Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1895-12-27
ADDISON COUNTY COURT.

The case of State V. Henry CarpenterA
which was on trial when We went to
press last week, ended Saturday after
noon, after "A four days trial. The evil
dence was concluded shortly after dinner
on Friday and W. II. Bliss then made
the opening argument for the prosecu-
tiOn. ID. j. Foster of Burlington made
the first argument for the defense and
was followed on the same side by Charles
NJ. Wilds. Saturday morning States
Attorney Fish had the closing argument
for the State and Judge Taft took up -
minutes in delivering his charge. The
arguments were of high order of merit,
and Mr.. Wilds l. entitled to much credit
for his Skillul conduct of the defense,
which resulted in verdict of acquittal
Saturday afternoon, in spite of the fact
that Carpenter had confessed before half
IA dozen reputable men that he set the
fire which resulted in the burning Of the
buildings. The crowd in the back of the
room clappeu their hands upon hearing
the verdict and Judge Taft ordered the
sheriff to arrest the offenders. but it was
difficult to pick out any one in particular
and the result was that the crowd was
turned out of doors.
The Jurors were excused Friday until
10 O'Clock Monday morning, the court
stating that there would be no other jury
case taken up last week.
The first divorce case of the term was
heard last Thursday afternoon. the court
coming in at ! O'Clock especially 10 hear
this case. 1t was Ida Irving V. Albert
W. Irving and the grounds were adultery
and refusal TO support. Saturday fore
noon Judge 'Iatt delivered the decision,
granting the blll for Wiiiul aud cruel ne
glect To support. The count ON the 9th
er charge was Dismissed These people
were married in Eliwood, y. j.. in sep
tembcr, 1870, and lived in Ellwood and
neighboriug towns for several years, fin
ally coming TO Orwell to reside. 1t
turned out at the trial that the woman
had been the one who paid all the bills
while they lived in Orwell. Last July
Irving left and has been supposed to be
in EllwOod ever since. Judge j. NJ.
Slade represented the libellant and there
was no defense.
Edward Garro came into court and
pleaded guilty to an Indictment charging
him with burglary and larceny in enter
ing a freight car and stealing various ar
ticles there from while hc was brake
man on the train in Septe nber last. The
/ scene OF the burglary was near Yer
gennes. Sentence has not been passed
in this case
/ Monday morning nothing was done
/ but the passing of some sentences. Al
eXander Fuller, Il boy of lG or Il year,
of age, was brought into court and
/ pleaded guilty to an indictment charg
ing him with stealing watch anC
chain, valued at about Sl5, from lady
in Addison for whom lac was at work
last summer.
Edward Hart, convicted Of having
burglars tools in his possession in Yer
gennes year ago last November, wa,
sentenced to ten years at hard labor a
the state prison at Windsor and to pay
a fine of 81 aud costs. The fine soulC
have been $4,000. The respondent
stands committed to pay fine and costs
or, in other words, until sentence Is com
piled with.
Clayton King and George King of Eas
Middlebury, convicted of impeding on
Ger VIII 5. Tisdale in the discharge o.
his duty at East Middlebury on the 3ls
of last October, were next sentenced
Judge Slads presented a petition signed