Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1894-03-23
wINDHAM COUNTY COURT.

Jerdy Dordy Us. Aloazo Stdrkeg.
This was an action of tTover to recover
the value of three cows, three yearlings,
one colt, one top carriage, one moving
machine, one horse rake one harrow, one
cultivator and one sled. The evidence of
the plaintiff tended to show that his father
in-law, Samuel Fountain, in October, 1892,
executed to him mortgage of thefore going
and other personal property to secure a
debt owing him of 500. That the defend
ant took the property in question on an
execution and sold it thereon. That his
debt never was paid and that the property
taken was worth from $500 to 5000.
The defendant conceded the taking upon
two writs-one in favor of Laura A. Good
ale and the other in favor of w. d. & j. L.
Stockwell, and both against said Samuel
Fountain, April 10, 1893; that Judgment
was obtained in said suits, executions is
sued, placed in his hands and by virtue
thereof he levied upon and sold the prop
erty in controversy; that said property
was of value not exceeding $3.50; also
that the mortgage given by Fountain to
the plaintiff was in fraud of said Fount-
aims creditors. Verdict for plaintiff, S139
damages. Waterman, Martin d Hit for
plaintiff, Haskins & Stoddard for defend
ant.
Albert 4. Ldrdbee Us. Chds. +. Harris.
This was an action of trespass to the
person. The plaintiffs evidence tended to
show that on the night of July 3, 1893, he
was employed by Robbins & Cowles,
merchants, and Mr.. Tyler of the Brooks
House, in Brattleboro, to watch their
buildings and property in the rear of the
Brooks House block; that during the
night the defendant and several other
young men endeavored to secure some
boxes and other material in the sheds,
which plaintiff was watching, with which
to make bonfire. The plaintiff resisted
their taking them, and the defendant and
others seized upon him and put him into
the water in trough at the Brooks House
stables; that he received quite shock
and his side was lamed and made sore
thereby.
The defendants evidence tended to
show that while he was with the crowd
and had hold of the plaintiff, yet before
| they got him to the watering trough he let
go of the plaintiff and had nothing to do
with the ducking of the plaintiff in the
water or otherwise having to do with him.
Verdict for plaintiff, S122 damages. G..
G. Fits and Haskins & Stoddard for the
plaintiff, Waterman, Martin & Hit for
defendant.
E. T. Corser Us. George 4. Lttlefeld.
Action of trespass for entry on plant
ifs land and cutting down a quantity of
fence posts which plaintiff had set out for
board fence The defendant conceded
the destruction of the posts, insisting that
they were set on his, the defendants, land.
The plaintiff introduced several deeds in
his line of title, and then defendant in
troduced an older deed in the same line of
title which gave description by metes
and bounds of the line between the parties
lands. On examination of this deed by
plaintiffs counsel they were convinced
that plaintiff had set his posts on defend
ants land. The case was then taken from
the jury and subsequently discontinued.
| Waterman, Martin & Hit for Plaintiff,
Haskins & Stoddard for defendant.
State Us. Watson S. Freach.-Com-
plant for selling and furnishing intoxicat-
ing liquors. This case was the last one
tried by jury, and verdict was rendered
of guilty of one second offence. Respond
ent was sentenced to hard labor in the
house of correction for one year and to pay
a fine of 500 and costs of prosecution,
and if not paid within "a hours after ex-
peration of Imprisonment, then to be fur
ther confined to hard labor three times as
many days as there are dollars of fine and
| costs.
States Attorney Allbee for state, Fits
for defendant.
The following divorces were granted:
Margaret F. Phpps from Fred E. Phipps,
Helen H. Kingsbury from VIM. A. Kings
bury, Kate D. Hazelton from Charles r.
Hazelton, Belle NJ. Norcross from Henry
H. Norcross, Hattie j. Goodnow from
Henry Goodnow, for intorable severity,
and Charles H. Wyman from Emily Wy
man for wilful desertion.
The court took a recess from Newfane
to lBrattleboro Wednesday and is now
engaged here in trying some cases between
parties residing in this town.