The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1895-10-30
Washington County Court.

Court reconvened at two o'clock, Monday
after aeon. TIE criminal docket was then
called, which consumed the remainder of
the day. The two liquor cases of State vs.
G. w, Marion, for nuisance and keeping,
were continued State VS.. Frank H. Nc
Gill, for selling, was continued. The two
cases of State VS.. Intoxicating Liquor,
Hattie Fairbrother claimant, are both set
for trial by court. State VS.. Luigi Soldini
apt, was continued. State vs.. Intoxicating
Liquor, George Buchanan claimant, was set
for trial by court. State vs.. Charles Church
was continued In the cases Of Stale vs.
William McGlafiin and State vs.. George
Newcomb, each charged with an assault
were both mol prosd. State vs.. Frank e.
Hausch, for bgamy, was continued. State
vs.. Sylvester Wheeler, apt, for an assault
was mol pros'd. State VS.. Martha McCul-
Tough, for breach Of the peace was mol
pros'd State vs.. Elroie, for nuisance, was
mol pros'd. State VS.. John Ryan ct al, for
burglary, was continued
In State VS.. Edwin Shonio, the respondent
pleaded guilty in four cases in which he
was charged with the larceny, in each case,
of small articles of less than seven dollars
in value. His case was presented to the
court by w. A. Lord The incidents oc-
Cured late one evening last September,
when, as respondent claims, he in company
with another, was driving from Duxbury to
Warren, both in partially intoxicated con-
dition from alcohol which they had OBJ
tanned at the Duxbury agency. There are
other larcenies charged in which respond
ent claims he was not concerned He was
sentenced three months in each case to the
house of correction at Rutland. The sem
fences were made cumulative. States At
torney Zed S. Stanton for state.
State VS.. Olive Martin, for adultery, was
continued.
At the close Of the calling OF the docket,
Judge Thompson announced to the mem
bers Of the bar present that the supreme
court, at its recent session, had adopted
rule that hereafter the arguments Of counsel,
both in civil and criminal cases, would be
limited to two hours on each side, unless,
by permission of the court, the time was ex-
tended.
STATE VS.. GEORGE Respondent
was indicted by the grand jury of 1894 for
keeping liquor nuisance at Mortified.
The trial began Tuesday morning. The
jury were polled. The state relied upon
two sales-one to j. r. Lyon of Northfeld,
who testified that in January or February,
1894, he purchased one-half pint of whiskey
at the drug store of Nichols & Sanborn for
/ medicinal purposes, he having a cold at
that time. The other sale was to r. l..
Herrick, now OF Roxbury, who testified
that in the spring of 1892 he purchased at
the store in question one quart OF alcohol
for mechanical use. George G. Sanborn,
who manages the store, admitted that he
Iduo tuo odio W Lynn iio HOb COu-
tend against the other, as he had pleaded
guilty to both sales year ago and was
fined therefor, but claimed that sales had
been contrary to the express orders OF DR..
Nichols. 1t appeared that the business had
been conducted as a corporation organized
August H. 1898, consisting OF three persons,
of which Sanborn held twelve shares, DIR.
Nichols twelve, and Mrs. Nichols one share
par value of stock 800 per share. DR..
Nichols testified in his own behalf, that he
knew nothing of the sales, which were
against his express orders. 1t was con-
ceded by the defence that the store was a
public place, and that the government Ii
censes obtained were with the respondents
knowledge. The business was conducted
by DR.. Nichols from 1867 to 1881 with one
Williams, and, prior to the formation of the
corporation, by DR.. Nichols himself in the
latter portion of which Sanborn was clerk
States Attorney Stanton was assisted by
W. A. Lord in the prosecution. Frank
Plumley and K. Henry Powell for the re-
spondent. The case was submitted to the
jury by Judge Thompson at five o'clock
Tuesday afternoon, and they are still out.
STATE VS.. NETTIE j. HUNT-Responden
lives in M arsh6eld. On arraignment Tues
day afternoon, she pleaded not guilty to the
charge of larceny of goods valued at about
80 Bail was fixed at $500, furnished by j.
p. Lamsou.
STATE VS. FRANK SWEENEY. Respondent
who lives in Berlin, pleaded not guilty, on
Tuesday afternoon to the charge OF receiv-
ing stolen goods valued at ST.