News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1908-06-10
LAMoILLE COUNTY COURT


ness in regulation shape this week. The
work of last week was not of an arduous
nature as far as the court was concerned,
everything, almost, being held up to
await report of the Grand Jury.
The Jury was in session five days and
worked hard. The first case that came
before them was very important
one and what was thought at the start,
would occupy but a day took up the at
tention of the jury over two days and
therefore prolonged the session. Several
other cases were considered and although
that body found not one true bill, >" it
did make recommendations that in sew
eral the States Attorney file information.
1t reported that the Jail was in good con-
dtion and that indications showed that
the prisoners were we'll cared for. The
Grand Jury was discharged Saturday
noon.
On Saturday in the petition for di-
vorce brought by Lillian Kimball against
w. d. Kimball. bill was granted for
intolerable severity and the custody of
the minor child was given the petitioner.
Saturday afternoon court took recess
until ten o'clock Monday morning, at
which time the"case of State VS.. Thos.
West of Bakersfield was taken up. This
was an action brought on charge of
stealing 800 tin sap buckets from James
,f XNo t. +lo+
when Mr.. Shattuck got ready to sugar
last March he missed the sap buckets,
but noticed some fresh sled tracks from
the sugar place and he and his hired man
followed them and found they led to the
sugar place of Tom West, where he
found a number of his buckets.
Last week Wednesday night Officers
Jones and Potter searched the premises
of West and found the 800 tubs safely
ensconced thereon. West was arrested
and brought to Jail and on Monday was
placed on trial. The following were
drawn as jurymen: L. A. Wolcott, H. E.
Pike, L. S. Small. G. NJ. Griswold, E. A.
Hill, NJ. P. Russell, F. P. Collins, F. M.
Sears, o. S. Warren, II. G. Edison, E. A.
Wedge, [. D. Grout. W. E. Tracy ap-
peared for the State and B. A. Hunt for
respondent.
Vests defense was that he had taken
these tubs when he left the farm, the
Detsey Fletcher place, a few years ago,
at the expiration al his lease and that
( they We're his, that he had not taken
any from there the past spring. The
case went to the jury at five o'clock last
evening and at seven the jury brought in
a verdict of guilty, and placed the vaiu6
of the stolen property at $22, which
makes the crime petty larceny.
This morning the case of State VS..
Mark Stevens for cruelty to animals was
taken up. 1t will be remembered that a
number of COWS and calves died on farm
belonging to Stevens in Cambridge last
winter, and the charge is that they died
of starvation and poor care. States At
torney Tracy is assisted by B. A. Hunt
and the respondent has for his attorneys
NJ. P. Maurice and r. W. Hulburd. The
case will probably take all the rest of
the week. The jury having this case
are c. NJ. Griswold, II. c.. Edison, L. s.
Small, A. G. Chandler, F. B. Boyles, A.
r. Campbell, J. E. Davis, Leo Gould, L.
A. Wolcott, F. NJ. Sears, NJ. P. Russell,
II. E. Pike.
NOTES
j. NJ. Parker is in charge of the pres
ent panel of jurors.
Both Mo nday and Tuesday were swell
tering days in the court room and fans,
ice water and fresh air were in demand.
One or two electric fans could be used to
advantage in the June term of county
court.
We should have said last week there
were three clergymen doing jury duty
this term, instead of two. Besides the
Revs. Smith and st. Clare of Morrisville,
Rev. A. G.. Chandler of Belvidere is serv-
ing his town as petit juror. He is not
only good juryman, buta good preacher
and an excellent townsman.
w. NJ. Smith was the deputy in charge
of the jury in the West case and he did
all in his power to make the jurors as
as could be under the cir
cumstances. BY the way, Mr.. Smiths
name is suggested for Representative by
some of the people of Cambridge. He
would make good one and would give
a good account of himself at Montpelier.