Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1909-07-29
WINDSOR COUNTY COURT.
Priest Gets or With FIne.--Divorces
Granted.

Granted.
When Father Edward ID. Hickey was
brought in for sentence on bis conviction
Of assault with intent to commit rape,
it was shown that the respondent was
suffering from tuberculosis; that he bad
had four brothers and two sisters die of
the disease before reaching his age, 81.
Medical witnesses gave evidence that in
their opinion imprisonment of the re-
spondent would result in quick develop
ment OF the disease and imperil his life.
| On this showing, respondents counsel
urged the infection OF q fine instead of
imprisonment, as the statute provided
might be done. So the court imposed
fine Of $1,000, which was soon paid BY
friends OF the priest who believe him a
victim rather than a cuIprit.
The following eoutt cases have been
heafd:--
William E. johnson vs.. c. C. Paine
and others. This is an echo of the old
suit OF Clyde Benedict vs.. Union Agricul-
tural society, in which plaintiff recovered
damages for injuries to him while prepar-
ing for q bicycle race on the track at the
Worlds fair at Tunbridge in 1897. The
plaintiff was then a practising lawyer at
Woodstock and was retained by the de-
fendant to help try the Benedict case.
The society had no funds in its treasury
to paw Mr.. Johnson and so, under the
statute, he brought suit against certain in
dividnals claimed to be members ct the
time the Benedict action accrued in 1897.
The only one of the defendants now
living is Paine, who claims not to have
been q member OF the society, and hence
not answerable to the plaintiff in this
case. The action is an appeal from JUS
tice Judgment given at Woodstock in
1904. The case is with the coart. For
plaintiff appeared John @. Sargent and
Darling q Darling; for defendant, Davis
& Davis and n. L. Boyden.
James @. Harvey vs.. Justin E. Smith.
An action on note for $50 for legal serv-
ices. When the bill was rendered, de-
fendant gave note in payment, but
when the note became due it Was not
paid. Defendant claimed tc have fol-
lowed advice of plaintiff in the matter OF
his tdefendant's) fathers estate, and in so
doing had to pay out over 5000. But in
this the defendant denied ever giving any
such advice until after a decree OF the
, probate court for the payment OF tAis
sum. To corroborate plaintiffs claim, q
7 letter from Probate Judge Seaver to him
, was brought to him by defendant and in
: this letter plaintiff was asked to advise
defendant. That was after the decree
calling upon defendant TO pay the money
about which he complained. The case is
with the court. @. A. Davis for plain
tin; Il. L. Skeels for defendant.
Divorce cases were heard as follows
Henry B. Fogg VS.. Maud NJ. Fogg.
Bill granted for adultery. r. Trsinor for
petitioner.
George A. currier VS.. Phoebe r. Cur.
-. a
Fl. spaulding for petitioner.
/ Hattie A. Eddy IS. Archibald II. Eddy
Bill granted for desertion. L. (. Sher.
win for petitioner
Stella lockwood VS.. Walter Lockwood
Bill granted for neglect snd refusal tc
support z. r. Buck for petitioner.
George w. Clark VS.. Minnie c. Clark
Z Bill granted for adultery. Custody o.
minor child given to the father. Charles
. Batcheldsr for petitioner.
Lille f. johnson VS.. Elmer johnson
/. Bill granted for adultery. L. E. SherwiE
I for petitioner.
y Sophie LaPierre vs.. Selvin LaPierre
Bill granted for intolerable severity. San
e ford Emery for petitioner.
: Edith NJ. Hunfnail vs.. Daniel NJ. HUI
nail. Bid granted for adultery. Blanch
e ard & Upper for petitioner.
l. Grace Mcclellan VS.. Samuel g. McLel
Ian. This was petition for separate
: maintenance. The case was stopped il
mid-hearing in the hope that the parties
! might become reunited. Case is will
the court.
Jennie A. Whitney VS.. Horace @
Whitney. mis- was a contested case
After bearing the parties, the court CAV,
! Mrs. Whitney bill on the ground OF in
toIerable severity. An arrangement viii
J. be made as to alimony. Tarbeil 4 Whit
!. ham and Hale K. Darling for petitioner
" Wallace Rafohaldar For laFaul.rt