Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1895-06-13
Windsor County Court.


Hon r. 9. Taft, Presiding Judge.
Hon Nm. Rounds Assistant
Hon. Chas. H. Markham Judges.
Law Read Pember, Clerk.
I. g. Epright, States Attorney.
Z. e. Howe, Sheriff.
Can't. John a. Mimms, 5tenographer.
The following petit jurymen are IN az
tendance: EE Wallace, " 9 Whitaker,
Rethel: Wilbur G Boutwell,, Stockbridge;
Mvron West. Hartford; Hiram Sargent,
Norwich: @ II Bugbee, Bridgewater; 2 4
Nichols. West Windsor; Geo L Tarbell,
Hartford; M G Harlow, Hartland; Syives :
ter M Snow ,RoyaltOn; Ethan Allen, READ
ing: P K Earle, Jacob H Marsh, Chester
Edward N Shattuck, BridgeWater; =
Sherburne, Pomfret; Geo T Eastman, no.
Hartland; VIM w Jones, Windsor; Har-
/ vey Golf, Royalton; Elmer Mel,as ,
az Hubbard. Rochester; Jerome Morgan,
VIM ii Abbott, Barnard; Orville M Hud-
son, Windsor; Fred Thompson, LUDLOW;
Henry c. Leslie, Plymouth.
The trial OF the case OF Rollin Amsden
John p Atwood, begun May ~, was CIV
en- to the Jury May 81 at lao q. m. Inc
iurv wrestled with the case until BAD p. m.
when they brought in verdict for plain
tiff to recover S201.18 and COSTS. with
special verdict that the parties did not en-
ter into pawl agreement in september,
1891, that defendant was to occupy the
premises after Nov. l, 1891, under ten,
ancy at will, but that there was paw
agreement OF that date under which de-
PENDANT was to occupy the premises after
Nov, /, 1891, as tenant from year to year
under and according to the provisions and
conditions OF the two printed agreements.
Judge Taft had ruled as matter OF law
fiat the defendant could not recover on
his items in offset and these were the main
matters in controversy. The above special
findings were in accordance with the
claims OF the defendant. The defendant
took exceptions to the ruling OF the court
and the case will go to the Supreme Court.
G A Davis and w b c Stickney for plain
tiff, ] c Enright and j Wilson for de-
fendant.
Alfred Neal Benjamin Thornton, tres
pass, for breaking the arm OF the plaintiff.
Plaintiff, minor, lived two years in the
family OF the defendant after the arm was
broken, making no claim for damages.
This case was tried once before by jury,
the verdict being then for defendant, but
this was reversed by the Supreme Court at
the general term OF 1894 and the cause re-
manded tor new trial. The trial OF this
case began at 2 p. m. last Friday and was
given to the jury at half past nine in the
same evening. The jury returned YER
dict in IL minutes that the defendant was
not guilty and that he recover his costs.
French and Southgate for plaintiff, Batch
elder for defendant.
The following cases were continued:
w E Shaw Frank Durkee and Aimon
o. Boutwell,, appts.; trover.
Fred w Newcomb VIM I Brink; tres
paes aud trnvpr
The four cases OF Lewis Dickerman v
the insurance companies for losses at the
fire at South Royalton in October, 1893.
Carl d Cushing ,admr. OF Josiah ID Cush.
ing, VIM r Adams, action OF ejectment.
Denisons and w 4 Johnson for plaintiff,
NJ M Wilson and Fred Arnold for defend
ant.
The entry of settled was entered in the
following cases:
Z Stickney, admir-; trustee.
Z $ Jackson John Wilcox; book ac-
count.
In re estate OF Edwin Morse, NJ Ken
dali, apt; appeal from commissioners.
Wilson & Arnold for the estate, Hunton
and Stickney for Kendall.
FF Marcy H H Peck; replevin. ID G
Hyde for plaintiffs E Pingree for defend
ant.
Henry A Thayer Horace G Lobdell;
general assumpsit. Wilson for plaintiff,
French and Southgate for defendant.
National Bank OF White River juno
ton Austin Howard.
oh Burnham d Shurtleff, case.
X N Wright VIM A Wright and Trus-
tee. Stickney and Sargent for plaintiff.
Defendant defaulted. Judgment for plain
tiff and trustee chargeable for amount Of
judgment.
Chas L Douglas Clara l. Douglas; d.
vorce. Discontinued by death OF the Ii
belize. Wilson for libellant.
The following new cases have been en-
tered:
Rena Tsmith Augustus N W Smith;
divorce.
Eugene E NJ Mosher Frances Mosh-
err; divorce.
State Frank A Bancroft; cruelty to
animals.
State Eugene Briggs; attempt to aid
escape from Jail,
State Queen Coutermarsh; kidnap-
ping.
State Myron A. Spaulding; assault
with intent to ravish.
State g 0 Taylor, James Edward, 0
Donald and Henry Ballard; assault with
intent to kill. These are the four Roches-
ter bandits captured by G Tlnkham
last winter and are now detained at Wind.
sor state prison for safe keeping.
Town Of Hartford as school district v
School District No. 10 in Hartford; gem
eral assumpsit.
Spaulding, Kimball 4 Co. Francis +
Holt, general assumpsit. defendant de-
faulted and judgment for plaintiff.
French u Southgate George and Eva
b Spear; book account.
Josiah H. Thomas, appt., v Edgar Mar
tin; false warranty of horse.
South Royalton Shoe Co. Charles Ii
Abbott and Trustee; general assumpsit
Benz Rogers Sullivan Williamson
general assumpsit.
Charles r Stafford w 1. Mckenzie and
Trustee; general assumptit.
Amasa Adams, appt., T v Hassam;
book account. Settled
Frank Carroll Abbie Carroll; divorce.
Continued.
Rosa Gravel Robert Gravel; divorce.
Continued.
Seth H King w H and Sarah Sargent;
trespass. Continued.
Jennie T Smith VIM H Smith; divorce.
Forrest Southland G H Abbott; gener-
al assumpsit.
VIM Z johnson v Conn River Valley as.
ISOLATION; general assumpsit and notes.
Deft defaulted and judgment for plaintiff.
VIM II Smith John Parker Bagley;