The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-12-21

Summary Of Work Done at Very Brief
Term.


Term.
The December term Of Orange county
court was adjourned Friday afternoon,
December n, after eleven days Of work,
during which many more cases were dis
posed Of than IS usual in the same length
q time, although not 20 many cases
went to trial as il the usual custom.
There was but one civil cause tried by
jury, and in this case they were unable
70 agree upon verdict. There were
twenty criminal cases upon the docket,
one Of which was mol pressed, two or
dered not to be brought forward, ten
were continued five respondents pleaded
guilty and two put themselves upon the
county for trial. the two being the
same person, viz. Samuel Bowen Of Ran
ldoph, who was charged with two sep
arate and distinct offenses. one being
for selling Intoxicating liquor, OF which
he was not found guilty and was dis
charged; the other charge against him
was blackmail, and IN this case the jury
found him guilty and the court imposed
fine Of $3.50 with an alternative SEM
tence in the house OF correction al Rut-
land. TO this Judgment the respond
ent excepted and bail was fixed at 5000
which he furnished An interesting fact
associated with these two cases is that
al the preliminary hearings before the
justice of the peace. In the blackmaii
case, he was discharged. and IN the case
OF selling he was bound over TO county
court, both findings in the court OF first
instance being thrown down in county
court.
The respondents who pleaded guilty,
who We're not reported in last weeks is
sue, were Fred Bowen Of Bradford, who
was charged with selling Intoxicating liq-
uor, was sentenced to hard labor in the
county jail for term 81 not less than
eight months nor more than ten months;
sentence suspended and respondent
placed in custody Of the county proba-
ton officer.
Reuben johnson 81 Thetford pleaded
guilty also TO selling and paid S5os to
settle the bill.
Jerry Sullivan, alias Terry Smith, alias
}. Race Of East Middlebury Who plead
ed guilty TO the crime Of horse stealing.
having taken a team from George Penn
Der Of Randolph in the spring Of 1904
and fleeing into New Hampshire, where
he stole another team, for which crime
he has served five years in the New
Hampshire state prison at Concord, was
sentenced to a term Of not less than
three nor more than four years in the
state prison at Windsor. The criminal
work being disposed Of the jurors We're
dismissed, having been in attendance
eight days
The nineteen civil cases set for trial
by the court were disposed of as fol
lows Eight were continued, five were
settled, two were entered with the court
without hearing, one was referred to
John g. Wing of Montpelier, and two.
the STAFFORD Cooperative Telephone
Co. VS. d. g. Wheeler az STAFFORD, and
Patterson a Holden Of Brookield vs..
the Sargent, 0sgood and Roundy COM
pany Of Randolph were heard and en-
tered with the court for judgement.
Eleven other civil cases Of the general
docket, which were not set for trial,
were entered, settled and discontinued.
The divorce docket contained twenty
six cases, nine OF which were heard
with the result that eight bills were
granted, fourteen were continued and
four were discontinued, two Of which
were counter petitions, the husband and
wife each bringing libel for divorce.
Bills were granted IN the following
cases:
Garlic MI Hicks W.. John r. Hicks
bin granted for intolerable severity and
custody Of minor child decreed TO petit
toner. Raymond w Trainor Of White
River Junction was attorney for the
petitioner.
Lottie F. Hyrer Mears vs.. Byron
Mears, bill granted for adultery I. D.
Latham Of Milton, attorney for petition
er.
Mary Z. Royce vs. Edward Royce, bin
granted for refusal to support, and Gus.
tody Of minor child deereed to petition
err Darling & Wilson Of Chelsea, at
tornevs for petitioner.
Amanda Hood VS.. Rufus N. Hood, bill
granted for intolerable severity. Samuel
A. Noon Of Boston, attorney for petit
toner.
Harriet A. Smead ". Clinton D.
Smead, bill granted for intolerable sew
Gritty, and petitioner granted leave TO
resume her former name Of Christopher.
Aiimony as per stipulations on file. NJ
M. Wilson of Randolph, attorney for
petitioner.
Gymena Nj. Hosmer vs. Josiah d, Hos
mer, bin granted for refusal to support
n. s. Williams Of Bradford, attorney
for petitioner.
There were no chaneery hearings but
In several eases an entry Of settled
and discontinued was directed and made.
Eddie Il. Hall OF Corinth, who at the
June term Of court of the present year
was adiudged IN contempt of court, bv
reason Of not having complied fully with
an order Of court in 1907 regarding Ger
tain articles Of personal property, which
were ordered to be turned over TO his
wife. who had obtained 4 divorce from
him and who in vacation had been ar
rested and was admitted TO hail, pre-
sentde himself in court and mo-
toned to be allowed to purge him
self Of contempt, and 1t was ordered,
that upon delivery of certain property
stipulated in the original order for ali
mony. or in lieu thereof the pay
ment Of $50 within thirty days together
with costs Of the contempt proceedings,
he be purged Of contempt
Sheriff Baldwin committed William Y.
Morse to the house Of correction at Rut-
land Tuesday and Jerry Race to the
state prison at Windsor Friday.
This Is the third term that Judge Wat |
erman has presided over in this county
and he always more than sustains the
reputation he made here during his first
term. He left for his home Friday morn
ing and Judge Morse in the afternoon,