Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1905-12-14
ORANGE COUNTY COURT.

Orange county court began its Dcccn-
Der term on Tuesday, December s. with
the Hon. John W. Rowell presiding judge
and the Hons. William Paul of West
Fairlee and Cyrus l.. Lathrop of Will
JAMESTOWN. assistant Judges; Hale X.
Darling. clerk; William II. Spraguc.
sheriff; March NJ. Wilson Of Randolph.
States attorney; Mrs. Emma Circuit OF
Montpelier, reporter; stephen II. Darling
of Ncrshirc. high bailiff. After prayer
by the local Methodist pastor. the Rev.
Lewis y. Moody. Sheriff Sprague formal
ly proclaimed the opening of tho county
court and the court of chanccry The
jury calendar WAS then called and il
appeared that Of the fifteen cases SIT
but four would be tried. Including now
| entries. there are Oh tn" civil docket 81
cases besides IS divorce cases. There ar.
- State cases and T. chanccry causes.
| OF the "a petit jurors summoned hut >.
answered to their names. tive having
been excused and Boyd II. Wilson of
| Bradford having neglected to appear. He
WAS brought into court Thursday morn
| ing on a warrant for contempt and was
fined five dollars and costs Of SASS for
his neglect to obey the simmons. being
then excused for the term. Court init
|
he had soasonably consulted one of tn"
/ judges he would have been excused in
| the beginning.
| Several entries were made by tho
States attorney which lightcned tho
criminal docket: state vs. John f.. Mil
Ter GorgcryJ three cases for forgery
against Arthur w. Luck. STATE vs. Jerry
Sullivan alias Jerry Smith. alias Jerry
1.Ir, tlf, =
Qiquor, were ordered not to be brought
! forward State vs.. George Barrett, apt.
(seiling liquoD was mol pros'd because
of death Of the respondent. State vs.
Edwin and Mabel Louannis (breach OF
peace) was mol pros'd because of inabil-
ity to convict. In State vs. Fred Lewis
Crapc) the bonds were called and for
feited and the bail. Horace II. Whitney
of Nurthtield. moved to CHANGER but the
motion was denied and judgment was
rendered for $500 without costs. In the
companion case OF same respondent (as-
suit with intent to commit rape) the mo-
ton to CHANGER was granted and judge
ment was rendered for 81 without costs
Ernest Deering. who has been confined
in jail since last August for burning tn.
house and barn of Hiram Hanks in
South Randolph. was brought into court
and pleaded not guilty 10 an informant ton
filed by the states attorney. 1t is OK
pcctcd that a trial will show him to be
insane. Miss Sarah Dearborn, IVES;
Farlce milliner who sold goods in Straf.
ford IL fortnight last October, was in
formed TO pay fine OF five dollars with,
out costs. The court remarked that Il
. seemed no very heinous offence for on,
without criminal intent 10 be selling rib
hons to women in "a noighhoring town
but that the majcst! Of the law must b.
maintained.
Tho first case tried VAS that William
tion Of treaspass for assault aud batter,
alleged to have been committed on plain
tff October l7,l903 in the road in Eas
Braintree Wedne sday evening the jur.
rendered verdict for plaintiff to recove
$3.l7 and costs. j. ID. Denison for plaintiff
and X. NJ. Harvey for defendant Wed
nesday afternoon was begun tho tria
of Photo Fabric Co. vs. Charles Il. Dmic
an action on the case to recover five
hundred dollars for q sale made by dc
fcndant who was claimed by plaintiff Il
have been acting as agent or co-principa
and returned only $1,000 Of the $3.50
which he received. The defence Is
general denial. II. b. Howe OF st. Johns
bury and John d. Packet for plaintiff
David g. Conant and r. NJ. Harvey 70
defendant. The plaintiff is Maine cor
poration with principal office at Lyndon
VILE. The defendant resides in Bradford
INt.