Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1892-10-13
COUNTY COURT.



In the County Court Wednesday about
dozen witnesses from llinesburgh aud vicin-
ty were examined in the Alger assault case,
some of them Furnishing entertainment for
the audience, perhaps mono more so than the
man who, in reply to the question "flave
you been sworn" said II never Use pro
family
The entire day wa1 consumed in the TAX
ing of testimony. Arguments will be heard
md the case given to tho jury Thursday.
1t is snid that $4,000 has been mentioned by
Mr.. Alger as reasonable figure to repair
the damage to his health and feelings,
caused by the duolng administered by Mr..
Ross
AT about 4:30 Thursday afternoon the
jury in the Alger case retired and in half
an hour returned with n verdict OF guilty
against Mr.. Ross giving Judgment for $500
damages $3.50 of which WAS exemplary.
The next case called was that of the Bur
lington Beof company VS.. Carey Il Lessor
for $l3l5 The counsel are: For the
plnntiT, j. J. Enright; for the defendant,
II. F. Wolcott The remainder OF the at
tornoon was spent taking testimony.
The case OF the Burlington Beef company
against Carey ard Lessor was called Mt the
opening of County Court Friday morn
ing lt was an action OF a'sumpslU 10 re-
cover the sum CT SI0L Inc uoiendant
aimitteI a debt OF IVA, but the
pIanhR cialmeu that the defendant
assumed debt of $37.A0 due from
John Lessor. Defendant denied this
The case consumed the time OF court till
@;3O CLOCK when Judge Ro"eil hnlshed ms
charge The jury retired, ana after an hour
brought in verdict for the piainulf to re-
cover Sl5S 49, Counsel. >. ). EnriSht for
p.aintiit and RI. ]. Nolcott for the defend
ant.
County Court opened at = 'ciock, attor the
regular weekly recess. The grand Jury
found joint indictment against Edwin G..
York and John =. Ste"srt' engineer and
conductor respectively, OF the freight whlcu
met the passenger excursion train about
half WAY between Wiiiston and Richmond,
August 80, causing collision, from which
two were killed an d several wounded The
indictments charged them with mausaugn-
tor. They also found an indictment against
Marcus Rice, charging him with man
slaughter, occasionod by reason of his ne
giectiug to give signal by whistle, indicnt-
ing that his engine was carrying red flag.
| He was engineer on the regular passenger
| train which met the freight train at Jones
| vile. The indictmout was based, further,
upon his failure to stop his engine end com
muuicate to Conductors Stewart and DIRK
that his train bore red flag. The indict-
ed men were brought before Judge Rowell
yesterday and bah was fixed ct $l,5O each
which they furn shed.
The case against Marcus Rice was set for
trial Wednesday morning at . o'clock and
| the cases against Stewart and York for the
1 Monday following ". d. Wilson of ST.
/ Adams and W. j.. Stewart. a brother OF
Conductor Stewart Of bakersfield, will
defend y orii and Stewart and A. Y. Spald
ing and Judge Haseton are counsel for
| Rice.
In the case OF Henry Harrison, against
! whom the grand jury also found an indIct-
ment tor stealing aud receiving stolen
money, he was arralgnel pleaded guilty
to receiving and was sentenced to serve l.
Windsor and nav the costs Of prosecution
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