Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1906-07-20
COURTN
H. G. MUlLlNGS MAKES SEC
OND APPEARANCE
Will Last For Many Days Yet As
Much Business Remains un-
touched.

When we went to press last week the
case of Cynthia S. Mead, as administra-
trix. VS.. Fred A. Owen, which was be-
gun on the previous Monday, was still on
trial. This was an ejectment suit from
Ferrishurg. appealed from Justice
Courts decision. 1t was completed on
Saturday, the arguments to the jury be-
ing made in the forenoon, Messrs. Rus
sell and Davis Speaking for the plaintiff
and H. S. Peck of Burlington and Frank
L. Fish of Vergennes for the defendant
At one o'clock Saturday afternoon Judge
Miles gave his charge to the jury and
they came in at two o'clock with ver-
dict for the plaintiff, the significance of
which is that the defendant is ousted
from possession of the premises in con-
troversy: but the case will go to the Su-
ppeme Court, on the defendants excep-
tions. Directly after this verdict re-
cess was taken until o'clock on Mon
day afternoon.
AT the forenoon session on Saturday
one Otis A. Howard, who had been
brought here from Burlington by Depu-
tv Sheriff Fred A. Rowley, was ar
ranged in court on an information
charging him with exceeding the speed
limit with his automobile in Middlebury
on the day before. The respondent, who
is understood to be from Omaha, Neb.
pleaded guilty and was fined $40, with
costs of S18.31. which he paid with more
or less cheerfulness and was discharged
When the court resumed operations
on Monday afternoon the case of the
State VS.. Cranston Owens, we'll known
Nliddlebury veterinary surgeon, was TAX
ell up. The respondent was charged
with having illegally furnished alcohol
to David Sheldon of Middlebury at two
different times on the 23rd of December
last and once in the preceding Septem-
Der. States Attorney Russell prosecuted
and James B. Donoway of Middlebury
conducted the defense. The case went
t. the jury at little before 12 o'clock
on Tuesday and at 3 o'clock that after
noon the jury came in and rendered a
verdict pronouncing DR.. Ovens not
guilty.
At the opening of court Tuesday after
noon Henry Il. Mullings, formerly of
Bristol, who was recently arrested in AL
ALBANIA on charges of forgery and came
back to Vermont voluntarily with Depu-
ty Sheriff Geo. S. Farr of Bristol, as de.
tailed in the Register two weeks ago
was again called upon to plead to two
additional .Informations charging him
with forgeries by which he got $25(
from the Vergennes National bank il
July, 1903, and $40 from the same banl
in May of the same year. Mr. Mullingi
pleaded not guilty to these informations
as he had done to the first one filed, anC
demurrers to two of them are to be ar
gued this week. Charles l. Button o.
Middlebury is counsel for the respondent
who seems to still be in a cheerful anC
hopeful frame of mind.
When the Owens liquor problem wa
got out of the way Tuesday afternoon
the case of Zephyr Trombley charged
with stealing Edison Browns S400 pair 0
work horses in Middlebury few week
ago, was taken up. 1t took long tim
to get jury and owing to the illness o
Juror F. w. Brown of Goshen, whicl
blocked the work of the court all o
I Wednesday afternoon and to the della,
, of witnesses Thursday morning. the cas-
had not got very far along at the hou
, when we have to close our report. Their
: is no doubt that this case will take up a
| of the rest of the week and will have t
3 run over in to next week.
The end of the term is thus not yet il
l sight and our original prediction that
e would run up to the first of August seem
= more than likely to be verified.