Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1899-06-22
Orange County Court.

for burglary of n. b. Tewksbury's store a
New bury Center on the afternoon of Sun
day, July 4th, 1897, the respondent having
lain in jail since August, 81. This cas-
was tried one year ago bot the jury dis
agreed. The states evidence tended t.
show that about four O'Clock in the after
noon the respondent and another mar
rode up to the back store door alone
the street and opening the door went II
and Cham berlin proceeded to take severa
pounds OF cheese, "a tub OF maple sugar anc
box of crackers, all amounting to less
than seven dollars. Respondent claimed
that he had right to do this by leave
from the proprietor. whom he intended to
pay at some future time. The jury. how,
ever, after little deliteration. rendered q
verdict of petit larceny. k. NJ. Harvey,
special states attorney, for the state
David s. Conant and Joseph ID. Denison
for respondent.
The next trial was that OF Charles Israel
Morris, travelling sleight Of hand show
man, lodged in jail from Braintree last
March, who was indicted for burglary; al
so being charged with having broken in
to the hotel room OF Maxim Hudon at
West Braintree and taking from the lat
ter's trunk and valise suit OF clothes and
other wearing apparel, which articles we're
afterwards found in his possession. His
defence was that he bought the articles OF
another inmate named Livingston, but
the jury brought in verdict OF petit lar
ceny. Joseph ID. Denison, special states
attorney, for the state and K. NJ. Harvey
for the respondent.
The case OF State Abbie Sprague, an
indictment OF year ago for breach of the
peace, was set for trial but she did not ap-
pear and her affidavit for continuance be.
Ing insufficient, the bonds were called and
forfeited and then chancered to the sum
of $685. IL being understood that, II paid.
the case should not be brought forward.
Goo. l.. Stow, special attorney, for the
state and r. Nj. Harvey for the respond
emit.
The next case was State Joseph II Law
cry an appeal from Washington justice
judgment on complaint charging respond
ent with cruelty TO the horse which he
drove from Barre city to Washington q
very cold afternoon the 10th OF last Feb
ruary by leaving il standing without COW
ering at store some half hour or more.
The only defence was that the time the
horse stood was not more than Is min
utes, but the jury thought it cruelty new
ertheless, and he was sentenced to pay
fine OF s15 and costs OF prosecution which
were taxed at s61.2S. States Attorney
Hale K. Darling and Joseph X. Darling
for the state; John W. Gordon OF Barre
city for the respondent.
The jury took twelve hours to find
verdict and on their discharge Saturday
court took recess till Tuesday
June Goth, at which time was to
be tried the case OF State Francis Buck,
an indictment for maliciously destroying
a fence in Washington last spring. Fol-
lowing this will be tried the case OF E. |
McCrillis James Pierce, apt; an action
Of assumpsit.
The grand jury made its final report |
Friday morning and was discharged. Ten |
true bills were found and nine bills not |
'ouDd. Charles Judd OF STAFFORD pleaded |
guilty to five first offences OF selling in |
oxicating liquor and was fined $50 and |
,osts, taxed at s14.50, which was paid |
Edwin Blanchard and VIM. Mccormick |
u Montpelier pleaded guilty to fishing In |
posted waters in Corinth the first Sunday
n May last and were fined $50 each.
The following divorce bills have been
'ranted: Wallace q. Stevens v Nettie A.
tevens; Ella e. Freeman Augustine A.
freeman; Mary A. Goodell v Clarence II.
'oodell; Anna B. Hoyt Charles B. Hoyt;
he first for wilful desertion, the third for
Ieglect and refusal to support and the
econd and fourth for intolerable severity.
There are several other divorce cases and
With the other court cases the week will
robablo be consumed. Should court be
ere June 9th the case of Robert f.
traine Ebert o. Leonard, an action on
be case under Sec. 1852 OF VT. Statutes,
seking the penalty imposed for not
howing the by laws OF the Bradford Saw
lgs Bank and Trust Co., will be tried
'. b. c. Sticknev, the defendants coun-
D important case in Windsor county
burt. ,
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cen so busy attending the grand Jury
,ssions that he was not released in season .
} attend any trials until that of Joseph ,
avery for cruelty to horse, the prosecu- !
ons being done by special attorneys, but
Is conduct OF that case showed that he ,
ad not lost his knack OF successful prose-
ltion.
Among the grand jurors Of this term !
as Alexander M. Peach OF Newbury W no
as been in attendance at court in the ca
acity OF iuryman for 20 terms, having /.
rst come in the year 1853 and being now
years old. During the term OF 1893 when !
e was on the grand jury he rode 10 from :
is home thirty miles distant In season :
'r the ten O'Clock opening OF court.
During the trial OF Charles Israel Nor
IS last week, his counsel, seeking to show
be cleanliness of his record, asked him IL
e had ever been before arrested to which I
e replied In tones OF high tragedy, Eyes,
d the 18th OF May, 1895, was. while in I
he Philippines, arrested as an American |
Dy." He claimed to have been within ten Q
tiles OF Manila when Dewey was destroy
~ the Spanish feet.
Hon. VIM. A. Lord OF Montpelier was in
ourt Saturday morning, having driven
Ito town the preceding afternoon to ex-
nine the accounts of the National bank a
Orange county in his capacity as ma
onal bank examiner. Hon. Frank Plum [
y OF Mortified was also in town Friday :
I'D Saturday in connection with the case q
James Pierce, for whom he is counsel :
18th Joseph ID. Denison. E
Among the criminal cases vet undis-
Osed OF are two indictments against VIM.
d. Waterman of Fairlee, an 1S-year-old I
1y, each charging him with the larceny {
horse. He has been confined in iail
nee last fall and for some time IL was n
fought that an older person had misled
he youth into these wicked exploits and I,
May last be so made oath to an affidavit :,
base requisition on. But when tue !,
her was brought here for hearing on !.
he complaint, the boy withdrew his 7
large against him and will probably :
cad guilty to these indictments.
The foreman OF the first petit jury, Amos 4
Farnham of Tunbridge, was also A II
ember OF the jury which tried the IA d
Gus highway damage case of Ira M.