Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1894-12-19
WINDSOR COUNTY COURT.
DECEMBER Term 1904.

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Court took recess on Saturday
morning until Monday afternoon, at
which time it reconvened. The fol-
lowing jury cases were tried during
the week:
State VS.. Frank Tatro: This re-
spondent pleaded not guilty TO an
indictment charging an assault by
him, committed upon one Moses
Townsend, at Plymouth last fall.
The testimony of the state tended to
show that on certain night in Sep
TENDER, as he was going along the
highway with his hired man, -one
Downes-Tatro walked by them
and without word turned upon
Townsend and struck him with a
stick. The hired man, Downes tes-
titled in support of this story told by
Townsend.
On the part of the defendant the
testimony tended to show, that after
he passed Townsend, the latter fol-
lowed him up and made threatening
gestures. He raised his stick SO as
to defend himself. If it struck the
man at that time it was unintcntional.
He did not strike Townsend with the
stick as charged. The jury were out
until 10 p. m. Monday and then re-
turned verdict of ''not guilty."
States Attorney J. c. Enright prose-
cuted; VIM. f. Johnson and S. E.
Emery defended.
State VS.. Charles Como: This de-
PENDANT was charged with having, at
Chester, on July 80, 1894, assaulted
young girl named Cora Weight
man, and committing rape upon
her. The girl told the story of the
assault of which she accused Como,
her mother and sister testifying to
the girls complaints Immediately
after the offensc was committed.
Como Sworc that he never assaulted
the girl. The jury took no stock in
his denial and promptly returned a
verdict of equity" The count SEN
fenced Como to twelve years in the
state prison. c. Enright, states
attorney, for the state; Felix Nc
Gettrlck of st. Adams defended.
State VS.. Gale Jackson. Respond
cnt was found "not guilty by reason
of mental unsoundncss' of a charge
of burning certain barns. This re-
spondcnt is about seventeen or
eighteen years of age. His mother
and DR.. Sherwin were the only wit
nesses and they were as to his men,
tai condition. w. W. Stickney APP
peared for the defendant, Enright
for the state.
State VS.. Frank A. Bancroft: The
respondent was charged with third
offence of intoXication. Some half
dozen witnesses testified that on
September II Bancroft was under
the influence of liquor. Eight wit
nesses, with equal opportunity of
Judging, swore that they saw moth
ing to indicate that respondent was
intoxicated. The respondent teSti-
fed that during the forcpart of the
afternoon he took two swallows of a
drink composed of two parts water
and one part alcohol, hut that he was
not ''intoXicatcd' as charged. The
jury worked on the case all night,
and came in Thursday; disagreed,
were sent out again, and in the after
noon came in with verdict of guilty.
Bancroft will be brought before
the court for sentence this afternoon.
This closed up the jury business
Of the term, and the jurors We're
discharged.
The following court cases were
disposed of -
Mary L. Norton VS.. Paul Norton:
Divorce case. The parties We're
married at Woodstock February 18th
1850 by the Rev. Moses Kidder.
The causes alleged were intolerable
severity and refusal to support, and
upon those grounds a bill of divorce
was granted. Gilbert A. Davis for
petitioner.
Nettie NJ. Bragg VS.. Frank l.. r.
Bragg; petition for divorce. Parties
were married September 9Th 1869 at
Cavendsh and lived as husband and
wife until September 1890, when the
husband deserted the petitioner, and
has not since returned to her. Bill
granted on the ground Of desertion.
S. E. Emery for petitioner.
Addie Tashro VS.. Charles Tashro;
divorce. Parties were married at
Roxbury in 1868. A year ago last
February the defendant deserted the
petitioner, and a bill was granted on
that ground. J. 6. Harvey for pc
titioner.
In regard to the will of William
II. Sabin-This was an action to get
judicial construction of the will of
the deceased, Sabin. In one clause
he gives his wife the "Pettis farm"
so called. The question was wheth-
er that term covered two pastures adj.
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