Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1893-12-07
GETS ONE : lNT.
VERDICT REACHED IN q E CASE OF
READ AGAINST u SELL.


fiain'ih brought suit Tor S'ooo-"n n"'
the Trial Has Cost-Two Divorce Cases
Interesting Developments in the MUIR
Cases-.Judge Taft Succeeds Judge Mum
son.
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Tn Comfy Court Wednesday DIR. Russell.
tlh defendant was recalled at the opening
to be questioned n little further after which
the defense rested Then the plaintiff began
|puttinp in its rcbuttnl testimony. and at the
recess of court at 4 80 o'clock. the thirteenth
witness was undergoing examination. Only
few queries were put to each wit
ness. with one or two exceptions
There we're many objections followed by
discussions over the adrlissibilitv of evidence
of this or that character, and little progress
was made in the forenoon. but during the
afternoon session the examinations were
conducted with rapditv BY two rulings
Of the court which were made in the course
of the dav, the attempt of the plaintiff to
drag into the case testimony in rebuttal of
moro minuteness upon a few inconscquential
points was shut Off and now there seems to
be Il possibility of the termination of the
case by Tuesday or Wednesday of next
week. The audience was small doubtlessly
because the proceedings. excepting one or
two spirited discussions between the counsel,
were dull ard unutcrosting
The PLAINTIFFS witnesses were: Mrs. Noble
i r. Miles of Hmcsburgb r. D. Wheeler of
Winoo,j,i officer Michael Murphy and John
Rlacl, of this citv. Noble il. Miles. A.
Tod7in and Samuel Read of Hinesburch
Or II C. Tinkhaln of this CITY. DR.. T.. b.
Whitaker of Richmond. Orison H. Wright.
Mabel Read. dauabter of the plaintiff T2eb
Sanctuary and Wesley c. Weller. all of Hines
burch Mr. Wo,ler's examination was not
completed
Mr.. Black. Mr.. Murphy and Mr.. Wheeler
wen, +o Uino.bu,rb 'ruesdav in comnanv
with LAWYER Alexander 10 make nm nm
errin,- tcst = MS it. was called mud sce if q
nor.1n sitting ON q lounqc bv the northeast
window of Cieoroe Davis house could sec u
uon 1vinr ON fhor rround nj the corner Of
tba Cornontor Honse over which tboro IN.
hoon contradictory testimony introduced
and also to ro+ica tho rosition of HnlI',
storn relative to the Carnontor House with
regard to the testimony of witne7se,
William Bissonnette and A s Hull
Ta,h ono of tbon was mt in tbe Same
nositicns and had tbcir ottention called tc
the same objects. VET their stories of what
tbev sov ,Ye-e NOT the same While this
does not discrcdit their testimony il illus
ira tpS on "A small sea ln what ilIrV las In
contend with
\ recess was taken until Friday at On. m.
PROMPTLY at the reassephlinrr of County
Court Friday at . O. m. the plaintiff in
the Read Russell case resumed the irtrodrc-
tion Of rcbuttal testimony. Leonard Raw
and wife Of Sbelhurro DR. ! y Whoele,
of RurIinotcn and tha nlaintiT testified nfte,
which the defendant himself and {. J. Car
neuter of Hncsburch were called bv the do
fence in re-rebuttal This took 10 the tim,
Of the court until noon.
Only nm hour and half rcco,, WAS taken
Counsel on each side were limited in thct
orou,ncrt, to five hours those making tb,
two opcnine pleas being given two hour
md those making tho two closi,i,, Meas three
hours .jo,nJ Euriglt orrpej first for th,
ulaiutiT. He wa, followed by Judge Peel
for tbo defendant
George Bulcv and wife of st. Gcoryo. in
s+cod Of Goorca Rueu and wife drank who,
invited to Of thc balf-,,int of ljouor corria,