan, Ferrisburgh
farmer. aged 81 years, and Lizzie Gar
; rapy, formerly his housekeeper but for
about month past his wife, kept house
of ill-fame in Ferrlsburgh from April
last continuously up to the 9th day of
last month, upon which date the infor-
nation against them was filed. Two OF
the jurors drawn were excused from the
: box, and, the panel being at that time ex-
hausted, their places were filled by draw.
ing F. ID. Boynton and Charles II. viii.
Hanson of Middlebury. The trial was
P begun at 4 O'Clock, much time having
been occupied in completing the jury
: Not much Roadway was made, however
j before the recess. Only one witness wa:
called on to the stand and he was only
u partially examined, the defense objectine
: TO nearly every question asked and argu
ing the point at length.
At 3 o'clock a recess was taken unit
d Thursday morning at 8 o'clock, the judge
It deciding to hold court that day in spit
J. of the fact that it was New Years.
r, Thursday morning three more respon
IS dents who had been tried and convicted
e this term were brought in and given thei
e sentences. They were Edward Broder
e lex, convicted of stealing "A horse blan
ket from a buggy, made grand larcen.
E. by a special statute; John Carasaw, con
X victed of assault with intent to rob
% and Benjamin Merritt, convicted of big
1t amy. Broderick was sentenced to serv
If two years In the State prison. In al
n swer to the usual question, he said tina
n he had nothing to say except that he wa
s. innocent. The bail had been declare