Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1891-02-27
REED VS.. REED

The black flag was out on Reed hill again
last Tuesday The conflict was short and
sanCuiuary. and both sides retired in good
order George II Reed, the lumber deal
ar. has been boarding with Mrs Hattie
Marvin, who rented a tenement In Frank
Reed house She failed n pay her rent.
and Reed sued her out Her things were
removed from the tenement and all she
had left there was some wood and Goa
There were two storm windows on the ten
emeut which Geo. II Reed claimed to own
On Tuesday, Reed sent ms emplove, named
NImette, up to get the windows. but Frank
Reed ordered him of saying nothing more
could be taken away from the premises uu-
til the ownership was proved Geo II
Reed then took a ladder and went VI hi
person To get the windows He met Frank
Reed IN the path leading 10 the house who
told him he couldn't have the windows
According to Frank Reed, Geo II Reed
punched him with the ladder. aud ne -four
ished cane at him In self defence. while
Geo II drove hin backward TO the house.
assaulung him with his fists and finally
knocking him down and pounding him " lille
he was down Geo II Reed saws tina,
Frank seized hold of the ladder. threatened
him, and finally struck him with his cane
breaking il Geo II. then took hand in
the proceedings. lie thumped his antago.
mist vigorously. and with a good deal OF
frequency. finally dropping him, when h,
asked him if he had got enough Frank
allowed that he mad. and threw o. the
sponge and the victor retired
As Second scene in the performanc,
Frank Reed swore out grand jurors com
plant against Geo H., and the rase wa,
heard "Wednesday afternoon before Justic,
Newton with States Attorney Hit for tn,
prosecution, aud Col Haskins for Geo II
Reed, ana a Jury of SIX men good and tru,
j " Simonds, j. (. Jacobs Freeman
Scott, A. j. Pullen, l. l. Stckney d A
y Dung MIR. NewtoD's office was packed Z,
suttocation, and the crowd listened witt
eyes, ears and mouth wide open The eyi
dence lasted about an hour and half, anc
then Messrs. Haskins and Hit scared il
fights of oratory The Colonel devoted him
self mainly % showing that his client ma,
acted strictly in self-defence, while Mr. Hit
drew tears with his picture Of this younl
man Of %, IN the full strength Of his man
hood, shifting this gray haired. defenceles
old man, and raining blow after blow upoI
his hoary head Both the spectators anc
the court say that the most effective part o
Mr.. Hits plea came when he asked, viii
iine satire, why Geo H. did not gointo tn,
house ike practical man. raise the win
dOws. and take of the storm windows, in
stead of bringing up his ladder
In due time the jury deliberated, but theil
deliberations were in vain so far a. al
agreement was concerned The boys sa'
that they stood two for conviction, two fo
acquittal and two Of them disagreed Thi
afternoon the bout Is 70 be renewed Tn,
town hall has been engaged for the occa
sion. and those who get there first will hav,
. the reserved seats
Three hours were spent this forenoon
from To y, in getting jury for this al
ternoon's contest After drawing and ex
cusing most Of the men about town the iu
~ stands at the present time, B. Ranger, 5
;. Hunt, 5 W. Kimball, q W Norcross
q. Il Bond, II A Chaplin