Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1896-06-27
WINDSOR COUNTY COURT.

The Smith-Bagley case has occu'
pied the attention of the court all the
week. The plaintiff claims ten
thousand dollars damages for the
alienation of his wifes affections by
the defendant.
AT the time of the alleged offense
the plaintiff and his wife were both
in the employ OF the defendants
father, Mr.. E. II. Bagley of White
River Junction. The plaintiff is a
plumber and stcam-fitter, and lived
with his wife at the St. George hotel,
White River Junction. In the
course of his employment he had to
he absent from home good deal.
During one of these absences an in
cident occurred that was brought to
the knowledge of the plaintiff on his
return. 1t was that on certain
Sunday afternoon in the month of
February 1895, young married
woman, Mrs. Cummings of White
River Junction, called on Mrs.
Smith at her room il, the St. George,
and the door was shut; Mrs. Cum
mings knocked and the door was
opened by Mrs. Smith; sitting in the
room was Mr.. Bagley with his coat
off, and the curtains to the window
were down.
Mr.. Luman II. Simons testified to
having seen Bagley on several occa-
sions at night coming from Mrs.
Smiths room, her husband not be-
ing at home. VIM. II. Snow, clerk
of the hotel, testified that on one &C.
casion il great noise up stairs called
him up there, it was late at night;
he saw Bagley and Mrs. Smith, and
a certain Mrs. Rice.
The plaintiff testified that on the
evening of the 10th of April, 1895,
he saw the defendant go up stairs
towards his wife's room; Immediate
ly he saw the curtain in his wife's
room go down. He waited until
nearly II o'clock, when Bagley came
down. Smith accused him of wrong
dong with Mrs. Smith, and assault
ed him. Smith being sure of the
state of affairs brought this suit.
The defendant denied any i'm
proper intimacy with Mrs. Smith.
That her affections We're alienated
was not denied, but defendant insist
ed it was due to the bad course of
the husband. Dispositions were in
reduced showing that, while at
work at Bellows Falls, Smith had
led an immoral life; that this fact
came to the knowledge of Mrs. Smith
and that caused her to lose her affec-
ION for hen husband. Furthermore
It was claimed the plaintiff was
coarse and talked improperly to his
wife, and to others in her presence,
her by his conduct.
Arguments in the case were made
Thursday, MIR. Finn opening for
he plaintiff, followed by ". E.
Johnson and Frank Plumlcy for de.
:endant. w. b. c. Stickncy closed
he case for the plaintiff.
The plaintiffs wife,-a very pretty
'oung woman,-in company with
Ter mother has been an interested
listener to the trial. A divorce case
her and Mr.. Smith is pend
ng. The bill is brought by her,
md all causes are alleged, thought
adultery is later charge and sup
elemental to the main charge of re-
usal to support.
In the following state cases-John
keati &, tramp; George Fairburn,
lefrauding hotel; Alfred Carpenter,
grand larceny, the respondents were
arraigned and pleaded not guilty.
Heating was discharged from Gus
ody Friday.
In the case of Sabin Narcotic,
the respondent appeared
md changed former plea of "not
guilty" to ''guiIty."
In the case of John O'Donnell, the
student charged with
grave robbery, the court has fixed
oail at ST. 500.
John Dunbar, Jr., burglary, was
brought up Friday and released on
lis own recognizance, his case being
Henry N. Jenne VS.. Samuel II.
Piper, an action of trespass, is now
IN trial. Emery and Finn for
Sargent and Southgate for
The case is from Proc
orsville.