St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1902-01-08
COUNTY COURT.
Landlord Black TO be Sentenced This
MOrning-A Verdict of 5000 Given 10


MOrning-A Verdict of 5000 Given 1"
Lewes.
In the case of Lewes VS.. Crane and Son,
the Jury returned a verdict for the PLAIN
tiff to recover 5000 and his costs.
In the case of the Caledonia National
Bank of DanviIle VS.. James Willox'
George Armstrong and Charles Odeklrk
which was an action to recover on a
bond, the court decided fer the plaintiff
to recover 5000 without costs from Ode
kirk, and WilIox and Armstrong were
discharged in bankruptcy.
In the replevin case of Walter M.
Phelps of McIndoes VS. L. A. Paqun OF
Peacham, the jury rendered verdict for
the plaintiff to recover one cent and
costs.
Another similar case was that OF Car
lotta E. Fletcher VS.. A. E. Wakefield OF
Hardwlck over a piano. The jury re-
turned verdict for the plaintiff last
evening
Yesterday afternoon the case of the
Lyndon Savings Bank VS.. International
Co. and others was taken up. The case
concerns a note and it promises to be
brief but spirited legal battle. The at
, torneys for the bank are Cook and Nor
ton assisted by W. w. Miles, while Young
and Young represent the defendants.
The plaintiff rested the case last evening
and it will doubtless go to the jury
| today. The next case TO be taken up is
the famous Backberg VS.. Connecticut
Valley Lumber Co.
Fred Elliott OF Walden was arrested at
that place last week by Deputy Sheriff
Worthen on county court writ. lie
was brought before the court and Is now
serving a ten days sentence in Jail tor
intOxication.
Landlord F. M. Black of the Avenue
House was arraigned yesterday after,
noon and pleaded guilty to ten first
offences for selling liquor and also plead.
ed guilty to the charge OF keeping with
intent to sell. Harland B. Howe ap
peared for Mr. Black and addressed the
court in his behalf. h argument was
that Mr.. Black had run a quiet, orderly
bouse, and had given excellent satistac.
I
generally. He referred to the petition
that had been circulated among the bust
ness men of the town, which was in sub,
stance that while Frank M. Black had
been the proprietor of the Avenue House
he had maintained and given the
town a first class hotel, respectable, or
DERBY, satisfactory and well conducted
and asking that the court take these
facts into consideratlonind determining the
penalty to be imposed on Mr.. Black or
the cases now pending in county court
The petition bore the signatures OF two
OF the three seltctmen of the town, the
three village trustees, two ex-town rep
resentatves, both members OF the police
force and nearly every business man II
town. In all, los business men signeC
it, The petition was not presented tC
the court. Frank D. Thompson ap
peared for the state and made only {
briet statement of some matters concern
ing that side OF the case.
TIE law provides that the penalty fol
each offence of selling shall be from s.
to 500, so Mr.. Black may be fined from
$50 to $1,000 on this count, and from S.
to 500 for keeping with intent to sell
thus his fine may be anywhere from
$55 to $1100.
He will appear for sentence just befor
nine o'clock this morning.
On Sunday evening of last week ;
tramp, who gave his name at AIlizr
Bussere, called at the Jail and asked TO
lodging. He was taken in and in tn
morning went away, but returned a
night and was again accommodated wit
bed. The next morning he wa
let out and warned to stay away, bu
evidently thought the accommodation
too good to lose and at night was bac
again. Wednesday the program wa
changed little, and Bussere was set t.
saving wood; Thursday he was take
before the court, charged with vagrancy
and was given two months and Is day
at hard labor in the house OF correction.