Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1899-01-05
Windsor County Court.

Mbel court resssem bled on Monday sf
c terBoon ot last week, the state cases hg,
the right Of Say ith assignments for escl
2 day Of the week
Tne ease first to be taken 40 was State
) Ernest Woodward OF North Hartland,
companion case 10 State V Stella Clough
also Of the SEINE place. The nature Of tbs
charge was Adultery Dut it was not
really as bad as that, quite, because Ernest
and stella acre man and wife-as much
so as clergyman could make them-bui
Stella had e husband living. When the
case was called Esquire Southgate, re-
spondcnts' counsel, said he had a legal
question 10 raise. he said the state would
not claim that Ernest knew anything
about the prior marriage, and that being
50 he had acted in good faith, not intend
ing 20 com init felony. The court was in
clined 10 admit that this was a sound DO.
sition. AZ the eleventh hour, however,
certain evidence came 20 the attention of
the states attorney tending to show that
+ Ernest had been informed that Stella was
the wife Of living husband. The jury
( was empenGiied on Tuesday morning and
it appeared fiom the testimony of green
eyed witness, one Ashe, that he had in
+ formed Ernest Of the condition Of affairs,
/ Ashe wanted the girl himself but was viii
1 ling 10 wait to we'd her until she isgot her
/ btll.' And AEhe didn't like it at all that
Ernest should have won the prize. hence
+ the green eyen Ernest said ne really
+ did not know until the evening OF the
1 ceremony ttat the fair Stella was a wife
already or bad teen, and then she said she
wss q widow. Ernest asked no questions,
50 be said but the Jury thought it rather
singular tnat be should not have made
some inquiry. So the jury said equity" /
Ernest appeared broken hearted and stella
wept. Tley are both subjects of execu-
tive clemency when the time comes and
The law has been sufficiently vindicated i
John 6. Sargent, states attorney, pros
eeOted and Frederick c. Southgate de-
Tended.
State Bishop was then called up and |
jury empanelled Bishop Is a Freedman |
and his name, in French, is ed Lerake" I
or more correctly Mons. Edouard II |
Evique. Being a FIR, nchman he had all |
the Americanizsd Erenchman's traits and |
tendencies, among them the 'swappiDg /
losses" faculty. "Edn went to White |
River Junction fair and circus. He went I
with q fellow Frenehman, one "Spool- /
dong" OF West Windsor as "swapper \
chief" in charge OF Spaulding's ahossesn /
for trading. ed" traded cue horse and |
his employer vas pleased nut during the
absence OF the latter Ed traded over again.
When Spaulding saw the second swap he 1
was exceeding wrath and TO himself /
swore wiihal lie informed an officer but Il
Monsieur Le Bisnop could not be troare-
he bad sRipped, SO 70 speak. Hence this
prosecution for larceny OF one horse
Bishop insisted that be was only carrying
ont bis INSTRUCTIONS 10 making further
swap and denied any intent 10 deprive the
owner OF hK property. Respondent called
witnesses as to the value q tss "hoss."
They set IL at various amounts from four
to six dollHrs. As il was also said that
Edward got four dollArs 70 boot, OF course
Il made The value q tue other animal two
doliors Una jury was OF he opinion that
it YES mixed up rness OF "hoss swap
ping" aud returaed a verdict of ''not
guilty." I
John G.. SarEent for prosecutions: Fred. |
eric Soutbgate for respondent.
There vas laii Ia the lesser cases for
time and those o. more serious nature
we're called. This OF course brought
to the front the liquor pr secution OF
State Royal Adams On the first OF De-
,emher last visis vas made 10 the drug
tore OF the respondent situated in Wood
toek, right forninst the county jail. The
1lsitors Of the occasion were min ions OF
he law--DaDuty Sheriff Peek aud Deputy
sheriff HoffmaD. They made a minute
earch OF the premises OF respondent but
ound noihing-that is nothing contra
land' Well, the next day a eontinus-
ion OF the visit was made by Deputies /
: Ainiry and Hoffman. Whether IL was
hat the supply had come in since the pre- :
iuus day, or that the last named officers
ad uetter luck simply, did not appear.
iut certain il is they found some bottles
With suspicious labels, which of course
rere as much Greek, tor Latin) to these !
Ulcers as any other labels in the store
lght be. Tue signs read "Manhattan
lin Cocktail" "Fine Old Port,n or, for
"Sonr Mash" and underneath,
Rye The officers mistrusted these bot
les and their contents were what the
sarch was Intended to find, and brought
long twelve bottles of the last named,
81 OF the second and two OF the first
he cocktsil. This was found under the
ida fountain snd there was a very small .
1antity in each bottle. Toe two did not 7
,ntain what would be one dose for an
range county adult. Many witnesses for q
le state were called, but few were chosen,
ID those were very ignorant-knew alb
'lutely nothing. The respondent testi-
"a that the material found was all in.
nded for legitimate use in his business,
Il the compromising OF potions and for
sertion in prescripi ions. He denied
ost positively that he sold, furnished or ---
I've away any Of 1t contrary 20 law. Civ
& he respondent the presumption OF Ul
1nenCe aud the benefit OF a reasonable VI
lubt the jury returned a verdict of not
lilty. John Sargent for the state; VIM. -
johnson for respondent. ~
Court reassembled on Tuesday OF this
Eek and the first case taken no was that
state Herbert Z Harlow. THIS re-
oudent was indicted az The term char yei
in the crime Of rape.
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