Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1899-01-07
Windsor County Court.
December Term, 1898.

Hon. Russell 5. Iatt, PRESIDING Judge.
Hon. Charles 4. Markham, Assistant
Hon. Milo S. Buck, Judges.
Officers of the Court.
j. R. Pember, Clerk.
Fred B. P'ngree, Deputy Clerk.
John G. Sargent, States Attorney.
R. A. Spafford, Sheriff.
D. G. Jones, High Bailiff.
John H. Mimms, Reporter.
At the conclusion of our report last
week, the case of state VS. Exlo B shop waa
on trial. In this case the verdict was not
guilty.
State VS. Royal Adams of Woodstock
was tried on Friday, 30th. This was ar
Indictment for selling Intoxicating liquors.
Respondent is the we'll known druggist al
Woodstock. A second search of his prem
ises by Deputy Sheriff Kinlry and E. A.
Thomas had developed the possession Of
various kinds of liquor, but the defense sci
up wa. that these liquors'were lawfully OIL
hard for use in compoundiug medIcln' s
and not for sale as a beverage. A very
large number OF witnesses were summoned
aud in attendance, but the jury rendered .
verdict OF not guilty. William E. John
son for respondent. G
Eugene A. O'Shea of Bethel, barber
is in Jail, under an Indictment charging
him vi selling mortgaged property wi
out the cous~nt Of the mortgage endors.
an the mortgage and the margin OF tn
record HIS case Is continued.
Carol Young Of H II ford was unehl, Il
pay his fine of $3.50 and costs tor larceny
OF wool, I'D has been taken TO the hou
of correction to work out his fine an
costs, and this will occupy him more thai
year.
Tue court was not in session on Satur.
day. 3lst, nor on Monday, anuary 2.
The bond of 500 gwen by Herbert s
Wilson, formerly OF Windsor indicted 70,
secreting pr operty by an ms ,lvent debtor
has been forfeited because he did not az.
pear when called for trial, and the courr
ordered warrant to issue for his arres
when found. There is motion to chan
Ger.
Herbert E. Harlow OF Ludlow was tried
by jury for assault and rape on young
girl at Ludlow and found guilty. He wa
sentenced to Is years bard ! ,bor in The
states prison. w. B. C. Stickney O
Bethel defended him.
Frank Grave of Chester was tried fol
l,rceny OF Sl4 from his uncle, s CIPHER
Graves at Andoyer in 1894 and founc
guilty and sentenced to pay fine OF $l0(
and costs. He was defended by H. u
r, der of Bellows Falls and w. b. C
Stickney. The states attorney, j. G
Sargent, conducted the prosecution as
sisted by John r. Heating OF Ludlow
Young Keating made his maiden speech to
the jury and in so doing acquitted himsel
in very creditable manner. Other crlmi
nal cases disposed of.
Ernest Woodward OF Har'land, who wa
convicted OF adultery with Stella Clough
was ined 800 and C ,sts with an alterna
tive sentence to the house OF correction
F. c. Southgate defended. The claim il
defence was that the respondent did MOI
know that Stells had a husband living
when. he married her. = Stella Clougf
pleaded guilty Of big,my and was sen.
fenced to the states prison for two years
She claimed that she had information tha
her former husband had obtained divorce
b-fo'e she married Ernest Woodward
Edmund Darrell and Sherman Barr II o
Hartland were brought before the cour
Tor sentence for assault upon and impeding
an office while in the exc cution of his Of
fee in attempting to arrest them. A mo-
ton in arrest for insuficiency of the
Indictment was filed and BY
their attorney, (assigned by the court)
Gilbert A. DAVIS, and hearing had, blu
the court overruled the motion and SEN
fenced the respondents each to Is months
in the states prison. This case will go tc
the supreme court on the motion in arres
and on exceptions to the sentence. 1t wa
urged that they could only be sentenced
for a common assault, the utmost penalty
of which would be one year in the house o.
correction.
Informations for violation of the liquor
law have been filed by the states attorne,
as follows: Charles Ellison for selling anC
keeping with intent to sell; Alfred Archer
for sci Jag; Charles Haz OF Hartford fol
selling: Charles w. Ray OF Chester foi
selling ard keeping with intent to sell; E
III & John jackson of Windsor for selling
and keeping with intent to sell.
The case OF Dorr Kendall OF Springfield
was continued, although the states wit.
nesses and witnesses for the respondent
were in court