Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1901-03-15

Divorces.
The contest over the will of Daniel
Long of Brattleboro was the case on trial
when The Phoenix went to press last
week. The parties in interest got to-
gether Friday evening and agreed upon
Il settlement. The Will, by the agree
ment, was approved and allowed to be
probated ana Il satisfactory division of
the estate made among the widow and
children. Mr.. Long left an estate OF
about $4,000. The widow was given the
use of the estate during her lifetime.
At her death $1,000 was to be paid to the
son, Daniel r. Long, $1,000 to the daugh-
ter, Mary, and the balance was to be
divided between the daughter Bridget,
ana the son Rev Patrick J. Long of
Proctor. The will was contested by
Daniel r. Long who is prominent bust
ness man in West Superior, Wis, and
who was formerly mayor of jamestown,
n. ID. The contest was made on the
ground of undue influence.
The case OF Fred ". Putnam of Brat
tleboro Us. knott * Closson, brokers, was
tried Friday. The defendants did not
appear either in person or by counsel.
Mr.. Putnam bought cotton through the
firm in 1899 and finally ordered his hold
ings sold and the proceeds paid TO MIN.
He alleged tnat the defendants sold the
cotton as directed, advised him of the
amount his due but neglected to pay
several times. The firm failed soon al
terWard. The court rendered Judgment
for the plaintiff to recover $ll9@.34, the
amount of funds i'm the hands of the
defendants, ana adJudg,d That TINS sum
was held in nduciary capacity, that the
cause OF action arose from the wlliul
and malicious acts OF the defendants, ana
that they ought to be confined Ia close
jail the outcome OF this decision Will
be watched with great interest
Lewis Crone of Halifax pleaded guilty
Friday on information filed against nm
by States Attorney Weston 10 stealing
Il horse from Elroy y. Nenney OF Glll-
ford Jan. Is lie was sentenced To state
prison for not less than four years or
not more than i've years
Monday afternoon of this week and
part of Tuesday was taken up Win INC
trial of the case of Albert }. Greenwood
vs.. Charles b. Doane and James y.
Muzzy It was an action on bond Of
$1,000 ne evidence tended to show that
the defendant, Doane, who was physl-
clan, at one time, located at Jalll"lC"
sold out his business TO the plaintiff ana
executed the bond in question conditioned
that he would not engage IN the pIac-
tice of his profession in Windham county
outside of Brattleboro and Bellows Fails
That he moved to and located in spring
field. VT, and still resides there. That
on one occasion he visited a patient III
defendant testified that he expected 10
meet DR.. Greenwood at each place anu
understood that he was called IN con
sultation That the plaintiff did not meet
him, and he examined the patients ana
received pay therefor. The evidence
also tended to show that while Vlsilihg
the patient in Wardsboro he was CAMEO
NJ i'm the night and made a visit to
another patient whom the plaintin was
attending. The jury returned Nerdlc'
for the plaintiff for $213 damages
The defendants attorney filed mo.
ton in arrest of judgment ON the POM
Of excessive damages being given.
The defendant MuzZy was simply III,
surety on Defendant Doanes pohu
Waterman, Martin x Gibson Tor u'
plaintiff Spaudng and Read Tor lh'
defendants
The court calendar was then taken III
and the following cases heard:
George b. Johnson vs. VIM. ~ Lahs
ley. apt This was an action OF assulhp
sit. involving the right of plaintiH TO re
cover certain items of account aihouIt
ing to about SIS. After hearing the eEI
dence OF the parties the court gave JuuH
ment for plaintiff to recover 500 daihasv