The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1901-12-18
WASHINGTON COUNTY COURT

In county court Tuesday afternoon the
case of state V. w. A Perry was put on
for trial and the jury was empaneled
without challenge This case is an ap-
peal from ARE city court and is for vio-
lation of city ordinance. Mr. Perry is
of the firm of Perry & Scribner, who own
one of the spring water plants in Barre,
and was arrested for digging up the city
streets to put in water connections Dur
ing the progress of the case it was devel-
oped that the city has already tried to
get an injunction on Perry & Scribner to
prevent this digging and received an in
junction so modified as to permit the put
ting in of connections on the mains al
ready laid. Since the digging charged in
this case was on connections on such
mains, the court held that the city could
not consider it an offence in Perry, his
action being i'll accordance with an order
of the court secured by the eity's own ex-
ertions. This put an end to the case and
a verdict was ordered for the respondent
G. w Wing and John III. Nenter appear
ed for the respondent
In the injunction case brought by Perry
x Scribner against the city of Barre,
Chancellor Munson has handed down an
opinion. He takes no action and neither
denies nor grants an injunction against
the city on the grounds that the modified
injunction now i'll force as modified by
Chancellor Watson covers the points I'M
der which relief is prayed for The in
junction now in force gives Perry Il Scrib-
ner the right to put in water connections
ON mains already down, and the court
holds it to be unnecessary to give any order
forbidding the city to interfere The State
case decided on Tuesday on the grounds
of this injunction is further avowal of
this Interpretation of the injunction and
leaves the spring water company virtu-
ally free of the city with regard to its con-
neCtiOnS on existing mains,
The case of State VS.. Elizabeth Tacy for
perjury was taken up and after consider
able discussion mol PROSE- was entered
by the State Mrs. Tacy was refused a
divorce last spring and this perjury case
was an outcome. Gordon and Jackson
for the respondent.
The divorce case of Ada 8. Bevins vs.
William "evins, which was heard last Fri
day, was decided Tuesday by the granting
of a bill to the petitioner on the grounds
of intelerab e severity and non-support
Il. Il. Gordon for petitioner.
In county court on Wednesday the
cases of State VS.. Frank Locklin were
called up and the respondent was ar
raigned He was charged with the three
counts of selling, keeping and nuisance,
and to each charge pleaded guilty. In
the case for selling he was sentenced to
not less than twenty-nine days nor more
than thirty days at the House of Correc-
ton, and to pay fine of $3.50 and costs
In the case for keeping sentence of not
less than twenty-nine days nor more than
thirty days in Rutland and to pay fine
of So and costs. For keeping liquor nui
sance he was sentenced to Rutland for
not less than eighty-hve days nor more
than ninety days and to pay fine of $40
and costs. If the fines and costs are not
paid mt the expiration of the time SEN
fenced the fines are to be worked out. The
place kept by Locklin was adjudged a
nuisance and ordered closed
The next case up is connected with
Locklins place in that the respondent be-
came an habitual drinker there Carl
Dwyer of Barre was arraigned on the
charge of stealing $50 from George