Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1906-01-11
Windsor County Court.
December Term, 1905.

The trial of state cases continues ant
will take the whole OF the present week.
The last civil case 10 be tried Was that
| Charles Sears VS.. Martin j. Duling, az
action TO recover damages for an alleged
SANDER. The parties live at Windsor, anc
| Il was claimed that the defendant nae
used language imputing immoral eonduel
/ 10 the plaintiff. The defendant admitted
using similar language to that charged
but at the time OF speaking he said i was
what he had been told by ''Col. wood
ruff. The jury gave a defendants verdict
Enright and Buck for plaintiff; Davis q
Davis for defendant.
state VS.. John Hurley. The respondent
was charged on an information filed at
this term with having attempted 70 m
troduce certain steel hack saws into the
county jail with intent to break there.
from, he at the time being an inmate oil
the jail waiting trial on charge OF HE
gally selling intoxicants.
In October last, one James Tracey was
in jail 10 days for drunk. When he was
about to leave the jail Hurley arranged
" it'll him TO get and bring TO the jail one
dozen small saws which were TO be thrown
in the Jail window. Tracey performed
his part and duly appeared with the saws
in small package which he threw up to
the window at which sat the respondent.
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was not caught, and Tracey threw again,
the package just landing in Hurley's hand
as Jailer IN mas, who had received an
intimation OF what was going on, APP
peared on the scene. He at once arrested
Tracey and ordered Hurley 10 throw back
the package, which he did.
Hnrley's defense was hat be thought it
was tobacco that Tracey was throwing up,
and as soon as he, Hurley, on feeling the
package found it hard, be rejected and
returned il, just as Thomas appeared. II
appeared that other inmates of the jail
were implicated in the plot. The jury
found Hurley guilty, but recommended
mercy in his case. Charles Batchelder,
states attorney, for the state, Davis a.
Davis for respondent.
State vs. George Bowen. The respondent
was indicted for adultery with "Reeny"
Pease, alias "Reenyn Putnam at Weston.
She was in delicate condition and the
state claimed Bowen was the author of
her condition. She was Bowen's house
keeper. The only evidence the state had
to support this claim was that Bowen had
opportunity The court had an idea
that this was not sufficient to make a
prima facie case and so the jury was di-
rected TO return a verdict OF not guilty,
which was done, and Bowen left court.
But before he left town he was re-arrested
on a charge that he, having a wife living,
carnally knew "Reenyp Pease, an un-
married woman. DAVIS a Davis for de-
PENDANT.
In the case against Or. George p. Morris
for shooting at LutherPenniman the fine
OF sl50 and costs imposed by the court
has been paid, and the case goes of the
docket. The divorce case pending against
the doctor by his wife goes over until next
term. under the rule, il having been
brought after the opening of the present
term.
The first case taken up the present week
was State VS.. John Hill, a Finn living at
Bethel, who was charged with assaulting
Clarence r. Kempton of Bethel by firing
at him with a revolver with intent 10 kill
and murder. In this case, a plea OF guilty.
OF simple assault was offered and acceJ ted,
and in view OF good character gwen re-
spondent the court imposed a fine OF $50
Respondent was defended by Wallace n i.
Batchelder.
The jury business will about wind up
this week.