Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1892-05-05
COUNTY COURT.
The Business of the April Term closed
md an Adjourn IN o Mt Taken Friday

taken up at the opening OF County Court |
Wednesday morning. Five witnesses were
called by tho State and the respondent tes |
titled In his own behalf. The jury retired
about three o'clock and returned in few
minutes with a verdict of acquittal. Hayes |
was tried before the City Court and bound
over to appear before the grand jury at the
September term but asked that an inforina
ton be filed against him at this term, which
was ordered
States Attorney Cushmau filed an in
formation against Patrick Delaney Of the
Hotel Chittenden, charging him with keep
ing a nuisance. He was arrested by Chief
Dumas on a bench warrant. Court ad-
journed before the arrest was made and he
was lodged in Jail until O'Clock Wednesday
evening when he was admitted to bail in
the sum OF $500.
The divorce cases Of Ueman l.. Sprague
VS.. Rosa May Sprague Of Hinesburgn and
Nancy Il. Gage vs.. Irving Gage were heard
and court took the papers j. j. Enright
appeared for MIR. Sprague, l.. +. Wilbur
for Mrs. Sprague and A. G.. Whittemore
for Mrs. Gage.
In the nuisance case of State VS.. Mary
O'Mara, which was entered at the last Sep
TENDER term, the respondent pleaded guilty.
Court adjudged the place nuisance, or
dered it to he closed and fined her $50 with
costs. 1t is understood that Mrs o. Mara
has not sold any Intoxicating liquors for
several months.
Patrick Delaney Of the Hotel Chittenden
pleaded guilty to the Information fled
against him for keeping nuisance. Judge
TAFT ordered the barToolu closed und fined
him $40 with costs.
f. X. MERCER, who was convicted Of II
pf pf mi
Friday. He was out on bail to allow Of
his settling up his affairs before receiving
sentence Court imposed fine of 5 .OU
with costs ald Imprisonment in the House
OF Correction for six months. The business
for the term was practically completed and
d recess was taken till o clock.
Gu assembling at o'clock decisions ia
The following cases were given.
G. j. Alger vs.. Il. McNltf. The suit was
/ brought to aunull Il bill awarded in the
tabishng of a ward, the plaintiff claiming
that the defendant misstated as to the
amount when testiiying. Iha bill was dis
missed. In tho cross bill divorce case of
Patrick and Theresa Spilane, in which both
asked for decree on the ground of mtol-
/ cradle severity, the court said that moi
/ ther case was made out, though It seemed
! that in their case marriage had been
]
The case OF Sophia {. Plant vs.. Peter j.
| Plant, was continued In the case Of Heman
| H. Sprague vs.. Rosa 81. Sprueue, the libel
was dismissed. The charge was intolerabe
severity, and the same was ordered IN tas
cases OF Louisa Z. Ph.ips vs.. Byroo |,
! Phelps, Mary +. Morel vs.. Louis MOrel aud
| Julia Myers vs.. Charles Myers. In the case
of Hattie H. Kelley vs.. Orvi!le T.. Kelley
| ,coiored) q bill was granted for adultery
and she was allowed to resume her maiden
name.
In the case OF Nancy f. Gage W. Irving
! Gage, a bill was granted for wllful deser
ton, and the custody of the child was given
Mrs. Gage. The hLel was ordered dismissed
in the case Of Kate Liberty vs. Warren
Liberty, and the case OF Ella ii. " nee er vs..
EphraIm VI heller was continued
In the case OF Peter Barraws Va. Margaret
BarraWs, in which petition for ann my
was asked for the couIC rendered decision
granting the hbeee small amount Of
money after which the Petitioner withdrew
his proceedings for Il divorce. Arguments
were then made by the attorneys, aud fiua l.
ly Judge Taft made an order granting Mrs.
barraws so allInony Within 80 days, when
the case will be dismissed.
The docket then called from begin-
ming to end and exceptions being iilod in the
cases Of State VS.. Mrs O. Mara and State
vs.. Patrick Delaney OF the Hotel ChItten-
den. bonds OF $500 and 5000 respectively,
were required. This finished the business for
the term and Sheriff Reeves adjourned the
court without day.
How the Cuisines, of the Present Term
viii CompIre wilhthe Next.
The County Court adjourned Friday.
alter u session OF ~ days The number o!
cases on the Old docket was ll3; new entries.
G2; total, 10, Judgments were rendered
in Is cases, 81 were discontinued, uonsuite
and abated, aud l2J were continued. SIX
cases pass to the supreme Court.
OF the State cases there were 80 on the
Old docket and , new entries. There wert
ju lgments on verdicts and pleas OF guilty N
- cases, Is were no!e pressed and al APP
peal Withdrawn in case. KecognIzance
was forfeited and warrants issued 10 brlng
in respondents and the cases continued in 1
instances, and 10 were continued. Five
respondents were sent to the House of Cor
rection.
On The divorce docket there were 20 old
cases and - new cases. These were dis.
posed OF as follows Dismissed on motion OF
hLo.lant, 4; heard ana dismissed, = heard
and con tinued, /; heard and granted p
continued, 81.
The docket for the next term MS com
pared with last, will be a,foiows: The civil
docket will be larger by -, the diNorcl
docket larger by g. and the criminal docket
will be less by r.
The matrimonial woes of 70 persons, with
whom marriage has evidently been fail
ure, will be ready for examination at tn,
next term. the fact that but two divorces
were granted, OF the 10 cases heard, ind
Gates that the court requiIos some proof t
justify u dissolution OF the marriage con
tract.
Senator Proctor Talks foiitjc'.
Ben Abou in the New York Press
Senator Proctor of Vermont, who was il
thn ritX NnstprnAY with tho rnInnlttnR Il