Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1905-12-21
Orange County Court.
December Term, 1905,

Orange county court was finally adj
iourDed Thursday forenoon, Dec. IA, alter
only nine days session, being one OF the
shortest December terms. -.
+ Monday afternoon was occupied with
the arguments and the charge IN the case
az Asa Magoon vs.. Loren Magoon, an
action of assumpsit in which the evidence
/ was received Saturday afternoon. Inc
I iury was inclined 70 take no stock either
/ In plaintiffs claim or defendants plea m
offset, hence gave verdict for defendant
/ to recover his costs. The court afterwards
overruled the plaintiffs motions for arrest
Of Judgment and for apportionment OF
costs. The case will 90 to supreme court
/ on exceptions BY plaintiff. M. NJ. Gordon
and K. VI. Harvey for plaintiff; frank ,.
| Williams for defendant.
Tuesday was tried the only criminal
case, State vs.. Ernest Deering, an intor-
/ M ition charging respondent with setting
fire to and burning the dwelling house and
barn OF Hiram Hanks in South Randolph
Aug. 10, 1905. The only defense was in
sanity and as the states attorney admitted
TO the Jury that he had no evidence TO
prove sanity, there was only one verdict
possible, and the jury found the respond
ent not guilty because OF insanity. lie
was ordered to be confined in the state
hospital for insane at Waterbury until
Wilson for state; Darling q Wilson for
respondent.
OF the eighteen divorce cases on the
docket, five were dismissed without hear
ing, one heard and dismissed and i've bulls
granted, the other seven being continued.
The five divorces granted were as follows:
Mary n. Jerd vs.. Frank n. Jerd for in
toleratle severity, Gus ody of four minor
children and liberal alimOny being allowed
Ia ri
Stewart for intolerable severity; Fred NJ.
Manley IS. Carrie NJ. Manley for Wiltul
desertion; Elmer L. Caruth vs., Lucy A.
Caruth for adultery; Bertha II. Payne VS..
Clarence J.. Payne for into cradle severity,
care Of minor child, Florence, beng given
TO petitioner.
Fred Simonetti Of Northheld aud George
Kakardes OF Barre city, having pleaded
guilty to informations charging them it'll
breaches Of the peddlng act, were each
sentenced to pay a fine OF $50 without costs
for peddling fruit in Williamstown last
july without license.
In the Photo Fabric company ease tried
the week before, each party moved for
additional bail, but both motions were
denied Defendant also flied motion in
arrest Of judgment, which was overruled.
The case goes TO supreme court on de-
PENDANTS exceptions.
NOTES
Hale X. Darling, Esq, presided at the
clerks desk. and acceptably. Ready,
quick and efficient, he helped the business
10 proceed without delay or friction. His
long experience as assistant clerk had
initiated him into the duties OF the office.
Fewer lawyers were in attendance than
usual. There is growing tendency to do
the greater part of trial work at the June
term. Judge Tyler, who comes here in
June, once presided az term when the
jurors were paid for fifty days attendance.
The term, though short, accomplished
much business, Judge Rowell being APP
parently in the best OF health and more
capable, if possible, than at the June term.
1902, which was the last before his years
confinement with what was feared TO be a
fatal malady.
Col. Curtis 5. Emery. the genial and
capable clerk Of the last eleven years, gave
a reception to members OF the bar and
bench at his residence the first evening of
the term, which was fully attended and
highly enjoyed. HIS departure TO accept
the responsible and lucrative position Of
Of customs for the Memphrema-
gog-district with his Office at Newport will
be sincerely regretted.