The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1895-11-13
Washington County Court.

The statement in this report, last week.
that the case of State v. G. @. Warren was
continued at the request Of the states attor-
ney was erroneous. Judge Stanton was
anxious to try the case, but it was contin-
ued at the request OF counsel for the re-
spondent. The case OF State v. Titcomb, in
which the jury disagreed, was continued by
the court without request from counsel
upon either side.
STATE " FRANK SwRENY of Berlin, for
receiving watch and chain from Armand
Biron, knowing the same to have been
stolen. Respondent was arrested in Mont
pelier last July and the articles were found
upon his person. 1t was conceded by the
state that respondent had nothing to do
with the original larceny, but claimed that
he knew OF it when he obtained the prop
erty. 1t was admitted by respondent that
the articles were valued at 81, but he
claimed that he obtained them legitimately
OF tramp, paying So for them. The state
claimed that this story was concocted. The
evidence was somewhat complicated. The
jury, after being out about one half hour,
returned verdict Of guilty. The respond
ent was fined $40 and costs. Exceptions
were taken and new bail was fixed at
5000, which was furnished by 1. H. P. Row.
ell. States Attorney Stanton for state
j. G. Wing and T. R. Gordon for respond.
emit.
STATE v. LEE DODGE of Elmore, charged
Worcester, was continued.
STATE v. GEORGE WILLIAMsoN.-In this
case the respondent had pleaded guilty to
ten first offences of selling Intoxicating
liquor. When he came before the court for
sentence it appeared from the statements
made that he was less than twenty years Of
age, and that the liquor had been ordered
direct from the dealers and had been fur
nished during the past year to various parties
in Warren, the respondent being one of the
main parties in the distribution, and the
only one indicted by the grand jury. 1t
w. A. Lord, that his client, after indemni-
flying himself for the cost of the liquors, had
received no pecuniary advantage by way of
profit from the transaction. Mr.. Lord
stated that whatever fine was imposed
would have to be worked out at the rate OF
him $50 for each loffence-a total Of $500
and costs. He was given the maximum al
tentative sentence OF three years in the
house OF correction at Rutland, Judge
Thompson ruling that, under the statute,
the court, after having imposed the fine,
could not impose less alternative sem
tence. States Attorney Stanton for the
state.
STATE " FRED BRUCE OF Barre.-The re-
spOndent was charged with breach of the
peace. His counsel, j. W. Gordon. filed a
plea, claiming prior conviction. The state
uemurreu 10 TINS plea. Hearing was had
by the court. The original case was insti-
tuted by the late o. b. Boyce, as town
grand Juror OF Barre. A. N. Jackman, the
justice of the peace, had made some entries
OF adjournment on the complaint, the last
entry being that the case was held open
After the indictment had been found against
respondent by the grand jury, this fall, the
respondent pleaded guilty on the original
complaint before Justice Jackman, by
whom he was fined IS and costs, another
grand juror having been called in to repre-.
sent the state. The statute limits adjourn
ments In justice cases to a period not ex-
| ceeding three months, and the question was
whether justice court could DO consid cred
! in continuous session for fourteen months