The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1896-07-01
Orange County Court.

Thatcher Stone V. Lyman s. Hayes, an
action for libel for having written in let
ter that plaintiff burned his Maplewood
Hotel at Randolph Center, in September,
1893 was set to be tried Monday, June 10,
but counsel arranged a settlement just as
the trial was about to begin. The case was
therefore entered as settled. The defend
ant is reported to have paid plaintiff $500.
n, l.. Boyden, j. ID. Denison and j. III.
Watson for plaintiff; L. NJ Read and H. A.
Huse for defendant. Entries were then
made in several other cases set for trial
which took them from the jury list.
Tuesday morning, June 16, was begun
the trial of Henry II. Martin V. Isaac b.
Robinson, an action of trespass for assault
and battery, to which the defendant pleaded
that he acted in selfdefence. The assault
was committed December 81, 1895, while
plaintiff was backing out his horse from
church shed in Willamstown village, by
defendant hitting him with a brick thrown
from the adjoining shed. Plaintiff was
ruddy, vigorous man OF tifty.four and de-
PENDANT twenty years his senior and much
inferior in physique. The jury found YER
dict for plaintiff to recover $35 and costs,
on which Judge Munson granted certi-
fed execution. John w. Gordon for plain
tiff; 7. j. Deavitt and r. NJ. Harvey for de-
fendant.
Wednesday was tried another assault and
battery case, also from Willamstown-
Horace E. White V. William Lund-in
which was made the same defence. Plain
tiff claimed that defendant on March q
last struck him and knocked him off the
portico OF a house plaintiff owned in an
swer to his request for the key. Defendant
claimed a right to the key, and that plain
tiff assaulted him to get it. Plaintiff was
about seventy-fve years old and defendant
about thirty. The jury found that defend
ant was in no fault, and brought in YER
dict that he recover his costs. r. A. Hoar
and R. M. Harvey for plaintiff; W. W.
Lapoint and John W. Gordon for defendant
No state case being for trial, the jury was
discharged Thursday morning Court cases
with witnesses consumed the rest OF the day
and the evening. Several divorce petitions
were heard and bills granted-Clara Cheney
v. L. II. Cheney, for intolerable severity;
Lizzie M. Fennel v. Fred S. Fennel, for
adultery, with leave to resume maiden
name; Ida May Frost v. Charles e. Frost,
for intolerable severity and refusal to sup.
port, care and custody OF minor children
decreed petitioners James r. Goodell V.
Eta Goodell. for adultery; Agnes d. Pratt
V. Alonzo A. Pratt, for intolerable severity,
care and custody of minor child decreed
petitioner; Julia A. Richardson v. John @.
Richardson, for desertion, custody OF minor
v. Hiram L. Rice, for intolerable severity,
$3.50 alimony; Lucia G. Stewart, v.
William Stewart, for refusal to sup
port, custody of minor children given
petitioner; Elisha G. Simons v. Louisa j.
Simons, for desertion; Alexander P. Slack
Whitcher v. F. j. Whitcher; Cora e.
George v. G. Wallace George, a petition to
annul a marriage, which was granted.
In w. II. II. Hall Orange County
Creamery Company. the writ was dismissed
because made returnable to the June term,
which began within twenty-one days OF the
date Of the writ, before the time of service
expired. r. M. Harvey for plaintiff; Darling
& Darling for defendant
The demurrer in Almon 1. Dexter N. G.
Moore, an action for SANDER, was sustained,
each of the seven counts in plaintiffs dec
laration being held bad because not prop
erly setting forth as actionable the words
alleged to have been uttered by defendant.
Darling & Darling for plaintiffs George l..
Stow, r. M. Harvey and John Ell. Watson
for defendant.
Among the cases continued was Limerick
National Bank v. j. B. Adams and Others;
the suit on $4,000 note for a French coach
horse stallion, the defendants claiming
fraud in the sale. Terms Of 1875 were imposed
on plaintiff as a condition Of continuance.
A similar case is now pending in Washing
ton county.
At bar meeting held Wednesday even
ing, John II. Watson introduced resolu-
ton, which was passed, authorizing the ap-
pointment of committee to procure char
ter for permanent organization, ana j ii.
Watson, Roswell Farnham and j. D. Deni-
son were appointed such committee. K. W.
Smith, George L. Stow and Roswell Farm
ham were appointed a committee to prepare
and report at the next term resolutions
upon the death of the late Asa M. Dickey
of Bradford. This being the centennial
year of Orange county court. celebration
of the event is planned, and j. B. Pickett.
G. S. Emery, H. X. Darling, j. d. Denison
and r. M. Harvey were appointed COM
mittee to prepare for it,
This term Of court was the second Judge
Munson ever held here, the first being the
December term, 1892. He has but in
creased the love and respect entertained for
him from the first. He is always affabe
and courteous, impartial in his rulings,
clear and forcible in expression. Himself
most industrious, he expects the business
Of the court to be always ready, yet he will
not sacrifice cases in order to shorten the
calendar Every question is considered
and decided on its merits, regardless Of the
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