Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1902-07-31
Windsor County Court.
June Term, 1902.

Jury trials are still progressing and di.
vorce cases are being heard ad interim
which means al noon and p. m. Judg'
Haselton. who has made a very favorab biz
impression, is determined to dispose of ali
| the business that can be done so that tbs
next Judge who comes here will find moth
ing on hand that properly belonged e
| this term. The end will probably come
the last Of this week or the first of next.
The following cases were tried last
| week -
Walter Doyle vs.. Rurie r. Lawrence
| The case comes from Wilder and is an
action 10 recover damages for an assault
which occurred June I'D, last year. DAM
! ages are laid at 5000. The facts devel-
oped by the evidence were that there had
/ been some controversy " here the line was
| between the respective houses OF the par
| ties, both renting from the same man, Mr..
HaZen. On the morning In question, Mr..
DOYLE went out with three stakes, an axe
ana rope. He had driven two stakes
when out came Lawrence and pulled them
up and threw them and the rope over on
Doyle's side, saying "If you want those
take care of them. / won't have any more
driven" Lawrence did this on the belief
that the stakes were being driven on land
belonging to his tenement and not
Doyle's. The latter started TO drive
another stake in the place OF the first one
when Lawrence came and struck him.
They clinched and went down. In the
melee, Lawrence grasped Doyle in a very
tender part and squeezed. This was the
main feature of the assault as claimed. In
defense this action was admitted but
Lawrence represented il was all he could
do at the time. He claimed that Doyle
made as il 10 strike at him with the axe
and his first blow on Doyle was TO pre-
vent use OF the axe. A verdict for the
y4Nn fVsFf mn p.NFs in he Of
e65S 80 damages and costs. j. G.. Harvey
for plaintiff, w b. c. Stickney with him;
;. +. Pingree, VIM. Batchelder and VIM.
Z. johnson for defendant.
In re Sylindia b. Hathaway's will. This
was a contested will case Mrs. Hathaway
died at English Mills IN October last.
She had the April before made will pro-
yiding fund Of 200, the interest 20 60 to
keeping her grave Ia condition. The rest
Of her property. amounting TO about 1920,
went 10 Mr.. and Mrs Benjamin y. How
land and daughter, Josephine, 10 the eN-
clusion OF her heirs-at-law. Henry Ray
mond, a brother, Charles Raymond,
nephew, and Mrs. Dan. Pingree, a sister.
These parties contested the validity u the
viii on the grounds OF want Of execution,
lack Of testamentary capacity and undue
influence on the part Of the proponents
evidence was introduced tending 20 sup
port the legality of the will on the points
named. and an equal number OF witnesses
testified TO their opinions that she was
weak minded, childish and easily in-
huenced.
The following divorce cases were heard
and bills granted for the causes named
Louise p. DeForge vs.. Frank DeForge.
The parties had lived at Hartford and
were married in 1891. Bill granted for
intolerable severity. j. G.. Harvey for
petitioner.
Gertrude Z, Cameron VS.. Franklin w
Cameron. The parties were married IN
1895 at Berlin, ~ II. The petitioner lives
at Stockbridge. Bill granted for intoler-
able severity.
George A. Wells IS. Ella B. Wells. The
parties were married in 1894. A few years
thereafter Mrs. Wen deserted her husband
because she had met man she preferred
to her husband Bill granted on the
ground Of desertion. John j. Wilson app
peared in both cases.