News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1908-06-17
LamoiIIe Co. court


At the time of going to press last weel
the case of State VS.. Mark Stevens
charged with cruelty to animals was on
This occupied the attention of the court
until Thursday afternoon, when it went
to the jury, who in short time brought
in verdict of "guilty." For this
Stevens was fined 500 and costs. He
has taken an appeal and the case goes to
the Supreme Court. 81
The next jury case was that of State
VS.. Henry Bedell of Watervlle, charged
with adultery. The jury was made up
of L. S. Small, Max Wilson, I. d. Grout,
E. A. Wedge, A. r. Campbell, j. E.
Davis, E. A. Hall, II. e. Pike, G. II.
| Newton, L. A. Woloott, VIM. Hebb and
| C. NJ. Griswold. This case took up all
| of Friday and went to the jury late in
the afternoon, when they brought in a
verdict of mot guilty Tracy for State 4,
Maurice for Respt.
Saturday was devoted to considering
divorce applications and other court
matters.
Thos. Vest of Bakersfield, found guilty
of petty larceny, gets not more than three
nor less than two months at Rutland and
to pay costs of Sll9.44.
Monday morning the case of State VS..
Chas. Ballard and Chas. Child, both of
Stowe, was taken up. This was an action
in which respondents were charged with
assultng one William Sweetser of Stowe.
1t seems that last April Child and Bal
lard. having supply of the ardent were
under the impression that their friend
Sweetser had stolen it and so they, when
in state of inebriety, went to the home
of Sweetser for it. They, instead OF using
''moral suasion," resorted to muscular
and malicious INTENT tackled the said
Sweetser, "striking him on the head with
their said fists, beat the said William
Sweetser upon and about his head and
other parts of the body" with "intent to
kill, MAIN and disfgure his person." The
jury upon whom the guilt or innocence
of the accused rested was Max Wilson,
G. M. Griswold, Ell. A. Jackson, c. G. st.
Clare, Leo Gould, E. A. Hall, j. E. Davis,
F. b. Boyles, A. G. Chandler, l.. A. VOL
colt, Geo. C. Morse and VIM. Hebb.
This case went to the jury Monday after
noon and in a short time verdict, of
Guilty of Assault was brought in
in regard to both respondents Tracy
for State; Maurice for Respts
This completed the State cases for trial
this term and on Tuesday morning the
jurors, with the exception of those drawn
on the last civil case, were discharged.
This case is an action brought by Mike
Kanoskie of Morrisville against Agel &
Levin of Burlington. Both are Junk
dealers and the suit is a "breach of con-
tract" 1t seems that Mike contracted
with Agel & Levin to sell them sixty tons
of scrap iron, they agreeing to pay 5000
for the same. The respondents deny this,
but say that their only trade was to take
rags, ruobers, etc., and not scrap iron, |
and so refused to take the iron; hence the
SUIT. The jury is William Hebb, A. G. |
Chandler, c. Mudgett. NJ. Wilson, Fl. c..
Edison, E. A. Hall, F. B. Boyles, E. l.
Mann, G. H. Kneeland, 0. S. Warren, l. |
D. Circuit and M. P. Russell. The attor-
neys are Maurice and Redmond for Kanos-
kja. Flant wood onH p,,1IarJ fnr nofte
The case will not be finished before |
Thursday.
There are several divorce cases to be |
heard which, with other court business, |
may continue the term over into next |
week.