Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1909-03-26
ADDISON COUNTY COURT


morrow. The case on trial as we go to
press is the last jury case for the term,
and such divorce cases and chancery
matters as are still hanging over must be
ready for hearing Immediately after or
the court will adjourn after a verdict is
reached and let the litigants wait until
the June term, or longer, co get their
cases heard.
The term has hastened toward its close
by the continuance of the three or four
civil cases still standing for trial and the
continuance of the criminal case of State
VS.. Frank Trudo and a plea of guilty in
the case of State VS.. George Steady.
Friday morning the youth George
Steady was arranged i'll court and plead
ed guilty to an information charging
him with grand larceny in the stealing
of horse from Ole Bull at Ferrisburgh
on Sunday, February IA, last. Mr.. Bull,
who, by the way, is no relative of the
once famous fiddleinist of similar
name, was attending divine services in
Ferrisburgh on the Sunday mentioned
and at the conclusion of his worship,
found that his horse had disappeared. :.
He drove the animal seven or eight miles
to Shelburne and there abandoned it,.
He was arrested, brought to Middlebury
the next day and had since been confined
in the county Jail. Upon his plea of
guilty, Judge Butler gave the respondent
some good advice and sentenced him to
pass the remainder of his minority in the
State Industrial school at Vergennes but
also gave him notice that if he did not
conduct himself in the approved and
proper manner in that institution he
would be transferred to Rutland to spend
about two years and half in the house
of correction,
The last jury trial for the term was
begun on Thursday afternoon of last
week. Julius E. Cowles vs. The Admin
istration of the Estate of Josiah Cowles
of New Haven. Senator Donoway of
Middlebury and j. E. Cushman of Bur-
lington are counsel for the plaintiff and
Davis & Russell of Middlebury are look
ing after the interests of the defense. 1t
appeared from the testimony that Josiah
Cowles, father of the plaintiff, died in
New Haven when close to 80 years of
age on December %, 1906, previous TO
which date he had boarded with the
plaintiff for IA years. The younger
Cowles, who is now about 60, also took
care of much of his fathers business and
was at considerable personal expense for
him during that period, and he brought
suit to recover for such expenses and for
the six years of board not barred by the
statute Of limitations. The case taken
up to the Supreme Court, an error was
found by that conrt in the trial below
and the case was remanded for another
trial, whence its temperance at this
term.
Juryman Aldice A. Jackman of Lin
coin was taken sick Friday forenoon and
at / l clock a recess was taken on that
account until O'Clock in the afternoon.
At that hour it was discovered that Mr..
Jackman's illness had increased and re-
cess was taken till o'clock on Monday.
1t was found that Juryman Jackman
was worse insteak of better. An agree
ment was reached between the opposing
counsel to go on with the trial with the
eleven jurors in the box, and the case
was accordingly proceeded with. The
value OF the defendant estate is under
stood to be appraised at between $4,000
and $4,000.
When it appeared Friday forenoon
that there would be no more jury trials
this term all of the jurors not engaged
on the Cowles case were discharged fol
the term and paid off by Clerk Vain.
wright.
An incipient criminal case was heard
| by A. w. Dickens on Monday afternoon
| and Tuesday forenoon of this week.
This was State VS.. Adelbert Burns of
Salisbury, a man of about As, who was
| arrested on a charge of adultery. alsC
rape. The complaining witness is the
sister of the respondents wife, her name
is Miss May Derby and her present hab
isat Shoreham. May will not be IL
years old until the 18th of next month
AT the end of the testimony at 10 O'Clock
Tuesday morning Justice Dickens
promptly knocked the case in the head
and discharged Burns from custody.
States Attorney F. w. Tuttle of Vergen
mes had charge of the prosecution and
the accused mans int erests werecapably
taken care of by Charles l. Button OF
Middlebury.
| Business was rushed in the Cowles
case Tuesday and Wednesday. Judge
Butler told the jury that he would defer
the delivery of the charge until Thursday
morning at 8.
The defendants in this case, not enum
Grating A. P. Roscoe, the administrator
were Silas Cowles of Tacoma, Washing
ton, Mrs. B. J. Fisher of New Haven, VT.
and Mrs. Almer Bull of Ferrisburgh, VT
These parties are joint heirs at law will
the plaintiff, Julius E. Cowles.
Judge Butler gave the Cowles' case t
the jury at l0:30 o'clock Thursday morn
ing in an hours charge. and the jur,
came back into court at 4 :45 in the af
ternoon with a verdict for the plaintiff
to recover from his fathers estate $113
and his costs. The verdict in the forme
trial, 10 months ago, was for 1915 ant
costs for the plaintiff. The members o
the panel were then excused for tn
term, with the thanks of the court, ant
this closed the jury case for the presen
term.
Court cases were taken up when tn
jury in this case went out and are still il
progress.