Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1893-04-13
COUNTY COURT.


was continued He testified as to the con-
ditions that would bring on meningitis. He
was on the stand almost four hours.
Mrs. Godette testified her daughter COM
planned OF a headache and pain in her side on
Tuesday AID on Wednesday, but that Ida
wanted to go to school; that Thursday was
a holy day and there was no school; that
after dinner Ida went to church and upon
returning home she allowed her to 10 to the
cemetery where Ida remained until about
supper time that Ida also tended school
on Friday, though she still complained OF a
headache; that ON Saturday she was taken
sick and Dir. Tinkham was sent
FOR; neither Ida nor any of the
school children nor anyone else
told her that Ida had been pun shed until
she had been sick about three weeks and
had begun to recover Mrs Godette then
found a brui.s on Lida's shoulder ami a
few days later she found some spots on her
legs; she admitted that Lids's clothes had
been changed two or tire, times previous
and that the girl had been frequently bathed
and rubbed under the DOCTORS directions
but at none of those times had she seen any
such marks or spots.
Mrs. Lacross, the next witness, testified
that she called at Mrs. Godette's and was
shown spot on Lida's shoulder; she said
the spot WAS about the size Of ones thumb
nail.
The last witnoss called was Emma White,
girl II years Of age. Court took a recess
before her testimony was concluded.
The case of Ida Godette va. Mary La
Chappelle for alleged trespass upon the per-
son Of the plaintiff was continued in the
County Court Thursday. Most of the witt
nesses were schoolmates of the plaintiffs and
eyewitness of tho affair; they were, with
one exception, girls Of about IL years of
age. They were all subjected to sharp
oross-sxamination and some of them were
kept on tho stand over an hour. Emma
| Whittle was the first witness. She testified
that the teacher slapped the pla tif in the
face and other parts OF the head, struck her
on the head with her fist, threw hor on the
floor and kicked her; that afterward when
| Ida got up the teacher took hold of plain
titf's shoulders and threw her against a
bsuoh; that when she went home the teacher
told her not to tell her mother or any one
else that che had been whipped. Soon after
this happened Judge Shaw visited the school
with short hand reporter and took the
statement OF large number OF the scholars
in relation to it.
Lizzie Ruell corroborated parts Of the
testimony OF Miss Whittle aud also said
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twice to Father Cloarec aud to Mrs. Godette.
On crossexamI In tt on she testified that theme t
day Ida played with the other girls at recess
and jumped from the top of the school house
stops to the ground some 10 steps; that she
did it also and IL hurt her legs and back and
made her head ache. She also said that she
and Ida sat down on the cold, damp
ground and that Miss LaChappelle called
them.
Minnie Gilmond said that she had been a
pupil at the Nazareth school on Allen street
but at the request of her teachers
she went to the st. Joseph's school the
day before Ida was punished. she
testified to seeing Miss LaChapeile strike
and kick Ida while the latter was lying on
the floor and to seeing the teacher throw
her against the bench; as they went out of
the school house at noon the teacher told
her and the others not to tell any one about
it. She did not return to st. Joseph,
school again but went back to the Nazareth
school. When asked her reason for this she
said: ~ told my mother how she whipped
her (Lida,) and did not want to be whipped
that way, and l wanted to 50 back to the
other school, and my mother said | might. .
She did not remember OF seeing the teacher
use any stick.
Esther Lacross, another witness, testified
as to the treatment Ida received from Mis-,
LaChappsle much tle same as the proceed
ing witness She thought the teacher
dresc caught on a moulding of the tabl,
and that the teacher broke off a splinter
which she broke into pieces with hsl
hands.
Mrs Fraser next took the stand. Sht
saw bruise on Lida's should r at the tim
DR.. Wheeler was called which was ssvera
weeks after the whipping.
Aurelia Duhamel, a miss of about nin
years, testified that she saw the teacher slaI
Ida on the cheek and of some other rougl
treatment the plaintiff received; she did n o
see any stick; that through the winter Lid
wore overshoes or rubbers over her shoes
but the day she staid in the cemetery sh
wore no rubbers or ovsrshoes The teache
also told her not to tell anyone of the pun
ishing of Ida.
Anna Beaulao was the last witness.
She sat near the table from which it i
alleged stick was taken but she saw n
, stick used; as she remem bsred the teache
, used no violence except putting her hand
on Lida's shoulders.
At $50 the panel was excused till Tues
day.
=. The case against Charles Limoge was thsl
called. He appeared and pleaded guilty t
one second offence Of selling liquor, Judg
, Tyler sentenced him to serve one month i
the House of Correction and to pay a fine O
$40 and costs, amounting to S65. There
q suit pending against his bondsmen to re
cover his ID H. The case against bim 10
Illegal fishing was mol pressed.
| County Court came in Tuesday mornin
at 8 o'clock Owing to the funeral OF tn
mother Of Juror johnson, which ocourre
yesterday, the case OF Ida Godetto VS.. Mar
| LaChappelle, for chastissment, was con
= tinued until Wednesday. The couns,
. agreed that the case would occupy all OF thi
= week, and Judge Tyler excused the remain
r der of the talesmen till Monday Afternoon
4 at 2 o'clock.
Daniel Roberts, attorney for the plaintiff
= in the case OF Julia A. Richards VS.. Ma,
= thew Bingham, asked that a master be ap
9 pointed TO take the testimony and ascertai
b the fact, in the case The court appointe
s O. 2. Ray. A recess was then taken unit
Q 2 o'clock.
. In this Afternoon the docket was called an
. a number OF cases were continued and di
/. continued. In the case OF Charles Richard
!. vs. r. j. Wallace a. Co., the defendar