Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1909-05-21
Essex County Court.

Essex County Court.
Tie case Of Michael Muzroll V. G. F.
lletu and +. A. bemis, which was tried
in the Essex County Court last week
Wednesday and Thursday, produced a
series Of sensations. The plaintiff was
a woodsmau who, in the winter of 1907
1905, was working for the Fitzgerald
Land X Lumber Company at Summit,
with pair of horses which he claimed
to own. having purchased them from
one Charette.
In the latter part of the winter Mr..
g. f, lletu, of Upton and Dxville,
Que, came to Island Pond and secured
Mr.. BrmIs to go with him ani serve a
rrpleyiu writ against Charette and take
the horses which Mr.. Muzroll was driy-
ing. On their arrival at the Summit
Camp, Mr.. Bemis told Mr., IIetu to take
his property if he saw it, and Mr.. Hetu
proceeded against the protest OF Muz-
roll. to unhtch his two horses and lead
them out Of the stall whereupon he
and Mr. Bemis took them to Norton.
When the case was reached for trial
in County Court Tuesday afternoon, it
appeared that Mr.. Hunt, defendants at
torney, had for four days been endeav-
oring to get his client on for the trial,
and that defendant Hetu had sent word
from Upton that he was not feeling we'll
and could not come down this way un-
til the weather got warmer. The Court
declining to continue the case, Mr.. Hetu
put in an appearance upon Wednesday
morning and the trial proceeded, the
plaintiff putting in all his evidence on
Wednesday.
1t appeared that early in April Mr..
netu had called upon Mr.. Muzroll on
Sunday and given him s. which Mr..
Muzrol claimed was in settlement for
certain halters and blankets which were
taken away with the horses, and which
were not sued for but Mr.. Hetu pro-
ceeded upon the theory that the 50 pur
chased a settlement and adjustment of
the whole matter of horses and blankets
both, and the abandonment of the law
suit.
Mr.. Muzroll admitted signing paper,
but said it did not look like the same
paper: that the paper which he signed
did not have so much writing on it. |
Soon afterwards, Mr.. Hetu was called to
the witness stand and shown two letters
dated April Goth and April 23rd, which
he admitted having written and sent to
the plaintiff, and in which he urged the
plaintiff not to come to the States to
try his lawsuit because his lawyer, Mr.
Blake, was going to ''raise h--l' and ar
rest him as soon as he crossed the line.
When the north bound train left that |
evening, Mr.. Hetu departed for Grove
ton, ostensibly to meet his wife and GER
tain of his witnesses. The next morn.
ing Mr.. Hetu reported from Groveton
that he was sick again, and after inves-
tigation the Court decided that he was
not sick enough to prevent his attending
the trial, and ordered them to proceed
with the case in the afternoon.
Mr.. Hunt and Mr.. Simonds, who rep
resented Mr.. Iletu, went to Groyeton on
the noon train and found their client
abont to embark upon the noon express,
and upon interviewing him he told
them that he had decided to go up to
Norton Mills to pay visit to some
friends, and in spite of the efforts of his
attorneys, when the train departed he
went with it; and after notifying him
of their withdrawal from the case aud
for the purpose of collecting their bills
for services rendered, his attorneys
procured Deputy Sheriff
C. II. Powers to embark upon the same
train with a capias writ, which he
served when the train arrived at Island
Pond 10y taking Monsieur lietu into
custody. As soon as that took place,
Mr.. Hetn expressed sincere desire to
go back to Guildhall and continue the