St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1903-01-07
County Court.

On Saturday morning all the business
having been disposed of, court adjourned
without day.
In State VS.. Dennis O. Bartlett for
uttering forged papers, the case was con-
tlnutd.
State VS.. Nathan Desrochers for grand
larceny, continued.
State VS.. Ann McDuff for intoxcation
nolle pressed, has been entered.
State VS.. Dennis O. Bartlett tor grand
larceny, respondent retracted his plea OF
not guilty and pleaded guilty to petit
larceny. This case was tor theft OF
money and keys from an Academy stu
dent in South Hall last spring. In this
case the respondent was sentenced to the
House OF Correction for not less than one
and one half or more than two months.
The last jury trialWas the case Of State
VS. w. H. Handy of Westboro, Mass,
charged with attempted criminal assault
upon Marion Hatch OF Danville. After
the states two principal witnesses had
been introduced the court ordered the
ase dismissed, stating that the state had
not made out a case against the respond
ant. Morse and Bulard appeared for
the state and Howe and Blodgett repre-
sented the respondent.
Immed ately after this case the jnry
were excused after 81 days attendance.
| A general running over OF the docket then
took place aud many cases were dis
20 ,ed of.
Wednesday afternoon the following
respondents, who had been found guilty,
were brought into court and sentenced:
Willie Gibbs tor grand larcency was sen
! fenced to not less than one or more than
two years, without costs, in the States
| Prison at Windsor; Oren A. Jamison
was sentenced to the House of Correction
at Rutland for not less than one or more
than one and one-halt years and to pay
0ne-halt costs Of prosecution. If the
costs are not paid they are to be worked
out at Rutland at 1914 cents per day.
These two were the thieves who stole
the chickens from the barn of f. L.
Clifford in Lyndon. Frank Moore. for
breaking OF peace at Lyndon, was sen.
fenced to not less than one or more than
one and one-halt years in the House of
Correction and to pay costs of prosecu-
tlOn with alternative sentence Dennis 0.
Bartlett was sentenced to House of Cor
rectlon for not more than two and one
hat or less than two years and to pay
costs OF prosecution. Bartlett was the
man who passed forged check on S. =.
Pinney OF Passumpsc. The check was
purpOrtcd to be signed by W. A. Kicker
and made payable to the order of A. B.
Stark; John Spencer found guilty OF
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fenced to the States Prison for not less
than four or more than five years, and
to pay costs of prosecution. Spencer
burglarized the store of Robert Esden in
East Peacham in December. Deputy
Sheriff West OF Danyille captured him in
Wolcott, where he had tracked him in
freshly fallen snow.
Bail was called in the five following
cases and declared forfeited and the sher-
! If was ordered to collect the bonds:
+ Against Joseph Batronv, for grand lar
ctny; Litman Harris, Sarah Simon and
Albert Sherrol for peddiing without
! license
Y rne following divorce cases were heard
e by the court and granted Sophia M
Mcfarland VS. Frank A, Mcfarland tor
b intolerab,e severity; Ellen L. Dutton VS.
,. William II. Dutton, for utolcrabe sever
lty; Charles X. Burt vs. Hattie BuIt, iol
, deser,on; Nelson Mayhyw VS.. Ida May
hcw, Tor adultery Addle E. Wakefield vs.
{ X, Z. Wakefield, Tor utolerable severity
!, Abbic J. Jackson VS., Harrison Jackson
c tor intolerable severity; Ida NJ. Hawley
p VS.. Bert Hawley, for neglect and reiusa
to support; Matte j. Hatch VS.. Mat
they Hatch for adultery; Lewis "
/. Clark VS. Mabel G. Clark, for adultery.
, Daniel F. Lynch OF St. Johnsbury,
native Of Canada, has been naturalized.