Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1899-10-23
COUNTY COURT.

ing, Oct. 18th. The term was very
long one, and the docket was well
cleaned up.
| The criminals were sentenced Fri
| day afternoon as follows. Fred Dus-
chame, for manslaughter, to seven
years at hard labor, in the State
prison, which was the shortest period
of imprisonment that could be impos-
ed for the crime. He was told by the
judge at the time sentence was inn
posed that in case of good conduct he
would conset to a pardon after two
years confinement. Bronson, who was
convicted of an assault was sentenced
to not less than four months and not
more than six months at hard labor
in the house of correction, and pay
cost of prosecution. Lester Banister,
who was found guilty of one second
offence of giving away intoxicating
liquor, and also of assault, was SEN
fenced for the first offence to pay a
fine of one hundred dollars and serve
not less than three months in the
pay cost of prosecution. For the
second offence he was sentenced to
not less than six months and not more
than eight months at hard labor in
the house of correction, and pay costs
of prosecution. Arthur Fisher who
was found guilty of disturbing re-
ligious meeting was fined ten dollars
and costs. Mr.. Wilson who plead
guilty to grand larceny was fined one
hundred dollars and costs. The crimi-
nal docket produced six trials this
term out of which there were four
convictions. Two of the respondents
plead guilty. The criminal docket
is now entirely cleaned SO that moth
ing is left standing over for next
term, which SPEAKS well for the States
Attorney in as much as it is a condition
of things which is seldom brought
about. Divorces were granted this
term to the following persons. Flor
ence M. Wood, for wilful desertion
with custody of child decreed to
petitioner. Sarah M. Fayer for in
tolerable severity. Lillian Wright
Hitchcock for intolerable severity,
and petitioner allowed to resume her
maiden name. Lila I. Hildreth for
intolerable severity and petitioner
allowed to resume her maiden name.
Emma Magoon for intolerable severity
and petitioner allowed to resume her
maiden name. Chandler Horn VS..
Angelina Horn. This was a very
hotly contested divorce case. Bill
was granted to petitioner for adultery
and custody of minor children decreed
to petitioner. J. w. Redmond appear
ed as counsel for petitioner, and Geo.
B. Young for defendant. Gertie Wa
terman for wilful desertion. Minor
child decreed to petitioner. Carol n.
Magoon for wilful desertion. Nathan
Newman, for wilful desertion. Eta
A. Dexter for intolerable severity.
Minor children and alimony decreed to
petitioner. Sarah L. Ramsdell, for in
tolerable severity. Minor child de-
creed to petitioner. Z. M. M. Felker,
wilful desertion. Making in all thir
teen divorces granted this term. It will
be remembered in the case of Sails
VS.. Boyle which was tried this term,
the jury brought in a verdict for the
plaintiff to recover one dollar damages.
This was a case of trespass to the
freehold, and in order to give the |
county court jurisdiction the plaintiff
should show a claim of more than |
twenty dollars. The amount claimed, |
n the plaintiffs suit was five hundred |
dollars, but on the plaintiffs own evil
1ence the damage was only nominal, |
Or in his own words, "no particular
1amage." About the last thing be-
,ore court closed, Mr.. Redmond, who
for the defendant Boyle in
his case, made motion that the case
,e dismissed for want of Jurisdiction,
as above stated, that the
of the plaintiffs claim was not
ufficient to give the county court
The court entertained
he motion and the case was dismissed
md struck from the docket although
t had been tried about three weeks
,efore, verdict found and Judgment
endered; exceptions were taken by
Zoung, who appeared throughout the
ase as counsel for the plaintiff.