News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1909-06-09
LAM0ILLE co. SUPERIOR COURT

On Wednesday last Walter Locke
Waterville was brought before the cour
and pied guilty to intoxication, as SC
forth in the States Attorneys bill of IN
formation. The young man, who is no
yet 16, was sentenced to twenty days il
the county Jail, Sentence was SUSPENDED
and he was placed in charge OF the pro
baton officer during the remainder o
his minority. That same evening, whel
on his way home, he took team DC
longing to Frank Leach and drove II
from Cambridge Junction to WatervIll'
and put it up in the owners barn. nc
was found in the barn next morning II
an intoxicated condition and taken into
Icustody On Saturday he was brought
before the assistant judges and proba'
ton officer st Clare. Upon promising to
turn over a new leaf he was continued III
charge of the probation officer and re-
turned to his home in Waterville.
All of Thursday was given to hearing
the petition of Mrs. Lillian Wilson OF
Hyde Park for divorce from James H.
Wilson of the same town. The suit was
brought for neglect and refusal to sup.
| port" Both parties are well known IN
| Centerville, in the town of Hyde Park,
where they resided for a number of years.
Mr.. Wilson is a travelling sewing ma
chine and clock repairer and, as he says
his business necessitates his being away
| a great share of the time. The wife says
| he would stay away a year at a time
and send her but little money, and for
several months nothing. He said he
sent money frequently and gave dates on
which he sent her small sums. Center
vile was well represented at the hearing
and both parties had a number of wit
nesses to speak for their side of the case
On Monday the court announced that
divorce was granted the petitioner and
that the household effects with the4eI
ception of old crockery, relics and sted
engravings, were decreed to herr. W.
Hulburd appeared for the petitioner and
ID. w. Steele for the petitionee.
THE GRAND JURY
Friday was devoted to business of
minor Importance and court took things
easy until the report of the grand Jury,
which came in Saturday afternoon
They reported five bills not found and
two true bills. The bills not found were:
Archie Billings of Stowe, charged with
shooting the Hyde Park burglar; Joseph
Laquee of Elmore, charged with shooting
E. c. Moore last February Frank Brown
of Belvidere, charged with shooting al
deer out of season; Henry Rogers oil
Cambridge charges the same as Brown;
Silas Brooks of Waterville, charged with
assault The two bills found were
Ernest Bedell of Hyde Park, charged
with assault with intent to kill Lott
Emerson of the same town. Mrs Emma
Shatney, of Eden. charged with assault
with intent to kill Dan Baker of the same
town.
THE GRAND JURY REPORT
The grand jury put in four DAYS of
solid work and had a strenuous time |
with the bills submitted to them. They
gave close attention to the charges and |
were congratulated by the court upon
their faithfulness. They submitted the
following report upon matters which |
they are compelled by law to actupon:-I
1.-THE Grand Jury would respectfully !
report that they have examined the Jail |
and find that the. same is well kept "~d
in good order, but would recommend |
that the same be furnished with some |
new spring beds and mattresses and |
blankets.
1--WE would further recommend that
the ventilation be improved if it can be
done with a reasonable expense,
1--WE have inquired into the matter of
the school tax raised i'll each town and
find that every town has complied with
the law. We would further report that
generally the towns are making extern
sive improvements in regard to GEM
eteries."
THIS WEEK
Monday afternoon matters were quiet,
and the jurors were excused until Tues
day morning.
Tuesday morning the case of State VS..
Joseph Tatro of Belvidere was taken up
This was an action in which the respond
ent was charged with furnishing liquor to
one Walter Locke, a minor The Jury in
the case were ED. Shattuck, W.D. Strong,
l.. c. Udall, ]. N Colgrove, c. A. Tom
inson, r. A. Darling, C. c. Powell, W.
H. Harris, j. c. Herrick, Harry Hutchms,
L. 5 Butts.-Maurice for State; Tracy
for respondent. Several witnesses were
and the case went to the Jury
at 3.45 p. m, and at 5 o'clock they
in a verdict of guilty of one Of
ence.
Tuesday afternoon a divorce was
granted Maud M. Spaulding of Elmore,
'he showing that her husband, Oren
Spaulding, had treated her with intoller-
able harshness and neglect and refusal to
pport.-Fleetwood for petitioner.
Wednesday morning the case of State
vs. Arthur Fleury of Belvidere, charged
With " furnishing" was nolle pressed,
The case of State VS.. Ernest Bedell, of
hyde Park, charge with assault with
ntent to kill Lot Emerson of the same
own, was taken up and this jury en-
w. F. Waters, D. S. Moulton
). K. Hale, Eli Wescott, L. S. Butts, F '
". Chase, H. A. Reed, H w. Scott, b. G.
Iawley, ]. N. Colgrove, Harry Hutchins
elmer Sweet. In this case the jury bro,t
n a verdict of not guilty Tracy forresp't
COURT NOTES
Judge H H. Powers was in court TO-DAY
H. F. Graham was in attendance ~
curt Tuesday.
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