The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1904-04-14

or will undoubtedly ask Governor
Mccullough to order Croteaux con.
fined at the State Hospital for the
Insane in Waterbury until such time
as the court may desire his presence .
Only two witnesses were used
on the question of sanity. DR.. Mar
cello Hutchinson, superi ntendent of
the State Hospital, stated that he be.
lieved Croteaux to be an insane per-
son, subject to fixed delusions as to
prosecutions by other persons, poison.
ing. etc. He thought he would I'M
derstand about trial and what it was
for if put on trial but would not be
able to make a national offence.
DR.. Watson, who has been assistant
at the asy lum for three years, testified
that he had special charge of Gro.
tesux while the latter was at the asy-
lum for observation and that in his
opinion the respondent is insane and
could not make an intelligent defence
it put on trial for murder. He also
testified to the delusions that Croteaux
labors under. The hearing lasted not
over five minutes and but three or
four questions were asked the witness
in cross examination by W. A. Lord.
who, with M. M. Gordon, appeared for
the respondent. Judge Start ordered
the case continued and remanded Cro-
teaux to Jail. Croteax was in court
during the hearing but appeared to
take little interest in the proceedings
and did not sit with his attorneys
The murder of Peter Vorren occurred
in September. Vorreu and his young
| son were returning to their home in
the evening with load Of wood on a
wagon when somebody shot from be-
hind stone wall upon Vorren who
was walking. The boy saw man
run away through the field in the
afterwards and was indicted by the
grand jury. He has been at Water
bury for observation as to his sanity
most of the time since then.
~ low OliltI luhbttIb WtIt tdhtu up
by the court State VS.. John Magoon
for an assault upon his wife was mol
pressed by the States attorney.
State VS.. Fred Gould for breach of
the peace, another family jar, was mol
pressed, the parties having patched up
their troubles. Four cases from the
town of Barre for violating statute
relative to coasting after notice by Sc
lectmen to quit, State VS. Stephen
Houghton Sarah Houghton Mary
Coyle and Frank Coyle. were mol
pressed. The cases are appeals from
justice Of the peace and deu urrers
had been filed Mr.. Senter thought
the demurrers good and asked leave
to mol pros, stating he would file in
formation in the cases.
Friday afternoon the contested di-
vorce case of Adeline LaCoss VS. Paul
LaCoss was concluded and bill was
granted for intolerable severity. The
court held the written agreement put
in the case by the petitionee precluded
the petitioner from getting alimony.
]. g Wing for petitioner and L. O.
Moody for petitionee. The divorce
case of Myrtle M. Recor VS. Charles f.
Recor was heard and bill granted fol
intolerable severity. j. p. Lamso SOL
: for petitioner. The case OF Mary E
Poole vs. Arthur Markham. which wa,
about to be put on for trial was settled
at the last minute. This is petition
tor custody of minor child of thu
petitioner and petitionee, who wer,
= once wife and husband, but have beef
r divorced and each married again. b,
the agreement the custody OF the chile
I is to be divided as to time and TIN
0 expense of care is also to be divided
: Zed S. Stanton for petitioner and JOIN
t II. Senter for petitionee.