Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1901-08-01
Windsor County Court.
June Term, 1901.

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court re-conyened on the I'D instant
There were still few civil cases open anc
for trial and fresh grist OF state business
The first case was that OF Addison A
Lockwood Y. George l.. Fletcher. IL was
an action to set aside the judgment OF 8
justice. The parties live in Chester ane
the Observation-Disclosures Fleteher-sued the
father of the plaintiff, making him 9
trustee eff the case. 4 hearing WAS had
before Justice Marsh, the defendant was
defaulted and judgment entered against
i the trustee for SO and costs; it appearing
to the satisfaction Of the justice that there
was more than amount due from Addison
to his father on account of a certain
annual allowance which had to be made
to the father when the son took the
/ property OF the father. The defendant
/ Fletcher let the matter sleep for over a
| year and then sent to call the execution
of the plaintiff, who instituted these
/ proceedings to set aside the judgment and
/ thus void the execution The plaintiff
claimed that be made no disclosure in the
/ Justice trial and was not owing his father
at the time; that at that trial Fletcher
| said, tive cannot hold you as trustee, and
relying on that the plaintiff went away
! from the trial and was astonished a year
or more later to have an officer come to
him with an execution. The justice and
Fletcher eontradieted this claim Of the
plaintiff, and testified that be had made an
oral disclosure The jury returned a
verdict for the defendant to recover his
costs. G. a. Davis for the plaintiff
j. c. Enright and +. K. Buck for
defendant
Alice NJ A. Chamberlin y Edward 5.
Putnam. The fair plaintiff is a buxom
lass of y summers and resides al Barnard.
She IS Of most generous proportions and
attractive withal. The defendant is a
citizen OF Barnard, and from his own
account is not ayerse 10 hugging when the
opportunity offers and there Is something
near by worth the physical effort and Of
huggable quality and quantity. But this
perhaps j. premature until the nature Of
plaintiff was that December 20 she was
alone az home; the defendant called to
buy hay Of her father. il was cold and
defendant warmed himself by the kitchen
fire; she was standing by the stove
suddenly he approached her. Rugged her
real hard and wanted 10 kiss her But
she SAID, NO, Sir with capitals and
repulsed hls amorous advances, Then be
wanted 70 shake hands and make uu. aud
she would not. This was Thursday after
noon. She thought 81 ii. and thought Il
II, and the more she thought d il the
madder she got. So on Monday night she
told her i0ther about ID. Then came the
action against defendant for assault aud
battery, Defendants version was that be
went to the house 20 buy hay; did not 20
in, but saw Miss Alice al the door. asked
her u she was going 10 the dance; she
said, no, the boys don't dance with me If I
do 60. Thereupon the gallant Ed said.
'1ome along, ] II dance with you and hug
you, too. II You will come As 10 his moi |
entering the house, defendant introduced |
9 witness-Allie BFiRk-who swore I'M /
direct examination 10 having seen /
defendant al the door all the time he was |
mere auQ sWore ~ cross examination that 1
be only saw defendant when he went /
WAY from the house With this. the /
'niy eorroborating witness swearing both /
ways i is not 10 be wondered at tat the l
uFy was Immediately split on the case.
{ was a case Of ''six of one and half a 4
lozen Of the other. So the Jury was 4
discharged and the case continued The 4
wo Johns Of Bethel were the counsel. /
Aeetlng for plaintiff, and Wilson for
Feditably.
In re-the viii OF Ann S. Case. late Of
tartland. deceased. Mrs. Case made will 4
2 January last few DAYS before her
cath; most Of her property was bequcath-
d 10 the Cong church ia Hartland: her
.ousehold property was willed to Mrs.
"a A. Woodwork OF Hsrtland: and two
eAAAt4ANtli were gwen 20 each.
hese children aged respectively 2 and 81
ere the orphan son and daughter Of the
My son OF Mrs. Case, deceased The will
as contested IN their behalf and vHs
lccessfuliy contested, for the iurv said
hat the instrument proposed was not the
~ VIII and testament Of Ann ;. Case. and
4 II aside.
J. c. Enright and Edward r. Buel for
pc prepayment; VIM Batchelder and Vim.
J. johnson for contestants.
This was the last civil cause Of the term
"a criminal cases had then clear track.
ne following state cases were tried -
state VS.. Eugene ;. Bartlett. The re-
1ondent was charged with beng accesso-
: 10 the breaking into the Central Yer
lont depot al Bethel in February last and /
ealing therefrom some wheat cereal
reaSfast food and some figs. The main | q
illness IN the case was Frank Merrill
no haa pleaded guilty 10 the same break !
". Merrill swore thRt he aud respond- !
IL counselled together in the breaking
10 Went together to perform il. and ana Z
le breaking and stealing in company and :
I, forwards divided the spoils II appear
tlst so,he on the stolen property was ,
.uIiu al she nome OF Bartlett. which he [.
counted Tor by saying ID had been given y
him by Merrill. The respondent a.
tilted talking with Merrill and rlsnning i
-e ROBBERY, but that when the time came a
lrtlett said, his courage failed him and
dld not go. Several witnesses were \
'ocueed who gave respondent a good r
putation prior TO the time OF this offence
IS counsel, John J. Wilson. urged ne
~ not to find his client guilty of a higb- =
offence than he was in fact guilty ~ .
I'm said bis client was ready Id plesd q
iiity TO receiving stolen property. Know 4
z II 10 have been stolen. The iurv re- y
rneda verdict Of not guilty. and there p
ION the respondent was at once arraign- az
on information charging him with re- a.
iving stolen goods, pleaded guilty and
= sentenced 70 pay fine OF 20 and r
SITS. e +
state Attorney TarbeIl, assisted bv a a
hitman, prosecuted.
state IS. Irving Pixley. The rasnopd
Is young man of y and resided AT
aron with his married sister. The o. al
ice charged was that Of statutory rane
having 70 90 with a young girl II vears al
I. The evidence tended to show thai he
pondent and the girl had been cangbt III
the act By the girls father. and thai for
netime before the transaction the bov -
q been accustomed 70 take the rirf cnt ~
ing IN has road cart. He mad bes,,
oxen 10 by the father and renonstrate5 81