Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1906-02-02


makes this his answer to the complaint filed
against him by the petitioners in above case
and says:
Relative to the Check to George b.
Richards,
The respondent sayg that he did on July
90. 1895, make and deliver TO said George
II. Richards his check for Sl30 for the con
sideration OF a bill he paid for this respond
ent as named in the complaint that he' the
respondent was then states attorney for
the county Of windham and said Richards
was proprietor Of the American House in
Brattleboro The respondent says that he
did not then nor ever afterwards have any
personal knowledge of whether the SAID
Richards was then or at any other time
yiolator of any penal law; that all the in
formation he ever had concerning the same
was what was brought to him by other par
ties by way OF information or complaint al,
terward and that said July 2Sth ne had
no such information or complaint; that ne
never saw any liquor sold in the American
House. never drank any and had no means
of knowing except as information was
broupht TO him as aforesaid; that at the
time in question he the respondent was a
table boarder at the said American House
and the person 10 whom he was indebted
was present and the check drawn payable
TO him BY Richards in payment OF said bili
for the amount of $40. The respondent de-
nies that he ever promised or intima'ed TO
said Richards or gave said Richards 10 un-
dersiand that he would be granted any I'M
munity from arrest prosecution in any
,ynv shane or kind by reason Of said check ;
that. on the other hand, the respondent al
ways while states attorney or while in any
position that required him to do so, prose
cuted every violator of the law whenever
complaint was made to him or information
furnished him which called for action; that
on different occasions while he was state
attorney complaint was made TO him ana IN
formation furnished him against said hlch'
ards. all subsequent to said July ~, ana 'hat
on each and every one OF said occasions ne
prosecuted successfully all complaints TO
the full extent required by law without fear
mr. favor; that while the respondent was
state's attorney there never was made to
him any complaint or never brought TO MN
any information against anybody supported
by evidence but what he promptly, fully and
faithfully prosecuted the same, and SAID
Richards never received the slightest favor
or protection at the hands of the respondent
directly or indirectly in any way or manner.
That the amount represented by said check
was subsequently paid in full by the re.
spondent. part in cash to said Richards ana
nartly TO creditor of Richards by his or.
| der and thereupon, upon such payment salo
| Richards instead of returning said check TO
the respondent to whom it then rightfuiiy oe
| longed, turned the same over to one freo
| n Gale who is one of the atlantis in TINS
case who procured it as this respondent pe-
| lieyes for the purpose of enabling said uaie
by such means to attempt to intimidate this
respondent and to prevent him from taxing
measures in the prosecution of said Gale for
| hp
then being employed by law and order
| ,eaoue in Brattleboro to assist in prosecut-
| ;np a saloon and gambling place on the
| island in the Connecticut river opposite brat-
tleboro. of which saloon and gambling piace
said Gale was one Of the proprietors; that
| said Gale brought suit upon said check IN
his own name against this respondent which
suit was tried before a justice OF the peace
F. G. Taylor, and jury at Brattleboro on
August %, 1898; that this respondent W.. W..
defendant in said suit, then pleaded that
said check had been paid. The parties were
heard with counsel and produced evidence
The iury found by its verdict that the check
had been paid and returned verdict IN IA
vor of the defendant and thereupon no ap'
neal was taken by said Gale and execution
| ;ssued against him in favor of this respond
ent for costs which he paid, all as appears
of record And this respondent claims thai
as far as the payment OF saiu cheon 20 ~
cerned. as well as the consideration foi
Richards's payment of said bill were all set
tied and determined by said judgment
2-Collection Against s. A. Smith Co.
This respondent further answering says
that some time in 1893 there was placed II
his hands for collection bill against 5. AZ
Smith & Co. of Bratteboro in favor OF Glen
Bailey and others of North Carolina; tina,
it was debt which said Smith Co. owee
and refused to pay, thereupon the respond
ent brought suit against them and employed
to assist him therein Judge L. NJ. Read OF
Bellows Falls. Said suit was tried at the
September term 1898 in Windham Count!
Court and Judgment rendered for plaintiffs