Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1908-12-17

aapIst Sentences to Seven Years. s
Civil Cases Tried.

The case Of George W. Humphrey vi
Elmer Turner for alienation OF aflection9
ended in q defendants verdict. Ther4
are number Of exceptions IN the case
and plaintiff viii appeal without Doubt
]. @. Harvey for the plaintiff; Raymond
Trainor for defendant.
The civil calendar got bad jolt and
became demoFalized and to fll the breach
the states attorney put on q case ID
which respondent was confined in Jail.
State ". William Hazard. The ne
spondent, q colored man and ticket OF
leave" man from Massachusetts,, YVES
charged with committing rape upon 0no
Mrs. Jessie Boyce OF Woodstock in No.
vember. A few years ago Hazard ana
Mrs. Boycs both worked at the same
place, ct South Woodstock. For q rear
or more, Mrs. Boyce has worked in the
family Of Mrs. Munger, who lives near
the Woodstock Inn. About q month AGO
on Sunday morning she came out onto
the back piazza and on the ground By the
barn she saw Hazard, who motioned to
her to come down. She turned and re-en-
tered the kitchen. paying no attention to
him. The next morning about o'clock,
she went from the kitchen downstairs 10
the shed TO get some coal. She was Just
about to return upstairs when suddenly
Hazard appeared and seized her. She
yelled out and Mrs. Munger, an old lady
over so, came down TO her assistance.
The prisoner dragged Mrs Boyce into a
box stall and then the ofIense vas COM
mitted, Mrs. Munger powerless to pre-
vent, though she belabored Hazards
head with hoe handle. Complaint waH
made to Sheriff Thomas and he found
Hazard hiding in some hay in the barn Of
the place next TO the Munger house. The
respondent did not testify and the case
was submitted on the states testimony.
A verdict OF guilty was returned inside
Of ten minutes. Respondent was SEN
fenced to state prison not less than seven
years, nor more than nine. Harry Hoye
defended. e. r. Buck, states attorney,
prosecuted.
r. L. Cotton vs.. Rene Cowdry, 9 Barn
ard-Berhel horse case, was then taken up
and jury empaneled. The plaintiff had
team consisting Of q black mare and
buckskin gelding. The defendant had
team consisting Of pair OF Western colts
i've years old. One day about q year ago
the parties met ct Bethel and defendant
proposed q swap Of teams. After some
dickering, the plaintiff agreed to change
and paid q cash, the expense Of shoeinR
the defendants team. Soon after he got
the colts, one Of them showed q queer
gait in his hind legs, would have q stag
gerry spell and go cross-legged and shake.
Then he would get over II in a few min
utes and 60 along all right for quite
awhile until he had another attack.
Last Summer he had q serious attack
while in the stall and got down so he
couldn't rise for long time. So Cotton
called the horse unsound and claimed
Cowdry had warranted the horses sssound
and all right in every way, shape and
manner" Cowdry denied eng warrant
and claimed the team was in fact all
right, had done plaintiffs work all the
time and was still doing ii all right; that
il was q fair and square trade that plain
tin should be held up to-. The case went
TO the jury on Tuesday morning and just
before noon q verdict for plaintiff
was returned for e103.5s. Wallace
Batchelder and Charles Batchelder for
plaintiff; John J. Wilson aud F. c.
Southgate for defendant.
The contested viii case OF Sidney
Whitaker, late Of Hartland, B. F. Whit
aker, contestant, is now on trial and will
last all the week.