The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1896-11-18
Washington County Court.

STATE V. THOMAS CoRCoRAN.- Assault
with intent to kill. Respondent pleaded
not guilty.
COURT re-convened on Monday afternoon.
Chief Judge Ross presiding. The jurymen
were in attendance.
In RE VERMONT QUARRY Co, IN CHAN
CERY.-Bill taken as confessed in accord
ance with prayer Of bill
STATE V. NORMAN MCCLoUD OF MONT
PELIER Two liquor cases, for selling and
nuisance. A plea of not guilty was entered
in each case in behalf of respondent, by his
counsel, j. G. Wing.
STATE v. GEORGE TosNEY,-Two liquor
cases, for nuisance and keeping. Bonds
were called and forfeited. On Tuesday, a
motion to chaucery was entered in behalf
of the bail by W. A. Lord A bench war
rant was ordered
STATE " MARTHA DROWN. - Adultery.
Plea of guilty was entered Tuesday morn
ing The offence was committed in Mont
pelier this fail Respondent was sentenced
two years and six months in the states
prison at Windsor. Her counsel was j.. G.
Wing
STATE V. w. II. GIDDINGs In the five
cases against respondent, arising out Of his
conduct as superintendent of Waterbury
Insane Asylum, the respondents counsel,
G.. w. Wing, entered plea of not guilty in
his behalf, on Monday afternoon, in each of
the cases.
STATE V. CHARLES A. CLARK, now of
Northfed.-Three liquor cases. A plea of
guilty was entered for the nuisance, and for
the selling and keeping plea of guilty for
one second offence il each case. The Of
fences were committed at Barre. R. M. Har
vey for respondent.
STATE V. CHARLES A. WALES Arson be-
ing the Goddard Seminary dynamite case
A motion to quash the indictment was ar
gued by e W. Bisbee for respondent, and
s. G. Shurtleff for the state on Tuesday
morning The motion was overruled. The
respondent then pleaded not guilty
STATE V. GEO. L. PRAY OF East Mont
pelier. Illegal fishing Respondent pleaded
guilty to the charge of having, on May II,
1896, at East Montpelier, caught five trout
less than six inches long. He was fined So
being fined 81 for each fish, and costs,
amounting to S21 26, which he paid. States
Attorney Stanton for State; j. G. Wing for
respondent.
STATE v. FRANK GosLEY, APT.-Selling
intoxicating liquor, which the state claimed
he sold to Charles Evans at Northfeld
Respondent was convicted before the JUS
tice, Feb. 90, last. The state produced the
record OF prior conviction. Respondent
testified in his own behalf, and his testi-
mony was denial of the states claim.
States Attorney Stanton for state; T. X
Gordon for respondent. Verdict, guilty of
one second offence. Sentence not yet inn
posed. New bail was fixed at $500.
STATE v. JAMES, CoNLIN APT.-Breach OF
the peace. Respondent was convicted be.
fore Justice j. II. Lucia, July a. 1896, who
acted as city judge of Montpelier, but un-
known to him City Judge Smile had re-
turned. Respondents counsel, j. G.. Wing
raised the question of jurisdiction. The
court adjudged the plea sufficient De-
murrer overruled, complaint quashed for
want Of jurisdiction States Attorney
Stanton then filed an information against
the respondent, and the case came on for
trial on its merits. The states evidence
tended to show that between six and seven
o'clock on the morning of July last, re-
spondent broke into the sleeping room OF
Eva Conlin, his divorced wife, creating
considerable disturbance with the inmates
Respondent testified that he went there tC
see his children and get some private pa
pers, that while he was knocking on the
door dog jumped against it and the door
opened. He denied entering the room
The jury returned verdict of guilty. Re
spondent has been confined in Jail since
July a. He was sentenced by Col Lucia
for six months at Rutland. The sentence
of the court was for four months at Rutland