Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1896-12-19
WINDSOR COUNTY COURT.


ton.
WINDSOR COUNTY COURT.
The following cases were tried by
the court:
Charles n. Cudy VS.. Mary Sar-
eent.-The plaintiff brought this ac-
ton to settle the question OF title 10
certain property which both parties
claimed to own, consisting of Il corn
PLANTER, some wire fencing, stove
and single harness. The parties re-
sided ut Reading and the defendant
had for great many years been
housekecpel at the plaintiffs home
most oi the time during the lifetime
tof plaintiff father This service
was continued after the death OF the
! elder Catlyifor few years, and DIS
agrcemements arose between MIS-
Sargent and young Gladly which re
i suited in the former quitting her pc
s;tion. After she left she sent an;
got most of the property " with her
claiming to have had gwen to Cady
m1oneNsne5 articles. The latter de-
: med this statement; as to the stove,
| she had lent HIM the money to get
| it, and he had repaid it; as to the
corn-planter, she lad given it to
him; the other articles he had bought
himself. he said. After the goods
were taken by Mrs. Sargent MIR.
Cadv recovered them by replevin.
The case is with the court and de-
cision has not yet been rendered.
Gilbert A. Davis for plaintiff, w. E.
Johnson for defendant.
| Duane Darling VS. Austin Abbott.
This was case involving an al
legged trespass, in that the defendant
went on to the land of the plaintiff
to fish for trout in May last. The
plaintiff testified that the land had
been his fathers, and was jointly
owned by him and his brother and
| sister, both of whom live out of the
state. The land was posted as pro-
vided in the statute and six notice
boards We're put up, one OF which
was right near by where defendant
was fshing-or "going through the
motions" as plaintiff testified. No
dispute was made IN regard to the
act of fishing, but the defendant
claimed that the notice board w"s
not IL compliance with the statute.
! The board was a foot wide on the
back side, but only ten and half
inches in front, the edges being bev-
| elled-what is called Il "waney'
board. 1t was further insisted that
as the statute said tine sum of ten
dollars should he recovered by the
"owner," and as plaintiff was only
a one-third owner, he could not in
his own name maintain the action.
Case is with the court. Warren {.
French for Darling; VIM. +. John
son for Abbott.
In the case of Sarah T.. Preston
VS., 6. w. Preston Il divorce was
granted on the ground of adultery.
Pingrec and w. B. {. Sticknev fol
Mrs. Preston.
The State cases were called up
this week and the following were
disposed of:
State VS.. James Shedrick. The
respondent was indicted tor ''statl'-
tory rape" upon a young girl named
Ira DE Larry, who at the time of the
alleged occurrence was twelve years
old.
The jury returned Il verdict OF
"not guilty." Harvey, states atto,.
ney, for prosecution; w. b. c.
Stickney for respondent.
The case against O'Donald and
Taylor, tried a year ago, has been
continued until next term.
The case of Smith VS.. Bagley has
lalso been continued on account OF
the INABILITY of counsel to attend to
the trial, MIR. Plumley, OF defend.
ants counsel; being occupied at
Washington county court, and Mr.
Johnson's health not warranting him
to try the case this term without Mr.
Plumley's assistance. @
| State VS.. Reynolds, a liquor case
was brought up and the respondent
pleaded guilty to eight first offenses
He was fined $l6o and costs.
/ The following are the cases fount
by the grand jury at the present
term:
State Us Fred I. Brown, obtain
ing money under false presences.
State VS. Fred L. Brown, larceny
State VS. Frank r. Smith. embez.
element.
State VS. George Larry, scattering
poison. :. .
State VS. Hosea ID. Gibson, malici-
GUS injury to buildings.
State VS. Henry Coutermarsh, lar
ceny.
.St,tc ~ Charles Smith. BURGLARY