Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1892-07-01
ADDISON COUNTY COURT.

The case of John Henderson. charged
with assauting VIM. A. Eastwood in
Salisbury on June l6, was given to the
Jury in charge of ten minutes length
Immediately upon the converting of the
court last Friday morning. The jury
came into court twice during the day and
announced that they had not agreed, but
each time Judge Taft sent them back to
try it again. Finally, at half-past three
they came in again and the foreman in
formed the court that they could not
agree, and they were then discharged.
They stood six for conviction and six for
acquittal.
When the jury in the above case went
out Friday morning the case of State
vs.. John O'Connell, charged on informa-
ton with the illegal sale of Intoxicating
liquors. was begun. Ten of the States
list of witnesses were in court to testify,
and the trial lasted about two hours.
Each of the witnesses testified that he
had not. so far as he knew or could re-
member, obtained any liquor from the
respondent within the period OF time
covered by the specifications, and Judge
Taft took the matter into his own hands,
discharged the jury and directed the clerk
to enter a verdict OF not guilty. There
was another similar case on the docket
dSdIusl lilt SAINT CePOhuNiNt oiN ~ '''S
mol. pressed at once
Friday afternoon the remaining liquor
cases were continued to July D, and all
The Jurors were excused from attendance
until 10 o'clock on that day. Three Of
these cases were new ones, having Just
been instituted by information. One is
against Martin Calvin of East Middle
bury, one is against Edward Hodgeson
of Orwell and the third against Robert
w. Crammond of Chipman's Point, in
Orwell. Subppnaes for over 100 witness
es have been issued in each of the latter
two cases, and a good many of them
came to court Saturday, not having
learned that the cases had gone over for
ten days.
Pasquale Frossa, the Italian boy who
on Thursday afternoon had been found
guilty of shooting with intent to xii
Frank Soaring last December up on the
Bristol railroad job, was brought into
court for sentence Friday afternoon
Judge Taft said that on account of the rec
OmmendatiOn to mercy of the Jury, the
prisoners youth and the fact that he was
a foreigner, the sentence would be II
years AT hard labor in the States prison
at Windsor Under the statute Frossi
might have been given life sentence.
The work of the court on Saturday
consisted OF the trial OF one divorce case
which was completed at brief session
after dinner and the recess to 10 o'clocl
a. M, on July > was then taken. Th
case was Phoebe S. Kelsey VS.. Andrew j
Kelsey. The parties had both been mar
ried before. Their marriage occurred
October IL, 1883, the woman being thel
81 and the man "A years of age, and the,
lived together in Salisbury until las
August. when Mrs. Kelsey left her hus
band on account, it was claimed, of hi
cruel treatment of her, the mtolerabl
severity alleged consisting of beatin,
her with a switch and with his fists unit
she was black and blue, the reason for
being that she would not sign mort
gage with him to help him raise som
money, as he wanted her to do. Th
husband denied the beating and made
strong fight against the granting OF
divorce. Judge Taft did not announC
his decision, desiring more time to thin
the matter over. Judge Slade was Mr.
Kelseys counsel and the defence wa
managed by Mr.. Upper and c. F. King
ley.
There are three more divorce cases
be heard and enough other work to kee
the court in session two or three weel
longer.