Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1893-02-27

from Coventry village. The hides
were identified as the property of
Trudeau, the tanner at Coventry, and
had been stolen from his storehouse.
VIM. Stevens, the constable, and
Mr.. Hartman watched in the house for
two nights. On the second night
about eight o'clock two men came
from the direction of the village pass
ed around the house, spoke in low,
cautious tone and removed the hides
to the side of the road. They then
went in the direction of the village.
In about one half hour they returned
with a team. One of them got out of
the team and started to get the hides,
when the watchers rose up from their
hiding place and captured him, while
the other whipped up his horse and
escaped. The captive proved to be
Homer Hannant, who had his trial
last fall. M. L. Phelps testified that
on the night of the capture he saw
two men coming on foot from the di-
rection of the house where the hides
were concealed; that he followed
them in front of of Williams store and
identified them as Frank Jenkins,
the respondent, and Homer Hannant;
that he heard jenkins say to Hannant,
"You wait here and I will get the
team" that shortly after a team with
two men in it passed him going in the
direction of the place where the hides
were, and in a few minutes he met
Stevens and Herman coming back
with Hannant. Henry Harvey testi-
fed to seeing Jenkins and Hannant in
company, coming from the direction
of hides. Mr.. Brooks testified that
he let Jenkins have team that night,
and that it was found in snow drift
on the road to Newport Center the
next morning. The state improved
witnesses to show that Jenkins had
been away from home nearly all the
time since.
Mr. West, deputy sheriff, testified
that he attempted to arrest Jenkins
at ST. Jonnsbury in the summer of '91;
that Jenkins ran away from him across
the fields Jenkins was arrested at
Derby last December. The respond
ent improved a number of witnesses
who lived in the near vicinity of his
fathers, who said that he had been at
home a number of times during the
past two years, and that he did not
seem to fear arrest. Jenkins swore
that he was with Hannant that night,
that he got the team for him and they
were going to Newport together; that
when they came to the house where
hides were Hannant said that he want
ed to get something, and got out of
the wagon; that when the men rose
up and captured Hannant he was
frightened and ran the horse to get out
of the way He swore that he knew
nothing about the hides and had
nothing to do with stealing them. The
Jury thought this was too thin, and he
gets fifteen months in the house of
correction. w. w. Miles and M. P.
Riordon for the state; Dickerman &
Young for respondent.
In case of State VS.. Alfred Maynard
of West Derby, the respondent
pleaded guilty to the charge of bur
glary and was sent to the reform
school during the remainder OF his
minority. Ruel Marsten pleaded
guilty to the same charge and was
sent to the workhouse for fifteen
months.
The following divorces have been
granted this term: Eugene Durkee
from Addie Durkee; Lila E. Davis
from Albert F. Davis; Janet G. Lew
is from Rutty Lewis; Carrie F. Rich
ardson from Geo. L. Richardson.
Frank S. Rogers of Barton Landing
and M. P. Riordon of Barton were ap-
pointed Masters in Cnancery. Court
adjourned at lao a. M, Thursday.