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Forth Sentenced For Assault in wash
ington County Court Other Cases.

Montpelier March 26.-The jury in the
case of State VS.. Fred Forth for Grim
inal assault upon Lulu Jerome December
s. 1895, returned a verdict of guilty. He
has been confined in Washington county
Jail between three and four months. He
was sentenced to six months in the House
of Correction at Rutland this forenoon.
His case was represented to the court by
f. l.. Laird and W. A. Lord.
State VS.. Harry l.. Worthen. apt, for
obtaining goods under false pretences,
came on for trial this morning. In the
evening of the first day of last January
the respondent came into the clothing
store of w. L. Adams of Montpelier and
represented to him that his father, George
l.. Worthen who lives in East Montpelier,
had sent him to get suit of clothes. The
| clothes which Adams let the respondent
have were a $40 suit and were charged by
! him to George L., who was notified of the
| transaction by letter that evening, and
who came into the store in few days,
denying that he had given this use OF
his credit. 1t was brought out in the cross
examination of the aforesaid George l..
that he had been in the habit of letting
his son get necessary things on his credit
but that he had expected his son to trade
at a different store. AS his testimony
weakened the States case, on suggestion
of Judge Ross, States Attorney Stanton
|
Gordon was the respondents attorney.
| State vs. Michael Butler, apt, for keep
| ing intoxicating liquor with intent to sell
Is now on trial. The case arose out of a
raid made upon respondents place of resi-
dence on Main street in the city of Barre
| Nov. 1G, 1885, in the evening by Chief OF
Police Warren Rowland, assisted by Dep
uty Sheriff II. o. Camp and Constable and
Special Policeman George w. Smith. The
officers seized a bottle party filled with
whiskey, which they found in the pantry
and also found large number OF empty
| bottles of like character in the cellar and
a barrel of sweet cider which the officers
did not seize. The respondent at the time
claimed that the whiskey was kept fol
his own use. The State introduced evi
dence of prior raids as tending to show
the character Of the house and also of the
large number of people going there. De
PENDANT claims that the house was not g
place of public resort. States Attorney
Stanton is assisted by ]. P. Lamson fol
the prosecution. ]. w. Gordon and w. w
Lapoint for the respondent
Montpelier March T-The jury in Stat,
VS.. Michael Butler for keeping intoxica
ting liquors with intent to sell, after beint
out about two hours returned verdict o.
not guilty.
State VS.. Aurelian NJ. Clark came on fol
trial this morning. Respondent is charged
with having been found in an intoxicated
condition at Cabot, Sept, 20, 1895. Res
pendent denied having drank any liquor
that day and accounted for his condition
owing to his having some quinine pills fol
fever and ague which he had contracted
duringthe war, and indigestion. The ar
guments are now being made. J. P. Lam
son conducted the case for the State, w
A. Lord and A. d. Kimball for respondent
State VS.. David Spicer of Marshfeld fo
n breach of the peace was continued thi.
afternoon
Washington County Court yester
day the case of State VS.. George Mich
OILS of Mortified for selling intoxicating
liquor on motion of States Attorney Stan
ton was mol prosed. This case rested up
on exactly the same evidence as in tn,
companion case for keeping @ liquor nuts
ance in which the respondent was triec
by jury last fall, which trial resulted II
his acuuittal.
In the case of State VS.. Aurelian M
Clark for being found intoxicated the jur.
returned verdict OF not guilty
A mol pros was entered in the case o
State vs.. Bert Bishop for disturbing schoo
anG In the case of State VS.. George Col
ombo. apt, for keeping to sell and II
the case of State VS.. John Scampini, apt.
also for keeping.
-
Butler, claimant, apt, judgment that tn
liquor seized be returned to the claimant
Last evening special session of TIN
court was held for the naturalization of ;
few Foreigners.
An adjournment Of the court was mad
to 1870 o'clock Monday afternoon.
Montpelier. March 3O.-The court came Il
at 1870 o'clock this afternoon. In State vs.
} Herbert Spear, apt. OF Barre for bein
found intoxicated Dec. co. 1895, the respond
ent pleaded guilty. The disclosure wa
7 made In a private session OF the cour,
The respondent was fined IS and cost
} amounting to 1855, which was paid. ]. W
Gordon appeared for respondent.
In State VS.. Mrs. L. A. Streeter, apt, @
! Barre, for selling intoxicating liquor, tn
jury were empanelled Friday and the tra
was to have commenced this afternoon
, but owing to the condition of respondent
} by reason of rheumatic and heart diff
culties which prevented her presence 4
J court, the case was continued. Her coun
sci was j. w. Gordon and w. A. Lord.