Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1904-06-16
Orange County Court.
June Term. 1904.


! The grand jurors at Orange county court
on Wednesday, June S, finished their ses-
! sion before the days adjournment, thus
making the quickest time of recent record
-Four true bills and one not found we're re-
ported. The new criminal causes on the
clerks docket, presented by both informa-
tion and indictment, are against the fol-
lowing espondents:-John Carron. apt,
lintoxication); Arthur Adshed, frapel
Edward DeForge, Impeding officer; Ar
thur Recor, burglary; Willie Magoon,
selling liquor; Jerry Sullivan, alias Jerry
Smith, alias Jerry Race, larceny Michael
Fleiehman, larceny; Eta Benjamin,
forgery; Benjamin f. Spooner, (bur.
glary); Verne A. Rich, burglary.
There being no civil cases for trial, the
first criminal trial began on Thursday
morning with the arraignment OF Arthur
Adshed He was by states attorneys in
formation charged with rape in having
sexual intimacy with Edna King, aged Is
years, at Randolph in early November last.
One witness testified to seeing respondent
and the girl in the criminal act in Lanes
COW pasture about forty rods from the
railroad track above Randolph station.
The girl accomplish, her father, her broth
er-in-law and respondents father testified
to what, II believed, would disproye the
cow pasture story. but the jury, after for
ty-tour hours deliberation, brought in a
verdict OF guilty of attempt to commit
rape. States Attorney David S. Conant
appeared for the state; NJ. NJ. Wilson for
respondent.
Friday and Saturday were occupied with
the trial of Henry NJ. White, who has been
in jail since last August charged with lar
ceny OF horse, wagon and harness be-
longing to Morris A. Gale, keeper of the
Falrlee hotel and livery stable, on June 10.
1913. Defence was that respondent hired
the team that day for use in the four New
hampshire towns OF HaverhiIl, Piermont.
Oxford and Lyme, and, if he departed
from the terms OF his contract, the remedy
should be by an action in trover. The
state claimed that the team was hired To
be driven not more than ten miles a day
and within Grafton county only. Re-
spondent drove to Franklin, Merrimac
county, n. H., about as quickly as he
could force the weary horse along the dis
lance OF nearly ninety miles. and because
the horse was then 'played OUT he tele-
phoned Mr.. Gale to come and get his team,
as he should start for New York in fifteen
minutes. From these facts the state
claimed that respondent obtained the team
by fraud, not by an honest hiring and that
he intended TO steal it when he took il.
Judge Rowell charged the jury on satur-
day noon and within three hours a verdict
Of guilty was rendered States Attorney
lonant and X. NJ. Harvey for state; Dar-
ling q Darling for respondent. A motion 4
In arrest Of judgment has been filed.
AT the annual meeting OF Orange County 4
Bar association Tuesday evening, June Z,
me Following officers were elected 10 serve
me ensuing year, President. j. K, OAR E
lngi vice president, n. L. Boyden; execu-
i've committee, j. p. Denison, ]. b. Peck
TT and the president, ex officio; commit
zee on Jurisprudence and law reform. NJ
MI. Wilson ~, a.
md biography, +. w, Smith Hale X.
Darling read an interesting address con-
'erning some questions arising from the
ADMINISTRATION OF the new liquor law tAct E
No. 80, Laws of 1902. Comments were
made by Messrs. Wilson, Emery, Harvey. r
sonant and j. X. Darling. Messrs. f. +. h
'almer and Geo. w. Wing of Washington
being present, were also invited to
participate In the discussion. On motion
i j. d. Denison, the secretary was IN
trncted, in behalf Of the lawyers OF Or
nge county to extend sincere congratula-
ions to Miss Margaret Chestnut on her
Prospective conyalescence from a critical /
tack OF pneumonia.
NOTES.
James A. Warbeek, a worthy Scotchman
esident In Newbury, where he Is overseer
! the Glendower stock farm. was made +.
nto citizen last week Tuesday. He filed
rs declaration OF intention eighteen years $
go.
Besides members OF the county bar there
ere also present ON Tuesday. the first day :
I court, F. e. Williams Of Newport. John !
Gordon, nj. NJ. Gordon, f. j. Martin :
nd II. w. Scott Of Barre. )
Mrs. John w. Rowell accompanied
Judge Rowell, and Mrs. John b. Pickett /
nd Miss Katherine Denison were in town I
ne first week Of court. q
This IS not Mrs. Laird's first term as Y
Durt reporter in Chelsea. She was here y
lth Chief Judge Ross at December term. e
's7, and assisted in the trial of locally 9
Imous Islander suit where, when 5000 /
amages were claimed, the jury awarded I
ne cent. c