The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1892-06-22
Orange County Court.

Orange county court began its June term
Tuesday, June Z, 1892, Hon. James NJ. Tyler,
presiding Judge, and Hon. Bailey f. Adams
OF Randolph and Hon. Scion G. Smith OF
Thetford assistant judges. After prayer by
Rev. b. b. Sherman Of the Congregational
church, Orange county court and court OF
chancery was formally opened by proClama-
ton of Sheriff Boswell. Judge Tyler care
fully explained to the grand jurors their
sworn duties, dwelling especially upon the
various requirements of their oath. In his
remarks to the petit jurors, Judge Tyler
emphasized the obligations of their oath.
Dudley X Andross of Bradford was APP
pointed foreman of the grand jury. The
jury calendar was then called and of the
eleven cases set for trial but two were
marked for jury-that of A. w. Whitney V.
Wilbur Moore, appellant, and Lucy A.
Sargent V. John A. Buswell The former
is an action of trover, the latter of trespass.
The cases of II. ii, Mcintyre V. the Central
Vermont Railroad Company and the two
cases of Town of Chelsea V. Frank G.. Smith
were marked discontinued.
On Wednesday morning, the case of A.
w. Whitney " Wilbur Moore having been
settled, and that of Lucy A. Sargent V.
John A. Boswell set to court for trial. the
petit jury was discharged till Tuesday
morning, June a. at which time the follow
ing criminal cases were assigned for trial.
State V. Harry Emery, impeding an officers
State V. Charles Magoon assault and bat
terry; State v. Perey w. Rogers assault and
battery; and State V. Wallace Sanborn, sell
ing liquor.
On Thursday the civil case of Lucy A.
Sargent V. John A. Boswell was tried by
the court. This case was an action to re-
cover the value of five cows, one shote, a
blackboard, sleigh and two sap.holders, sold
at auction by Sheriff Boswell, September
last, on an execution against Philip L..
Sargent in favor of Hyde Cabot, both of
Mru al al, oil In
property was her own and had been kept to
her sole and separate use The court rem
dered Judgment for plaintiff to recover
$172.50 damages and her costs.
Several divorces have been granted
Jennie f. Judd V. John e. Judd for intol.
cradle severity; Alice Bell Waterman V.
Ellsworth ID. Waterman, for desertion
Lora l.. Walker V. George j. Walker, for
intosrable severity and adultery; Johnnie
II. Preston " Abbe p. Preston, for deser-
ton; Salome Schwab v. John NJ. Schawb,
for adultery; Wealthy Adams V. Isaiah
Adams, for intolerable severity and adul-
terry.
The new entry docket contains thirty
one civil cases and seven criminal cases
| There are five new chancery cases. There
are five liquor prosecutions, among them
that against Oscar ID. Johnson, hotel pro.
prietor of Bradford, who gave bail Thurs.
day in the sum of $500 for appearance fol-
trial. Judging from witnesses present
other cases of liQuor-selling are being ex.
amined by the grand jury.
Last week was criminal session. Charles
| Magoon of Orange and Perley W. Rogers OF
Chelsea each pleaded guilty to assault. The
| former claimed to be simply correcting his
| younger sister, who was living with his
mother, he being nominally the head of the
family. He was fined $40. Perley w
| Rogers claimed to be protecting his own
boy from the assault of larger one. His
case was continued for sentence, in the hope
that there might be no more complaint
against him. The two adultery cases from
Bradford, State V. Hilas ID. Davis and State
as also was State V. A. NJ. Carpenter fol
embezzlement. Porter p. Larabee of Wash
ington pleaded guilty to five first offense;
of selling intoxicating liquor, and was fineC
$50 and costs. A. p. Haselton of Bradford
| pleaded guilty to one offense after his tria
by jury had begun, and received fine o
$40 and costs. Oscar ID. Johnson, landlord
of Bradford hotel, has been fined $500
Wallace Sanborn of Chelsea was, on plea o.
guilty, fined $40. Amos b. Wright anG
George l.. Hull, both of Chelsea, We're fineC
each So and costs for intoXication, A. L
Clark, druggist of Bradford, was founC
guilty of three first offenses by the jury
Harry Emery of Topsham, informed agans
| for impeding an officer, demurred to the in
formation, and the demurrer being over
ruled the case goes to the supreme court OIL
exceptions. On Friday, June II, the CRANE
jury reported, finally having completed it
work. There were nine true bills and fiv
not found.