The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1901-07-17
ORANGE COUNTY COURT.

The June term Of Orange County court
came to its final adjournment Wednesday
noon, July 10, having been in session Sc
days. Ga Friday forenoon last the jury
rendered verdict OF guilty in the case OF
State V John F. Kimball, formerly OF Ran
dolph, who was indicted for adultry with
one nora A. Reed at the June term, 1900
Exceptions were filed next day ard the
cause passed to Supreme Court, bail in
$1,000 being furnished by Geo w. Wing
and william II. Nichols of respondents
counsel.
The companion case OF State V, John f.
Kimball, an indictment for bigsmy found
at the June term as the first, was continu-
ed, the essential facts being the same OK
cept that the prosecution is thought to be
weak in evidence as to proof OF second
marriage. The jury was then excused I'M
til Tuesday morning, some divorce cases
being heard in the ihterim. Monday, how
ever, mos of the respondents concluded
that they were guilty OF the offences charg-
ed against them and in the afternoon there
was general Jail delivery, Next morning
j. w. Adshade of Brooktield, who had APP
pesled from Justices Judgment of guilty
OF drunkenness, failed to appear and his
bonds were called and forfeited. He was
soon after found by Deputy Sheriff Adams
with bench warrant and pleaded guilty,
being sentenced to pay fine OF $40 and
costs which amounted to sos al, with the
alternate of being confined 80 days in the
| county vi and mittimus was issued. The
| jury was then discharged, two Chelsea jury
| men being retained.
Other respondents on pleading guilty
were sentenced as follows: Henry Hodge
| for breach OF the peace TO paw fine OF SIS
without costs; George Townsend, the Brain
tree store burglar, confinement in State 8
prison for not less than ten nor more than
| eleven years; Harry Lovelsnd, a bicycle
thief from Bradford, not less than five nor
more than six years in States prison; Wal
lace Rsthburn, for attempt to rape nine
years old girl in Randolph, not less than
five nor more than six years in States
prison. Lucy A. Loveland for bigamy, not
less than three nor more than four years
| in the house of correction; All Gram OF
Brookfield, for beating his wife, not less
than two nor more than three years in the
| house of correction.
Tbs divorces granted this term have been
as follows: Jennie l. Gilmore V. William
III. Gilmore for neglect and refusal to sup
port; Jennie McGinnis v. Will am j. Nc
Ginnis for wilfu desertion; Nora Belli
Blake V. Bert e. Blake for wilful desertion,
care of minor children being given petit IN
or in each of the las two cases and alimony
OF $40 in former and SIS monthiin the lat
ter case being ordered the court remarklnE
that though not asked he should grant ali
mony when the husbands failed to appear
William j. Hebb V. Emma Olkel Hebb fol
adultery; Amanda l.. Allen v. Fred e
Allen or intOlerable severity; Daisy q
Taylor V. Fred j. Taylor for intolersble
severity; Frank j. Titus V. Bessie j. THU:
for intolerable severity; Mary A, FOLSOM
V. George #. Folsom for intolerabe severity
On Saturday was tried witness case be
fore the court, the case of town OF Washing
ton, as School district, VS.. Imlsh b. Palmer
an action of ej4c meut for the possession Of
the school house in former district No. 90
the defence being that the condition o
Robert Bohonon's dedication of the land il
1867 to this district for use as school house
ground had been broken, hence that tn
land reverted to the defendant rs granted
of Bohonon. The court found the facts a
claimed by the plaintiff and the case goes
TO the supreme court on exceptions by the
defendant. Darling & Darling for plaintiff
+. S. Williams OF Barre for defendant.