Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1898-09-24

the load Of hay with Grotto rapidly putting
the whip onto the animal. Some of the Ia.
dies,also Henry Thompson and Col Chase,
expostuiated with him, bat without avail,
the treatment continuing as the animal
passed Gown the street. The evidence on
the part OF Grotto tended to show that Rich
ardson ~ Son bought of Eli Clark of Dunn
merston two heifers, who were very wild,
Mr.. Clark being obliged to keep them in
the barn. The animals were blind-folded
With hoods and pitched behind a load of
hay, such method being deemed the only
one in which they could be handled. Ere
quent stops were made to allow the animals
to rest. No trouble was met with until
Brattleboro common was reached when the
whiz OF some passing bicycles frightened
the heller nearest the same and she began
to hold back and act badly. Grotto with
leather whip lash, two and one-half feet
long, beat the ground and the air and oc-
casionally the heifer's legs in efforts to get
her along. The heifer's legs and sides
were covered with manure and blows of the
whip caused no marks as shown by the con-
dition OF the meat when butchered. No
abuse was intended and nothing more done
than required in such an emergency in the
ordinary course of driving cattle. The
jury took the case at PM. They returned
in 40 minutes with verdict Of not guilty
and the respondent was discharged.
States Attorney Robb was assisted by
George B. Hit, Haskins & Schwenk and
Z. G. Fits appeared for Grotto.
State vs.. Charles w. Barnes. Barnes
was indicted by the grand jury at the pres
ent term for attempting to kill and take
fish by means of dynamite or other explo-
sives in Kenney Pond, Newfane. A jury
trial was commenced Friday morning.
The evidence on the part of the state
tended to show that Barnes was dealer
in dynamite and accustomed to its use to
quite an extent; that on June 10th last the
people living near the pond heard several
explosions and went to the pond to learn
the cause; that they saw Barnes and
another man in boat on the pond and
that Barnes took in his hand some dyna-
mite cartridges, to all appearances, liz htel
the same and threw them into the pond, an
explosion following in each case that the
wagon in which Barnes and his party came
to the pond contained box labeled dyna-
ANTE. The testimony on the part of the
respondent showed that he had friends
visiting him that day and took them to
the pond on fishing excursion, first having
obtained the consent of the owner of the
pond tor that purpose that he had no dyn-
amite with him, in fact that his supply of
the explosive had become exhausted sew
eral days previously, and that he was
unable to supply customers; that while on
the pond he fired 32-caliber revolver sew
eral times, the reports of which must have
been the explosions heard by the neigh
bors; that the box marked dynamite was
an empty box taken into the wagon for one
of the occupants to sit upon; that the
explosion of dynamite cartridges under
water make but slight noise which could
not have been heard as far away as
claimed to have been by the witnesses for
the state. The case went to the jury FIJI
day noon and at l P. NJ. verdict of not
guilty was returned, and respondent dis
charged. G. H. Robb, states attorney,
conducted the prosecution and j. G. Mar
tin the defense.
In case Of State VS.. Edward Clayton for
cruelty to an animal nolle prosequi was
ordered on the statement Of the states
attorney that it was doubtful if he had suf-
fcient evidence to convict.
Eli Bartlett, the Bellows Falls boy who
was indicted by the grand jury for point
ing loaded frearm at person, was
brought into court Friday afternoon and
sentenced to be committed to the Indus
trial school until he becomes of age.
For to-day the cases of State VS.. Elliot
R. White, for cruelty to child, and State
VS. Fred Blood for rape, are set tor jury
trial.
The following divorces have thus far
been granted: Euretta S. Herrick from
Herbert c, Herrick; Carrie M. Fisher
from Faxon F. Fisher; Abbie M. Gill4tte
from Wallace M. Gillette, for intolerable
severity; Henry A. Lowell from Ada M.
Lowell; Mary E. Staples from Edison C.|
Staples for wilful desertion; George Id
Hall from Rose l.. Hall and Samuel N j
Day from Jennie M. Day for adultery.