St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1895-07-12
THE END or COURT
Court adjourned last Saturday morn.
ing after months session.

Court adjourned last Saturday morn
ing after a months session.
Judge Start imposed the sentences Fri
day afternoon. The case OF the State VS..
B. G. Howe was first taken up and II.
c. Bates and Harry Blodgett appeared
for Mr.. Howe. They urged the court to
impose light sentence. The court SEN
fenced Mr.. Howe for Is second offences
for selling liquor, imposing fine OF 5000
and GO days in the work house. An
active effort is being made by his friends
to secure his pardon by thegovernor.
The case of State VS.. II. S. Chase was
next taken up. Alex. Dunnett appeared
for Mr. Chase and asked the court for a
minimum fine. H. c. Bates also appear
ed for the defendant and said Mr. Chase
desired to continue in the hotel business
and he thought under the circumstances
Justice would be served il nominal fine
was imposed.
The states attorney said he had no
emnty against any of the defendants,
but he considered it wise as remedy
against future traffic in intoxicants that
a sufficient penalty should be imposed
to break up the business.
The court fined Landlord Chase 5000
and costs Tor 40 first offences.
The case of the State VS.. G. V. Frazier
was next taken up. Mr.. Dunnett called
the courts attention to the fact that sew
eralindctments against Mr.. Frazier were
for giving lager beer to an orchestra on
one occasion. The court fined Mr..
Frazier $75 and costs for five first Of
fences.
John Cowling was fined $40 and costs
for two first offences for selling liquor.
Chester Eaton was fined SIS for one
first offence for selling liquor.
Walter Nicholson was sent to the
workhouse for one year for breaking
into house and disturbing the public
peace.
Joseph Jock was sent to state prison
for one year for grand larceny.
Charles Simpson was fined 500 and
costs for cruelty to animals.
Chief Justice Ross presided at court
Saturday morning when two cases were
brought before him. On Friday night
Sheriff Sulloway and Chief of Police
Miller arrested Mitchell Seace of West
Concord and Mrs. Hattie Burt for un-
lawful co-habltation. Seace was ar
raigned before Judge Ross and plead
guilty and ives sentenced to state prison
for two years and six months. Mrs.
Burt was placed under $3.50 bonds and
in default of payment committed to jail.
In the case OF McKindly VS.. Drew it
was moved to set aside the verdict rem
dered, and the case will be brought up
Monday July 20.
The following divorces were granted; ;
Robert Allen VS.. Ada Allen, for adultery !;
Matte H, Gilman VS.. James H. Gilman,
for intolerable severity, petitioner to re-
sumo maiden name; Wilma L. Curtis VS..
Reuben B. Curtis, for intolerable sever
ity, neglect and refusal to support; Hat
tie Knox VS.. Leon Knox for neglect, re-
iusa to support and desertion.
Thomas l.. Morris and Robert F.
Stevenson OF st. Johnsbury were nat
uralized.
In the case of Philomela E. Flint ct ais.
apts., VS.. Estate OF Mary Flint, execu-
trix of Brainerd Flints estate, case Of
appeal from probate, judgment was rem
dercd for the plaintiff to recover $2604.-
so and interest from March 1, 1892
The trial of this case was conducted July
l.