Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1892-02-12
IN THE MEsHEs OF THE LAW.


\ boy - years old named Ernest Par
menter, who has been living at Martin Ak
ley's near llinesburg. in Guiford, stole
watch, some money and other articles and
left. Papers have been issued for his ar
rest but his whereabouts have not vet been
learned.
hearing is in progress today before
Judge l.. NJ. Read, IL. &. Lane and A.
Whitfield, commissioners appointed by the
court of insolvency in the matter of two
mortgage claims on property of the estate
of |. X. Allen ~ Co. The question to be
decided is as to the validity of the mort
cages,
The case of the state vs.. Lewellyn Kent
was heard at TOwnshend on Monday
Kent was arrested ON a charge of disturbing
the peace by an assault upon Charles STRAIT
ton. There had been trouble between Kent
and Strattou, growing out of disagree
ment about division line On the pre-
vious Monday they had met in the road
near the disputed place, when Kent talked
to Stratton abusively and finally approached
him, knocked him down and pounded him.
He was brought before Justice II. II. Hol-
brook, on the day mentioned, when these
facts were disclosed Kent made no de-
fence and was fined $40 and costs, which
he paid Mr.. Hit appeared for the state
and Hon. f. w. StOddard for the respond
ent.
\ somewhat unusual case under the pro-
hibitory law was heard before Judge New
ton on Wednesday. Henry Stearns, for
merly living in the West, has been for some
time past at his sisters, Mrs. C.. II. Ev-
ans's in West Brattleboro. He has fond
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much annoyance to his sister on this ac-
count several times. On Tuesday he came
home very much intoxicated, and it was
thought best to send for Mr.. Starkey and
have him arrested. Mr.. Starkey brought
him to this village and placed him in the
lookup, where he remained over night. On
Wednesday morning he was taken before
Justice Newton and given the customary
fine and costs, amounting to Sl2.72. He
refused to tell where he got his intoxicant,
but thought better of it when started for
the Jail under commitment for refusing to
disclose, and said that he had become in
toXicated on cider furnished by IIoratio y.
Burnett of the West village. Burnett was
accordingly arrested and brought before
Judge Newton, when he entered a denial
of the charge against him. The evidence
by the state showed that Stearns went to
Burnetts on Tuesday morning and drank
cider, remaining until afternoon, when he
went home in the condition already stated
1t was shown that Stearns had previously
been known to have been intoxicated, and
he admitted that when living in Chicago
he had been addicted to the use of liquors
to excess. The state claimed that Burnett
was liable under the law, which makes it
an offence to give or furnish intoXicants to
habitual drunkards or minors. Burnett
claimed on his part that he did not furnish
the cider for Stearns, but that Steams
came to his house and drank from quart
pitcher of cider which was standing on the
table when he arrived The question for
Mr. Newton to decide was whether Bur-
nett's act was that of furnishing intoxi-
cants to an habitual drunkard. Mr.. New
tons decision is reserved.