Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1909-12-23
WINDSOR COUNTY COURT.
Jvry Cases Heard FIrst--Sfoo for
Lost AFFECTIONS.

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The December term OF Windsor count,
court opened on the 9Th inst. with Chic
Superior Judge willard w. Miles Of Bar
ton presiding. The fury calendar contain
ed twenty-four cases set for trial and on
the court calendar there were tbirty-twc
cases. The call OF the jury calendar re-
suited In the disposition of eleven OF the
entries without trial. The petit jurors
reported in the afternoon and we're duly
sworn and charged by Judge Miles. On
Tuesday, the 14th, the special grand jury
called to investigate the killing OF man
among Italians at Springfield last month,
was duly empanelied, sworn and charged.
On Thursday the jury reported four true
bills and were discharged for the term.
The first jury case, begun on the 6th
inst, was Edith NJ. Hufinail VS.. Vanessa
Blake. This was an action to recover
damages for the alleged alienation OF the
affections of plaintiffs husband, Daniel
Huffnail, by the defendant. The evil
dence on the part of the plaintiff tended
to show that HuffnaiI began TO neglect
bis wife few years ago and was spend
ing his time with the Blake woman, who
had been divorced from her husband and
lived at Reading near the Huffnails. AT
one time the plaintiff went and begged
the defendant not to encourage Huffnaips
attentions, but she failed to act on the re-
quest. No question was made but that
Hufinail had deserted his wife and passed
his time with the Blake woman, going so
far as to take her to his parents to live,
where be also resided. But the main
burden OF the defence seemed to be that
sexual intercourse between Huffnail and
the Blake woman had not been estab-
lished. The case went to the jury on
Tuesday afternoon, the 14th inst, and
that evening a verdict was returned for
the plaintiff to recover flO0 and costs;
Charles Batchelder a. Upper for plaintiff
q. A. Davis and e. X. Buck for defend
ant.
On Thursday the Blake woman and
Hutfnail we're arrested and lodged in jail
on a charge OF adultery. Later in the day
they were admitted to bail.
Frank H. Hyde vs.. Matte Atwood was
next heard. This was an action to recov- |
err an unpaid commission for selling some
pine timber on land OF the defendant, To-
Gated in Barnet. The defendant and her
husband wanted to sell their standing |
timber, and plaintiff, who lives at White
River Junction, secured a customer for
them, for $500, at which the timber was
sold. The defendant denied ever proinis-
ing any commission, but the jury found |
Tor the plaintiff for s6O.54 and costs.
Charles Batehelder for plaintiff; Howe q
Hoyey for defendant.
Joseph P. Goodrich VS.. Charles Cad
we'll. In this action the plaintiff seeks to
recover damages for the loss by fire
II barn and contents including
seventeen head of cattle. The fire oc-
,urred in November OF last year, and was
discovered about O'Clock in the morning
~ Mr.. Goodrich and his sons. They
ried to rescue the stock but were unsuc-
'essiul; they got out two horses and a
mule but the mule was 30 badly burned
I had to be shot. The next day, Sunday,
racks were seen near the barn leading
through q potato field and highway
owards Cadwell's home. These tracks
ompared with some known to be Cad
gelps, where he had been at work on the
Highway. The plaintiff also relied upon
ertain confessions made by Caldwell in
be hearing of certain officers that he
lad set fire to the barn to be revenged on
Goodrich for testifying against him in a
eer killing case in which Caldwell was
ned,