News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1893-05-04
LamoIlIe County Court.


The case of State v. E. A. Barney
indicted for perjury, was set for tria
Wednesday morning, but as Mr.
Barney did not put in an appear
ance, the court ordered the bond:
called and forfeited. A warrant was
issued for his arrest. 1t is safe tC
say that Barney will not show him
self in these parts again very soon o.
his own accord.
The case of State V. Barney
Wescom, of Eden, indicted for
assault, was next tried. The
Jury brought in a verdict of not
guilty. AS the respondent left be-
fore the decision of the jury was an
nOunced, necessitating the keeping OF
that body together for several hours,
the court ordered that the bonds be
called and forfeited. They were af-
forwards cut down to $15.-Moody
and Hulburd for State; B. A. Hunt
for Respondent. This completed the
jury cases and on Thursday the
jury was discharged.
The next case was that of State
V. John AthertOn, supposed to be of
Essex, but of late living in Hyde
Park. The charge was furnishing
liquor. The principal witness for
the state was young lad about Is
years old (sOn of Welcome Leach,
who stated that AthertOn gave him
a couple of drinks of reduced alcohol
at Mrs. George MaxfieId's, where he,
Leach, was stopping with his mother.
The respondent denied the charge
and said the boy stole the bottle
from his pocket and produced as
witnesses Mrs. Maxfield and the
boys mother, both of whom corrob-
GRATED the statement. The jury
brought in a verdict of not guilty
E. B. Sawyer tor State; r. W. HUI
burd for respondent.
The case of L. W. Wakefield v.
Dist. No. of Cambridge, to recover
pay for certain maps, was heard by
the court. The defence was that
Wakefield had used unlawful means
in persuading them to buy the maps,
saying that it was compulsory, etc.
Court was not so convinced and con-
sequently gave Plff. Judgment, which
with costs amounted to $39.22.
The case of School Dist. No. Z of
Wolcott V. H. P. Stowe, to recover
taxes, was decided in favor of Deft.
Perley and Taylor for Plff; Billiard
Bros. for Deft.
The case of Francis Stewart V.
Chas. Breah. replevin, was tried.
Judgment of 500 was given Deft.-
Sawyer for Plff; Hulburd for Deft.
The case of E. B. Sawyerv. Stearns
& Mosely, debt on Judgment, owing
to non-appearance of Defts. judg-
ment was given Plff. Similar dispo-
sition was made of case E. E. Hitcn-
cock, Admir-, V. S. A. Stone.
In the bastardy case of Rosa Rocks
V. James p. Kelley, Judgment was
rendered that Kelley was father of
the twins, and court ordered that he
pay the sum of $500 and costs,
amounting to $525.--P. K. Gleed
for Plff.; Hendee & Fisk for Deft.
Henry Buskey, indicted for break
ing into a house in Eden, appeared
before the court and pied guilty.
Sentenced to Windsor for two years.
Divorces were granted as follows:
Eta Powell V. Cbas. Powell, of Cam
bridge; bill granted for refusal to
support. Oliver Emerson V. Abigail
Emerson, of Hyde Park; bill granted
for willful desertion.
The case of Seloma Sulham V. j.
G. Sulham was withdrawn.
The new entry docket, containing
SO county court cases and nine
chancery, was called Friday. Court
finished up business Friday after
noon and adjourned, making the
session one of the shortest on record. /