Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1894-03-19
COUNTY COURT.

In the divorce line quite a business
was done. Eight cases were disposed
Of, leaving only twenty three still on
the docket. In case of Kenneth Nc
Leod VS.. Minnie M. Mcleod the petit
ton was dismissed.
w. G. Hildreth vs.Eva Hildreth was
discontinued. The following were
granted:
Amy Jane Gardner VS.. Geo. Milton
Gardner.
| Nora E. Dow VS.. Geo. N. Dow.
Lenora Lee VS. S. Henry Lee.
| Della Gray VS.. Bigbee D. Gray.
Fred A. Field VS.. Alice G.. Field.
In each of these cases the cause was
wilful desertion, and in each case the
care of the minor child was given to
the mother.
In case of Sarah J. Hill VS.. Albert
Fl. Hill petition was granted; cause,
adultery, and petitioner allowed to
resume her maiden name.
In the tral ofthe Porter case there
were a large number of witnesses on
both sides and testimony was con-
hicting. States Attorney Miles was
assisted by j. w. Redmond, while j.
W. Erwin assisted by FL. G. Bates de-
Tended Porter. There seemed to be
little doubt that disorderiy house
had been kept, but the proof as to
whether Porter had knowledge of it
was not sufficient to convince the jury
fully. The jury disagreed, rumor hav
ing it that eleven were finally for ac
quittal and one for conviction. There
is probably no doubt whatever of the
fact, but the proof submitted did not
seem, in judgment of jury, to war
rant a conviction. This case was be-
gun on Saturday, whichInecessitated
keeping the jury together over Sun
day, and was not particularly pleasing
to the victims.
The next case was State VS.. George
Nelson, John Harrison, VIM. Smidth.
Charles Roderick. Last November a
store at South Barton was broken into
and some articles of clothing stolen.
Suspicion rested upon some tramp
who had been seen in that locality
and they were traced to Newport and
thence to Sherbrooke, where Sheriff
Miles found them, they having been
arrested the day before for drunken
ness. The stolen property was found
in their possession and they returned
with Miles. A hearing was had at
Barton aud the prisoners were COM
mitted to jail at Newport, where they
have remained ever since. They are
young men hardly of age, from differ
ent localities-Boston, Texas and Ger
many who had fallen in with each
other and had taken up "tramping."
When arraigned, Smidth and Roder
lex pleaded guilty, and after the trial
had proceeded little, there seemed
to be no evidence to convict Nelson
with the theft and none of the goods
were found in his possession, SO the
Judge directed verdict Of not guilty
as to Nelson and he was discharged.
The trial proceeded as to Harrison.
He was proved to be in company with
the other two both before and after
the burglary. The circumstantial ev
idence was pretty strong and the YER
dict of the jury was guilty. The three
were sentenced to hard labor in the
state prison for two and one half
years each.
The last case tried was State VS..
William Rogers on Indictment of
grand jury for assault. The scene
was in Newport; parties, VIM. Rogers
and Geo. Buck, farmers, whose lands
adjoin; cause of trouble, damage by
cattle and line fence. On this occa-
sion Mr.. Lane, a neighbor, had gone
with Buck to see Rogers and make a
tender Of money for damage done by
Bucks cattle. During the interview
words ensued about the line fence,
Buck claimed Rogers drew his knife,
brandished it furiously and attempted
to stab him, threatening to cut his
heart out Lanes testimony corrob-
grated this statement. Rogers de-
MED the whole matter, claiming he
had his knife in his hand simply for
whiting and had no desire to assault
Buck and did nothing toward assault
ing him. He produced several wit
nesses who testified to what Buck had
told them; that on the occasion re-
ferred to he tried to get Rogers to as
sault him, or rather to fight, but could
not; that Rogers had no sand in him,
etc. In this case Miles appeared for
the State and Cook for respondent.
Verdict, no guilty.
In case of State VS.. G. A. Ramsdell
fo,.