Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1905-12-08

| II court ana g INFORMED the writer that
he had received news by telephone on
Monday afternoon from Mr.. Writers
that the case had been settled, but that
he did not yet know what the basis of
settlement was. The reports heard out of
court were to the effect that the railroad
company had offered to pay Mrs. Lee
the sum of S2500 as damages and to pay
all her costs of whatever nature since
the incurring of her injuries and the
bringing of the suit. This version of the
basis of settlement is probably sub
stantially correct.
The first case of the term to come
before jury was that of Mary f. Nash.
appellant, VS.. Louis Lamorders admin
istrator which was started at 10 o'clock
Wednesday forenoon after some diff
Guilty in getting jury. Mrs. Nash was
the housekeeper for Mr.. Lamorder, a
Middlebury shoemaker, who died Oct
16, 1904, and she is claiming wages at
So per week for four years and two
weeks with annual interest in addition
to which she claims that she was to
have the board of her minor daughter,
Nellie Frances, who is now 1S years of
age. The defense claims that the woman
was to have s per week in addition to
the girls board and that it was paid
every Saturday night. The claimant
says that she has had in all only s.
in cash and 50 more in merchandise dur
ing the more than four years of her
service. The case is not completed As
we to press. James B Donawav of
Mddebury and j. f. Cushman Of Bur
lington are conducting the case for the
plaintiff and w. II. Davis of Middleburv
and NJ. C. Webber of Rutland appear for
the defense.
The first criminal business of the term
came mp Immediately after the conven-
ing of the court Thursday afternoon,
when Henry Sweet of Lincoln and
George Phillips of the same town were
separately arraigned on the information
of States Attorney Russell charging
them with "A breach of the peace at
Lincoln on the 23rd day of last month.
1t was an affair growing out of some
apparently underhand dealing in more
or less intoxicating beer, and the trouble
started when the parties failed tC get
soma more of the goods when they
called for ii. Sweet pleaded guilty to
the charge and Lawy er Davis said few
l good words in his behalf in the key of
indignation of punishment. Phillips at
first pleaded but little later withdrew
that plea and entered plea of guilty to
the charge made in the information.
Sentence both cases was temporarily
suspended, but later in the afternoon
Mr.. Sweet was sentenced to pay a fine
of $50 and costs with the alternate
sentence to the House of Correction at
Rutland, and the sentence of Phillip,
was to pay a fine of Sl5 and costs, with
like alternate sentence.
The settlement in the Lee VS.. Central
Vermont case as heretofore noted turns
out to have been exactly as there speci.
fed.
The grand jury have not reported as
we close our columns for the week but
it was pretty well understood that they
would finish up their work and lie dis,
charged for the term last evening. The
court will undoubtedly run through
most if not all Of next week and probably
part of The week after.
Walter Hopper, the twelve year old
son Of Me and Mrs. Jay Hopper Of
Fair Haven, lost humh and three
fingers November 20 10y picking dyna
mite exploding cap with pin.