Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1898-10-13
RECESS OF COUNTY COURT.u
A Four Weeks Intermission During III
Session of the Snprrmc Court.


"All persons excluded not witnesses ar
interested in the case now on trial-State
vs.. Maple. Per order Judge" The above
was the notice pinned to the Chittcndcn
County Court room door during the fore
noon and for a part of the afternoon scs-
sion Thursday Inside the trial of the
case of the State versus William Maple
was in progress. Maple was charged with
an assault upon Il girl named Gertrude
Cullen in Underhill and the room WAS
cleared of spectators because the tcsti-
mony was not deemed proper for the en-
tcrtninment of those who are wont to
congrcSate upon the spectators benches.
The case occupied the greater part of
the day and just befor adjournment that
evening the jury came in with verdict
of acquittal. Maple was released and
went to his home that night The testi-
mony Of the State tended to show that the
otfense was committed about two years
ago when the girl was in school The de-
fence claimed that the location Of the
place where the alleged crime was com
mitted was such that If the girl had made
any resistance she would have attracted
the attention OF those in the neighbor-
hood. The counsel were states Attorney
Brown and j. j. Monahan.
The next case was that of William Lar
mondais versus James Mckenzie, Il civil
action. The plaintiff alleges that he was
house of the defendant the latter's dog
ran out and frightened his horse, causing
1t to run away and that he was thrown
out and injured. The accident happened
on May Is, The counsel are II. +. Wolcott
for the plaintiff and ID. j. Foster and II.
r. Brown for the defendant.
| The dog case of William Larmondais VS..
James Mckenzie occupied the attention
of County Court for the greater part OF
! the day Friday and was settled by the
jury's finding Il verdict which lifted all
blame from the dog. In this case the
plaintiff alleged that the dog of the de-
PENDANT ran out while he was driving past
and so frightened his horse that it ran
away, throwing him out and injuring him
previously.
Late in the afternoon Daniel Mitchell
came into court and Il jury was empan-
eleG ard sworn Mitchell then decided tC
retract his plea of not guilty and pleaded
guilty to keeping liquor,
| The sessions of Chittenden County
Court are closed for the present, IA recess
having been taken Saturday morning un.
til Monday, November T. at 2 O'Clock
in the afternoon. Judge Ross went to his
home in st. Johnsbury upon the morning
train The recess Is occasioned by the
converting of the general term of Supreme
Court at Montpelier Tuesday.
Jacob (Cubby) Mitchell was brought in.
10 court saturday LOT sentence upon the
two counts, one second and one third Of
fence of selling liquor Mitchell received
a sentence of two years in the House o
Correction and fine of so and costs.
The docket was called and several cases
continued while others We're marked fol
trial after the recess, There are som,
weeks OF business yet to be done. Th,
jurymcn were discharged and paid will
the exception of II. c. Gilbert OF this city
who was held as a nucleus for a new
jury, should one be required.