Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1901-10-18
THE COUNTY COURT.
Gonyer and circuit Found Guilty
Of Perjury.
Squash" Canedy Held on Similar
Charge--Arrests Made in Liquor
Cases and Hotel Keepers Fined.


Cases and Hotel Keepers Fined.
In the case of state VS.. Fred II.
Buchur alias Fred ii. Bidwell, which was
an Information Tor arson, reported last
week, the jury failed to agree and were
discharged.
state VS.. Edward Gonyer was the first
jury trial this week. 1t was an in
formation filed by the states attorney
against the respondent for perjury COM
mitted on the trial of the case OF state
VS. Leon Canedy, which was a case for
selling and furnishing intoxicating
liquor to one Henry Eddy, tried some
two weeks ago and verdict Of guilty
rendered. The evidence on the part of
the state tended to show that ON Sunday
the 5th day of May, 1891, the said Canedy
was in the company of the respondent
and one Peter V. circuit; that Henry
Eddy came along and joined them and
that soon thereafter Canedy and Eddy
left the others near the corner of Main
and Flat streets in the village of Brat
tleboro and passed down into a lane or
alleyway leading from Main street to the
arch bridge across Milestone brook and
that while there Canedy gave Eddy "A
pint bottle of whiskey for which Eddy
paid him 30 cents This was testified to
by Eddy and he was corrOborated by
Policeman Thayer who was looking out
l n
cupied in the Bond building, and testi-
fed that he saw the two leave the said
Gonycr and Orcutt and pass down into
said nIIevvav If was further shown
that on the trial of said Canedy the re-
spOndent was called as a witness. was
sworn and testified that he and circuit
were with the said Canedy all the while
ana maj said Cancdv did not on that oc-
raeiop ar an that day leave tbern a mo-
nrnt nor did ne 20 down into that
,uavvav vim tho said Eddy. mat tbev
were NOT mistaken as to the time and
rlace. b1t were absolutely certain as to
vvhat tbav had testified to and tbot tbcv
ruII,. understood tbe innort Of their evi-
d.nce ON mis- trial tbe respondent or
cYtt and Canedv All took the witness.
stand and testified as they did on the
trial Of Conedv their evidence tending
ia deny tho testi,nonv as pi,an nv tho
states Witnesses
In addition TO This testimony was given
H., Charles Y crosby who had made
measurements and q MAN of tbe
nrouises ana b,, Michael I Moran
another Witness ,rodiicad NV the defence
which tended tn sbov mar tbav had
taken observations from the window in
Tbover's . onrot,nert,e and mar narsons
could NOT he seen AT tba Mace testified
to Nv. A. ,rho,."r ira i,,r,. rordaro,i
verdict of guiltv
states Attorney Weston assisted h,
Mr. Rarher conducted tho nrosocution
ana Racon G Itool,er assisted b,, NJ
I5itts were. counsel for the respondent
ST. ',s potor ~ GD,,,, r,,t, ,,.''i' ~.
Information filed nv the states attorney
| against the resnondont chareing hin,
with periurv committed on The tri,l of
| tbo case Of state ocairst I cor, Cor.d,. 81,
| stated in tho ranort abova er,ven In tho
| case of Gonver After tho triaI had no
| gun n recess had bocn talsa, Ia. rc,so,,
| of the INABILITY Of tho soid IIorr,. r,dd,.
| who is now confined in iail ON a cbor,,o
| of pctit larceny. To annoar as a vitnass
It was claimed mat tha e,id rdd,, boi
| become intoxicated with liouor which
| had been passed in TO him Inv SOM,
| party or parties then unl1nov,n Mr. 1rdd,
| claiming and INSISTING mat a.. bad bad
| no liquor to drink. but tbat he vas So
rously ill., which latter statement an
| pears the more probable as II Is c,i
| dent from his aupearapce that his nor
| vous system has become serious1,. ,ff..ct
! ed on account of hard drinkin- in tho
| uast and his seven months. rnndro,,.,,,
| i'm jail Tuesday morning bovra,-.r H.,
| was able to apear and rive his tasti,,o,,,.
| i'm the case. hut with antarart ,rra,,
| difficulty The other evidence nro,,,o,d
| By the state and respondent was e,t,.
| stantially the same as was before ,,i,,cr
in the state against Edward Gnn,.or
| The jury rendered a verdict az ouilt,.
States Attorney Weston assisted b,.
Mr.. Barber for the state. and Racoo