News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1896-12-17
LAMolLLE COUNTY couRr-

pied the attention of the Court dur
ing the latter part of the term, and
quite a grist of each were disposed of.
Harmon Hurlburt, who plead gull
ty to burglary and six forgeries, was
sentenced to five years in Stat prison
for the burglary and six years for
forgery; also fined 81 each for the
torgeIies.
Henry Hurlburt got five years at
Windsor for burglary and two years
for grand larceny.
Geo. Schofield was given two years
at Rutland for larceny.
In case of State V. Sarah Cutler
of Stowe, charged with indecent
exposure, heard last Wednesday, the
jury found verdict of not guilty.
The following jury was empaneled =
Austin Lease, b. B. Bennett. Geo.
G. Pease, Henry Hines, Chas. Story,
Albert Brown, E. W. Potter, H. W.
Drown, Fred Silloway, W. O. STRAIT
ton, A. l.. Mower, E. W. Maynard.
St4te's Atty for State; Sawyer for
respondent.
In case of State V. Geo. Saxby OF
Johnson, aiding an escaped criminal,
heard Wednesday and Thursday,
jury returned verdict of not guilty.
1T will be- remembered that last sum-
mer Milo Scribner was arrested and
placed in the MorrisviIle lookup, and
that through outside help he escaped.
Suspicion was fastened upon Saxby,
and hence this trial The following
jury weig he'd the evidencein the case
II. A. Butts, H. A. Colgrove, Benz.
Messer, G. W. Merriam, T. G. Arbuckle,
s. D. Whiting, Isaac Alger, E K.
Hale. c. G. Robinson, Alison F. Rog-
ers, C. B. Buker, A. K. Ellsworth.
States Atty for State; Hulburd for
respondent.
State V. Arthur Richardson of Wat
erville, larceny of a laprobe valued
at -. Respondent pleaded guilty ;
given two years at work house.
State V. Ernest Allen of Morris
town, misunderstanding an officer.
Respondent pleaded guilty; sentenced
to one year in work-house.
State V. Fred Sylvester of Stowe,
assaulting his wife. Respondent plead
guilty given six months at Rutland.
Among the divorces granted we're
the following
Jennie Turner V. Judson Turner
bill granted for refusal to support.
Taylor of Hardwick for petitioner.
Ella Hemenway V. Merrett Hemen-
way; bill granted for desertion. Mon
teith for petitioner.
Flora Presby V. Frank Presby
bill granted for intolerable severity.
Sawyer for petitioner.
Lewis Como V. Lucy Como; bill
granted for adultery. Hunt for pc
titioner.
Sadie Arbuckle V. Timothy Ar
bucle; bill granted for desertiOn
Custody of child given to Mrs. U j
Mudgett for certain time. Peti,
toner has leave to visit child at
proper teTvals and in a proper
manner. Sawyer for petitioner
Thompson and Gleed for petitionee
Hannah Hines V. Wallace Hines
bill granted for desertion. Hunt fol-
petitioner.
Thirteen divorces were heard, ter
of which were granted. Eighteen
cases were knocked oft the docket
either by continuance, settlement OF
non suit. lgt
Considerable business was done
during the term. Judge Rowell is q
pusher and kept things on the move
The Grand Jury did itswork well anC
thoroughly and States Atty Fleet
wood spared no pains to bring all the
criminal cases to a prompt trial
While it may appear to some that 8
number of those indicted escaped
punishment, it must be remembered
that the jury is always charged tC
give the respondent the benefit of al
doubts, and that to convict the evi
dence must be beyond question. /
is therefore quite probable that some
who should have been convicted
escaped under this ruling.
The Grand Jury made the usual in
vestigating visit to the Jail and sub
mitted the following report
Your Grand Jurors would respectfully re
port that they have completed their labor
for this term, and have examined the jail ant
out-buildings and find them well kept and a
well as could be expected considering the con
dtion they are in. We find the Jail somewha
crowded and the opportunities for keeping
the prisoners separate are inadequate. W
would therefore recommend the furnishing @
the Jail with more cells. We have further ex
amined the sanitary arrangements connected
with the Jail and court house, and ind then
very bad; and in our opinion the health ant
accommodation of the prisoners and thos
connected with the ill would be better serve
by some improvements made along this line
We would therefore recommend that a sys
TEN of sewerage be put in and water closet
supplied We would also recommend tina
the high fence be removed and the jail b
} supplied with iron shutters.
I Judge Powers Agrees with the President
Judge Powers of Vermont, chair
man of the House committee on Pa
citic railroads, says he heartily APP
proves that portion of Presiden
Cleveland's message relating TO tn
Pacific railroads. Hesays somethiu!
! must be done Immediately. He say
the rules committee will be able tt
give the Pacific roads committe
! three or four days for consideration
of the bill and seems confident tina
the bill will pass. 81 don't see HOY
the House can reject it," said Judg
/ Powers: at is simply question
) whether the government shall max
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