Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1901-10-04
NOT A DIVORCE MILL
Several Cases Heard But Decis
ions Not Rendered.


Week.
Notice was made briefly in The
Phoenix last week in the action taken
in the case of the state VS.. Leon
Canedy, appellant, which came on an
appeal from the judgment of Justice
William s. Newton who fined Canedy
800 and costs for pocket peddlng
liquor in Brattleboro. Henry Eddy,
now in Jail awaiting sentence for petit
larceny testified to buying liquor twice
of Canedy-at Charles Beams house
near the gas house, and also in the
alley between Bonds block and Odd
Fellows block e. r. Thayer, police
man, who lives in the Bond building.
testified to seeing Eddy and Canedy
come from in front of H. M. Woods
store to the alley as stated by Eddy.
Canedy denied Eddy's story in toto.
Edward Gonyea and Peter V. circuit,
two Brattleboro youths, stated they
were in company with Canedy the en-
tire day when Eddy claimed he bought
the third pint of liquor, and that
Canedy did not go down the alley or
anywhere else in company with Eddy.
They answered in the affirmative
when Judge Stafford asked them if
they understood the questions that
had been put to them in their full i'm
port. They said that they had not
talked over the case between them
selves or with anyone since the occur
renee. .Canedy was found guilty of
three first offenses.
After the verdict was rendered
Judge Stafford directed the sheriff to
take Gonyea and circuit into custody
On Saturday States Attorney Weston
filed information against each for per-
jury. On being arraigned each plead
ed not guilty and was held for trial in
default of $3.50 bail. The two young
men are now in Jail at Newfane and
will be brought before the court at its
session next week for trial on the Sc
rious charge of perjury.
George N. Wilder of Jamaica was
found guilty of two first offenses of
liquor selling by the decision of the
jury Gibson and Schwenk, who APP
peared for Wilder, urged the clemency
of the court on account of the poverty
of the client, and he was fined S.
and costs amounting to $13.25, and
committed to the house of correction
for not less than 25 or more than 80
days
Ambrose Maher of Bellows Falls,
who had pleaded guilty to assaulting
Police Officer Thompson with a large
stone. was sentenced Saturday to not
less than three years nor more than
four years at hard labor in the house
of correction. Sheriff wilkins took
him to Rutland Saturday.
The jury was discharged Saturday
and a new set of jurors drawn to ap-
pear Tuesday morning. Oct s, to try
| the criminal cases, including that of
| the state VS.. Fred II. Bush, alias
F. H. Bidwell, against whom the states
attorney has filed his information
| charging him with burning the barns
and dwelling houses on the Bowker
| farm on Dummerston Hill in the town
of Newfane.
Several divorce cases have been
heard, but the decisions have not been
rendered, and the impression has been
! gained that this session of the court
will not be known as a divorce mill
and that strong evidence will be need
| ed to secure a decision. The Powers
case from Brattleboro has attracted
unusual attention. 1t has been con
tinued to the adjourned session of the
court, when the taking of testimony
will be resumed.
Henry L. Richardson of Jamaica
withdrew his plea of not guilty on the
charge of two offenses of liquor sell
ing, and was sentenced Tuesday tc
nav a fine of 500 and costs of prosecu
ton. and be confined in the house Of
correction not less than five or more
than six months. Sentence to be sus
tanned during his period of good be
havior.
Robert c. Bacon of Brattleboro was
appointed probationary officer.
A motion was filed Tuesday to sci
aside the verdict in the Stoddard viii
case. In connection with the motion
several affidavits were filed which
were made by parties claiming to have
heard conversations between the jury
men on the case and others while the
trial was pending.
The report of William e. Johnson as
special master in case of Chilson c
Fairbank VS.. Town of Rockingham
embracing question of land damage
on account of the building of the cleo
trio railway, was discussed by Bellows
Falls attorneys Tuesday. The repor
shows damage to the Fairbank proper
ty, as found by the master, to be $1,000
and the cost of necessary retaining
wall to be $500, subject to some varia
ton if the town should be adjudged liza
BILE for the damage done by the excava
ton of the first three feet of the cut
The. damage to the Parker propert!
was found to be $500 with 5000 more
for the retaining wall. The damage
to the Wright porperty was found b!
the master to be Offset by the benef
accruing to the property by the loca
ton of the electric road. The chancel
lor held the case for further considera
ton.
The case of Edgar H. futile VS.. Mis-
e. G.. Goodenough was tried the las
thing Tuesday afternoon by the court
It was case that was taken from thu
Jury list and put on the court list
Judgment of the court on the fact
found was for the plaintiff to recove
the sum of $2S. Haskins and Schwenl
for the plaintiff, Barber for the de
PENDANT.
A 14-year-old girl on Spring street