Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1906-02-09
PETITIONERS COMPLAINT.
STATE OF VERMONT
wINDHAM COUNTY, SIS.

WINDHAM COUNTY. SIS.
To the Honorable Supreme Court:
Your petitioners beg leave respect
fully to represent and say that they are
citizens of the state OF Vermont, and
resident freeholders I'm windham county.
with our respective town addresses af-
fixed to our names hereto subscribed.
We earnestly beg leave to submit that
we are not unmindful that the constitu-
tion Of Vermont expressly provides. both
wisely and well. that laws for the en-
couragement Of virtue and the prevention
OF vice and immortality ought TO be con-
stantly kept In force and duly observed.
We recognize the fact that our Iegis-
lature has In its wisdom from time to
time framed and given 20 the people such
laws in conformity to the wholesome pro-
visions of the constitution, and has given
the people from our earliest history as a
state, thoroughly trained judiciary, the
character and ability OF which mas ever
been the pride OF the state, and this be-
cause OF the firmness with which IL has
upheld and commended the virtues OF
the people, and with like integrity and
firmness have under the sanction OF the
law, punished the vices OF evil doers, who
have been brought before them, and this
Independent and regardless OF the socia
or official spheres in which they may have
moved
Mindful OF this and animated by the
most implicit confidence In your honor
able court. we again beg leave respect
fully to represent and say that we
earnestly believe that c. c. Fits, of Brat
tleboro, Windham county, Vermont an
attorney and practitioner before your
honorable court and a master in the
court OF chRncery I'm this state, mas by
his various unprofessional acts in dealing
with his clientage in Windham county,
this state, disclosed himself as being in
our judgment. no longer worthy of being
Identified with a profession of such high
ideals. and so respected as the legal pro-
fession.
In support OF this charge, which we
respectfully pray and request that your
honorable court take cognizance Of the
same in such manner. as you deem wisest
and best, and this we humbly and re-
spectfully urge.
We humbly desire and further beg leave
to inform the court that we have good
and sufficient cause to believe, and do
believe, that during the term OF ofiice OF
c. C. Fits as states attorney in Wind
| ham county, on to wit. July 29th, 1895,
that ne protected a well known law
| breaker in Brattleboro. Vermont, by CIV
ing immunity from arrest to one George
e. Richards, a breaker OF the liquor
law and proprietor Of the American House
in said Brattleboro, and that to wit, on
the Goth day of July, 1895. at Brattleboro
| aforesaid. the said c. c. Fits, while
states attorney as aforesaid procured
from the said George e. Richards the
check OF the said Richards on the Yer
| mont National bank OF Brattleboro for
| one hundred and thirty dollars in pay
ment of a debt for said sum, which 1t
was the duty of the said c. C. Fits to
| pay, and that said Richards gave his
check for said sum, because Of fact that
II he did not, that he would be criminally
prosecuted by the said c. c. Fits, states
attorney as aforesaid.
And your petitioners further beg leave
| to set forth and say that on information
| and belief that on said a9th day OF
| July, A. D., 1895, the said C. c. Fits
states attorney as aforesaid, gave to the
said George e. Richards his individual
check, meaning the check OF the said G.
C. Fits, for one hundred and thirty dol
lars, and on the same bank, upon which
the Richards check was drawn, and while
| the Richards check was honored and paid
at the bank, there were no funds to meet
the cnecix OF the said c. c. Fits, and
said check has never to this day been
honored or paid by c. C. Fits
Your petitioners respectfully beg leave
| to further represent and say that on in
| formation and belief that on the 26th day
| of December, 1898, he, the said c. c. Fits,
attorney as aforesaid, collected through
the law firm OF Waterman, Martin &
Hit OF Brattleboro on account against
s. A. Smith & Company Of said Brattle-
boro, which said account was placed in
the hands Of the said c. G. Fits, attor-