Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1902-03-28
COUNTY COURT ADJOURNED
FINAL BUSINESS TRANSACTED MONDAY.

Plumb-Case Of Israel Hall Continued-Re.
port of Court Business and List of Divorces
Granted -Injunctions Against Local Hotel
Men Defective.
County court adjourned Monday
morning after hearing in the Forres-
ter divorce case. During the session
eight criminal cases came up for trial,
, and in four of them the jury returned
a verdict of not guilty. The cases of
, Mrs. Bean and Israel Hall were con-
tinued, and Henry Bell and Vernie
Wooley pleaded guilty to their charges.
The state did not get a single convic-
tion where the respondent pleaded not
guilty. The petitions for injunctions
filed by States Attorney Weston
against the local hotel proprietors and
owners were defective in that the com
plants did not allege that the owners
had knowledge that liquor was sold The
counsel for the respondents demurred
and were sustained by the court. The
states attorney secured leave to amend
the bill so as to avoid the objections
raised ON the demurrer and the coun-
sci for the defense appealed from this
decision.
4 State vs.. Newton Plumb This was
jury trial on an information filed by
States Attorney Weston charging the
respondent with breaking into the
store of Wheeler Brothers at Whiting
ham on the evening of October 31st
last. Testimony on the part of the
state tended to show that the lights
were put out and the store locked up
and closed about O'Clock. One of
/ the proprietors had occasion to return
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heard, as he thought, some one trying
the cellar door and afterward running
through the cellar and crawling
through the cellar window Upon fur
ther investigation he found the win
dow. which was double window,
down at the top. and on going outside
found a boys cap nearby: in the mean
time he had heard some one running
away. Suspicion was directed at once
to Plumb, and an effort was made to
locate him. After searching two hours
he was found in a lot nearby, bare
headed. When asked where his cap
was he replied that the strong wind
had taken it off his head. and he was
unable to find it.
Evidence introduced for the defense
tended to show that Plumb was not
the owner of the cap and that he was
at another place about the time of
the breaking. The jury returned
verdict of not guilty. c. c. Fits
conducted the case.
State VS.. Israel Hall This was an
information for forgery, the respond
ent being charged with securing money
from the Wilmington Savings bank on
forged paper. The respondents coun-
sci, Waterman & Martin, stated that
the defense would be a claim of in
sanity. Several of the states wit
nesses not being present, the case was
continued and the respondent allowed
to 20 on his own recognzance in the
sum of $1,000, with the understanding
that he would be committed to the
Brattleboro Retreat.
The jury We're discharged Friday.
was occupied with hearing
by the court in the Londonderry
case of Davis against Moyles. the ac-
tion being for trespass and involving
the title of certain woodland in Lon
donderry. No decision has been rem
dered
Other court business was transacted
during the term as follows: Charles
W. Gates vs.. Albert Whitton, judg-
ment for plaintiff on the report of o.
E. Butterfield, referee for $40 and costs;
Edward b. Bissell ys. Horace S. Walk
ar, judgment for plaintiff for amount
Of judgment in lower court with inter
aSt and costs, exceptions by defend
ant: Charles j. Miller, ct ais, vs.. John
B. Manley. referred to f. b. Pingree;
Cooperative Co. vs. Jo-
'ephine H. Green, judgment for plain
itf by default A. p. Carpenter. adm,
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appeal from the probate court by the
plaintiff, judgment of probate court
or defendant affirmed with costs Don
\. Wilder VS.. Reformer Publishing Co.
eferred to John Z. Gale: Butler
Brothers vs. Z. s. Randall. Judgment
or plaintiff by default George A.
}oyden, adm, VS., Lester Wilbur and
rustees, plaintiffs motion to dismiss
plea in abatement granted,
RECEPTIONS by defendant; Cora Ella
1orrester vs.. Douglass H. Forester,
,etition TO re-instate alimony which
lad been temporarily suspended. judg-
nent that decree of alimony he an
Iulled: Charles E. Williams vs. Will
lam \. Gorham, judgment for plaintiff
N default
The following divorces have been
ranted during the term: Nav p. Nc
.aughlin from Thomas B. Mclaughlin
or wilful desertion: Frances II. Ware
rom Walter Ware for intolerahle sever
ty; Clara Guyett from Henry Guyett
or intolerable severity and refusal TO
upport: Sarah f. Dugan from John
1. Dugan for intolerable severity;
florence l.. Severance from MaZinni
everauce for intolerable severity:
larry Howe LAWN from William LAWN
lr intolerable severity; Gertrude A.
ratt from Melvin j. Pratt for adul-
cry: Edgar II. Bragg from Myrtle J.
ragg for adultery Lila j. Morley
,om George b. Morley for wilful de
4rtion: Nellie ]. Kent from William
!. Kent for intolerable severity: Eta
/. Rowe from William A. Rowe for
ilful desertion Lula CresSy McLane
ON Arthur V. McLane for intolerable
verify: David Fitzgerald from Mary
. Fitzgerald for wilful desertion and
lultery: Helen NJ Young from vii
am f. Young for adultery: Ida S.
ohnson from Edwin S. johnson for
,fusal to support Nettie +. Hall from
lillian Hall for refusal to support.
The following DEGREES of foreclosure
ere granted Savings bank of Wal
Die vs. Isaac SHAPIRO and wife: George
Smith vs.. Charles +. Alexander;
ucius II. Richardson V. Thomas
artin. ct ais.