St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1907-01-16
County Court.

assumpit, was finished Friday morning,
when the jury brought in a verdict for
the plaintiff to recover $674.50 damages
and his costs with Interest. The case
grew out of fire lin September 1905
which destroyed the plaintiffs hotel
building in South Ryegate The build
ings were insured in the Pennsylvania
Fire ms, Co.; Insurance Co. of North
America and Boston Insurance Co. and
Mr.. Gibson sued each company for
$500. The insurance companies refus-
ed to pay this amount and they claimed
the buildings did not have cash value
of that amount and that Mr. Gibson had
over-estimated the value of his property,
This verdict of $674.50 against one
company is the verdict against each COM
pany, making the total amount recover
ed $2023.50.
The jury were L. c. Cole, W. H. Nut
ting, Hollis B. Welch, c. M. Sawyer, S.
S. Gray F. B. Badger, Fred E Allen, W.
w. Bradford, c. G. harrington, Amos K.
Somers, H. H. Moulton and r. c. Brad
ley. Mr.. Gibson was represented by
Howe, Hovey, and Elisha May, and the
insurance companies were represented
by Dunnett & Slack.
The case of State v. Arthur Rogers for
manslaughter has been set for trial Feb,
II. Guy w. Hill, states attorney, and
Clarke c. Fits, attorney general, will
prosecute for the state, and Harland B.
Howe and Robert w. Simonds will de-
fend Rogers.
Joseph Fairbanks was in Montpelier
last week and was admitted to the bar
by the supreme court.
The Caledonia County Bar Association
met after court, Monday afternoon, and
appointed a committee consisting of
Elisha May, Alexander Dunnett, Walter
| P. Smith, Harland B. Howe Robert w.
Simonds and ]. Rolfe Searles, to attend
the funeral of Lawyer ]. P. Lamson in
Cabot today. A large floral tribute is
to be sent.
Court adjourned yesterday afternoon
until tomorrow morning, in order to
give the officials and lawyers oppor-
| tunity to attend the funeral of Lawyer
| Lamson. E
The case of William D. Veazey, as
signee of the estate of w. R. Park v.
Luther B. Harris, in general assumpsit,
was begun Friday morning, but settle
ment was made, and the case taken from
the jury in the afternoon. The attor-
news for Mr.. Veazey were David E, Por-
ter and Frank D. Thompson, and Mr..
Harris was represented by Cook &
Norton. The Jury were c. S Hastings,
Grant Vang4 W. S. Richards, Henry
Wilson, 7. + Tierney, Nathan Gilman,
w. S. Darling w. S. Farr, ]. D. Hutchins,
Herman Miller, Henry Wilmarth and ].
A. Lang.
Two state cases were disposed of Fri
day, when Erastus Paul ST. Peter and
| Samuel Winslow were both sentenced on
the charge of burglary and grand lar
ceny. St. Peter was sentenced, on the
charge of burglary, to the Industrial
School at Vergennes until February,
1911. In case he does not obey the
regulations of said school he is given an
alternative sentence in the state prison
for term not less than one year or
more than one year and a halt, and to
pay costs of prosecution. On the grand
larceny charge he has the same sentence
at the Industrial School with alternative
sentence at Windsor, not less than six
months or more than one year, and pay
costs of prosecution.
| Samuel Winslow was sentenced on the
burglary charge to the state prison at
| Windsor for term not less than two
years nor more than two years and six
months and pay costs OF prosecution.
On the grand larceny charge he was sen
tenced to the states prison at Windsor
for term not less than one year nor
more than one year and six months and
pay costs of prosecution.
1t will be remembered that last sum-
mer there were a series OF burglaries
from Barnet to Newport where consider
able amount of plumber was secured and
these two boys pleaded guilty to at
least nine of these breaks.
The case now on trial is Henry F. Es-
tabrooks and William H. Preston, Pro-
ponents of the will of Warren Esta-
brooks V. Maud S. Estabrooks, contes-
tant, apt, appeal from probate. The
attorneys for the proponents are Dun
Iltl O OldSh anu lliC SOhlSoIe'iI 10 iNPAN
sented by Howe & Hovey and Harry
Blodgett.
These cases have been settled: r
Burns Gammell v. Margaret Gaffney
apt, Pass. Savings Bank IT., R. J
Shurtleff Admr., V. st. ]. & L. c. R. R.
Charles E. Cushman V. E. B. Parker
apt, and The Hydraulic Press Co. V
C. T. & G. A. Hill This case was con
tinued E G. Lind V. M. Fl. Gibson, apt
The case of M. H. Gibson V. Jane
Arthur and Tr. was discontinued