Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1893-04-27
VERDICT FoR PLAINTIFF FOR $2856
The Jury Say that 5'iss LaChareile Pun-
lshed Her puril soveralY.

Mr.. Ballard continued his argument in
the pupil w. teacher case at opening of
! County Court Wednesday morning, talking
until n Don.
After tho noon recess Judge Tyler in
structsd tho jury AZ 20 the law. His charge
was fair aud impartial. At 3 o'clock the
| jury took the cess and retired. In an hour
or so they returned with verdict for the
| plaintiff 10 recover S2S66 and costs as dam
ages. In considering the case in the jury
room soDo of the jurors marked es high as
| $1,000. and others rs low as $500.
The case gees on exceptions to the Su-
preme Court
/ ID. j. Foster aud Henry Ballard appeared
for the plaintiff and Seneca Haselton and
w. i. Burnap for the defendant.
The case OF Martha 4. Oliver, appellant,
VS.. Richard D. Wheeler was called, jury
was empsnsled and the introduction of
evidence was begun.
Samuel Millham, who was arrested Tues
day night, as srraisued Wednesday on the
charge OF iutoxication He pleaded guilty
and fine OF 81 aud costs was imposed.
| Millhsm disclosed on FranG Young of the
Hotel Chttenden, who wal fined $50 and
costs and given 80 days imprisonment In the
/ houso OF Correction, II being his second Of
fene, blnusm also disc ose1 On George
Martin, car. for r. Ii. Murphy, VINO was
/ fined !; 10 aud costs.
Joseph Major waived examination to the
charge of grand larceny in stealing $50
from his father lie was bound over in the
sum OF $500 and for failure to find bail ha
was put back In jail. lie is a so in Jail for
non payment OF fine for intoxications.
W. Ii. Simond. was lodged in Jail for in
obriation
! County Court was occupied Thursday
with contribution Of the trol of tho case
Of Martha A. Oliver, appellant, vs.. r. D..
! WhJsler, a number of witnesses were i'm
| proved OF by each side.
Tho case was tried at tho April term
one year ago and the jury disagreed.
| 1t is action OF trovsr brought to recover
for the value of horse taken by Mr..
/ Whesler as deputy sheriff on an execution
in favor Of Nys s. LayeIIe, against her hus-
band, DR.. Oliver, aud sold to satisfy the
debt which Dir. Oliver owed Nye a. La
velie. Mrs. Oliver claims tho horse was
hers At tho tins he vas aiken ard sold.
The defendant. claim tGot the horse be-
longsd to DR.. Oliver when taken; that be
was attached some time IN the middle of
May, and that just previous to this making
Of the attachment DR.. Oliver put him into
his tax list and svoro the animal belonged
to him; that Mrs Oliver did not put the
horse into her tax lst; that at the time OF
the attach meat the officer went to Dr.
| Divers horse aud tha doctor told MIR.
Wheeler. in tue presence Of his wife, that
be owned the house April l, hut that he
had borrowed roma money OF his wife and
had given her the horse in 7- aant J. \.
Brown aud Judge Haselton appear for the
plaintiff and j. j. Enrigbt and W. l.. Bur
nap for the defendant.
lt wns whispered about among tho Nom
bors of he bar Thursday that the verdict
OF s.S66 for the plaintiff in the case of Ida
q Godstto Vs. Mary LaChapelle was the larg
est ever obtained in this county Tor assault
and battery.
The evidence in tho case of Oliver vs.
Wheeler was closed al II o'clock Friday
morning. Lawyer Brown opened the case
consuming tho remainder Of the forenoon.
The afternoon session was occupied by
the arguments Of Lawyers Enright an,
Burnap ior the defendant, and Judge Has
elton for tbs plaintiff and the charge of tht
court.
The Jury retired at 4:30 o'clock an,
separated after three hours delioeratlon
having arrived at a conclusion and sealed
up their verdict
-
day morning tho jury roporte verdict o
$40 and coats for the plaintiff in the cas-
Of Martha A. Oliver, appellant vs. Il. d
Wheeler.
The casa Of Mary Murray vs.. Hiram +
Jackson was called, jury empGnelsd an,
its trial begun.
This 10 an action Of tresspau for asseul
and battery which the Plaintiff claims wa
committed upon her in June, 1891 st til,
furniture shop OF her husband, who wa
theu doing business on Pearl street, bu
who is now employed by George A Hall.
The case first tried in tue City Cour
ard comes 10 this court GU exceptions b,
defendant, Mr. Jackson livo' in West
tord. Seneca Hssstou ANA r.. f. Brown
appeared for the pla ntif aud E. b. TAT
end Henry Ballard for the defendant
The trial of rhe case of Murray vs. Jack
son was resumed Mt the opening of Count,
Court Monday afternoon at : O clock.
Ths paiutif re,rsi hsr case about
O'Clock aHd at the adjournment Of court tn
defendant was on !he stand.
The case of Murray VS.. jackson was no
finished Tuesday az wss supposed it woul,
bs. Ths arguments were begun at 3 O. 'cloc,:
Il. r. Brown opening for the plaintiff. III
was followed by f. b. Taft and Henry Bal
lard Tor the defendant, and tho lattsr ha,
not concluded his argument when a reces
was taken till Wednesday morning.