Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1900-09-28
wINDHAM COUNTY COURT.
Dempsey Found GaiIIy OF Assault with
Intent 20 Murder.

In TIE case Of state as. Thomas s. Crane, re
ported last eek, the jury brought In a verdict OF
guilty, and he was sentenced to pay fine Of $40
and costs of prosecution. amounting to $40 more.
htdte Us. Michael Fleming This was a )m.
plant made by the s ate's attorney against the
respondent for selling and furnishing Intoxicating
liquor Tle respondent Te racted his former plea
OF not guilty pleaded gull ~ and was sentenced
t. pay fine of $40 for Que first offence and the
costs OF prosecute n.
State u.s. George Armour-This was an indict-
ment for breaking into the depot at Putney last
june and stealing several mileage books and
tickets, to which Indictment he pleaded guilty.
The respondent being under 10 years OF age was
sentenced to the Industrial school at Vergennes
until he arrived at the ave of 81 " ars Which was
found to be sept. "a, 1885, ann In event he should
fail to observe the rules and regua ions OF said
industr Il school he was t. be then confined at
hard labor In the house of correction at Rutland
for term OF not less than five years and not
ceeding six years.
State rs. hiiom Dempsey-This was an in.
dctment for an ASA ult armed with a dangerous
instrument with the In ent to kill and murder one
Joseph M. Houghton. The evidence on the part
Of the prosecution tended to show that said Jo-
seph NJ Houghton, who resi- es In Brattleboro,
also owned a arm about Uue-half mile west Of
| the vii age OF Algiers In the town OF Guilford
| That oD the sth day OF March, 1900, having been
to his farm, was returning bone with his horse
| and express sleigh loaded with some Lindling
wood and other material, when about one ha II
way between the dwelling houses Of Joel Flagg
and jesse Wea herhead In Guilford, he was me t
by the respondent and two other young men in
the highway. Thai the respondent Dempsey,
| ordered him to throw W his hands and imme0i-
ate fired revolver at him, the bullet en- eriDg
| the ear and passing out upon the other side Of
| the head near the cheek bone That the other
two meu III dertook to grab his horse by the head,
but the explosion Of the revolver frightened the
| horse and 1t jumped away from them and came
| at pretty fast gait TO Brattleboro.
| Mr.. Houghton was taken home and ply sicians
| called who crossed his wounds, and he was con
| fined to the house for long lille thereafter.
| That the three young mt n mentioned resided in
| Greenfield, Mass. were tough characters and a
| few nights before had broken into a gun smiths
| shop and stolen three revolvers, one Of which,
| and the one which the evidence tended to show
| that Dempsey had used In shooting at Mr..
Hou. hton, was identified by Mr. Grant, the oW n
| er, as being one OF the stolen pistols. That the
| three young u en- were seen upon the highway by
/ several other parties before they met Mr.. Hough.
ton, and evidence was iven tending to show that
the report OF two Hhois was heard by the neigh.
bors near where the aut was committed al
| THOUGH Mr. HouRhton had no recollections OF
but one shot being fired.
| Further evidence was given tending to she W
that one OF the part es afort said during the az
| ternoon OF the same day, purchased cartridges
| for rtvo yer 1t Ghe store OF Robbins & Cowles
| IN BraitieboTo That 500 after the sho ting Of
| Mr.. Houghton the alarm was Civ, and several
parties slarted In pun nit, and were finally suc.
cessfu In capturing them in he town OF Vernon
| after something Of a fusiliade OF firearms be-
tween the purs ued and the puTsuers Evidence
| was also introduced on the part Of the sta g in
| the shape OF a written statement made by the
RESPONDENT, DEMPSEY, before j. Il. Mortified, a
| justice OF the peace, wherein he conf, ssed to
making the assault and shooting ssr. HouRhton.
No evidence was troduc-d on the part OF Inc
| respondent The jury returned u verdict Of
guilty OF assault with iut, Mt to murder STATE &
| Attorney Barber assisted by M. Fits for thu.
| prosecution. Lamb & Adams of Greenfield
Ma for the respondent.
James WEIGH was convicted Wednesday OF as
| sauit 18th intent TO murder He testified in his
own defence, claiming that he was induced to 90
| TO Brattleboro by his companions, and deny ing
| the story told by Dempsey
Harry Lord, -, Of Rockingham was convicted
yesterday of sitting fire TO the woods belonging
to the estate Of j. d. Morgan Of Rockingham