Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1900-06-21
Orange County Court.
June Term, 1900.

/ June Term, 1900.
Hon. HENRY r. START, Presiding Judge
Hon. HENRY w. Fits, Assistant
Hon. JAMES r.. NOLAN, Judges.
CURTIS s. EMERY, Clerk.
FRANK |. WHITNEY, Sheriff.
HALE X. DARLING, States Attorney.
MARGARET CHESTNUT, Reporter.
STEPHEN b. DARLING, High Bailih.
0. Y. Downing S. d. sibley. In this
case the jury after wrestling with it for
about two days, reported disagreement,
and were discharged June 18th. IL is re-
ported that the position OF the jury, from
first to last, was 10 to ? in favor OF the
defendant.
Mary Ann Locke. The trial OF this case
was commenced June 18th, and went to
the jury on the following day. The suit
Is to recover on promissory note given
by the defendants for the purchase price
OF a carriage. The defendants claimed
that the carriage was sold to Blake Locke,
and that Mrs. Locke was but a surety on
the note. They also claimed an Offset on
account OF freight they bad to pay on the
carriage, and the defendant Blake Locke
also claimed an Offset for s25 loaned the
plaintiff in 1867, which with the interest
would nearly pay the note. The plaintiff
claimed that this s25 was not a loan, but
a sum paid her in the settlement OF her
fathers estate, and also claimed that
where two defendants are sued, one Of
them cannot have his individual demand
against the plaintiff allowed in Offset
Under the direction OF the court, the Jury
returned special findings, as follows:
That there was due on the note In suit
s74.70; that Mrs. Locke signed said note
as surety; that there was nothing due the
under their plea in Offset as to
The freight and that there was due Blake
Locke sT465 for the money loaned in 1867. |
No judgment has as yet been rendered on |
The verdict Darling Il Darling and ID. $. |
sonant for plaintiff; r. M. Harvey for |
defendants.
Emma Z. Cushing Henry +. French. /
The trial was commenced Thursday. The 4
PARTIES reside in Thetiord, and the plain
IN seeks 70 recover OF the defendant the /
um Of 800 which she claims was given
Ter by Mrs. Cole to buy piano with. On
friday the jury returned verdict for the
llalntin for Sis IS and costs. ID. S. Con.
mt and X. NJ. Harvey for plaintiff; j. G.
Harvey and j. d. Denison for defendant.
j. h. Bass and Ora Bass, proponents OF
sphraim +. Claims Will, Elmer +.
.laiiiD and Bertha l.. Clatiin Blanchard. |
ontestants. This was contest over the
7tli OF Ephraim f. Clailin BY his grand
hildreu, on the ground that the viii was
OF executed as required by law The
.lal began Friday forenoon. None OF the
Testing witnesses were able to swear thar
hey saw Mr.. Ciafiin sign the will that be .
I'D the n that IL was his will, or nat they [
new what they were witnessing. Nef-
ler did 1t appear that they signed the
III In the presence OF each other,
galnst the objection OF the contestants.
testimony was put in show
u that Mr.. Clafiin was IN the habit OF
,aWtng wills, and that on other occa- |
obs before the will ia question was !
ade, he bad drawn wills and had them
.eeuted correctly. There was also testi.
ony tending to show that the sttesttng s
illnesses had made statements out OF 1
urt indicating that the will was correct y
executed. At the conclusion OF the 1
oponent's evidence, the contestants
owed the court to direct a verdict In 1
cir favor, which motion was granted by o
9 court, and judgment rendered on the 4
rdict Tor the contestants. The propo- v
nts VIII take the case 60 the supreme 4
urt, J. ID. Denison and r. NJ. Harvey
I proponents; NJ. M. Wilson and Dar- /,
y a Darling for the contestants.
NJ the conclusion OF this case, Saturday y
lrning, the court took a recess until >,
y week Tuesday, at a. m. 4,
Inc grand jury made their report q
ednesday afternoon, and we're dischargt
.. lhey reported eleven true bills, and
mt bills not found. As the indictments pl
not docketed until the respondents q
We been arrested on the warrants. the 81
ult OF the Investigations OF the grand
y is not yet public.
he criminal trials are now on