Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1896-12-23
Windsor County Court.
DECEMBER TERM. 1896

Dt.CEMBER ERAl, 1910.
Hon. LovELAND MuNsoN, Presiding Judge.
Hon. CHAs. H. MAxHAM, Ass;s4a,,t 1,,dnos
Hon. HENRY j. PARKER, 1A'''''A' '"ose'
r. A. STAFFORD, Sheriff.
JAMES G. HARVEY, States attorney.
J. II. MIMMs, Reporter.
j. Il. PEMBER, Clerk.
The criminal docket has received con-
siderable attention since the close of our
last report and the formidable list has been
very largely reduced.
Hollis Reynolds Of Windsor pleaded
guilty to eight first offenses of selling in-
toxicating liquors and was fined $3.50 and
costs which he paid. His place was on
Depot avenue in Windsor. The search
revealed a United States special tax receipt
and Eddy's beer, but the testimony before
the grand jury established the fact that
something stronger than two per cent beer
had been sold.
| Richard Roe, the Hartland desperate,
has been taken to the asylum in Water
bury.
Christopher w. Goodrich appeared and
pleaded not guilty and gave bail. His appli-
cation for continuance has not been de-
cided. j. G. Enright defends him.
/ Charles M. Hobart of Ludlow pleaded
guilty of stealing 800 50 of R. E. Hathorn.
He is youth of some 10 years. He was
sentenced to eight months hard labor in
the house of correction and to pay the
costs.
James Shedrick of Hartford, charged
with rape, took a trial by jury and was &C.
quilted. W. B. G.. Stickney Of Bethel. as.
signed by the court, defended him. The
case of the state was very weak.
i John Clarity, indicted for rape at Oh
colt, Vt pleaded not guilty, and applies
for continuance on account of the absence
of material witness. He will be defended
by Gilbert A. Davis and A. G. Cox.
i Sidney Stoddard ofStockbridge, indicted
for assault with intent to MAIN, had his
case continued. He and his family are
quarantined on account Of diphtheria, from
which disease one of his children has re.
Gently died. Gilbert A. Davis will defend
him.
Frank Slack and Romeo Clough Of Nor.
wich, it was rumored had departed for part.
unknown and their bonds were called and
forfeited. To the great qualification Of
their friends and the chagrin of their enc.
mics they quietly returned home, giving
good explanation of their absence and were
demanded trial by jury They are rep.
resented by w. Z. johnson, Gilbert A.
Davis, VIM. Batchelder and David E.
Pingree.
Hosea D. Gibson of Reading has had
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by Milo S. Buck and G. E. Emery.
The bonds of Frank R. Smith of Lud-
, low were called and forfeited.
Fred T. Brown OF Bridgewater, charged
with larceny, appeared and plead moi
guilty and Frederick G. Southgate was as.
signed to defend him.
!; The sensation of Thursday, the 18th,
was the trial of an Indictment against
Charles M, Hazen and Arthur O. Wilcox
of Hartford for illegal fishing, in that they
caught trout with hook and not by ang
, ling, In this case great deal OF judicia
wisdom was displayed indicating the mean
ing of the term "angling," with the worn
or fly as bait to tempt the speckled beau
ties. The fact of catching the fish was mo-
disputed, the contention was over the
3 method. The jury brought in verdic
, that Charles NJ Hazen had caught seven
fish illegally. Wilcox was discharged. j
c. Enright for state; Fred X. G. South
gate for respondent.
The sensations of Friday were that John
,, Pearl Clifford and Jack Mcdonald, medi-
, cal students at Hanover, n. H., who had
been indicted for grave robbery at Nor
wich, appeared in court and pleaded guilty
1t had been understood that the plea would
,, be guilty and that a stubborn fight would
, be made on the part of the respondents.
John Pearl Clifford is about 27 years o
age, fine appearing man. He graduated
last June from the Dartmouth medica
, college with high honors and had the vale
dictory.
Jack Mcdonald is about % years Of age
, of great promise, but has been in poor
, health.
The facts are that low-lived French
man, who had lived life of toll and dissi
patton at Norwich, despised by his wife