Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1904-06-24
Addison County Court.

EDWARD MOTldTIy Vi warren Cdlle ilIO
court and pleaded guilty to an informa-
ton charging him with illegal fishing in
waters closed by the State commits !
sioners at Granville two years ago this
month. Moriarty was fined the statut-
DRY amount of $50 and costs, and he paid
up. He had no counsel. An informa-
ton against George Moriarty charging
similar offense was then mol pressed on
the recommendation of the States
attorney.
State VS.. William Blackburn, charged |
with petit larceny, was next called up.
The offense appeared to have been |
hardly more than technical. Mr. Dono-
way stated to the court that the respond |
ent had already paid fine of $50 and
costs for running slot machine, out of
which case the present one grew, and
that the young man is now attending
the Albany Business college. He there
fore recommended that the case be mol
pressed, and after full consideration this
course was taken by the court.
A number of the remaining criminal
cases on the docket were then called up
and briefly considered, but none of them
were finally disposed of.
After getting these matters out of the
way the taking of testimony for the
defense in the case of State VS.. Don A.
Bisbee was resumed and work on the
case was continued until 52j o'clock, at
which time the evidence for the respond
ent and the rebuttal testimony for the
prosecution had all been gotten in, and a
recess was then taken to Friday morn
ing, the jurors not engaged on the case
having all been excused until o'clock
p. m. on Monday DIR. Bisbee did not
take the witness stand in his own be-
half.
Court came in at o'clock Friday
morning and the arguments to the jury
in the Bisbee case were at once begun.
A. w. Dickens opened for the State and
talked half an hour. w. w. Rider
followed for the defense and used up
another half hour. Frank L. Fish on
the same side spoke for only 90 minutes,
and States Attorney Donoway wound
= up the plea for the prosecution in 10
minute address. Judge Munson's charge
was brief one. He stated to the Jury
that the only question for them to con-
slider was whether or not on the evil
dence before them they were convinced
beyond any reasonable doubt that DR..
E Bisbee was guilty of adultery on the
occasion alleged by the State. The jury
got the case at 1910 o'clock. They were
S in their seats when the court came in for
the afternoon session at 9 o'clock and in
r answer to the formal question of Clerk
f Wainwright, their foreman said they
agreed. The verdict was guilty" The
respondent was remanded into the Gus.
tody of the sheriff and further proceed.
ings in the case were deferred unit
Monday.
When the Bisbee case had been got of
the stage the court resolved itself into
court of chancery for the purpose OF
n considering the affairs of the defunc
' Vermont Investment and Guarante,
company of Orwell, which went undel
}, in 1892. The matter came before tn,
d court by way of a hearing on the fina
e report of the receiver, eX-Gov. E. j
Ormsbee of Brandon, with a view to al
r. early winding up of the affairs of tina
# extinct institution. Gov. Ormsbee wa
e not in town and not much was don
# until his arrival on the 11:25 train
which was quite late as usual. Their
~ was a considerable array of solicitor
= from abroad representing various cred
, itors of the company ,-corporations
70 banks, estates, trusts and individua
creditors. These We're Frank l.. Fish O
Vergennes, solicitor for Receiver Orms
~ bee, j. E. Cushman of Burlington, Stat
D. tax commissioner, w. E. johnson O
he Woodstock, Edward Dana of Rutland
" Stephen Brown of Glens Falls, n. y
and James S. Davey of New York city
the New York State solicitors ben
accorded permission by Chancellor Nun
s son to appear for their clients.
During the remainder of the forenoo
q. session after the arrival of Receive
es Ormsbee and throughout most of til
e' afternoon session there was a genera
10 and at times spirited discussion over tn
situation of affairs, but no orders wer
- issued by the court, neither will any
" made until Chancellor Munson has ha
time to 90 carefully over all the matter
n involved. Tax Commissioner Cusl
u mans errand here was to put in an
b have allowed, if he could, little bill
h S245 in favor of the State for annui
n license taxes which he claimed to be du
= and unpaid.
1t appeared from the receivers repoI
b that at the time of the failure ~ veal
y ago there were outstanding debentul
h bonds of the company amounting I
n $l,lO0,0O0, on which there is "a def
+ cheney of $4,000. There We're $s7, OC
4 of these debenture bonds whose holder
z have never proven their claims, and O
= these the deficiency is upwards
X $4,000. Aside from the debentur,
B there are direct claims amounting
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