The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1901-07-03
wAsnINHrON CoUNrY Cou RT.


Jack Powers was arraigued Wednesday,
He pleaded not guilty to the charge Of sell
Ing keeping and maintaining a nuisance
and WAS remsuded to jail. His case will
probably be- tried at the present term Of
county court.
When court came In Wednesday afternoon
the State'e attorney asked leave TO amend
the indictment In the case Of State egsins 3
Donovan, so that the allegations should
compare with the proofs on certain points
This request was based on section 1912
Vermont Statutes. Counsel for respondent
objected. The court ordered the States at
torney to so amend the indictment to make
it compare with the proofs in respect OF
those which are at variance. Exceptions
by respondent
States Attorney Hosr made the closing
argument on Thursday in the forgery case
OF State against j. p. Donovan, and the case
went to the jury at eleven o'clock. They
returned verdict OF guilty this afternoon.
Counsel for the respondent asked that sem
tence be respited, pending exceptions that
will be taken " Supreme Court, and also
that bail be fixed.
Jack Powers was again 10 court Thursday
morning. He retrscted his plea of not
guilty, pleaded guilty 70 two first offences
OF selling, tC keeping, and TO main tanning u
nuisance j. G. Wing, his attorney, prom
ised the court that Powers and his family
will leave the State on the completion Of
fines ami costs aggregating $2031l, and to
imprisonment in the house OF correction
moi TO exceed three months.
jury was empauelled just before diu-
ner IN the civil c se OF James X. Fullerton
against Harvey Il. Henry. The parties re-
side ia Waterbury. Suit was brought TO
recover $500 for commission in selling
farm. During the noon recess settlement
was effected by the defendant agreeing to
pay the plaintiff $3.50. G. W. Morse, #. l.,
Laird and j. G. Wing appeared for the
plaintiff; l.. 9. Moody and II. A, HoWlsnd
for the defendant.
The quartette of DRINKS captured week
or more ago on Nicholas hill, were brought
into court this afternoon for sentence. Dick
Cilley pleaded not guilty to the amended
information against him. The others had
not been reached al three o'clock.
Vernon Rogers OF Cabot, who pleaded
guilty ten days ago to a felonious assault
upon his en-years- old step daughter, was
brought into court for sentence on Thurs
Ing. The maximum penalty for this offence
10 twenty years in State prison. Judge
Watson sentenced Rogers to not less than
fifteen nor more than eighteen years at hard
labor in State prison at Windsor, and to pay
COSTS OF prosecution. Rogers took his sem
te1ce very cody.
The disclosures OF the Nicholas hill quar-.
tette in the county court implicated Corliss
and Frank Butterfly, They were taken
A+4tO NpuIt luuIbuhy evening anu DOLl
pleaded not guilty TO the information filed
against them. Friday morning theyretracted
their former pleas. yOrliss Butterfly plead
ed guilty to five first offences OF fnrni3hin
ana Frank 10 one. O. Tliss was sentenced to
pay, iine OF $50 and oosts of prosecution,
with the alternative sentences. Frank But
terhy WAS tned SIS and costs OF prosecu-
ton, with the alternative sentence.
Orlando W. Harvey was in court to an
swer to an information against him, charg-
ing him with furnishing Intoxicating LIQUOR
Bail in his case was fixed at $500.
Dick Cilley retracted his plea of not
guilty OF assaultag an officer and pleaded
guilty to simple assault, which was &C.
cepted.
Dick Oilley was sentenced to pay fne
OF $40 and costs for third offence OF intox-
ication and $50 and costs Tor the simple
assault 10 Which he pleaded guilty, which
was in Tact refusing to accompanyan officer.
Orlando W. Harvey pleaded guilty TO five
hrst offences Of furnishing and was sem
fenced to pay fine OF $50 and costs.
Martin Norton and James Henderson two
OF the Nicholas hill quartette, were each
hned $50 and costs for a second offence OF
intoxication
James Burke was fined $40 and costs.
lnasmuch as he had assisted the officer in
the arrest OF the other three members OF the
quartette, execution OF sentence was stayed
ana Burke was placed in charge OF the pro.
baton officer.
The trespass case OF George W. Grover
against Clarence l.. Hunt was referred to
George W. Wing as special master to deter
mine as to stipulations.
In Edwin q. Tompkins, receiver against
George Brainerd, the plaintiff was given
leave to replead on or before August 10.
The jurors were excused Fridaynoon until
Monday afternoon at two O'Clock.