Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1901-09-30
ORLEANS COUNTY COURT.


estate was taken up on Friday morn
ing and was finished Saturday morn
ing. Mrs. Munson claimed $40 for
work for her mother who died in 1892,
leaving a small place in Albany viii
lage which was occupied by her hus-
band until his death in 1900. The
estate claimed that she had been paid,
and if she had not that it was & debt
against the father instead Of the
mother. The jury found for the plain
tiff to recover $4,000 and cost. Gra-
ham and W. W. Miles for Mrs.
Munson and Cook & Williams for ap-
pellant.
Saturday forenoon was taken up
with court business and divorces.
Gilbert S. Johnson was given a di-
vorce from his wife; A. W. Faruan
for petitioner. Henry J. Trescott was
given divorce from Ella I. Trescott;
W. w. Miles for petitioner. George
Clark was given a divorce from his
wife; Cook & Williams for petitioner
The court ordered decree in the case
OF Matthews VS.. st. James Of 5000 and
costs January 1st, 1902, and balance
due March 1st, 1902. Cook s Williams
for petitioner and F. E. Alfred for de-
fendant. Edward Niece plead guilty
to q first offense for intoxication and
paid his fine; II. F. Graham for State,
Cook & Williams for respondent. In
the case Of Helen S. Gaylor vs.. H. 4.
Gaylor, q petition for temporary ali
mony, the court ordered Mr.. Gaylor
to pay his wife, pending the petition
for divorce, the rent of the house on
Coventry street, Or SO per month;
Cook & Williams for petitioner, de-
fendant, pro Sc.
The case of State VS.. Henry Fullam
was taken up Tuesday morning and
was fought every inch of the way.
Mr.. Fullam was indicted for grand
larceny, from Lane 6 Davis in one
indictment, and from 2. Lane & Son
in another, and the case Of Lane &
Davis is the one on trial. A large
amount ofgoods Of various kinds were
found in Mr.. Fullanl's house in Brook
field, Vt. last June, and the Messrs.
Lane identify a portion Of them as
having been taken from their stores,
and Mr.. S. Lane and @. Davis and
number Of clerks and former clerks
testified that they did not sell, Or have
any recollection of selling the goods
to Mr.. Fullam. Mr.. Fullam has been
baggage master on the B. & NJ. r. E.
for over thirteen years, and had the
night run from Newport to Boston,
being in Newport every other day.
He was in the habit for a good many
years of buying of the Lanes butter
and eggs to take to Boston, and had
the run Of the store. One clerk Of
Lane & Davis testified to having solo
Mr.. Fullam small bill of goods, as
did one clerk Of e. Lane 6 Son, and
Mr.. Fullam's brother testified to being
with Henry in Lane G Davis when he
bought two nice horse blankets, being
a portion of the goods claimed to have
been stolen. Henry Fullam took the
stand in his own behalf on Thursday
forenoon and testified that he pur-
chased the blankets Of Earnest Saw
yer, former clerk OF Lane & Davis, |
now in parts unknown, and also
claimed to have purchased OF some
clerk in the store, all the articles
which were positively Identified by
Lane & Davis as coming from their
store, and all the balance as bought in
Boston at closing out sales. Mr.. Gra-
ham gave him a severe cross examiE
alton and he denied having tod
various parties that he got all the
goods in Boston. II. F. Graham is as
sisted by George Young for the State,
and j. W. Redmond, Hale K Darling
of Chelsea and r. w. Harvey OF Mont
peIier are for the respondent. On this |
case the jury failed to agree.
Hon. Marcus Peck and Mr.. Parmen
ter of Brookfeld, W. B. Wall and Mr..
Lamson Of Randolph, Col. II. E. Fol- |
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people from Orange County were in
upon court during tie
week. David S. Conant, the States
attorney Of Orange County, had seat
in the bar several days.