The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1901-04-24
WASHINGTON COUNTY COURT.

The jury In the Rowell-Lewi5 case re-
turned a verdict Friday evening for the
plaintiff to recover $1182.17. The case will
go to Supreme court on exceptions.
The Woodbury. case OF Chase against
Watson was not concluded when court ad-
journed Saturday noon. 1t was completed
Monday afternoon before the Collius-Mc
kinstry case was called.
Lillian Durgn, charged with adultery,
was arrested at Groton Friday evening by
Deputy Sheriff Templeton. She was brought
into court on Saturday and bail was fixed
at $500. This she was unable 70 raise and
was lodged in Jail. She did not realize that
she was being taken to the lookup until she
reached the portals, when she fatty refused
to go inside. Deputies Templeton aud
Gates finally landed her in the female de-
partment OF the county hotel.
Levi NJ. johnson, town liquor agent OF
Plainfield, was brought in Saturday on
an information charging him with malfees-
ance in office. Bail was fixed at 300 which
was promptly furnished.
In the divorce case of Ida B. Livingstone
against Isaac A. Livingstone, in which the
application for temporary alimony was to
have been argued this afternoon, W. W.
Lspoint, counsel for petitioner, consented
to grant of $25 temporary alimouy, to be
paid on or before Friday, April 26, and the
court so ordered.
Arguments were made Monday afternoon
in the case of Chase against Watson, which
was not completed on Saturday, by K. II.
Deavitt and +. j. Deavitt for the plaintiff
and j. P. Lamson for the defendant. Judge
Watson's charge followed and the case
went to the jury late Monday afternoon.
The case of Morris McKinstry of Wood
bury, against o. r. Collins and B. II. Low.
ell, for which struck jury was summoned,
was called in county courtTuesday morning.
III. 9. Shurtleff and r M. Harvey appear
for the State and j. p. Lamson and j. W.
U;nn, Tor fha loft 10 Thn mir
stances surrounding this case are familiar
as it has been once tried in this county, re-
sulting in disagreement of the jury
When Mr.. Collins was sheriff of the county
he went to Mr.. McKinstry's house to re-
plevin a colt. Mrs. McKinstry, it is al
| legged, resisted the officer, and in fracss
that followed received injuries that eventu
| ally caused her death, The suit is to re
cover So, 900 for the loss OF plaintiffs wife
| and expenses incurred. The former trial o.
this case lasted four days.
The jury finally selected is made up as
| follows: Clark Sibley, East Montpelier
| John B. Th 1mpson, Fayston; John Moony
Montpelier; George A. TildeD, Roxbury
| Stephen johnson, Fay ston; Arthur L
Hewett Berlin; Allen Fogg, Duxbury
Horace w. Strong, Berlin; James Il. Ship
man, Waterbury; Henry N. Bushnell
| Waitsfield; II. r. Brown, Northfeld; K
| p. Olds, Barre town.
Morris McKinstry, the plaintiff, has beel
on the stand nearly all the afternoon.
The jury ia the assault case Of Chas
against Watson argued Monday evening
sealed their verdict and separated. The
returned into court this morning and an
nounced they had found the defendants,
A. Watson and Elgin Bills, guilty of assault
in the form and manner alleged and tina
the plaintiff recover one cent damages an
costs. The defendant, Webster Gate, wa
found not guilty and entitled to recover hi
sw.t T.
from further service until called back b
the clerk.