Semi-weekly Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1897-1901, 1901-10-18
NUMBER "a.
he will probably remain until his
lawyer makes settlement. -keene
Sentinel

Stats vs. Peter Orcutt SubstRn-
TALLY the same facts were brought out
in this case as in the trial of state ys
Edward Gonyer. reported in Tuesdays
Reformer, although greater effort was
made BY the defense to discredit the
states main witness. Henry Eddy. One
witness testified that Eddy tlld him
after the arrest and trial of Canedy
that be, Eddy, had played mean
trick on CaneGy in falsely swearing
that the latter had sold him liquor,
Finally admitted in cross examination
that he had taken several drinks on
the morning of the Gay whRn he pUr-
hased the pint of Cdnedy aud tnat he
~ ight have been slmaabat udder the
10 tiusnce of the liquor ic the after
noon when the transaction tfok place
AS in the Gonyer case all testimony
lon tue palt of the state was admit
ted by the court under objection by
the defense on the ground that the
iG formation filed by tue states Httor
ney in the case WAS defective in rot
speclfving more fully the nature of
the otfense charged.
The case went to to the Jury Tues
day at ) o'clock ID and verdict of
guilty was returned Wednesday morn
iirg at O'Clock. Barber assisted
States Attorney Weston. Fits, Ba.
con ard Hooker for the respondent.
States Attorney Weston filed an in
formation against Leon Canedv for
perjory Wednesday,, and his trial was
set for Thursday afternoon. Lawyer
Fits for the counsel for defense filed
demurfer to the information, spd
the casa is liable to 60 to the ST.
preme court on the demurrer, thus
postponing trial 10 this court. If rot
so jury will be enpaneled Fridsy
morning
Information has been filed by States
Attorney Weston this week in several
liquor cases.
Howard NJ Burke, proprietor of the
Newfane house, came INTO court WeG-
nesdsy and plead guilty Of five first
otfensss Sentence has rot yet been
imposed. Frank E DAVIS nov keeping
the Townshend Inr, bat formerly Of
tne County House ct Newfane, plead
not guilty and a jury was enpaneied
Thursday morning to try the case
dozen or more wit .esaes from Towns
henG and Newfane were heard. all of
v HON stated that they had never
bought any Intoxicating liquor of
Davis or his agents, or seen them sell
apy. Two or three of the witnesses
had bought rice neer of him at Ne"
face or Townshenc, and had seen sew
eral cases of this beer in his posses
sion. At this stage of the case the
court ard counssl for Davis held a
consultation with the result tbat
DAVIS withdrew his former nlea, plead
guilty of being common seller and
keeping fermen ted liquors for sale IN
a tavern. and was sentenced by the
court to pay fee of Sll0 and costs,
this fiue to be suspended and DAVIS
placed in charge of the probation offi
c.r 90 parole. TIE tine is to remain
in effect 10 cESe Of violation of parole.
The evidence against Burke and
Davis Indicates that they have not
kept places of public resort for drink,
aud this fact evidently had its effect
in the deHi2g of tue court with
i Davis.
An ir formation fled against Jamt :
Austin of Bratileboro suggests that
he might have had hand 10 an at
tempt to furnish liquor to the in
mates Of the County Jail. II b Haus
and benjamin. Williamson of Brattlf =
boro are his bail in the sum of $1,000.
~
suned in a hearing on the motion To
set aside the verdict in the Stoadsrd
will case. Affidavits ,uade by some 5
or 10 persons who we're at NeTfana
during the trial we're read. these per
sons stating that they heard conversa-
tiou on several occasions relative to
the will 10 which some of the jurors
sitting on the case either took part or
b card the talk without protest. Coun =
ter affidavits and several witnesses were
also heard. No decision has yet been
given in the matter.
1t is now understood to be the pur-
pose of the court to adjourn from this
} " eek TO November 18th, on account or
the term of Supreme court beglnnlrg e
next week at Montpelier which re-
! uuires Judge Statford's attention.
Lewis Ockerman. Goshen. Ind;" DeWhts