Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1896-07-04
Windsor County Court.
MAY TERM 1896.

At the close of our last report, the case
of Smith VS. Bagley was still on trial before
the jury. The case dragged its slow length
along day after day, from 920 A. NJ,
June IS, to June 81. Every point in the
testimony, material or immaterial was
closely contested. The evidence as would
be expected was contradictory, sensational
and not very conclusive. Trivial circum-
stances were seized upon and magnifed,
eclipsing the importance attached to
Dickens famous "chops and tomato sauce y
. The 25th of June was occupied with the
harangues of the attorneys and the learned
charge of the court, and at 3 o'clock p. NJ.
the case was given to the jury. They re-
tired for consultation and wrestled with the
case and came very near wrestling with
each other in the excitement, for nearly "a
hours and having come into court and re-
ported disagreement without hope of ever
breaking the deadlock, the court dis
charged them from further consideration of
the ease.
The case Of Henry N. Jenne VS. Samuel
Piper, Appt. came up for trial on the Goth
and occupied the entire day.
1t is an action of trespass on the free
hold, and involved claim for small DANA
ges for crossing land in Proctorsville.
Verdict that defendant is not guilty. S
E. Emery and E. B. Finn for plaintiff. j.
G. Sargent and Fred G. Southgate for
Deft. State VS.. Carpenter. This was an
information filed by the states attorney
charging the respondent with the larceny
of sum of money belonging to the Roman
Catholic priest in Windsor. 1t appeared
that the priest lost his wallet and its con-
tents in the streets Of Windsor where it
was found by the respondent and subse-
quently appropriated to his own USE F.
G. Southgate defended Mr.. Carpenter and
made the point that the respondent did not
intend to steal the money when he picked
it mp and the jury seemed to take his view
of it and rendered verdict of not guilty.
The case against j. Farwell Davis has
been continued, the claim being made that
this Indictment for arson is part of the
plan Of the New England Fire Insurance
Co. to avoid paying fire loss, the larger
part of which will 60 to the wife of Mr..
Davis. Mr.. Davis anti wife have each
brought a suit against that company and
the same is now pending in Washington
county court.
Sabin Marcott of Windsor has retracted
his plea of not guilty and pleads guilty to
the charge Of burglarizing the house Of
Mrs. Myrtle ID. Brown in Windsor and
stealing suit of clothes.
The case of Moses j.. Townsend VS.
Frank Tatro was put on trial on the after
noon of Monday, June 20. The parties
reside in Plymouth The action is brought
to recover damages for assault and battery.
The defence is that whatever assault was
made was justif able in defence of his prop
erty and himself; the case is still ON trial
this "wednesday morning. The court
will take recess from Friday, July 3, to
Monday, July 13, on account Of the ses-
sion Of the supreme court at Montpelier
for the purpose Of announcing judgments
and reading opinions. One civil cause
still remains for trial, that of Lewis Dick
erman and wife VS. Union Mutual Fire In
surance Company.