Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1908-09-30
Orleans County Court

term the following business was dis
posed Of, by the court: State vs.. w.
H. Darling. plea of guilty. Fined $500
and costs for transporting liquor.
State VS.. Will Darling; defendant
found guilty of illegal selling Of liquor
and fined $500 and costs. State VS.. R.
]. Hurst, same as above. Fined $500
without costs. State VS.. |. B. Bishop,
complaint of illegal selling of liquor.
Case was continued. State VS.. Geo.
Trudeau, illegal fishing. This case was
a peculiar one. The defendant Tru-
deau with others drew net on their
own meadows in Coventry, which was
flooded at high water, the water from
Black river going through culvert
under the highway, and thereby secur-
ing a quantity of fish. Judgment of
guilty on agreed statement of the
facts. Sentenced to pay fine OF 500
and costs. On payment OF costs,
defendant was placed on probation as
10 the inc. State vs.. Roy Button, dis
oDed;arro in school. This case was
appealed from municipal court. Plea
81 guilty. Sentenced to industrial
school. Sentence suspended. Placed
on probation. In the case OF Carrie
NJ. Brook VS. Fred J. Leach, it ap-
peared that the defendant rented to
plaintiff house and barn situated in
Troy. That while occupying the pre-
misses, a valuable brood mare belong
ing to Defendant Leach broke through
the stable floor and was injured.
Leach claimed that plaintiff Brock was
liable for the damage, having warrant
ed the barn to be all right and in good
shape to be used by defendant for this
purpose, and refused to pay the rent
due. Plaintiff produced evidence to
show that the barn had been used by
defendant, nearly two years before
the damage occurred. and contended
| that the barn floor became weak and
broke by reason of natural wear and
tear. It was so held by the court, who
gave judgment in favor of the paintiff
to recover 1913.
The following divorce cases came
before the court: Helen NJ. Percival
VS.. Fred H. Percival. bill granted fol
intoIerable severity Reirden Cor pc.
titioner. Cora M. Hildreth vs.. Willie
C. Hildreth, bill granted for irtoler.
able severity; Wright appearing fol
petitioner. The following divorces
were granted for wilfuI desertion
Ida T. VS.. Leslie E. Armstrong, Erwin
for petitioner; Ida N. VS.. Harris H
Getty, Black for, petitioner >fNellie
M. VS.. Fred,C Buck, Cook & Williams
for petitioner. Myrtle J. Carson VS.
Arthur Carson. bill ganted for neglect
and refusal to support Cook & Will
Jams. Cornelius P. Fuller ct al. VS.
J. w. Goodsell. Petition for annul
ment of marriage. Marriage was va
Gated and annuled on the ground tina,
Laurilla GoodselI was lunatic Of un
sound mind at the date of her mar
riage.
Case of F. V. Hassam VS.. J. E
Stafford Lbr. Co., which was on tria
and unfinished in last weeks report
went to the jury September q, which
returned verdict for the plaintiff t.
recover the sum of 1856 81 In thi
case the jury made special fndin.
, which when reviewed at length by tn
court may result in an alteration of tn
verdict rendered. The court was the
adjourned without date and the jur
excused on call till such time as Judg
G. M. Powers, VINO is holding court a
Guildhall, can appear to try the case Q
Chauncey Drown vs.. n. E. Telephon
and telegraph Co. and the Consolidate
Lighting Co., as Judge Hall is di:
qualified from sitting on this case b
reason of having been counsel for til
defendants in the case. This cas-
II will be remembered as the one
which verdict of $13, 500 was give
the plaintiff. The case was carried
supreme court, which reversed the d.
. cision and sent the case back to count
court for retrial. Another land ca:
}. of some Importance will be heard by IL
), court at this adjourned term-that
h 2. M. Jernue VS.. John Kilgarlan.