Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1907-09-23
VICINITY ITEMS.
Cleaned from Towns in Our Territory
of Interest to ALI Readers.
Stage Driver Robbed.

As Albert Dupont, the driver Of the
Charleston Newport stage, was making his
regular trip Wednesday he was held up In
the Lyon woods in Derby by two men and
robbed of about sl1. The highwaymen did
not meddle with the mails and after reliev
ing Mr.. Dupont OF his cash made their
escape and so far no clue has been obtained
as to their identity.
County Court.
When court opened for business Monday
afternoon the case OF Cbauncey Drown of
Barton W. New England Telephone and
Telegraph Co. and the Consolidated Light
ing Co. OF Montpelier was taken up. In
this case the plaintiff claimed and sought
to prove that on the 4th of May, 1905, at
Graniteville, on the road from Barre to
Williamstown, he was at work In the
employ of the N. e. t. & T. 20. repairing
the line at that point; that he climbed a
telephone pole for the purpose of fastening
wire on the top cross arm, after which he
Strengthened up preparatory to descending
the pole, when his head came In contact
Lighting Co. which was not insulated and
carried 1900 volts OF electricity. He i'm
mediately became unconscious and was
taken to the hospital at Montpelier, where
he remained until the 18th day of October,
after which time he recovered sufficiently
to be brought to his home in Barton. 1t
was found at the hospital in Montpelier
hat hic iv,a IoIy hoI oir,
| injured and that he suffered from paralysis
of the limbs, the kidneys and bowels. At
| Barton, as testified to by DR.. Hastings, it
was found that the skull had been SO
! injured that piece about four inches IN
dismster had to be removed. After this
portion OF the skull was removed by DR..
| Hastings Drown was taken 10 Montreal
and there the aperture was covered by
/ skin grating, and this covering is all the
protection which the brain has at that
point. Drown has so far recovered at the
present time that he can get about with
great difficulty by the use of crutches
The ground OF liability was that the
defendant companies were negligent in
allowing the electric wire to be placed enc
remain at a distance of only 27 inches from
the top of the telephone pole upon which
the plaintiff was working. The defendant
introduced practically no evidence by way
OF defense, but claimed that they were no
liable because the plaintiff was negIigen
himself and that he assumed the risk A
the close Of the plaintiffs evidence tn
defense asked for a verdict in their favor
but this request was refused by the court
The case went to the jury Friday Afternoon
about O'CLOCK W. nj. Wright and E . L
Thompson of Barton and j. w. Redmon
OF Newport were attorneys for the plsinti
and w. B. Q. SticRney of Ludlow and I
F. Drew OF Boston for the defendan
Telephone Co., and Alexa der Duunett c
st. Johnsbury for the Lig nting Co. Th
jury at O'Clock Friday evening rendere
a veydict of Sl3,5OO 10 favor OF the plaintiff
This is one of the largest verdicts in
negligence case ever given in the state, an
e the largest ever rendered in this county.
! This week the case OF State VS.. Geo. :
: Howard OF Craftsbury will be tried.
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