The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1899-06-21
Orange County Court.

Criminal trials began on Tuesday, June
10, the first case being State " Amos j.
Uhamberlin, an indictment for burglary of
n. Q. Tewksbury's store, in Newbury Cen
ter, Sunday afternoon, July 4, 1897 Re-
spondent was tried a year ago but the jury
disagreed. He has been in Jail since Au-
gust, 1887. The respondent claimed that
he had a general license from the store
keeper to enter and take provisions, as he
that day took the cheese, crackers and ma
pie sugar, intending to pay for them after
wards when he saw the proprietor. But
the jury promptly brought in verdict of
petit larceny, Il. M. Harvey, special States
attorney for the State; David s. Conant
and j. ID. Denison for the respondent.
State v. Abbie Sprague, an indictment OF
June term, 1898, for breach OF the peace,
was set for Wednesday morning but re-
spondent failing to appear, her bonds were
called and forfeited, and afterwards chan
cered to 1873, the amount paid by the other
parties to the neigbhorhood quarrel on pleas
Of guilty at last December term. Special
Attorney George l.. Stow. for State; r. NJ.
Harvey for respondent.
State vs.. Charles Israel Morris was an
indictment of the term for burglary OF a
hotel room in West Brantree in March last
and taking therefrom suit OF clothes and
other wearing apparel in trunk and valise
belonging to Maxim Hudon. The defense
| was that the articles we're bought for re-
| spondent from one Livingstone, another
| transient inmate OF Henry Jackson's hotel
but the jury rendered verdict of guilty OF
| petit larceny. Joseph d. Denison, specia
| attorney for the State, aud X. Nj. Harvey
assigned as counsel for respondent.
| The next case was State vs.. Joseph III
Lavery, apt, a complaint before a Wash
ington justice for cruelty TO a horse which
respondent drove up from Barre city Feb
| ruary 10, last, and left standing a half hour
or more in front OF Johannessen's store il
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shelter, on very cold afternoon. Respond
ent denied the length of time merely AND
the jury, after being out all night, rendered
a verdict of guilty. States Attorney Hall
X. Darling and j. II. Darling for the State
John w. Gordon for the respondent. Ex
ceptons were waived and respondent sen
fenced to pay fine Of S15 and costs, taxe(
at S6128.
The grand jury was discharged Frida,
morning, June 16, having reported ten tru
bills and nine not found. Charles Judd o
Stafford pleaded guilty to five first offence
of selling intoxicating liquor and was sen
fenced to pay fine Of $50 with costs o
S1466. which lie paid.
Edwin Blanchard and William McCor
mick Of Montpelier each pleaded guilty t.
an indictment for fishing in posted water
at Corinth the first Sunday of last May an,
were fined $50 each.
Four divorce petitions have been granted
as follows: Wallace G. Stevens v. Nettie A
Stevens, for wilful desertion; Ella e. Free
man v. Augustine A. freeman, for intoler
able severity; Mary A. Goodell v. Clarenc
IL. Goodell, for neglect and refusal to sup
port; Anna B. Hoyt v. Charles B. Hoyt, TO
intolerable severity.
A recess was taken from Saturday unit
Tuesday morning when the case Of State v
Francis Buck OF Washington, an indicl
ment for maliciously destroying a fence
will be tried. e. McCrillis v. Jane
Pierce, apt, an action of assumpsit will fol
low.
Hon. Frank Plumley of Mortified an
Hon. William A, Lord OF Montpelier wer
in town Friday