The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1904-06-23
ORANGE UNITY co URT.

was begun the trial OF State VS.. Eta
Benjamin, an information charging
respondent with passing on P. A.
Weeks, a merchant in North Tibet
ford, forged check purporting to be
signed by o. n. Mum of Lyme, N.
II. After two days deliberation the
jury was discharged beins unable to
agree. On the States attorney
motion this case was then set for a
new trial on Monday OF this week and
eighteen new jurors summoned from
whom to select panel. State s
Attorney David S. Conant and Geo
l.. Stow for the State John B Pickett
and Hale X. Darling for respondent.
The trial of State VS.. John Oorran,
apt, an appeal from justice judg-
ment ON complaint of Williamstown
grand juror, for ntoxication, was be-
gun Tuesday afternoon. Three wit
nesses testified for the prosecution and
all respondents fellows in last Labor
Day celebration at respondent board
ing house testified in his favor. but
the jury concluded that he drank
enough from his two gallon jug Of
verdict of guilty. States A torney
Conant and william q. White for
State; M. NJ Gordon and Hale K.
Darling for respondent.
The next trial was State VS. Michael
Fleichman, All information charging
respondent with having stolen Sl2
from his room mate, John DeMar at
| Elias Halls house in East Randolph
on Memorial Day last DeMar had
been working for Carl Monkey, a
| neighboring farmer, since early
On Sunday. May 49, DeMar left Mox-
ley's and came to join his Hungarian
| fellow at Halls and they occupied
the same room. Tuesday Fleichmar
| departed and his room mate soor
found that his vslise had been cut
open and his money taken. Neither
foreigner could speak or understand
English very we'll but with the helI
of Mr.. Halls family facts enough
were brought out to enable the jury
to convict and respondent was sem
fenced to confinement in States prison
not less than two nor more than three
years. States Attorney ConaDt ant
N. l.. Soyden for State; J. D. Deni
son for respondent.
Arthur Adshad of Randolph, witt
was convicted the week before TO
rape on Ednah King, aged sixteen, a
Randolph in early November last, wa
sentenced to not less than two no
more than three years in the house o
correction at Rutland. John Corron
convicted of being found intoxicated
was sentenced to be confined fifteel
days in Orange county Jail. TIL
other respondents who pleaded guilt.
were sentenced as follows: Arthu
A. Recor for, entering an unoccupie'
blacksmith shop in Williamstown AM
taking some granite workers tools
was fined twenty dollars and cost
which he paid; Edward DeForge 70
impeding Deputy Sheriff Geo. W
Downing of Washington at dance i
Washington on May 4, last, was sen
fenced to the house of correction TO
not less than nine nor more than l
months Verne A. Rich, aged sixteen
and Benjamin f. Spooner, aged four
teen, both of Brookfield, for breakin
and entering the store of E. E. Marti
at Brookfield ON May 10, last, wer
each sentenced to the Industrial Schoo
at Vergennes until the age of twenty
one; George Lee of Littleton, N. H.
for breaking the peace by asssultin
and shooting at Andrew Ashford q
Topsham while driving home from
visit to Rutland, VT, was sentence
to not less than two nor more tina
three years in the house of correction
Fred Goodrich, Frank Campbell an
Pat Avery, all of Randolph, fo
breaking the peace by cidering up an
enjoying general mix-up on Mi
street, Randolph, Sunday, July 1;
were sentenced to confinement in tn
house of correction not less than thre
nor more than six months. Henri
M. White, against whom the jur
: found verdict of guilty OF larcen
of Morris A. Gale horse, harness, an
wagon at Fairlec on June 10, 1906
was given not less than two nor MOI
than three years in the States prison
: Court cases were set for hearing @
Tuesday morning and county coul
will adjourn before Saturday.