St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1895-06-14
COUNTY COURT.
Much Interest Aroused in the Findings
of the Grand Jury.


The principal interest in the county
court the past week has been the find
ings Of the grand jury. This body adj
journed Saturday afternoon, having
found seven true bills.
1t was very evident last week that the
ocal police force and the states attorney
were looking upviolations OF the prohibit
ton nlaw in this town, and acting under in.
structions OF the chief of police the
police served subpoenas on about Go per-
sons last week Tuesday to appear be-
fore the grand jury and tell them what
they knew Of liquor selling in st. Johns
bury. These papers were served so quickly
and quietly that only three who were to
have been summoned left town before
the officer found them, though quite a
number who were on the anxious seat"
thought it necessary to spend the entire
week out Of the state and for reasons
best known to themselves did not think
it best to return until after the grand
jury had adjourned. The witnesses were
questioned very sharply by the grand
jury as TO where, il anywhere, they had
procured their liquor, and as result
true bills were found against Landlord
Chase OF the St. Johnsbury house, Land
lord Frazier of the Avenue house and
John Cowling, who ran restaurant in
the basement OF the Burnham block on
Main street.
Mr.. Chase was brought before the side
judges Friday night and his bonds fixed
by these gentlemen at $1,100. Mr..
Chase secured bondsmen and his case is
set for trial today. Landlord Frazier
was placed under 5000 bonds, and also
furnished bondsmen. John Cowling was
placed under $100 bonds. Cowling
skipped to Woodsville, but was induced
to cross the line last Sunday, where he
soon met Sheriff Sulloway who had
driven down from st. Johnsbury on pur-
pose to meet him.
On Wednesday the police searched the
Union house and directly under the root
they found ten gallon cask OF liquor
and in a girls satchel several bottles OF
liquor. Landlord Norton left the state
before the raid and has not been seen
around here since.
Besides the bills above mentioned the
grand jury brought in a bill against
Nicholson charging him with assault
with intent to kill He has been confined
in iail ever since he committed the assault
last winter.
The civil cases in the court have been
rather uninteresting to the general pub
lie. Five lures have been drawn this
term and the first one to sit throughout
an entire case had the case OF yesterday
in charge.
The case of 7. X. Stiles VS.. Warren Es-
terbrooks was settled by dividing the
strip of land in controversy and the pay
ment of 500 to the plaintiff
The case OF Matthew Caldbeck VS..
Joseph Drouin was settled by Mr.. Drouin
who paid the plaintiff about $500 for
laying the brick wall on the Railroad
street property.
The man engaged by Mr.. Drouin to
count the brick in the wall made an
error, which, if admitted in evidence,
would have damaged Mr.. Drouin's side
OF the case. Mr.. Drouin settled the case
before the other side discovered the error
in measurement.
The first case tried this week was that
OF Harvey Fisher VS.. the town OF Water
ford. The plaintiff made contract
with the town to care for himself and
family on consideration OF his deciding
to the town his farm and some personal
property, The contract could not be
produced in court and the case was con-
tlnued tor Mr.. Fisher to get the evidence
OF the written contract or to show the
loss of hs inability to produce it.
The next case was that OF John {. Pot
ter VS.. Amos Bowen. In this case the
plaintiff sued for trespass on his premises
at St. Johnsbury Centre, BY agreement
a verdict was awarded the plaintiff OF
one cent damages and costs,
divorce was granted i'll the case OF
Orson a. Grow VS.. Emma g, Grow;
cause. deSertlOn.
The case on trial yesterday was that
OF Isabella Roy VS., James Roy's estate,
William Roy by {. II. Hoslord, admir-,
apt. This is an appealed case from the
probate court in which the plaintiff sues
to recover money alleged to be due for
the care OF her parents About $4,000
is involved in the case.