Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1905-06-15
AUToMoBILIsT SETTLED.
raid $3.50 TO Plaintiff, Together Will,
the Costs in the Case.

Middlehmry, June s.-The case Of Ed
ward Higgins vs. G. F.. Bates. ct al,
appellants. which was started in the
county court Tuesday afternoon. broke
down suddenly Wednesday a. IN. After
conferences between the principals and
counsel a basis of settlement was reached
by the terms of which the defendant. &.
Z. Rates, paws his own costs and those OF
the jury and pays to plaintiff Higgins
the sum Of $50. Upon announcement OF
the settlement the Jury was discharged
from further consideration Of the case.
The jury calendar was still further re-
duced BY taking from il tire case OF
Datus Clark VS.. Oliver X. Lapham.
which was set for the court. The two
cases OF Calhoun and Stewart VS.. the
Addison County Telephone company and
Allan Calhoun vs. the Addison County
Telephone company were referred to +.
S. platt and continued. In the bastardy
case of Minnie Duprey VS.. Andrew Rose.
judgement was entered by default that
defendant is the father Of the child and
charged with it's support. j. F.. Cush-
man appeared for the plaintiff and there
was no appearance for the deferse. Mr..
futile OF Vcrgennes having withdrawn
from the case Wednesday.
No case being ready for trial. States
Attorney Russell took UP the criminal
docket and a large number of cases
were temporarily disposed Of IN che way
or another. The following cases grow
ing out of the prob. bitory law were mol
pressed: State VS.. William W. Hope,
state VS.. Edward W. Train. two cases,
and State vs. Len D. Allen. two cases;
State VS.. Edward Barton. adultery. was
continued and orders given 10 go for
| ward and co!lec. the bail: State VS.. Bert
| Rickert. forgery.was continued with in
| structicns to- collect bail; state VS..
Emma Waterman. adultery. trial or bail
| to be called; state vs.. Fred G. Barnard,
| selling without license. trial. State VS..
G.. f. Bristol, illegal fishing. nol-prossed:
State W.. G. W. Steadman similar charge.
| mol pressed: four cases arising under the
license law entitled State VS.. r. a. At
| kins were entered nol-prossed by reason
| of the death of the respondent, and in
one of the cases. a seizure case. the ad-
| ministrator was allowed to enter and
| the liquor seized was ordered returned
three cases against Dow A. E'sbce were
continued. all coming under the same
| law. in consequence of the fact that tho
respondent IL at present sojourning at
Windsor as the guest OF the state: State
VS. Henry Stone. for keeping a Nlon-
dixie machine. was set for trial and a
case against the same party charging
assault was nol-prosscd; State vs.. II. II.
Joy. intoxication. appeal; State vs.. same
for breach Of peace. appealed. State VS..
John insolvency. intoxication. appealed,
and State vs. John Thompson, intoxica-
ton. appealed. were all set for trial.
This disposed of the Old crimina! cases
| except IA few which were still held open
At the afternoon session. which lasted
only 81 minutes. there were further in
| roads made upon the list OF cases set
for jury The case of ". j. White vs.
Elizabeth Caswell, which was the first
one standing for trial, ty agreement oil
counsel was dockcted ir this way: to be
settled during the term or plaintiff tC
have judgment for the amount of the
debt. as per stipulations on file, and his
costs. and in the case of Frederick A.
Bailey vs.. Harold c. McCaul 1t was an.
bounced that there would be no trial.