Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1902-01-16
Windsor County Court.

The mast week has been entirely taken
-, ,,rit6 the trial of criminal cases and IN
an hut one a conviction resulted. IL was
evpected to take up the case OF state W W.
Wilson. alias Waite, on WEDNESDAY, oe1
;nsf mt Mr.. PIumley, who was assigned
- Sefe1,d the respondent, asked post
nonenent for the reason that he had not
been III le To reach some of the witnesses
srho are commercial travellers and VINO
u.era STAYING at the Junction House over
the sunday when the shooting oeeurreo.
In view of the representations mace, the
court re-assigned the case for MONDAY, the
20tb inst, at d. m. Ii is possible that AT
that time an application may be made Tor
q further continuance, but in view OF the
fact that the respondent has not procured
nail and in case of a continuance must
linger i'm iail until June, a trial VIII pc
held If II can be without detrlment 10 tine
defence by the nom production OF witness
Is whose testimony would be IN ms laVor'
The following are the cases tried i
State VS.. Gertrude Shippey, The res,
nondent is girl of about sixteen, ana
about a wear ago was living with her par
ents near Plymouth Union. The charge
against her was the larceny OF a lady
watch and tw rings from the store OF W.
n. Bixby of Ludlow.
The evidence of the state tended TO snow
! that on Jan. Dist last she went into MI,
exchange a ring she had for one that
would iii her better. She was shown some
rings and finally decided TO exchange Tor
| lon0 watch chain and asked to see some
watches. which were shown her. She was
| in the store over half an hour and SAID she
was waiting for the Plymouth stage. she
| left the store about noon ana that altet
noon a iewelry drummer came TO show ms
goods 10 Mr. BiXby, who saw ring
4 among the samples exactly like one ne
! had He went for his tray OF rings TO
| show this particular one TO the tTaNelllhB
man and the ring was gone. Bl1by re-
/ membered II was in the tray when the
| girl was in the store and suspected her OF
| having taken Il. NJ,
outh. was communicated with and hunted
| tbe girl 40. He went to her home ana
saw ring answering the description glv-
en-. He also learned about a ladys gold
watch she had and asked to see IL. When
| il was shown him he took the number ana
went to Mr.. Bixby's with il. On looking
over his watches he found one was gone
and its number correspondent with the
number Mr.. Coolidge had obtained.
The defence WIS strange one. II was
/ that the articles were given by Mr.. BiXby
/ to the girl 20 seal her lips and condone a
/ criminal assault on her by BNhy. The
/ latter denied this charge and the general
/ impression Of all who heard the testimony
was that the story was concocteu by the
/ girl and her parents to shield her from The
/ consequences OF the theft Mr. BINhY Is
cripple and has to move about by the aid
Of his hands, having no use Of his lower
/ extremities The jury was out torty-elght
/ hours and then returned a verdict OF
guilty. States Attorney Tarbell and A. q.
/ Whitman for the state; A. G. Davis Tor re-
spondent.
spondent was charged with criminal as
sault upon Emma Fosby, female child OF
the age OF thirteen. The assault was al
legged to have been made in the town OF
Rochester on the 24th OF July last The
girl and her grandmother were the main
witnesses for the state; the latter testified
to having seen the assault, which occurred
on the edge OF the highway In sparscly
! settled locality. The defence was an alibl.
j The respondent swore that at the time of
the alleged assault he was al his father IN
laws house, sick in bed from the effects Of
toothache. His story in this regard was
corroborated by his mother-in in law, his Ia
Their in law and his brother in-law. The
defence introduced several witnesses who
impeached the girls reputation for truth
and veracity. But the jury believed her
story and verdict of guilty was returned
Gilbert A. Davis defended: the states at
torney and A. q. Whitman prosecuted.
; State VS.. A. {. Martin. The respondent
; is junk dealer at w. r. Junction, and wa'
charged with purchasing from some small
Boys, certain brass carjournals, knowing
them to have been stolen. The indictment
alleged the articles to have belonged to the
c. V. r. h. Co. and to have been stolen
But the states evidence failed to establish
the ownership or the larceny, and wher
the testimony was closed, respondent :,
council pied a motion that the court ordel
an acquittal by reason Of this lack o
showing these material facts. A verdic
Of not guilty was directed and returned
w. NJ. a Chas. Bachelor for respondent
, State VS.. Edward smith. The case wa
from Norwich and was a prosecution FOL
furnishing liquor to boy named Hodg
) eney. The facts disclosed by the evidenc,
of the State were that smith sent away {,
: Boston for the .stuh' at two dollars
, gallon, and young Hodgeney Clipped ia
' dollar. When the goods came by express
Hodgeney went with the father OF the re
spondent and got the package, taking ii I,
, Smiths house. Here Il was unpacked anC
: Hodgeney got his share Of it. The verdic
was guilty and the court fined Edward 8,
and costs, amounting in all to about $50
j. e. Enught and Charles Bachelor de.
Tended; States Attorney Tarbell and A. @
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