Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1898-12-17
WINDSOR COU NTY COURT.

LIN USOn OOU " OOONA'
Sill Stove Works OF Rochester,
n. ", VS.. Charles II. Brown {:
This was an action of deceit, so
called. The plaintiff sought to re-
cover damages sustained by reason
of certain alleged false representa-
tons of the defendant, in regard to
the financial ability of his establish
ment. The transaction occurred in
1896, in February. A representa-
tive of tie stove works called on Mr..
Brown at his hardware store at
White River Junction. Plaintiff
had done business with dcfenda mt
before this when he was at the same
place of business. The parties be-
ing both DESTROYS of continuing
business together, ordering and re-
ceiving goods, it was proposed by
plaintiffs agent that defendant sign
a certain document in printed form.
This document purpolted to be a
true statement of the assets and liza
bilities of Chas. H. Brown & Co.
1t showed assets of over So, 900 and
Liabilities less than $1,000. Plant
1ff claimed that Brown had misrep-
resented in the matter, and as these
representations were the basis of his
getting credit from the firm of stove
dealers, they brought this action;
defendants stock having been at
tachcd, and an assignee put in
charge of his stock and store, the
plaintiffs were without payment
of, or security for a balance due of
$3.50.
The defendant denied any fraudu-
lent misrepresentation on his part
He claimed that the statements made
were approximations and were sub
stantially correct.
The case went to the jury on
Wednesday forenoon.
The jury found in favor of the de-
PENDANT in verdict to recover his
costs.
Pingree & Pingrec were for the
plaintiff and w. B. G. Stickney for
the defendant.
THE GRAND JURY REPORTS.
The grand jury came in at 4
o'clock Thursday afternoon and re-
ported twenty-five bills and nine
bills not found.
They find the county Jail made
quate tor present use; it is likely to
be overcrowded and menace to the
health of the inmates and the ada
ecu, community. The arrangements
are such that the Jail keeper is at
any time liable to an attack from the
prisoners and their consequent es-
cape. The accommodations for the
grand jury in the court house are
also inadequate; and the grand jury
recommend speedy action of the
county officers in the matter under
the act passed at the recent session
of the legislature.
The grand jury failed to return
indictments against Jerry Dolan and
Eugene Powers, confined in Jail
since last September on charge of
larceny, and they were discharged
Thursday.
These arc among the indictments
of this term:
State VS.. Clarence Macia and Geo.
Ashe, larceny.
State VS.. Charles Brown, assault.
State VS.. Fred Webber, robbery.
State VS.. f. ID. Kennedy, adultery
State VS.. Mary w. King, adultery.
State VS.. Edo Bishop, horse steal
ing.
State VS.. Frank Brown and Fred
Sawyer, taking dead body.
State VS.. d. E. F. Kendall, per-
jury.
State VS.. Edmund Darrell and
Sherman Darrell, burglary.
State VS.. same, resisting arrest.
State VS.. Z. A. O'Shea, selling
mortgaged property.
Prisoners recently committed to
iail are Rollin Miller, "anywhere, !"
on a charge of larceny; VIM. Cur
ran, Royalton, intoxication; Solan
S. Sargent, Norwich, selling liquor ;
| Geo. II. Daniels, adultery.