The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1909-10-08
CRIMINAL DOCKET CLEARED.
Divorce Gases Have Been Occupying
Attention of County Court.

County court has been busy this week
listening to divorce cases and cleaning uE
the criminal docket. In the case of State
vs.. John Doyle of Brattleboro charged
with attempting felonious assault the
respondent pleaded guilty and was SEN
fenced by Judge Hall Tuesday to serve not
less than SIX nor more than eight years at
hard labor in the state prison at Windsor.
Doyle was taken into custody at Hinsdale,
\. H., a few weeks ago after leading Dep
uty Sheriff ID. L. Thompson a hard chase.
He was charged with attempting to assault
a young girl by the name of Bliss in the
| lumber camp region of the town Of Wind
| ham,
William II. Woods of Wilmington, with
Il criminal record, pleaded guilty to break
ing. and entering the Forest and Stream
clubs quarters in that town. \ sentence
OF not less than three nor more than four
years was imposed Tuesday by Judge Hall
who took the opportunity to express the
belief that such sentence was of no value
as a deterrent i'll the case of Woods, who
is crook and degenerate. He has served
sentences of two years in the house of
correction and two years and half in
the state prison for larceny. He was re-
leased from the latter institution Feb. 6
last.
Three divorces were granted Tuesday for
lntolerable severity and refusal to support:
Mabel Purchase from Arthur Purchase of
Townshend, Grace M. Ingraham from
Merritt E. Ingraham of Brattleboro Lila
B; Robinson fram Ernest w. Robinson of
In the McRad-Snow alienation of affec-
tion case verdict of $500 was returned
for the plaintiff The plaintiff moved
for close jail certificate and it was
granted. The court ordered the case
.,t l. L.
Perry dismissed as no appearance was
made for the plaintiff. The death of the
plaintiff was suggested at the September
term in 1906. An order was made at the !
April term this year that the plaintiff |
have 80 days for administrator to prose
cute or the case would be dismissed for
want of prosecution Clarke G. Fits was
the attorney of record for the plaintiff and
Gibson & Waterman for the defendant.
F. Johnson, Apt, vs.. the Brattleboro
Trust company administrator, and Flor
ence F. Howe the court ordered the appeal
dismissed and the matter certified back to
the probate court
Charles H. Williams has been appointed
a special master i'll chancery to listen to
in the South Londonderry cases
Of Alexander BOrland vs.. Benjamin F.
He will probably be desgnat-
ed by the court to listen to the counter
suits brought by Mr.. Milington. DR.. Bor-
and claims to have purchased the practice
Df DR.. Millington and asserts that the lat
Ter did not adhere to the terms of the
sale. Last summer Judge Butler issued an
order restraining DR.. NIillington from
in South Londonderry upon pc
-iton of DR.. Borland
Divorces were granted Wednesday to
Letta NJ Austin of South Londonderry
rom Henry NJ. Austin for non-support;
Carrie f. Moulton from Henry Moulton of
East Dover for intolerable severity. The
,ase of J. V. and J. A. Lindsey of Dow
,giac, Mich, against C. |. Knapp was
leard Wednesday by the court, being taken
rom the jury calendar by agreement. This
5 suit for replevin of an automobile at
ached by Mr.. Knapp as a court officer in
behalf of Dr. f. r. Lynch. The court or
Tered that the plaintiffs brief be filed not
ater than Monday and the defendant is
,iven until Thursday to present his brief.
The plaintiffs reply must be filed not later
han a week from tomorrow
Court will take a recess today until
week from Monday when chancery cases
will be heard. 1t is expected that court
will adjourn for the term two weeks from ]
omorrow.