Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1901-12-19
Windsor County Court.
peeember Term, 1901.

December Term, 1901.
! The grand Jury reported on Saturday
morning and was discharged. In It's ses-
sion of practically only nine working days
il considered fifty-three cases, presenting,
u in all, 81 true bills and q not found. The
transacting of so much business in so
short a time is very creditable to the grand
Jury and an indication of the efficiency OF
States Attorney Charles p. Tarbell and
the material assistance of A. G. Whitman.
Interest in the work of the grand jury
naturally centers about the "Waite" case,
and his shooting scrape at White River
! junction. An indictment was found by
| the grand jury in accordance with what
/ at least two-thirds of its number consid-
cred warranted by the facts presented.
/ While it is true "Waite," or Wilson as his
real name is, had been in the service of the
state. employed by the states attorney,
that official is mindful OF the duties of his
office and no difference was made, or will
| be, in Waite's case than as il he were any
other man accused Of any crime. When
I he Is prosecuted it will be with no other
desire than the melting out of square,
even handed justice. When the case is up
for trial one of the leading members of the
Windsor County Bar will be appointed by
the court to assist the states attorney in
the trial.
Henry Smith OF Ludlow was brought
! into court on a charge of drunkenness,
pleaded guilty and was fined $40. He dis
closed on one "Bert" Burke of Ludlow
who was summarily sent for and fined so
and costs.
State VS.. Leslie II. Aldrich. Respondent
was the "boss" of the Junction House
poker party. 1t had cost the other players
so. so each, but Leslie, who, il was said,
owned the 'chips" (whateyer they may
be- had to see raise Of the ante, and il
cost him $3.50 He came in.
John +. Braley was arraigned on a
charge that he became and was found in
tUxicated at Norwich. He disclosed on
Druggist Lynch OF West Lebanon, and
was fined so and costs or 30 days in
county jail.
The trial of state cases is set to begin
Monday, Dec. 23d.
But one civil case was tried last week,
which was Josiah q. White vs.. Town OF
Windham. The plaintiff lives at Chester
and formerly resided at Andover, repre-
senting that town in the legislature OF
1898. The action is to recover for injuries
received by him in November, 1900, by
reason OF defective bridge in the defend
ant town. The defect complained of was
the want OF a proper guard rail on the
bridge. Mr.. White had been to his
Andover place at work ON the day in
question and left there about dark to re-
turn home to Chester. His route took him
for a short distance through Windham
and over the bridge in question. He was
in an ordinary buggy wagon, driving a
steady horse, one that his wife and chill
dren were accustomed to drive. As he
approached the bridge his horse suddenly
SHE'D at an object Mr. White called deer
by the brook. The horse got beyond the
control of the plaintiff and dashed forward
for the bridge. Mr.. White, seeing the
horse must go over, jumped. He landed
beside the brook about five or six feet be-
low the highway. The horse landed in
the brook and the wagon followed. On
each side of the bridge was an old stringer
placed lengthwise of the bridge as a rider.
One OF these was pulled off the bridge by
the horse and wagon as they went over
and landed on top OF the horse. Mr..
White, when he jumped, landed on his
feet, but was conscious of something
striking him heavily in the small of his
back. For few moments he was stunned
and when he recovered himself he was
standing beside his wagon, which was
bottom side up. He went to the shanty
of an Italian who lived nearby to get his
aid, but the man would not help much
and Mr.. White sent the son of the Italian
and obtained the help of Coolidge Clark.
They went back to the place of the acci-
dent and Mr.. White had chopped the log
in two. They pushed off the log from the
horse and the animal was dead. For
few days Mr.. White was about as usual,
though he was sore and lame. About the
4th OF January he was so bad off he had to
take his bed. Since then he has been un-
able to labor and has not improved at all.
His physicians call it that he is suffering
from traumatic neurasthenia, or nervous
prostration, resulting from an injury.
They thought at his age-53-his chance
of recovery was very small.
In rra af..nA in, -
when Mr. White was is years old he was
a soldier in the war of the rebellion. On
one occasion when his regiment, the 9th
Vermont was on the march, he was so
sick from diarrhpa and fever he had to
drop out The rear guard came along in
command of Patrick Hobon, who was
drunk at the time, and he kicked White in
the side or back to make him get up and
march on. The kick was so violent and
brutal that for nearly 20 years Mr.. White
had running sore at the spot he was
kicked. For this and other ailments
growing out of his service he receives a
pension of SIC month.
The defendant argued that the bridge
was in suitable condition of repair for all
purposes of travel, but the main
of the defense was that the
plaintiff was not badly hurt at the time of
the accident; that he imagined himself
worse off than he really was: that part OF
his present condition was the impairment
growing out of his injuries and sickness
fever and ague-contracted in the U. S.
service in 1865. When court adjourned
Saturday noon, the first medical witness OF
the town, DR.. Sherwin of Woodstock, was
being cross-examined by W. B. c. Stick
ney, who, with John G.. Sargent, appears
for plaintiff. For the defendant town APP
pear A. E. Cudworth and VIM. E. John
son.
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