Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1893-01-12
windsor County Court, Dec Term, 1892

The case OF State v. Elmer L. ellison and
Lucy |. Copeland came on the 9th. This
was an information for being found to-
gether in bed at Reading, MAY IS, 1892,
with an Illicit purpose. The court ordered
the case continued and discharged the re-
! spondents upon their own recognizance in
! 800 each
1 States Attorney Southgate for State.
Gilbert A. Davis for respondent
The next case put on trial was State V.
Chas. Strong OF Plymouth, an indictment
for stealing the horse of Thaddeus e. Co
nant in Reading in March 1892. The evil
dence was circumstantial, but tended to
show that this Chas. Strong had been Wis
iting his sisters in Felchville for week or
so, and was last seen there about seven
O'Clock of the evening of the night on
which the horse disappeared. The horse
was traced over to Plymouth Five Corners
and there found loose in the road, and the
halter and blanket were found under
the floor of barn. The respondent was
arrested, being found in the neighbor-
hood.
Respondent admitted that he was at
Felchville as claimed, but testified that he
left that village about seven D. m. and
went on foot that night to his fathers in
Plymouth, and denied that he stole the
horse or had any knowledge OF it. Respon-
dent is young man of rather feeble in
tellect, and on that night was somewhat
intoxicated.
Wade Reyes and States Attorney South
gate conducted the case for the State, and
w. G. French for the respondent.
The jury, after coming in once for in
structions, returned a verdict of guilty.
\ Fred III. Frappia ON plea of guilty has
been sentenced to one year in States pris-
on for mortgaging property that he did
not own. 5. E. Emery represented the re-
spondent.
On Wednesday afternoon Frank p Max
ham OF Bethel was placed on trial for in
cest with his daughter Lillian.
The respondent has been in jail ever
since last winter, and is charged with hav-
ing improper relations with his two
daughters, the details of which are not
proper for publication. He was ably de-
Tended by w. B. c. Stickney and Fred
Arnold. The prosecution was conducted
by Wade Keyes and The States Attorney,
F. c. Southgate.
Mr.. Keyes was admitted to the bar last |
October; he is a graduate OF Tufts College. |
He made his maiden speech at the bar by |
the opening address for the State. He was /
calm and logical, brought out clearly the |
material points in the evidence and made /
a favorable impression.
Verdict guilty. The court imposed a
sentence of live years in the States prison.
This case was followed by Lillian I.apine
versus school district No. 2 in Windsor.
Plaintiff was hired by the prudential COM
mittee to teach the winter term of 1872
of 12weeks at 81 per week and board her
self. There was no secret about this con-
tract. She taught five weeks and no fault
was found with her qualifications, compe-
tency or management of the school. Her
mother became mixed up with some scan
dalous stories about a girl in the district.
and was asked to apologize and pay costs,
amounting to about p which she did The
plaintiff aided her mother in effecting
A settlement of this affair. The real con-
IGNITION was as to whether plaintiff resigned
Or was discharged by the prudential COM
nittee, and her connection with the scan
tal was important only as to its having a
bearing to induce her to resign.
The case was argued 10y Frank III. Clark
md Gilbert A. Davis for plaintiff and w.
2. johnson and j. G. Enright for defend
mt.
The jury sustained the plaintiffs claim
and rendered a verdict for $s4, also inter-