The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1895-05-01
Washington County Court.

insolvency was filed September Ia, 1898.
and, six days after, defendants, who are
Boston parties, took possession of some
monumental work which Lloyd, who is the
successor of Parry & Lloyd of Barre in the
granite business, had boxed ready for ship.
meDt Defendants claimed the ownership
of this work, as they had already sent
S6lO note in payment which had at once
been disco lnted at the bank. Plaintiff
brought suit in trover for the conversion.
BY the charge of Judge Start, the question
OF ownership turned upon the question as
to whether the boxes containing the work
had been marked with defendants marks.
The jury decided that they had not been so
marked, AID returned a verdict for plaintiff
to recover 1921 36, damages and costs. j.
w. Gordon for plaintiff; G. W. Wing for
defendants.
AMOS COREY v. BETsEY A. CoREY-Peti-
toner was granted bill of divorce for de-
serton. He lives in Worcester His at
torney was j. g. Wing Defendant who
lives in Woodbury., made 30 appearance.
CHARLOTTE ABBOTT " FRANKLIN L. AB.
BoTT Bill of divorce granted petitioner for
intolerable severity and neglect and refusal
to support, and was decreed the custody of
her minor children, Charles and George.
Her attorney was Frank Plumley The de-
PENDANT made no appearance. The par ties
reside in Northheld.
G ARIES A, FISK V. ELIZA E. FIsK.-Li-
bel for divorce. The parties are from Rox-
bury Bill granted for desertion sd S.
Stanto for petitioner Defendant made no
appearance.
CARRIoK BROTHERS GRANITE COMPANY
V. VERMONT GRANITE CoMPANY.-Th petit
TONERS, against whom a Judgment by de-
fault for about 5000 had been entered at the
last term, asked that the Judgment be
stricken off, as they supposed that the mat
ter was to be arbitrated. The court granted
their request on account of their mistake.
III. g. Bates of St. job nsbury for petition
ers; E. W. Bisbee for defendants.
STATE v. SYLVESTER WHEELER, APT
This was for an assault on Thomas Good
sill, in Dudley's block, in Montpelier, last
July. AS the respondent was In his own
tene nent at the time, the jury, upon the
| question as to Wheel he was justified in
using the force which he did in expelling
Goodsill from his premises, disagreed and
were discharged States Attorney Stanton
and f. l.. Laird for the state; j. G. Wing
and I. h. Gordon for the respondent.
STATE V. A. ID. BURGESS Plea Of guilty
Of three first offences of selling Intoxicating
| liquor at the Avenue House in Barre. He
was fined $50 and costs. His attorney, j
| q. Wing, presented his case to the court.
The other two cases against him were con-
tinued
KATIE M. HAsKINs V. JERRY HAsKINs, JR.
| Il bal for divorce, heard at an evening
session. Both parties reside in Marshteld.
AS the defendant had filed cross-bill, the
cAse was left over for additional evidence.
Evidence tending to prove the good charac-
| ter OF The petitioner was presented to the
| court Tuesday afternoon. Bill granted for
| intolerable severity and refusal to support.
j. p Lamson for petitioner.
THERE being no more jury cases for trial
the jurymen were excused from further ser.
vice BON the coming in of the court Tues
| day afternoon. The number of the state
cases were unexpectedly small.
Arthur L. Roof V. HARRY LOWE, Apt
Defendant confessed judgment to 800 and
interest from January /, 1898, and costs, the
same being the full amount of phi sician's
bill contracted in New York city. Defend
ant resides in Montpelier. F. A. Rowland
for plaintiff; L. j. Deavitt for defend ant.
ELIZA E. ELMER V. ARTHUR ELMER -
Libel for divorce. Petitioner resides in
Fayston and defendant in Orange. Bill
granted for intolerable severity. Petitioner
granted custody of minor child Herbert
Fred p. Carleton for petitioner. Defendant
made no appearance.
STATE V. JOHN VocHA.-The respondent
was charged with an assault with intent tC
kill Claude Hill, boy sixteen or seventeen
years of age. 1t appeared that while Hill
and another boy were picking strawberries
on the defendants land on LOOMS Hill
Waterbury, on the 10Th day of June last
the respondent, who had been away, re-
| W HIS uOusc anu ltdTulnR Wudu IHt
boys were doing, took revolver and made
his appearance TO the boys, who ran over q
fence and into some woods near by. Hill
testified that he heard the report of re
spondent's revolver, and that he heard the
whiz of the bullet going past his head. Hi.
companion heard the report, but not the
whiz of the bullet. Res pondent's house.
keeper, Matilda Farnham, testified in his
behalf that the respondent, when he took
the revolver from the house, said he wa.
going to scare the boys; that she watched
him from the buttery window, heard the re-
port of the revolver, and that she saw the
respondent holding the revolver in his hanC
at the time, and that he fired into tht
ground. The shooting was done near {
stump, and this enabled the respondent
aided by another witness, to dig up the
bullet five months later. The bullet was
produced in court. 1t appeared that the
boys were picking strawberries, tifteer
minutes after the shooting, at another place
on respondents land, and some testimon.
as regards a second shooting was excluded
The jury returned verdict of not guilty
States Attorney Zed S. Stanton and j. G
Wing for the state; 9. +. Clough and w. A
Lord for respondent
GEORGE r. LYON V. ELLA f. LYoN.-Libe
for divorce. Petitioner resides in North
field. He alleges desertion. Defendant re
sides in Williamstown. She made no ap
pearance. The case was left open for add
tional evidence as to proof Of marriage
Frank Plumley appeared for the petitioner
STATE V. FRANK II. McGLL.-Selling in
toxicating liquor. His bonds of $500, 70
which p. G. Dewey Of Montpelier is recog
nized, were called and forfeited Tuesda
forenoon, and bench warrant issued TIL
respondent is said to be out Of the state.
STATE v. 1. II. p. RowELL.-The respond
emit, who resides in Mo ntpelier, was indcte
at the last September term of the gran
jury for an assault with intent to mini
rape upon Alvira NJ. Johnson, now of Bul
lington, and who was TO be the princips
witness for the state The jury were Ell
paneled Monday afternoon. A short de
lay occurred when States Attorney Stanto
! announced that, after an interview with tn
! principal witness for the state, he had col
cluded that the state did not have ev
, dence sufficient to secure conviction
and asked that the case be not prosecuted
; His request was granted. w. A. Lord ha
been assigned to assist the states attorne.
/, I. j. Deavitt and I. Il. Gordon for n
spondent.
\ STATE v. JOHN ST. JOHN, Responder
> was tried at the last September term fo
+ selling Intoxicating liquor The trial r.
suited in disagreement of the jury. A
r he was surrendered by his bondsmen, he hs