Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1901-07-18
Judge Watson Insists on Hearing
the Charges Against States
Attorney Hoar.
TRIAL SET FOR TUESDAY.
Mr.. Hoar Has Aftidavits From the Jury
men But the Judge Insists on Their
Appearance in Court-Two Cases
OF Severe SunstroKe in Barre
Tuesday.

Montpelier, July 16.--Thcre were further
Developments to-day in the case OF STATE
VS.. j. =. Donovan with regard to the mo.
ton for "a new trial which was filed last
week on the grounds of states Attorney
lioars having Influenced ;hc iurVmrn Il
improper ways. 1t will bq renemherc,
that the states Attorney was charged with
influencing the jurymen before the tria
by inducing feeling of comradcship viii
the JurImen 10y playing cards with them
smoking With them and by treating then
to cigars.
This morning the motion came mp in
court.
States Attorney llOar moved that tn,
petition be dismissed on the grounds that
II does not state anything specific JudgS
watson wJls unwilling to do this without
further investigation. lie gave the re.
epondent until Thursday to amend his mo.
lion. John W. Gordon, counsel for the re.
spondent In lieu of this asked the court for
permission to withdraw the motion With
out prejudice and take IT directly to SUI
preme court.
Judge Watson refused to grant with
drawal or the motion. He said that the
motion from the nature Ut its charges
deeply concerned the court and the Off
Gals of the court. The points touched up
on were too serious to permit the court to
pass them by. He sustained his grant al
time for amending the motion till Thur
way ou' states IL must ne ready then an
order to give the State opportunity 10
meet the allegations. lie set the time lor
the hearing on the motion for next Tines.
day at Q O'clock
Yesterday the court directed the court
htenographer to transcribe the testimony
or Jurrmcn Hutchius and Deavitt made IN
the Donovan Gaze. They testified to NJ
torneN 7, K Gordon's rubbing the not,
over Which the controversy was as to furg-
erV' Thcre are rumors of disharncut rro.
'ce1nes III supreme court in connection
with this.
states Attorney Hoar has in his DOS
session affidavits from all the iurymcu
VINO served on the case which completely
tkoneratc him from all suspicion of at-
tempting to influence them improparly
Among other things they stat that the
state Attorney did not give them any
cigars Judge Watson, however. stated
that he considered the question of such
Importance that he should require the
presence of the iurymcn concerned instead
OF taking their affidavits.
A divorce was granted Ernest G 'rinker
from Maria $. Tinker on the grounds of
oesertion' j. G. Wing for petitioner.
=, In the case of Elizabeth Tacy vs. Andrew
Iacy of Barre petition for support dis
missed j. W. Gordon for petitioner. In
formation has been filed bv the Stato's At
torney Charging the petitioner with per-
jury '' P'i
henrietta Northrop VS.. Clark Northrop
petition for divorce on the grounds of re-
tusai to support was granted
Merton Potter of Planfield, charged with
burglary, bail fixed at 5000
The case of j. s Nilcs US Rarro .,d
nloltpeller Power and Traction Couuauv
was set for hearing next Wednesday. Jul,
"a "'S' July
court took recess at noon until Tucs-
, T"H ii'oi mig al o'clock when the Dono-
van case will be heard
HORSE THIEF SENTENCED
John Parker who was arrested AT south
RoEalton Yesterday afternoon for stealing
a horse from the stable of Owen Them,
son IN Barre. was brought into court and
ms case disposed of quickly
he pleaded guilty to the charge JJa
stole the horse on Monday, ana drove if f.,
TahHoiph where he traded it with J. q.
MHIl, ge'ting Sls for boot. IN Bethel he
sWapped even with NJ. L. Eing and Iat.,
soId to George Harrington In Royalton
Tor s.. lie was sentenced to not less tban
Two nor more than three years in Wind
sor. III "'''H