Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1892-12-23
ADDISON COUNTY COURT.

When the REGISTER went to press last
week the contest oyer the burned will
of Mrs. Lydia K. Conroe was still in pro-
gress. Joel G. Baker closed the argu-
mcnt for the defendants and Mr.. Wilds
performed similar service for the Epis-
copal church people. The arguments in
the case were all lengthy and able. Judge
Rowell gave the case to the jury In a
clear and exhaustive charge IN the mid
die of the afternoon Friday. The jury
came in twice Saturday forenoon and
each time reported disagreement. They
returned at O'Clock Saturday afternoon,
and being still unable to agree, were dis
charged from further consideration of
the case. Messrs. Stewart & Wilds, Royce
and Hard represented the proponents,
and Mr.. Baker and Mayor Haselton APP
peareo for the defendants. 1t is under
derstood that the jury stood six TO six on
every ballot.
When the jury went out to consider the
will case, another trial was begun. 1t was
Scott Severance, appellant, VS.. Hiram
Spaulding, and the suit was brought to
recover the price of 7l90 pounds of hay
alleged to have been sold and delivered
by the plaintiff to the defendant in the
early part of 1887. Spaulding claimed
that young Severance did not have the
control of the farm, as asserted by him,
and that he had purchased all the hay
which he had from the elder Severance
and had paid him for 1t in the settlement
of accounts between them. The trial
lasted into Saturday afternoon and the
Jury, after brief consultation, returned
a verdict for the plaintiff, giving him
$685. damages and his costs. Stewart
& Wilds for the plaintiff; F. l.. Fish for
the defendant.
At o'clock Saturday afternoon a re-
cess was taken to 2 o'clock Monday af-
ternoon, when the case of Hiram Norton
VS.. John Perkins was called on. This
case Is quite an important one. involving
the future ownership of farm worth
! $4,000 or $1,000, situate In the south part
of BridpOrt. In consequence of a flaw in
the papers the case had to go over to the
June term. This was the last of the CIV
| il cases set for jury trial, and the remain
der of the afternoon was taken up with
calling the dockets. There were IL Grim
inal cases set down for trial, most of them
liquor cases 10 divorce cases and two pc
titions for the annulment of the marriage
tie were marked for hearing, a few civ
il cases were discontinued, while most of
them were continued as usual.
The criminal docket was reached Tues
day morning, and number of pleas Of
guilty were entered. John White, the
ply ear-old man who few weeks ago
stole a valuable horse from Columbus
Smith, Esq, of Salisbury and a cart and
harness from James Tuley of the same
Falls, pleaded guilty to indictments
charging him with those offences and al
so to one charging him with the destruc-
ton of a wagon owned by John Halnon
of Cornwall some time previously. White
was given nine years at hard labor in the
State prisOn-siX for stealing the horse,
two for the larceny of the cart and har-
ness and one for the destruction of Mr.
HalnOn's wagon. White had formerly
worked for MIR. Smith and for Mr.. Tully
Apparently, he is not very bright fell
low, and it is understood that he has al
| ready served term in the State prison.
| In liquor cases. G. Z. TOwne pleaded
guilty of 10 first Offenses and paid $500
and costs. d. r. Sawyer, for eight Of
fenses, paid fine of 5000 and costs.
State VS.. Earl and State VS.. Bruten were
continued. In the afternoon the only
| liquor case to come before jury during
the term was tried. 1t was State VS.. j
II. Sargent. A number of witnesses
were called and examined, but no evil
dence was given against the respondent
and he was forthwith pronounced not
guilty. There being no more cases for
the jury, the panel was then excused for
the term.
The case State VS.. George w. Button,
for alleged manslaughter, to which the
respondent had at former term pleaded
guilty. was continued pending sentence.
In State VS.. Myrtle J.. Kennedy, for big
amy, the bonds were forfeited. Myrtle
is said to have two or three husbands in
excess of the number allowed by law,
the latest known victim being New
Haven man. State VS.. John Henderson,
a small-bOre assault case from Salisbury,
was mol. pressed.
Divorce cases were got on Wednesday
morning and held the boards all day.
Matilda Baker VS.. Edward Baker, of
Salisbury, was brief one. This was
Mrs. Bakers second appearance in the
divorce court against different husbands.
She alleged intolerable severity If various
kinds, and no defence was made. MIR.
Slade appeared for the petitioner.
Joseph Marsett VS.. Mary Marsett, a
petition for the annulment of the marri-
age, came next. The parties live in
Ferrisburgh, and were married last
month. The brides maiden name was
Kimball and the groom Albert Marsett,
Is only IL years old. 1t seems that the
girl had charged the paternity of an I'M
born child upon young Marsett and out
side parties either scared q persuaded
him into marrying her. The marriage
was against the will and without the
consent of the boys parents and for that
reason the father brought the petition
for annulment, as Albert was under age
when the marriage was contracted and
he has never lived with his wife second
since the marriage. Mr.. Wilds repre-
sented the petitioner and there was no de-
fence.
Edgar Newell VS.. Francis NJ. Newell
followed, and the cause was desertion.
Mrs Newell is the woman who was indict-
ed four years ago last June for stealing a
purse in store in Shoreham the
winter before. The parties were married
in 1873. went to Massachusetts and fin
ally returned to ShOreham. Mrs. Newell
went back to Massachusetts early In
| 1889, and has never returned IN Vernont