The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1895-10-09
Washington County Court.

Washington County Court.
T. j. BoYNToN, admir-, v. P. M. BEN
JAMIN, APr.-This case came on for trial
Wednesday morning, and, by agreement of
counsel, was tried by the court. 1t is an
action in general assumpsit in which plain.
till, as administrator, seeks to recover
about 800 for medical services which the
late DR.. j. M. Templeton of Montpelier
rendered the family OF the defendant.
The only witness Of the plaintiff was the
widow OF DIR. Templeton who posted most
Of the entries in the ledgers from day books
kept by the doctor. Defendant pleaded
payment, and, as his accounts we're kept
by his niece in cash book, she was his
principal witness; but the items which she
said were paid amounted to $3.50, and were
mostly made with lead pencil, and we're
not in accord with the appearance of the
rest of the book. Some doubt was thrown
upon her testimony in cross. examination
No decision has yet been given. f. l..
Laird for the plaintiff; j. G. Wing for the
defendant.
STATE v CLARENCE BoUTwELL.-The re-
spondent lives in Moretown. He was in
dicted for cruelty to a horse which he
owned. The incident was alleged to have
occurred on April l. 1895. He pleaded not
guilty. His bail was placed at 500. 1t not
being furnished, he was remanded to jail.
HIS counsel was j. G. Wing
STATE v. RoLLIA CAREY. o. Respondent
was br ought into court, charged with break
ing and entering the dwelling house Of
Lawson @. Cummins of East Montpelier in
the daytime, in July, 1895. and with the
larceny of a violin. Lawson notified the
parties where the violin would be likely to
be disposed of, and, shortly after, this led
to the detection of the respondent when he
attempted to sell the same in the store of
Wheelock & Dawley in Montpelier The
nil I'D nj ha uta "a.
ment of HIS counsel it appeared that he is
nineteen years of age and has a mother liv-
ing in Rochester, Vt. He has been in Jail
about two months. He was sentenced TO
one year in the house of correction al Rut-
land. His counsel was j. G. Wing. State g
Attorney Stanton caused the companion
case against him, for larceny, to be mol
pressed
STATE v. HARRY YOUNG.-Responden is
thirteen years Of age and is charged with
the larceny OF $40 in money and purse
from Hattie Kenyon at a variety store in
Barre, March 2, 1895. Bail was fixed az
5000.
MONTPELIER HARDWARE COMPANY v.
| MARY II. SPRINGER, APT Plaintiff is a
| corporation il the hardware business in
| Montpelier, being the successor to the firm
| formerly known as ID. l.. Fuller & Son
Defendant resides in Worcester. An &C.
count of about $40 is the matter in dispute.
|
ance due about S12, from which judgment
defendant appealed. Since the justice
trial the defendants husband, Alexander
Springer, has died Plaintiff produced a
letter written by him to plaintiff in which
| he signed defendants name. AS the agency
of deceased for defendant was disputed by
defendant, and as the plaintiff did not have
evidence available to establish that point,
the plaintiff soon made motion for con.
tinuance of the case, and the jurymen en-
paneled were excused from further con.
sideration Of the matter. The motion for
continuance is still pending. T. r. Gordon
for plaintiff; f. l.. Laird and w. A. Lord
for defendant
T. j. BoYNToN, admir-, " P. NJ. BENJA
MIN, APT.-In this case, which was tried by
the court, judgment was given TO the plain
tiff for S13674 damages and costs.
STATE v. JAMES SwEENEY.-Responden
is indicted for receiving stolen goods. He
resides in Berlin. His bail was fixed at
$3.50.
was indicted by the grand jury for not hav-
ing, as mayor of the city of Montpelier for
the year 1895, issued the warrant to the city
sheriff for the killing of unlicensed dogs
within the time prescribed by law. His
bal was fixed at 5000, which was furnished
by W. A. Lord.
STATE V. CARLOS MARTIN.-Indicted for
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at $50, which was furnished by j. H.
Senter.
STATE v. FRED BRUCE. Indicted for a
premeditated assault. Bail fixed at $3.50,
which was furnished by j. w. Gordon.
STATE v. ANTONIO RossI.-Indicted for
breaking out of the city Jail of Barre last
spring. His bail was fixed at $500, which
was furnished by Joseph Fratini and Mich
olsi Rossi.
Cir n
ment for perjury. His bail was fixed at
81 800, which he was unable to furnish, and
he is now confined i n Jail. There were two
liquor cases against him, in which his bail
amounts to 81 800. His attorney is W. A.
Lord.
MARTIN j. MCGOWAN v. JOHN II. GRIT.
FIN ET AL.-The parties are from Barre.
Plaintiff brought his action in covenant
broken, to recover S475 which he claims he
should have received for his interest in a
grocery store in Barre which he sold to de-
PENDANTS in Nov smber, 1894 Defendants
claimed that under the contract plaintiff
should have turned over to them S167 cash
taken by him from the money drawer in the
store and S203 in the bank which plaintiff
drew out before the signing Of the contract.
The case was submitted the jury with an
instruction to return defendants verdict,
submitting to them some questions OF fact.
The jury returned a verdict for the defend
ants to recover their costs. AS special find
ings, they found til At at the time of the sale
plaintiff was not connected with defendant
by way of partnership, and that he did not
suppose at that time that the money in the
bank and money drawer was to be turned
over. j. W. Gordon and w. A. Lord for
plaintiff s. G. Shurteff and Il. A. Hoar
for defendants.
OWING TO the session of the supreme court,
the jurymen were excused from further SER
vice until notified by the clerk, and the
business of the court was suspended until
October % at two o'clock.
THERE is no medicine 80 often needed in
every home, and so admirably adapted to
the purpose for which it is intended, as
Chamberlin's Pain Balm. Hardly a week
passes but some member of the family has
need Of it. A toothache or headache may
be cured by it,; touch of rheumatism or
nanral ria nniatad, ha na,-ora main OF q hmm