St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1898-12-21
County Court.

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Harris, the jury returned verdict for the
plaintiff to recover of the defendant the
sum of $1SO75 damages and costs.
Upon the conclusion Of this case last
Wednesday, the case OF E. N. Randall VS..
Thomas Morris was taken up and the
trial extended to Friday morning.
The plaintiff brought suit Tor assault
and battery. claiming $4,000 damages.
The assault complained of was alleged
to have occurred the night OF February
Oath, 1897, at about II o'clock, on Clark
avenue, st. Johnsbury.
According to the plaintiffs story, the
defendant came up behind him without
warning and struck him on the back OF
the head, knocking him down upon his
face and after pounding him severely the
tendant lett him unconscious. Accord
ing to Morris evidence, previous to the
occasion in controversy there had been
trouble between Randall and Morris, the
former had INDUCED in aggravating lam
guage and actions at the plaintiffs ex-
pense, and that on an occasion previous
they had a personal combat in which
Randall was worsted. That on the night
in question, he unexpectedly overlook
Randall on Clark avenue, who swore at
him, asked Morris why he was following
him and made movement as if to draw
a weapon from his hip pocket. In sci :
defence he seized the arm with which
Randall was making the threatening
movement and struck him in the face. In
the scrimmage that followed both Tell
upon the ground. Randall was at the
bottom and while in this position con-
tossed that he had wronged the plaintiff
and his wife. On being let up, the de-
'endant provoked another assault, but
no further blows were struck and RAN
dali was not lett unconscious, but walked
away after the trouble.
Fred Mayo was witness to the prin-
cipal part of the combat and testified in
confederation of the plaintiffs evidence.
1t appeared that the plaintiff was con-
fined to the house for several days after.
The attorneys in the case were Howe
and Bates tor the plaintiff, Dunnett 6,
Slack for the defendant.
The case was fought on both sides A
verdict was returned Tor the plaintiff to
recover $40 damages and costs.
A Jury was empaneled for the trial Of
the case of John and Mary Provost VS..
E. N Randall, but before trial was begun
the case was continued to the June term
on account OF some legal technlcality.
Michael Grant charged with attempt
ing rape on Maria Costa, an Italian,
was arranged Friday morning and
pleaded mot guilty" He will be tried
later in the term.
Court was not in session Saturday.
Monday afternoon trial was begun in
the case OF Joseph Boucher VS. E. and T.
Fairbanks and Co. and the trial will
probably occupy the greater part of the
week.
uio 10 an uSIiOh W lSNONSi
for injuries received on the foundry ii va
tor at the scale factory January Is. 1895.
The plaintiff was caught between the
car and the side OF the elevator well and
so severely injured that he has not been
able to work since. The plaintiff CLAIMS
that the accident occurred wholly through
the negligence OF the defendant company
| in maintaining the elevator in an unsafe
condition. The defendant claims that it
occurred through the careessness and
negligence of the plaintiff Thea,torneys
are Howe, ]. P. Lamson and Lemerise
for the plaintiff, Ide and Bates Tor the
defendant.
A recess will be taken by the court
from Saturday, December "a. to Monday,
January 2. There are tour or FIVE short
civil cases to be tried and one or two
more criminal cases, so that the term
will extend probably couple of weeks in
January.