Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1900-06-28
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 K. DARLING, States Attorney.
/ MARGARET CHESTNUT, Reporter.
! STEPHEN b. DARLING, High Bailiff.
/ The trial of criminal cases was COM
menced Wednesday morning.
/ State William G. HI. Wallace. This
was an indictment for incest claimed to
/ have been committed by the respondent
with his own daughter at Orange last
July. The only witness upon the part of
the state was the daughter, but the most
damaging evidence against the respond
ent consisted OF two letters written by
him to his daughter from the jail. These
letters contained certain expressions
which could be construed in no other way
than as threats against the daughter
should she testify against the respondent,
and also contained matter showing that
the respondents mind was of very low
order. The defence put in some evidence,
showing that the daughter had retracted
the charge. The case was submitted to
the jury Thursday forenoon, and after de-
liberating about three hours a verdict OF
guilty was returned. States attorney and
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respondent.
State Charles Chaplin. The respond
emit lives in tairlee and was indicted for
furnishing intoxicating liquor at the
Copperfield mines. The evidence showed
that on May 10 the respondent and one
Frank Prescott drove to West Fairlee to- |
gether IN a covered buggy which Prescott |
had hired for the occasion. The horse 1
TO Chaplin, Their destination 1
was Copperteld, but on arriving at West 1
Fairlee, Prescott asked leave TO take the /
team for a short time. After being gone
quite awhile, Prescott came back with the /
team, Chaplin got in and they proceeded i
10 drive to COpperheld. On the way,
Prescott told Chaplin that he had a lot Of 1
bottles Of whisky in the bug
", and proposed 10 do business with
them at the mines. Chaplin made no OBJ.
ectlou, and the team was driven TO Geo.
tanCOr's earn. While there, Prescott /
ook a pint bottle OF whiskey from under
be seat, handed IL 10 Chaplin and told him /
o hand IL 10 NanCor, who wss standing
lose by, which Chaplin did. The state
laimed that this last transaction was an
hense OF furnishing by Chaplin, and that
'airlee to the mines In the wagon drawn
" Chapin's horse was also an offense of /
furnishing BY Chaplin under the circum-
tances, though Chaplin derived no benefit | ,
rom either transaction. The Jury found
i'm guilty OF two offenses, and he was
ned 80 and costs, amounting In all to go.
q passing sentence, the court said this
ne was not to be taken as a precedent In
Asses OF sales. The respondent in testify
ig admitted all OF these facts, and the .
)urt commended him for his conduct in
filing the truth. States attorney for the
ate; X. NJ. Harvey for the respondent. !
Chas. George OF West Fsirlee was called
witness for the state in the last case, {
nd on being asked II be procured any
quor OF Chaplin, replied II don't remem-
er." The question was put In several 4
avs, and the answer was always the y
me-. The states attorney thereupon I'll
! an information charging George with e
injury. George claimed that be was d
Dubbed with imperfect memory, and his
'unsel asked for a continuance so that j.,
} could prepare his defense. The case !,
as continued and bail set at 500, which a
e respondent procured. .
This was the last criminal case, and the =
rymen we're discharged Saturday morn. 8
z. As court was about to rise, Geo. $. =
orcester, luryman from Thetford. \
nse and In very neatly worded speech =
anked the court for the kindness and n
nsideration II had shown in its treat :
ent Of the jurors during the term. As =
r. Worcester was making his re- -
arks all OF the jurors arose and =
naineu standing. Judge start re. y
onded gracefully In behalf OF the q
urt, thanked the jurors for the manner "
which they had discharged their duties p
q extended to them the best wishes OF Al
g court. The proceeding was a novel A
e, hut struck everybody as appropriate az
the occasion. th
Before discharging the Jurors, Judge a
art teelingly announced the death OF pc
dge Laforrest n. Thompson, and out OF
pect TO the memory OF the deceased -,
ige and to enable the court aud bar TO "3
end his funeral, adjourned court until oil
ne ~. 10,