Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1898-10-03
COUNTY COURT.
TContinued from last week

S. NJ. Bickford testified in rega rd tc
bis business relations with B. NJ. r
Nelson and that he thought him to be
R good business man. Mrs. E. S. Mel
bon then took the stand and testified
n regard to her relations with the
family, and of the time when Sam and
wife returned home to settle down.
Mrs Emma Kendall and Marcellus
Way both testified to knowing the
Family and that they thought Nelson
Vas capable business man.
We were unable to get the testi-
nony of Mrs. Dow, Mrs. Mathewson'
nd Mr.. Norton and we took it in part
IS it appeared in the Express and STAN
ard.
Mrs. Dow, sister of B. M. r. Nelson,
Eas called and testified III regard to
he trouble with Sam and wife, and
Iso testified as regard to the home
eing happy one up to about the
me of this trouble.
Mrs. A F. Mathewson testified that
he had been acquainted with the
Rmily and thought Mr.. Nelson a good
usiness man.
After some other corroborative
Eidence had been introduced, the
illness on the part Of the appellants
ere called. William Brown testified
/. lat he once found Mr.. Nelson in his
hrd sitting in his wagon uncon-
kious.
e. @. RoweIl testified in regard to.
Is business relations with Nelson and
$50 as in the first case.
Geo. Norton testified that he knew
r. Nelson and that he (Nelson) had
liked with him about his family troub
IS. In '95 he went down to sell Mel
N some lambs and he refused to buv
lem; afterwards sold them to another
arty and when he was taking them
vay. Nelson arrived and wanted to
now if he was not going to let him
i've the lambs and he told Mr.. Mel
n that he had refused to take them
Id Mr.. Nelson denied this. He stat
further that at the time he tried to
& IL his lambs to Nelson that he thought
& bison twas not in a fit condition to
Rde., Told of many times when he
d smelled the odor of liquor when
A ar Mr.. Nelson, and Of one instance
All hen he had seen him drink.
Harry Perley was called as a wit
SIS and testified to seeing Mr.. Mel
b at the time he was sick in the
eat market and became unsconious.
NJ. j. Smith testified to having
nversation with Mr.. Nelson on a
tier of business and that Mr.. Mel
4 b fell sleep while he was talking
him. That he continued for time
4 talked louder but did not rouse
3. Stated that his breath smelled
liquor. o-7--- e---
DR.. NJ. F. Prime was called Monday
ernoon and continued Tuesday. He
ted where he received his medical
hcation, how long he had practiced
4 dicine and at what time he came to
rton to live. Also stated when he
lame acquainted with Mr.. Nelson.
q that he was called to Mr.. Nelson's
lse in the winter of '92 and found
# eral Of the family sick with the
B. He was asked to make a .criti-
examination of Mr.. Nelson and did
md found him in quite an anadvanced |
ge of alcoholism. Found fat about
heart and also q congested condi-
of the brain. In making known
Ir. Nelson the result of his exam
ton, Mr.. Nelson told him that
IA young man in Rochester, n.
he, had g hemorrhage of the, lungs,
that he was advised by a doctor
ra, to take liquor three times day
bre his meals, and that he had fol-
Ed this advice for some 80 years
Prime ,alse stated in detail the eff
5 O, ,aleholie poison on the system /
pe, taking it constartlyiand but in 4
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ID be much worse on tbe CONSTANT !
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Of alcohol Is alcoholic insanity, !