The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-06-22
In Orange County Court Up
to Present Time
SESSION MAY LAST LONG
Jurors Were Sent Home Saturday Morn
ing After Being Paid off-The
Cases Tried Up to
Date.

Chelsea, June 22.-The jurors in Or
angc county court. with the exception Of
those from Chelsea, we're paid of last
Saturday morning and were allowed to
20 home and remain unless called for fur.
Their criminal work. When the court
took is recess Saturday morning, "a was
not known how many more criminal
causes would be tried II there are two
or three more as IL looks as Though there
might be. the present term viii not COM
plete its work before the first week In
July, since. after the criminal docket Is
disposed Of, there are several cases on
the court calendar and a number of di.
yorce cases to be heard, some OF which
are 10 be contested.
The second ease tried by jury was an
action in assumpsit, the parties being
George b. Foster Va. International Tooth
pick company, apt. in which a verdict
was rendered for the plaintiff TO recover
TIE sum 81 Sl24.30, and his costs Frank
$. Williams of Bradford Wis COUNSEL for
the plaintiff and w y Franklin OF Bos
ton, Mass, was counsel and only wit
ness for the defendant company. ln the
case Of the Abenaque Machine Works
ys. Walter w. Perkins, which was an
action IN assumpsit. the parties with
their counsel, b s. Conant and Darling
4 Wilson, respectively, got lined up
ready for trial, when negotiations were
entered into and a settlement effected.
Six other cases on the jury calendar
were also settled and discontinued, when
it commenced 10 look as though the june
term would Be Of short duration. but the
parties ia the case of Slack vs. Bragg, an
action for false warranty, did not fall
in line with the settlement idea, and put
their case upon the country for trial
In this case. tbe plaintiff sought to re-
cover the sum Of Eve hundred dollars,
alleging as the basis of bis claim that
lot Of fifteen COWS purchased from the
defendant last fall az fifty dollars each
aid not prove a. represented The jury
found for the plaintiff 60 recover the sum
Of $50 and his costs. D s. Conant and
r. 81. Harvey for plaintiff and Darling &
Wilson for defendant.
The balance Of the civil causes set for
trial by jury wered isposed of by con
tinuance or being issued to the court, and
being thus disposed Of the criminal doc
ket was next in order, and mol rp0s
was entered ia each Of the following
cases. State vs. Angus Campbell, State
vs. VIM l. Godfrey, State vs. If J.
Bennett. ..
In the case Of state vs.. Nicola Deiizio,
Who was charged with assault with IN.
tent TO rape, the respondent pleaded
guilty 10 simple assault which plea the
state accepted. and be was sentenced 10
not less than FIVE months nor more than
eight months at hard labor in Tie county
Jail NJ ~ Wilson Of Randolph was
counsel fer the respondent. IN the case
Of State vs. George T Bell Of Vershire.
who was charged with selling intoxieat
ing liquor Che respondent pleaded guilty
and was sentenced 10 tie county Jail
for term ct not less than four months
nor moro than six months, which sen
tenee was stayed and the respondent /
placed in charge Of the county probation
officer. w II. Sprague was counsel for
the respondent
III state rs. Ralph Kezer Of Corinth. |
who was charged with tearing down and
destroying a telephone line respondent !
pleaded guilty and was sentenced 70 the
industrial school during the remainder
OF his minority, sentence stayed and /
respondent placed on probation r. II. |
Harvey was counsel for the respondent. /
In State vs. Benjamin Willis, who was
charged with breaking and entering with /
intent to steal a part Of the realty, the
state accepted a plea Of petit larceny I
and the respondent was sentenced to the
county jail for term Of not less than
two and one-half months nor more than
three months, Il be confined az hard |
labor. David s. Conant Of Bradford was
counsel for the respondent
Following the disposition Of these eases
came the trial Of Staet VS. Anna Clark |
Of Randolph, who was charged with hav-
ing committed the crime Of adultery.
This ease occupied the attention Of the
court for two days Attorneys D. s. Con.
ant and r. N. Harvey, counsel for the
leaving no stone unturned il
their endeavor TO evade a conviction, but
the evidence Was too strong.