Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1896-01-09
Windsor County Court.

State Almon d French. In this case Q
motion was made by Attorney A. q. Cox
asking for new trial; this motion was
overruled and sentence was passed on the
respondent, three years in states prison.
State Norris A. Baldwin. Respondent
lives at Chester and was prosecuted on an
information, charging him with falsely
and fraudulently making and forging q
check, signing thereto the name OF one
r. G. White OF Cavendish. The check was
ON the Black River bank and was for t13.5C
The respondent pleaded guilty and was
sentenced to two and a hall years at the
house OF correction.
State v"Joen Robinson. Plea OF guilty
to two indictments, one on the tramp
law, the other with assaulting one Joseph
Carter. Respondent was sentenced to the
house OF correction for one year In the first
case and six months In the second.
State " Warren Potter. Three indict-
ments-1, stealing a COW, 2, breaking jail,
3. selling Intoxicating liquor unlawfnlly.
Respondent pleaded guilty TO all charges
and was sentenced to the house of correc-
ton for the respective periods OF two and
q half years, one year and half and three
hundred days-the alternate sentence OF a
fine OF 800.
State v Birney Severance. This was a
"blanket act" case, 80 called. Respond.
ent being married man was charged with
being found in bed with one Stella Olney
the state was to the effect that respondent
was found in the circumstances alleged on
two occasions. No testimony was put in
by the defence and verdict OF guilty was
returned e. B. Finn defended; States
Attorney Enright responded. Respondent
was sentenced to two years and half In
the house Of correction.
State Amos Olney. The Olneys and
Severance family lived in the same house.
Respondent was charged with unlawful
intercourse with Edna Severance, sister OF
the above named respondent, Severance.
The girl was under fourteen, and the
crime laid correspondent was that ofrape,
of which he was found guilty and SEN
fenced to three years imprisonment in
house of correction.
State Myron Spaulding This respond
ent was indicted for attempting to crimi-
nally assault a young school girl named
Daisy Howard, at the Proctorsville school
house, which respondent attended; the
offence was alleged to have occurred in
January, 1894. The girl testified that the
respondent called her and pushed her
down stairs 70 the cellar where he at
tempted to commit criminal assault up
on her. Three young pupils OF the school
corroborated the girls story. No testi-
mony was offered by the defence. But re.
spondent's counsel urged the weakness OF
the states testimony as it appeared. The
jury returned verdict OF guilty and re-
spondent was sentenced to Imprisonment
for three years at the house OF correction.
p. B. Finn for respondent; j. c. Enright
for the state.
State Royal H. Adams. Respondent is |
a druggist at Woodstock and was charged |
with violating the pronibitory law. About
aldozen witnesses were called and each was |
asked II he had ever procured, or had ever
been furnished with any beer or intoxicat- |
ing liquor OF any kind. Each witness in
turn answered In the negative, and on the |
motion Of Wm. e. Johnson, respondents
attorney, the court directed the jury to re-
turn verdict OF "not guilty"
This concluded the jury cases for the
term and on Saturday morning the jury.
men were discharged for The term.
When court reassembled on Monday af
ternoon court business was taken up. The
divorce case OF Frank d. Brooks Eva j.
Brooks was heard and bill was granted
on the ground OF desertion. J. d. Deni-
son for petitioner.
Another case OF Mr.. Denison's, Ross v
Ross, was continued because Of insult
Gent testimony.
In both cases the parties were from Roy.
alton.