Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1900-01-25
Windsor County COutr.

Windsor County SoutT.
An adjournment of this court was taken
on Saturday, as Judge Tyler bad TO stteno
| the term OF the supreme court at Mont
pelier, which opened on Tuesday: When-
ever bis duties enable him to do so, be
y i'll return to Windsor county court ana
| transact such criminal and court business
| as time will allow until the fret OF March.
| The Jury was discharged subject to call oy
the clerk when such time can be hxed.
The following divorce cases were heard
and disposed OF during the past week !
Edith O'Dette Joseph O'Dette. These
parties resided at Springfield and bill
was granted to the wife on the ground OF
adultery. E. B. Finn for petitioner.
Mary E. Ranslow Lucius +. Rsnslow.
| Parties resided al Windsor, and the Din
was given the wife on the ground OF lntol-
erab BILE severity. j. G. Enright forpetltion-
err.
State cases have had exclusive right OF
wsy and States Attorney John Z. sargent
! has had the state docket we'll in hand ana
| diligently disposed OF the entries 1t con-
tanned.
Tue verdict in the Bugbee case OF
equity OF murder in the second degree"
is received with satisfaction by all who
heard the whole case. II is the general
opinion that no other verdict could have
been warrsnted. There was an absence
of that cold booded premeditation that
lcharacteriZes murder in the tirst degree
and he offence was surely more than man
slaughter.
The cases set for trial after the Uonahue
case, were disposed OF without trial, the
respondents pleading guilty as appears
below, until the case of State JACK"
alias "Johnn Donahue was reached on
Friday morning, and jury as empaneied
to try il. This respondent was charged
with making an assault upon Henry HI.
Peek, he, the respondent, being armed
with a revolver, intending hen and there
TO kill and murder said Peek. The latter
Is the Well-known represf NATIVE OF the
shtriffs departing ut and as is qually well
knoWn is located at W bite Riv, Junction.
The affair happened five years ago, on
Jan. 20, 1895. The night before, Mr.. Peek
received a dispatch TO arrest Donahue, OF
whom a description was given, who was
believed to be on the night train from the
north. Mr. Peek was on hand when the
train arrived and secured two aids, one
the assistant yardmaster end the other
the railroad policeman. When the train
came 10 a stsndstill the conductor was
interviewed. IL was the genial mike
He told the posse that the man they were
looking for was in the smoking car. MIR,
Peek testified that seeing Donabue there
officer and have here a telegram to arrest
q man and as you answer to the description
| must arrest you.n Donahue demurred
and denied that he was the man wanted.
Sheriff Peek insisted that the respondent
was the man wanted, and told him II he
did not put on his shoes he would be ar
rested and taken out without his shoes.
The respondent, who had been curled up
on two seats sleeping, then put on his
al nag ND n his feet hp reached
his hip pocket, drew "bull dog" revolver
and said with an oath, "Clear out of here,
or ! will put hole in you" As he said |
so he started to raise the revolver, and as |
Railroad Policeman Larey seized the re- |
spondent by the arms in the rear, Peek |
pluckily seized the revolver in respon-
dents hand. He fortunately managed to /
get his finger on the guard back OF the |
trigger, so that il would have been impos.
sible for respondent to fire the revolver.
Respondent was arrested and next day /
taken to Burlington, where he was bound /
up for alleged larceny and admitted to +
bail. He was taken before Justice Potter /
1T the June term and there gave further 1
bail. Since then the officers nave been /
looking for him. The Jury brought in +
verdict of equity OF common assault
and the respondent was sentenced to one /
years imprisonment in states prison.
John @. Sargent states attorney for the /
state; w. B. c. Stickney and Ed. X. Buck
for respondent.
The following respondents pleaded i
guilty to the charges specified and were /
sentenced as follows State VS.. Joseph /
O'Dette, married man was found in bed
together with Nellie Athertou, at Spring
field, VT. He pleaded guilty and was
sent to the house OF correction for not
less than two years nor more than three
years. The respondent had confessed his
offence to several parties.
State VS.. Nellie Atherton-the COM
panion case to the foregoing; respondent
pleaded not guilty and a nolle pros was
entered in the case, because the state had
not sufficient evidence to convict.
State vs.. Newell Willard-colored-
pleaded guilty to a charge of adultery.
He was sent to house OF correction for not
ess than three years nor more than three
ind a half.
State vs.. Edward Newell-colored-
charged with adultery with Newell Will
is, at the same time and place,
md With the same parties, pleaded not
utility. While in jsil he had a most aw-
al attack OF angulnello pectoralis-or as
lad IS that, anyway; and on account OF
IVES admitted to bail on his own recog
lizance. He is improving rapidly.
There are a few more respondents in
nstody and the states attorney is hope