The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1894-04-18
NUMBER l6.
Washington County Court.

STATE v. CHARLES SPAULDrNG. NG.--Respond-
ent pleaded guilty of keeping a liquor nui-
sance in Montpelier AS in the companion
case OF Keeping Intoxicating liquor with in
tent to sell, he had already served nine
months sentence in the house of correction
and paid over $500 in fines. On motion of
his counsel, W. A. Lord, and unopposed bv
Une state, sentence was suspended, the case
was ordered not to be brought forward nm
less by order of the court, and respondent
nizance.
STATE V. j. d. RYAN.-Responden re-
sides in Barre. He entered a plea of guilty
TO keeping a nuisance, after the state had
made preparation for trial. He was fined
Sl3O and costs. In the companion case, for
Keeping Intoxicating liquor with intent to
sell, he also pleaded guilty and was fined
500 and costs.
STATE v. MRS. PETER SALvETrr-This
case, Tor selling Intoxicating liquor, was mol
pressed.
STATE " PAoLo MEBEINI. - Respondent
pleaded guilty to the charge Of selling in
toxicating liquor, and was fined $50 and
costs. The case arose from the investiga-
tlon into the circumstances surrounding the
Enright murder at Barre last year r. A.
Hoar represented the respondents case to
the court.
STATE V. OvALINE DUCKETT. Respond
ent was tried upon an information filed bv
the states attorney charging her with an
oifense under the blanket act with one Paul
Sweeney, recently deceased. The Jury
brought in verdict of not guilty. and the
respondent was discharged
STATE V. URBAN PETERs.-Grand larceny,
Respondent resides in Marsbfield and was
charged with stealing 81 in money and
ladies gold watch and chain from the room
OF Josie M. Danforth of Woodbury. July O.
1898 The circumstances of the larceny and
the TACT that the respondent afterwards dis
posed of the watch in question were mainly
relied upon by the state. The respondent
sought to establish an alibi. The jury re-
turned verdict of guilty.
STATE V. GEORGE BUTTERFLY.-The re-
spondent, who recently pleaded guilty to
Keeping liquor nuisance at 122 Main street
IN Montpelier, was sentenced, on Monday
afternoon, to one months imprisonment at
Rutland and fined 800 and costs. The case
grew out OF search and seizure made
March 4, 1898. The imprisonment in lien
OF greater fine, was imposed at the re-
Spondents own request.
STATE V. JAMES HARTMAN. This was an
appeal from the decision of a Duxburv ius-
tice OF the peace, by whom the respondent
was fined $40 and costs for assaulting one
Sewell Shonio, November %, 1898. Re-
spondent entered plea of guilty, and the
court affirmed the judgment of the Justice
INsoLvENT ESTATE OF EXCELSIOR GRANITE
Goa motion made by j. w. Gordon
in behalf of the creditors, that the receiver.
=. IL. Moore, be removed, was heard before
Chancellor Tyler last week 1t appears
that S. ID. Allen of Barre is the assignee ap-
pointed by the probate court. There ap-
pears to be conflict of authority between
the two courts. The chancellor has rem
dered no decision.
BAXTER NATIONAL BANK OF RUTLAND V.
EXCELSIOR GRANITE Co.-Ths case was
called up Monday afternoon by plaintiffs
counsel, f. L. Laird, and, upon representa-
ton that both parties were agreed that it
might be done, judgment was entered for
the plaintiff-clerk to assess damages
R. G. BOWERS GRANITE COMPANY V. MAR
TIN DoNAHUE.-The plaintiff obtained iudg-
ment by default. The judgment will prob
ably call for $500 or S400, of which about
500 is in the hands of the court. The de.
fendant is out of the state. j. II. Senter
appeared for the plaintiff.
STATE " F. j. CLoGsToN,-Keeping a
liquor nuisance. Respondent, on Tuesday
forenoon, withdrew his former plea of not
guilty and pleaded guilty. He also pleaded
guilty in the companion case for keeping
Intoxicating liquor with intent to sell. Sem
tence has not yet been imposed These
cases arose from the successful search and
seizure of April at the hotel in Middlesex,
until lately run by Mrs. A. II. Fisher, of
which the respondent is the present osten-
sible proprietor. The respondent is repre-
sented by w. A. Lord and j. II. Senter.
THE criminal docket is nearing its close,
there being but two or three criminal cases
left for trial. AS there were no cases ready
for trial Tuesday afternoon, the court took
a recess until nine o'clock, Wednesday