Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1900-12-20

DECEMBER TERM, lJOO.
Hen. Henry r. Start, presiding Judge.
Hon Milo S. Buck and Hon. Charles II
| Markham, assistant judges.
Officers OF the Court.
Jay Read Pember, clerk.
Charles P. Tarbell states attorney.
Daniel c. Jones, sheriff
Levi B. Moore, high bailiff.
John II. Mimm,, reporter.
The indi ,tments found By the grand Try,
so far as tbs sime have coma to the sur
tace are as follows: George Buck nan, as
sault; Louis Ducl,w, adultery; Fred G.
Davis, impeding an officer; Kate M Eos
ter, adultery and b'gamy; Charles Goodell,
assault with intent to ravish Charles Simp-
son, burgl r.; John F Davis, larceny
Wilfred Cowdrey, robbery Harry Casner,
robbery; Alfred d 70 lsnsbee, adultery ;
Samuel H. J ski, Obtain ,g gods under
false pretenc-s; Milton Archer, ass ult
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Iniorma Ions have been filed by the
states aHorney in the following caves !:
Felix Tougas, burglary; Thomas Mccoy,
burglary aud impeding officer; George E
Bolt IN, breach of the peace; Wilfred
Cowdrey, impeding officer; Nathan Godda,
assault.
John Marco't of Windsor, VIII, has been
in Jail several months on charge of horse
stealing, was discharged, no bill having
been found against him. The case was so
thin that it would not stand alone. An in
nocent young man has been incarcerated
several months. Who has blundered
through ignorance?
AS stated in last weeks report the case
of Abbey VS.. Bartlett is the only civil
cause to be tried by jury at this tenn. 1t
was tried by two young lawyers, II. H
Blanchard of Springfield, VT, for the
nlair tiff and E. E. leighton of CT rem ont,
N H for defendant, and was vigorously
and tho roughly tried on each side, showing
careful study and preparat on, and com,
plete mastery OF the law and facts inv ,lved,
and the management indicated such intents
as will succeed. A shrewd obsr Of
men and affairs remarked tAat only two
things are ,certain-a man always dies in
bis last sickn s., and one par in law
suit is sure to be beaten. Each m4y strive
equally well, but decision ayes one OF
the parties defeated and one Of the attor-
me-, S shorn of his temporary gory TIE
verdict was for plaintiff to recover $206 ~
and cost,
On he 18th he ial of criminal causes
tab bn g. ha.n-
Tougas This was an Information tor bur-
glarizing the store Of Badger & Moves
in Sharon on the night Of September 81,
1900. On the following m ,rnlng at Roy
alton Sh riff Jones got alter two suspicious
looking young fellows, who were POSING
up the railroad track, and calling aid, gave
pursuit and overlook them just norh OF
that village. Both started to run, hut the
sheriff got bis hands on Mccoy, and kept
bis hold after severe struggle. Tougss
made break and ran to and through
White river, succeeding in keeping out OF
the way until the following evt mig, when
he was arrested as be allghted from the
train at White River Junction. Tougas
took trial and denied his identity with
the man who swan the river or robbed the
store, but Mccoy, who i, lad Of II
years, went upon the stand aud confessed
the whole robbery, testltyirg that Tougas
was the instgator ard leader in the whole
enterprise. There was long trial and a
large mass of testimony, but the jury read
lily convicted him, and he was sentenced to
not less than four nor more than five years
in state prison. Upon b ing brought up
for sentence he requested that he BE- sent
to state prison rather than to the house of
correction. B. S Kittredge, assigned by
the court, made vigorous defence
Thomas Mccoy was then called upon t,
plead and he pleaded guilty OF burglary
The mater of his sentence came up and
his case wa, presented by Gilbert A
Davis, as,igne by the court, who a,ked tn
court to send the boy to the Industrial
school at Vergennes The formor states
attorney stated that the boy had
been truthful in his statements, his
record SO tar as he had learned had been
good. The boys mo her, who lives in
Gardner, Mass, stated to the court that
he had been sober, industrious and orderly
until h. # home about ten days bet, re
the burglary The court suspt nd.d ,er-
ttn"a and asked the probation officer, f
c. 'utfg ,te, to investigate the case and
report
Ga Saturday, Decemb r. Is. 1900, the
case of State VS.. Charles Simpson WIS
placed on iri Il, an indicim mt for burglar
iz'ng the store of Wheeler & Gibns at
White River Junction, VT, October 16,
1900 Respondent was found n the stor. IN
the evening, hid under the counter, cigars
and several pairs OF pants had been remov,
from taeir location in the store. The re-
spondent took the sand and admitted that
he va, in ths store, but ,l.imed he was too
drunk to know what he was about, and
denied breaking into the place, but sal
thai one, "John LYNCH" claiming to be q |
cl -rk in he store, had lberally treated
him, so that be ha lain down to Il ep eff
the drunk when he was caught. The jury
promptly returned verdict OF guilty and he
was sentenced to not less than four nor NOR.
than five years in state prison. Defense was
conducted bv G. A. Davis, who was ap-
pointed by the court for that duty and
made all that he could out Of hard case
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