The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1908-05-22
QUINN SENTENCED
TO STATES PRISON
Frank Z. Barber Lost His Case
Against Selectmen.
OTHER NEWS OF COUNTY COURT
French Miller Steer Case Resulted In
Verdict for Defendant TO Recover
Wilmington Man Found Not
Guilty Of Furnishing Liquor.

A verdict for the defendant TO recover
her costs was brought IN Saturday morn
ing by the Jury In the case OF Watson ;.
French against Viola Dodge Miller which
was tired IA Windham county court last
week This was the famous steer cas-.
about which 80 much has been written,
and the verdict was directly opposite 10
that given in the lower court. Mr.. French
sued Mrs. Miller for the conversion OF a
pair OF steers placed by him on defend
ants farm. Mrs. Miller refused 10 give
up the animals until she was paid what
she claimed was due for their keeping.
The point that decided the case IN favor
OF the defendant was that the tender
made by Mr.. French and Sheriff Knapp
10 Mrs. Miller was not enough 10 cover
what Mrs. Miller claimed was due. X.
L. Bacon and Chase a Daley appeared
for the plaintiff and Barber and Barber
for the defendant.
Judge George NJ. Powers Tuesday took
from the jury the case oil Frank Il. Bar
ber against w. III. ,Inton, Il. III. Putnam
and W. l.. Walker, selectmen, and
George T.. Gilman, and ordered a verdict
for the defendants. This was an action
OF trespass brought for 500 on account
OF the highway built last fall from South
Main street to Oak Grove avenue across
the so-called Michael 4. Sears property.
The highway was built by MIR. Gilman
at the direction OF the selectmen. MIR.
Barber claimed title TO the property by
virtue OF two mortgage notes executed
by Michael L. and Mary Sears and trans
ferred to the plaintiff last June. AT the
last term of court decree was obtained
yesting the title of the property In Ar.
Barber subject To the mortgagors equity.
The case involves the constitutionality
of the highway law in regard TO whether
the mortgage is entitled 10 notice as to
the taking OF property for highway pur-
poses, and will be taken TO the supreme
court on appeal. II. G.. Barber and G.
s. Chase appeared for the plaintiff and
IL. +. Eddy and A. +. Sehwenk for the
defendants. :.
William Quinn Wednesday changed his
plea from not guilty to guilty, to the
charge Of breaking and entering the ticket
office of the Townshend station Oct. ii,
1907 and taking thereirom II mileage
books. The state had nearly completed
its case when the respondent changed his
plea in the hope of shortening his sen
tence. X. q. Bacon appeared for the
state and j. G.. Martin and A. L. Car
penter looked after the respondents IN
terests. Quinn was sentenced yesterday
afternoon to not less than four nor more
than FIVE years in state prison.
In the case of state against LOUIS Beau
lieau of Wilmington, who was charged
with having sold Michael McMann a bot.
tie each OF essence OF peppermint and
essence of wintergreen, the jury yest@day
afternoon brought in verdict OF not
guilty after being out an hour and hall.
Beauieau was arrested last January on
a town grand jurors complaint charging
him with furnishing liquor and was
bound over to the spring term OF court.
edged that the bottles which Beauieu
had bought contained peppermint and
and attempted to prove lts
,ase on the ground that these were in |
Evidence OF the respondent, |
however, tended to show that the medi- |
,ine was used for medicinal purposes.
Frederick Bradley of Brattleboro plead |
ID guilty to the charge of adultery yester-
Law and was sentenced to not less than
.wo or more than two and half years IN
he house of correction. Sentence was
and Bradley was placed In
,harge of the probation officer. =,
Percy Pease of Halifax pleaded guilty
o breach of peace in assaulting Robert
Y. Boyd with a dangerous weapon ana
vas fined $40 and costs amounting to
,67 so which he paid.
A portion of yesterday afternoon was
pent in arguments on a motion TO SET
side the verdict in the Howe-Dunn SLAM
Ter case on the ground that 1t was
gainst the weight of evidence and exces-
i've. The jurymen were excused from
|uty Yesterday afternoon with orders 10
eport again Tuesday.
It is expected that the case of Robert
:. Lincoln against the Central Vermont
ailway company will be tried next week.
The following divorce cases have been
ranted by the court this week: Florence
4. Pitts from William A. Pitts for will
III desertion, custody of minor child gwen
0 petitioners William H. Farwell from
larry f. Farwell for. wllltul desertlon;
Willie o. Rano from Mabel s.. Rano Tor
,illful desertion, custody OF minor enid
en- given to petitioner; Lizzie A. Lover
rom Walter Lover for wilful neglect and
efusal to support, custody of minor child
EN- given to petitioner; George a. Will
nit from Ruby L. Willcutt for willful de-
ertion; Willis L. Collier from Ruth Bur
ows Collier for adultery, stipulation at
lched; Harrison w. Fish from Edith A.
ish for willful desertion; Angie f.. Hea-
le from Ernest j. Headle for willful neg.
,ct and refusal to support, with right to- OF
etitioner to assume maiden name; Elia
Willard from Henry Willard for wllltul
esertion; Josie B. Lockrow from fark
,ockrow for willful neglect and refusal
, support; Albert II. Davidson from
eorgis e. Davidson for willful desertlon;
ra W. Pratt from Minnie M. Pratt Tor