Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1899-07-22

The county court re-assembled on Tues
day morning, the 18th inst, expecting to
take up the trial of criminal cases. There
was quite an array Of lawyers, parties, wit
nesses, jurymen and spectators, but there
was a sudden collapse. The whole crimi-
nal list went to pieces, and the larger part
OF the list LETT was continued. Maggie
Beach Danforth, who had pleaded guilty
of adultery, was brought up for sentence,
and wa, ordered to be incarcerated in the
House of Correction at hard labor, for one
year.
George Jordan Of Plain6eld, N. H., who
has just completed a term in that institu-
ton for furnishing liquor, was placed at
the bar to answer to the charge Of having
committed adultery with Maggie Beach
Daniorth, and pleaded guilty, and received
a sentence OF one year in the House Of
Correction.
Willie Andrews of Springfeld,a notori-
Gus character who has served term in
the House of Correction for larceny, and
one term of five years in the state prison
for felonious assault upon female, from
which institution he has been discharged
only about ten months, was placed at the
bar to answer to the charge of rape upon
female school teacher in Springfield. He
at first plead not guilty Of rape, bat subse-
quently withdrew that plea, and pleaded
guilty of assault with intent to commit
rape. The circumstances of this az
gravated affair have been widely circu
late d in the newspapers. There did no
appear any facts to mitigate or palliate thu
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fenced the respondent to be confined a
hard labor in the state prison for not les
than eight nor more than ten years.
There was no business before the cour
for Tuesday afternoon. On "Wednesday
morning the case OF Pecor VS.. Daigle wa
taken up and tried by jury. 1t is an &C
ton of SANDER, the accusation being tina
defendant had accused plaintiff of being
rumseller. The parties are of French ex
traction. The plaintiff denied that he hat
been guilty OF selling liquor. The defen
dant did not undertake to prove it, bu
substantially denied that he had made tn
charge as stated, in the sense and to tn
extent alleged. The defendant attacke
the general reputation Of plaintiff in Wood
stock as to selling liquor, that he ha
SuCl r6puu8uOu. CaSt Ou tTidl. w.
French of Woodstock, for plaintiff, F. {
Southgate for detencant.
LATER REPORT.
In the case Of Pecor VS.. Daigle, the jury
after wrestling with the case an hour, re
turned verdict for plaintiff, assessing til
damages at one cent.
The SANDER was uttered in passionat
interview, interspersed with considerabl
Frenchifed profanity and Billingsgate, an
personal comments and compliments. Th
plaintiff admitted that he had sold cider
but drew the line on selling intoxicatin
liquor and demanded $500 for the injurit
to his good name, fame and reputation
the false charge that he had sold liquo
: (meaning Intoxicating liquor) without
cense and contrary to law.
The court granted divorce in the Cal
of Whitaker VS.. Whitaker, for wilful d
sertion. The petitioner. the husbaIs
lives in Rochester. and the defendant
Windsor. Edgerton for petitioner.
The next case taken up was Georg
L. Fletcher, executor OF Sarah A. Fletcl
er, VS.. R. W. Waterman, administratt
of the estate of Ormond W. Fletcher I
Chester. A jury was empanelled and tt