Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1903-09-11
THE COUNTY COURT RECORD
PROCEEDINGS OF THE WEEK At
NEWFANE.
The Grand Jurors Find Eight Indiet.
ments - Among Them Are Bills
Against Frank larrow, Edward NJ.
Tucker and Frederick Fielding.

| The grand jurors made their report
Friday afternoon. Eight bills of in
dictment were found as follows
Charles C. Bartlett of Marlboro, for
perjury in connection with his case
against Daniel P. Prescott in the hear
ing before the referee; Charles H. G.
Clark of Rockingham, for larceny;
Benjamin F. Beers of Wardsboro, for
larceny; Frank Larrow of Guilford,
for assault with intent to kill: Edward
NJ. Tucker of Brattleboro, for larceny;
Frederick Fielding Of Brattleboro, for
burglary; Frank H. Boyle of Dover, for
assault with intent to kill: Arthur A.
Gibson of Rockingham, for assault
with intent to kill.
States Attorney Schwenk has filed
his information against John Bellows
and Adelaid E. Bolger. both of Dover,
charging them with adultery.
1t developed Friday morning that
there was no jury business in sight on
account of the settlement of several
cases. and the petit jurors were ex-
cused until Tuesday morning. The
parties and witnesses We're present
Tuesday morning in the cases of j. G.
.hii LII Vs. Ell Ila"lts,
Manley VS.. Vermont Mutual Fire In
surance company. but the former
was referred TO Joel c. Baker and con-
tinued, and the latter was continued
pending proposition of settlement.
Wednesday morning jury was en-
paneled in the case of Daniel F. Doyle
VS.. Lawrence Barton and others. Doyle
now lives in Brattleboro. being foreman
at the engine house of the Central YER
mont Railway company. 1t appeared
from the testimony on the part of
the plaintiff that in June. 1900. Doyle
with his family lived at Harrisville.
small settlement near Ludlow. He had
a son, John, who was married and
lived in a house near by. Toward
midnight June 8, the plaintiffs family
were aroused by a knocking at the
front door. and one of the daughters
asked from the room above what was
wanted. The reply was demand that
John Doyle should come out of the
house, with a statement from some
one outside that they had warrant
for him. The father, Daniel Doyle,
by other members of the fam
ly. went out at the end door, calling
upon the crowd assembled in the yard
to disperse About that time Henry
Harris. one of the defendants, struck
The plaintiff over the left eye, knock
ng him down. The other defendants
.hereupon grabbed him and dragged
him through his garden a distance of
about 100 feet. kicking and striking
aim in various places upon his head
and body at the same time. They
inally let go of him and he returned to
he house, being followed by some of
he defendants. The plaintiff claimed
o have received injuries in the strug
,le from which he has not yet fully re-
covered He was compelled to go to
work soon, being poor man. but
eally was unable to labor for some
ime. The action was one of assault |
o recover from plaintiffs injuries.
The evidence on the part of the de- |
endant tended to show that there was |
neighborhood feeling 1
gainst John Doyle, the son of the |
,laintiff. on account of his neglect to |
support his family; that this
ceiling resulted in a plan of some of |
he young men to visit young Doyle's
ouse in the night and 'chastise him, |
no nave some run WIN MIN IfldI /
ONE 80 or more men and boys got to-
ether on the night in question and
allied at the house but did not find
i'm at home; that they believed that
e was at the house of his father. the
laintiff, and went there. knocking at
he door and making civil inquiry for
ohm; that the plaintiff called from the
ouse that if the crowd did not leave
is premises he would put some lead
Ito them; that they replied that lead
as cheap whereupon the plaintiff
anne out of the end door of the house
vinging an axe and threatening dire
angeance on the assembled crowd
lat the defendants, as measure of
then made a rush for the
aintiff seized him and threw the
eapon away: that the plaintiff re-
lived no injuries in the fracas except ,
ossibly few scratches; that John ,
oyle then emerged from his fathers ,
Ouse and the crowd took after him Il,
I'd no further violence was offered to j.,
aintiff. large number of witness .
from Ludlow and vicinity were /,
eard ,
Martin, Fits and Gibson appeared :
r the plaintiffs; Judge Frank Walker :
Ludlow. j. C. Enright of Windsor )
Id A. E. Cudworth We're counsel for :
e defendants.