Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1903-07-16
windsor County Com.
June Term. 1904

The Jury business wa.
WEDNESDAY and final dioS1usneladed :,
no doubt be reached an 1,SSAl.rnIent ~ y
ioi.oM ing Jury trials have bss,s n.
Ssase Ns george o. Vaugbs,H aa =
spondent was prosecuted s an Ihis \,
70 XII ana murder ops al ssssua
LeDoux OF Bridgewater 1eurge n
Adams. The latter was W,eS,.llltsfly Of !,
man Tor Uriel Duttop gitAllg ss Ina
located about a mile south ~ iarn /,
OF woodstock. The assam, ne rlso
70 nave been committed ~ sas aIligS
March last. Young LeDor, me liih 4
the COWS IN the barn on H. 80 uikib,
the assault and suddenly Van,ttl morning \
INTO the barn armed With 1Js sH sieplss
rliie, which he pointed Al IN y lachtsis,
grasped the rife. Il was S;eIloe1, vi,
the shot passed over LeDo,,,SS y ged shs
latter pleaded with M esd I,sad ID
said he might go II be v-o,.i4alt va
away from the house. IeDo- x fIga
once 10 see Mr.. Dutton an6 -. Went 4
Inc story OF LeDoux was 49,. ls pl
70 a certain extent by M D,,. 'lllhouia
as ne knew OF the affair. Tbe Z, 4
on the part OF the state 49, s.l.llaens
TACT that the respondent Wa $50 u
LeDouk IN relation 10 the hirs.ssa 80, &
buttons Miss Jessie Lvpde ~ sn 4
reigning bellies Of Plvmogtl ~ q lhg
thought she and LeDOur ~ falshaf
fond OF each other, and tkor,ts stlag
when he had been drinking III lls
evidence OF the state closed r, "asl u
were entered into between co,,,'. e,.lllag
ing 10 the making and aceer.ti-. $50 Z, iaas
OF gulliy OF simple assault -
sueh pea ana thereupon The resnoSS..
Withdrew ms plea Of mot guiltyf 4, -
original eharge and pleaded equine Z
simple assault lie was there1noe =
fenced 70 the house Of correction n, y.
more than two and half nor IL. ,s .
Two years J. {. Enright assisted 80, ~.
Attorney Blanchard IN the press. 80
J. q. Sargent and W. BIC. stiekSs-1
Tended. e
The premature close OF this ca. 49,.
the state unready with another ~ ~. u.
jurors were excused for "a hopr ~ ~
next case was that Of State = ~.
Bailey. The respondent lives 49, y.
miles away from the village q ~.
on the road 70 Mount Holly. The ~. =,
one OF statutory rape, aud he 49,
showed that at Ludlow thew som,,i-..
go great lengths. The offence ws.si--i
10 have been committed June ~ \.
upon a young girl named Carr 49,
wick. The states evidence tfBsss /,
show that this girl, who Is under "A -.
for walk with a youth pamss n.
Williams. They walked touars. n
Bailey place, where the respondent -
81, lived alone II WIS raining hsrs ~
the boy and girl went INTO TIE 2,
house for shelter. They both ,ssilss
that they stayed there for sunper N
during the night. In the morning sbsrs
Howe learned Of the missing girls wbers
abouts and went after the couple. trss.
ing them both-the boy and ejfl h
latter was sent home and the b0y =.
tanned IN custody. lie told The DOR
duplicating respondent who was srrss,a
and lodged In jail, but strenuously dsss
the charge. The respondent vas sprs.
entity much affected during the trsl. II
with haggard look showed his great eas.
Germ, while his counsel called L aw
up job and a conspiracy. The iuy ~
rather sorry for the old man. Al ffs
only seven jurors were sorry Tor bin
but as Il came about time to 70 hone q
saturday the sorrow extended % b
whole twelve. So the foreman said DC
guilty" The two principal state vi.
nesses were not very impressive; lis
girl giggled all through her testimony
Ind the boy didn't know much. 8
VAS perhaps not surprising that The ilf
lid a. II did. Ii leaves the boy D
queer position; he testified 70 bis gsli
md the jury call him innocent.