Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1909-06-17
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Civil Docket Disposed oE--SeveraI
Divorce Cases Heard.


The case Of State VS.. Edward Hickey.
assault with intent to commit rape.
which was first set for June z and post
poned until June IA, has again been re-
assigned, this time until Monday, July
II, and the issuing Of the special venire
for extra jurors is withheld until q few
days before that date. The reason for the
second postponement is that Attorney
General Sargent has to be at Bennington
county court to try the murder cases be-
ginning Monday, June IA.
Court has been kept very busy. Jury
cases have been on from opening until
closing Of each daily session and divorce
cases and other matters have been stsand-
wiched" in ct any old time-before
breakfast, between dinner and after sup
per-.
Clara NJ. /. w. Barnard VS.. Elroy ".
Barnard. Petitioner lives at Springfield.
Bill granted on ground Of intolerabIe sew
Gritty Charles Batchelder for petitioner.
Mile Smith vs.. Joseph H. Smith. Bill
granted for desertion. Batchelder for Pc
titioner.
Maud Brink Rice VS.. Benjamin F. Rice.
Bill granted for intolerable severity; chill
dren given to petitioner, who lives at
Barnard. Wallace Batchelder for peti-
toner.
Isabel Spencer VS.. Jerry Spencer. Bill
granted for neglect and refusal to sup
port. John ]. Wilson for petitioner.
State VS.. Frank Blake. Stealing an old
suit of clothes at White River junction.
Respondent placed on probation and
takes total abstinence pledge. Sentence
respited.
State VS.. Fred Blanchard. Respondent
pleaded guilty to an indictment for man
slaughter and was dned $500 and costs.
This was the Westhersfeld case where re-
spondent and his hired men set a spring
gun to shoot thief. The barn door was
opened by one Of the men, Frank Smith.
and the gun went OF and killed Smith.
This was one Of the indictments of the
present term.
The following jury cases were tried -
Warren w. Guild and Fred H. Spauld-
Ing vs.. John w. Prentiss and Harry NJ.
Wilder. This was an action to recover
damages for the cutting OF certain shade
trees near a summer cottage on the Con-
necticut river, q few miles from Spring-
field, VT. The plaintiffs had a lease for
ten years, eight of which were yet to run.
of two acres OF land, and the shade
trees thereon were not to be cut without
their consent. The lease was made bv
the owner Of the land, one Brown, who
afterwards sold to defendants. They emf
all the timber, including sixteen trees on
this two acres Of leased land. Defend
ants claimed the trees were not necessary
for shading the cottage and that enough
trees were left for that purpose. The
jury found otherwise and returned a YER
dict for $3.50 with triple damages under
the statute, making a verdict of $3.50
damages and costs. Charles Batchelder
for plaintiffs; Fred c. Davis and E. r.
Buck for defendants.
DR.. c. B. Doane vs.. Harry Bangs. This
was Springfield case, the plaintiff now
being a resident OF Boston. Last year he
had left his automobile at Springfield and
be and defendant put on new gears so the
machine ran we'll. But the door and run
ming board needed fixing. The machine
was taken to Harris garage and the de-
fendant was to 60 there and ok up the ma
chine, as plaintiff claimed, but was not to
run 1t. The defendant did run il and
smashed It up, and hence this suit. De-
fendant claimed he had permission of the
plaintiff to run the machine and that the
accident was due to the imperfection OF
the running gear. The jury found for
PA-ANf t~-o uainases auu COSTS. blauch-
ard and Upper for plaintiff; Fred H.
spaulding for defendant.
Sanford E. Emery VS.. c. Elmer Flsp-
ders, aCavendish case, involved the owner
ship of some spruce logs. Plaintiff
claimed them on a bill Of sale from one
Nathan c. Thomas, who said he bought
OF Harry Ely, on whose land the trees
grew. The defendant claimed the title to
the logs by purchase of Harry Ely, and
defendant produced his receipts showing
payment for the logs to Mr.. Ely. The
jury found a verdict for defendant to re-
cover his costs. Plaintiff appeared per
Sc; Homer L. Skeels and @. A. Davis for
defendant.
state cases will be taken up this week
as the civil docket is disposed Of.
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