The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1901-06-12
ORANGE COUNTY COURT.

On Wednesday morning was begun the
trial of Emma A. Ford, apt, vs.. K. e. Mar
tin, an action OF assumpsit to recover for the
care of defendants infant child from Au-
gust g. 1896, till March II, 1898, eighty-two
weeks and five day at two dollars per week,
the defendant being credited with Sl3,60
for articles and medicine furnished. The
defendant claimed that he had paid all due
until the time when, as he alleged, the
plaintiff had said she would keep the child
for nothing Judge Stafford charged the
jury on Thursday afternoon in short and
pithy manner ard after an hours deliber-
alton the jury rendered verdict for plain
tiff to recover the sum OF $4,000. j. d.
Denison and r. M. Harvey were attorneys
for the plaintiff and w. w. Lspoint and
Darling & Darling for the defendant.
AT 2;30 Thursday afternoon the trial of j.
II Bass and Ora Bass, proponents of Ephrs-
i'm f. Clafln's will, V. Elmer f. Claflin and
Bertha l.. Clafin Blanchard, contestants,
apts., the Claflln will case, so called was
begun. The parties are from Braiutree and
the contestants claim is that the will wes
not properly executed, the attestng wit
nesses not having signed their names in the
presence Of each other and the teStatOr not
having declared the instrument to be his
last will, This Case WAS tried one year ago
ending In verdict Tor the contestants,
which was reserved by the Supreme Court.
j. ID. Denison and r. M. Harvey represents
W.
ling & Darling the contestants
Judge Stafford delivered a clear and for
chile charge to the grand jury, dwelling es-
peCially upon their duties in regard to the
liquor law. Selva II. Thayer of Braintree
was appointed foreman. The first work OF
their session was to consider the Wells
River murder case and on Friday forenoon
they reported a true bill on which Robert
Burns Nelson of Wells River was promptly
arrested charged with the murder OF Charles
Bostock at Wells River on September g.
1863. This case will probably be tried this
term and will consume week.
Tuesday evening last Chancellor Stafford
held special session for hearing petitions
of States Attorney ConanU TO epj)in GER
tain liquor nuisances George w. Morrow
of the state Anti-Saloon League was pres-
ent as witness to prove who held govern
ment licenses. The first victim for treat
ment was Jerome II. Hale, proprietor oi
Hale's tavern at Wells River. e. w
Smith, ESQ appeared with an affidavit tC
show that since February 27 last Mr.. Hale
had not in any way violated the law and had
meanwhile surrendered his license. b. +
Quimby Of South Strafford, merchant who
had formerly handled some Of the Eddy
beer from Brat,leboro under the assur
ance that 1t was not under the ban of the
law, was present in persoJ and by his coun-
sell Mr.. Smith, told the court that as sooI
az he found he was liable to prosecution ht
went out OF the business. Elgin j. Gale
landlord OF the Gulf House at Williams
town Springs, appeared by his attorney, r
| NJ. Harvey, and claimed that as soon as h'
found himself liable he had quit the busi
ness. But Mr.. Harvey consented that
temporary injunction might be issued ant
will rely upon his righ to make defence al
ter answer fled. In the two former case
the chancellor reserves his decision.
AT the annual meeting OF the Orange
| County Bar Association, neld on Tuesday
evening, the following officers were elected
President Roswell Fsrnham; vice presi
dent, j. X. Darling; secretary and treas
urer, G. 8. Emery; executive con mittee, }
ID. benson, J. b. Pickett, with the presi
dent e1 oDicjo, N l.. Boyden, WAS appoint
cd committee on legal history and biog
raphy and NJ M. Wilson on Jurisprudence
and law reform.