Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1901-06-27
Windsor County Court.
June Term, 1901.

JunG EffAtf i@N'e
On reaching the close Of the criminal
calendar few days recess was laseh sllI
court re-assembled on the nth. The eiVii
docket was called and stood about as hrm
a. At the opening of court. Ten eases
we're said 10 be for trial and any of the
first three were ready. few iett-oyers
of state matters were disposed OF before
the first civil case Was called.
state Y. Wesley Barrows OF BrldgeMatef.
The respondent pleaded guilty TO charge
OF breach Of the peace and was hnea ~
and costs Ii was a minor AFFAIR ana the
states attorney appeared for both sides
state V. Burt Warren was also another
breach of the peace case ana was ltea1eu
in exactly the same way.
state Jennie Pierce Newall, iair ana
fral female, who pleaded guilty 70
charge Of adultery, was sent Tor year
vacation at Rutland.
Then the trial of civil cases began ana
jury was called in the case OF Luke WattIls
of Windsor Y. William W. Kendall Of the
same place. The plaintiff brought suit 70
! recover for rental of a farm for two years
al $50 a wear and for other supplies had py
the defendant. The latter pretty much
admitted the indebtedness but hao plea
in set off and a claim against the plaintin
for board OF himself, some OF his Vlsitors'
keeping his horse supplies OF hay, etc
The main feature of the defendant claim
was for board of the plaintiH, VINO had a
room in his farm house he rented 70 the
defendant Each side stated fuzzy IN
regard to the respective accounts ana the
Jury took the case to study simple
arithmetic with: they wrestled with the
charge and counter charge untH wen
. along i'm the evening, ana next morning
returned a sealed verdict Wnlch pelhs
opened and read showed a hndlng Tor the
/, defendant in a balance due him q ,5.O5'
for which a finding was entered viii
costs Gilbert A. Davis for the pialntiu'
I l. 4. Enright and ER.Buck for defendant
3 The next case was Fred e. Davis v.
Robert Stewart. The plalntiu Is lawyer
= Erred Davis of Springfield ana ne 5oesht
to have defendant cough up about 74O LOT
y LEGAL services in collecting a butter bul OF
as The account itself was little over
+ 40 but when the Judgment WAS recovered
? Of the man to whom the butter was
consigned at fitchburg' the amount was
= only -g3 and out of this the attorney Inen
r deducted a little over % renting is TO
/ Attorney Davis The defendant met
A plaintif and from MIN learned that ms
4 hil was % 20. as defendant claimed, but
not being able To get the balance ne 7usd
. the attorney for the Us, allowing cFealt
= al So 20 Trial was had before justice
e which went against Davis by default ana
Judgment was entered for stewart M the
r, sam of III So leaving for Lawyer baNis
:. a 2O Tor services But his services were
worth very much more, he contehaeu, anu
'e his expenses, too, why ne had Haae thIse
\ trims 70 Fitchburg to see about the matter
ana maid travelling and hotel expenses
- This feature. the defendant claimed, was
: merely stopping at Fitchburg en- route
to Boston on other business, ana ala nor
mean special trips TO tttchburg IN anu
e about the defendants butter. Inc jury
q returned a verdict for the defendant 70
= recover his costs, leaving Lawyer DAVIS
s82O for services and expenses. j. y.
r Euright and E. K. Buck for plaintlH'
a Gilbert A. Davis for defendant.
= Norris ID. Wilder V. George WhtcomD'
The plaintiff is Of Plymouth ana ceremony .i ~
" of Nest Lebanon. and the action was 10
l. recover as alleged 10 be due and owing on
N a certain horse trade between the parties
a in August 1898 AT that time the
defendant owned a colt, but wanted q
IN cheap horse that his father could use 70
~ drive. and to work on the farm Inc
In plaintiff, hearing of defendant hesu'
ne went To see him and told him OF mare ne
had that would Just I'LL the bill Ihey
went to see the mare, which nj that time
~ was quite lame. Plaintiff was Of oplhlon'
however that the mare would recover \
a trade was made OF the mare for the COLI
b with a stipulation for the conditional
payment Of s25. Both parties agreed thus
40 lar The contention was Just what TINS
s. condition was The plaintiff said Il was
h this: That If the mare recovered IRON hei
w lameness 80 as to become servlceable ana
s. nsahIe hy defendants father for all
ordinary purposes, then the s25 was 70 bt
a. Maid, II the mare stayed lame nothing
in was 10 be paid The plaintiff introduced
l. witnesses who frequently saw the mar,
ms used. and she was not lame, pui haO
ar recovered The defendant claimed th'
condition to be that the s2j was only TO b'
a, maid If in one year the mare became
M practically sound which he insisted sh'
" never did. And the defendant INTRODUCED
NJ witnesses who used the mare and saw ne
used and she was always lame ah1 new
- recovered verdict for the defendant U
- recover his costs was returned. rms wa
NJ a reversal Of the result of tine justice trial
In that the plaintiff recovered the amour
ma az his claim, but defendant took an appear
Y Il. II. Buck and j. &. Enright appeared 70 9
u the plaintiff. Gilbert A. DAVIS ana r
orr Southgate Tor the defendant.
an When the session for the week opene
in Monday the case of Emma lawton
town oi Weathersfeld was called on. IL
al an action to recover damages Tor an muir
asst sustained by being thrown out OF a sleigt
ng the result, as alleged, Of detective culver
J. The case went along all right unth Tues
m dav morning, when il was discovered tns
ls- the notice served upon the town by IN
j. nlaintif was fatal by detective II wa
w. drawn by as good lawyer a. l.. NJ, hea .'l
IS mt the great "Jove,' HIMSELF mods som'
i've times-and man is not infallible. The n,
he lice was excluded and the plaintih coul
re- 90 no further with the case X was
: nected that this case would last an "
90 pweel- and it, sudden collapse SO disa
,.56 ranged the docket that recess was take
800 until a. M, July .. There are four cay
100 cases and one state case yet 10 he triea'
!. 50 A Davis and +. C. SOuthgate for piaihtii
) q2 Isnriybt and Buck for defendant
ia The following divorce cases were heard .
l.59 William d. Deane " Catherine Z. Dean
400 The parties were married at Randolph
~ IuIv' fsq7. Catharine departed tom =
2O3 spouse for good and all and would q
,.in,,,e bark Bill granted ON ground Of d
sertiou. c. A. Davis for petitioner.
adv cora A. Morrill, v. Charles +. Morn
mai The parties were from Springfield Wh,
M petitioner now lives They were MARI
n April ISIS. and IN 1891 the husband g