Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1907-06-14
ADDISON COUNTY TERM OF COURT.
Much Work Already Done. Several Jury
Cases Disposed Of


case of George L. Beeman vs. Clinton w.
Tisdale, appellant, was on trial. In this
case Beeman, who belongs in Granville,
sued to recover $3.50 for fatal injury to
his four-year-old mare in the stable OF
the defendant, an inn-keeper at East
Middlebury, on the night of August goth
last. There was considerable conflicting
testimony both as to the value of the
horse and as to the defendants liability
The evidence was completed Thursday
evening and the arguments were made
Friday forenoon by James B. Donaway
for the plaintiff and by Ira H. LaFleur
for the defendant; and Judge Taylor
gave the case to the jury at II o'clock in
half hours charge. Just before the
noon recess the jury returned into court
with verdict that the defendant was
guilty of negligence and gave the plain
tiff 500 damages and his costs. The
case will not be appealed.
There was not much doing Friday
afternoon, but some motions for continu-
ance were briefly argued and the an
nouncement was made that the case of
George Dragon VS.. Arthur Fits had been
settled and was discontinued. This case
grew out of fracas between the parties
near East Middlebury last winter,
Dragon being a well known stone mason
of that village and Defendant Fits was a
mail-stage driver from and to Middle
bury and Ripton, and passing through
East Middlebury. The emnete started
on the mail stage but was wound up on
the roadside, and after it had come to a
close Mr.. Dragon discovered that he had
lost an appreciable segment of one of his
ears. For this loss he asked $1,000 dam
ages, but in the settlement it is under
stood that he received only $3.50, but
there are stories of larger sum up to
$780, but neither the parties interested
nor their counsel will disclose the exact
basis of compromise, probably fos the rea-
son that there may be another case grow
ing out of the same affair later on.
Davis and Russell of Middlebury were
the attorneys for Plaintiff Dragon and
Ira H. LaFleur represented the interests
of Defendant Fits.
In the case of Fred and Mabel Curran
VS.. Frank Nelson. appellant. contin-
uance was granted on terms against the
defendant that he pay $40 and take no
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walls in the suit.
The work ready to be put on was got
through with at :35 o'clock Friday
afternoon and at that hour a recess was
taken until p. m. on Monday.
Criminal cases were put on the boards
the first thing after the re-convening of
the court Monday afternoon. The cases
brought up for consideration were the
| following:
| State VS.. Earl Peck of Cornwall an
information charging the respondent
with grand larceny in stealing 800 from
the Calvin brothers of Cornwall In that
town in March last. Peck pleaded not
|
which was promptly forthcoming, and
James B. Donaway was assigned to
defend him.
State VS.. Joseph Pasha of Ferrisburgh.
This is an information filled by the
States attorney at the present term OF
court charging the respondent with
adultery with one Kate PlOof at Ferris
burgh in February last. Pasha pleaded
not guilty and was sent back to the
county Jail, where he had been for the
past two months, for want of bail
Ploof charging her with participation in
the same crime, and she was brought to
town and placed in Jail Monday night by
Deputy Sheriff Stephen E. Noonan OF
Ferrisburgh. She is an unmarried
woman, and her case was scheduled tC
come up later.
State VS.. Carl French of Bristol came
next. This respondent is charged OF
States Attorney Russells information
with grand larceny committee by steal
ing 500 worth of wearing apparel from
the store of Wilbur c. Bingham in Bris
tol in March last. A companion infor
nation was filed against William Perry
also of Bristol. charging him with prac
tically the same larceny. Each respond
dent pleaded not guilty and both wer'
remanded to Jail for the present ThiI
closed the criminal work for the day.