Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1891-08-07
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Der Of out Of town lawyers were present;
Gov. Ormsbee OF Brandon, Hon. Daniel
Roberts, Hon. f.. X. Hard, Hon. Henry
Ballard, j. A. Brown and j. j. Enright Of
Burlington, Messrs. Grandey, futile and
Fish of Nergennes, and W. w. Rider OF
Bristol
Court business occupied all the morning
In the case Of Spaulding vs. Spauding, in
which a divorce was granted at the last
term Of court, a petition was presented that
the decree might be amended so as to give
the defendant right to visit the child at
suitable times. The court has not given its
decision as yet
The divorce case of McMaster VS.. McNlas-
ter was dismissed without prejudice
In Bush W. Ormsbee leave granted to
defendant to replead.
Two cases of Norton vs.. Perkins were dis
continued.
Divorce case of Ledwlck VS.. Ledwick was
continued.
was discontinued
In State VS.. Champlin, Il prosecution for
/ intoNication, the case was continued at the
suggestion Of tine States attorney, contn-
| gent upon the good behavior Of the respond
ent. State vs. Noonan, also for intoxica-
ton, stands for trial
The pott jury was called and all but ono
being il. ATTENDANCE a rscass vos toL.n IN
2.o'cIork when tho casa Of State Va Ionic
St. Clair was taken up ST. Clair is accus-
ed Of forgery committed at Nargennes some
timo ago. W. w. Rider Of Bristol was as
signed for defence. The case was then put
off till after the more important one Of State
VS.. Chaquette.
The priucipal business of the term
the trial of Aluhonse Chaauette for the
murder of Frederick Collette, both of Ferris
burgh The crime wa, an atrocious one
and the circumstance. were briefly these
Both Chaauotte and Collette were sutton, Of
the same Young woman Miss Minnie Pigeon
and Collette being the successful
one. married her in the last part Of Octo-
Der. 1859. Chaouette craled by 1ealousv
one night in September last ia charged
with having crept up to the kitchen win
dow OF the farm house where Collette and
his bride lived and fired through the glass
at Collette. the shot passing through his
head and killing him Instantly. Tie in
mates of the house itnulaIiatelv connected
Chauuette with the Grim. on account Of
threats he had let ESCAPE him from time
to time. Officers of Vergenues were notified
and they arrested Chaqustta the same mint
at the farm house in the west part OF the
town where he resi- leg His clothes showed
signs of some recent oXpidiuon, being wet
and muddy, and a doubles barrelled shotgun
was found IN his pQas sion, one barrel Of
which had been discharged. Chaquette was
brought before Judge Roberts and was
bound over to the december term of court,
in which the grand Jury found an indict-
ment against him for murder in the first de-
gree
Opening ofthe Murder Trial.
Today. after much DELAY the following
iurymeu were empanuelleJ: f. D. Ward
George f. Colby. e. f. Church. George f
Wilson. l. f Cotton. t. J Samn.on An
thony Baslow. f. : Tollenbee + h Bul-
lard. II. A. Bascom. Herman Hooker and
H. : Sumner
States Attorney Bliss said in onening tba
case that the state ,vopld ondeovor to show
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