The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1910-05-27
RECESS TO JULY Is.
state Cases Disposed Of At County
Court THIS Week.

Mindhal county court Nill take 70
crss tomorrow moinlhg unill Jul. u
ahen judge Willard ". Allius w.ll return
o. tiy ruait cas~s aud attend 10 several
shaneey matters Ihe JuIy was dis
charged ycsleniay aud a irN minor cases
sill bc cleaned up today whh the end
| ing II thr IoSnshsnd alienation case tfi'
day the iEoysT case Of Theodore l.. Ihay.
81 against Msroellus Chandler, both Of
uuiliofd, Was ified. he suii Was
/ brought 10 recover Tor q quanlii! ol hay
frooyrf SIS aud c0sls, ID, q. a b. 4.
/ barber apIeaTed ioF tbs plaintiff and
Cha,s daley lor defendant.
The week has been devoted largely 10
/ tBins state cases. The ease OF Frank
l Afaehri charged With entering the store
81 Wilson Abbott Of Bellows falif
ended abruptly when the respondent
pleaded guilty. lie was gwen a senisG
oi not les than two year NOT more than
tWo year. and in months. Deputy Sher-
III u, l.. Thompson took Aiaehet 10
Windsor "Wednesday. The oasc oi Charles
D,ao charged With Transporting liquor
into the state O. Vermont from Mas>a.
chuseti. vas tried Monday. Dryo had
PREVIOUSLY entered plea oi hot guilty.
lie wa found. guilty and Sentenced 10
pay a tine OF $50 and eosts ol receive
the alternative sentence ia the house oi
correction which would amount 70 over
two and one half years. The respondent
will arrange 20 pay his Tine. IL viii be
remembered that Dcyo with his ron, Al
bert, was arrested a few months ago IN
Biaitleboro with suitcase OF whi.key
aud beer Ia hls possession. lie was ieav-
ing an incoming train when taken INTO
custody by Chief OF Police George VIII
son, At the time Of hls trial IN muni'
cipal court he claimed that he bought the
liquor for his personal use and had il put
up in Il bottles. The same evidence was
introduced IN county court by the re-
sj,ondent and by his son Albert. The sons
case was brought on for trial Tuesday
and he was found guilty and sentenced
10 pay fine OF sl00 and costs or re-
ceive the alternative sentence IN the
house Of correction at Rutland. He has
arranged 10 pay his fine. Albert Deyo
had previously entered plea OF not
guilty TO the charge of transporting IL
quor. lie was with his father when the
former was arrested by Chief Wilson.
On "Wednesday the case of town OF
Rockingham W.. State was brought on for
trial. This case involved the question OF
the liability OF the town OF Rockingham
for the care OF Michael Scanlon, pa
tient at the Brattleboro Retreat last
summer. The town claimed that Scanlon
was dangerously insane. The state claim
ed and attempted to show by cross exam
nation OF the towns witnesses that
Scanlon was allowed more or less liberty
during the summer OF 1909 Ii was shown
that when he was served with papers IN
the proceedings he was working on q
coal team. The state claimed. that 1t
should not be charged with Scanlons sup
III rha ola nod he II
should be responsible for Scanlon's keep
ing after he was recommi;ted to the Re
treat. The court held that the state
should not be held responsible in the case
until after the matter had been taken TO
the supreme court Il exceptions should be
taken. Exceptions We're taken by both
sides. A verdict was found in favor OF
the town.
The case against George Fecto charged
with attempting to break into Jason
Bushnell's store in Brattleboro early IN
he winter ended abruptly Yesterday
when the charge was changed TO mallc.
ous mischief and the respondent pleaded
yuity. He was sentenced to spend the
remainder of his minority in the indus.
rial school at Vergennes. He will be Il
IN Aug. Is, 1915. The respondent in com.
lany with Francis Deyo another son OF
charles Deyo, mentioned elsewhere, at
eRpted to make an entrance into Mr..
3ushnell's store thorugh a rear window:
They were seen by several persons and
hortly after arrested. At a hearing be-
ore the municipal court in Brattleboro
10Th pleaded not guilty. The case against
'rancis Deyo was continued. Feeto Will
,e taken to Nergennes today. In the long
Irawn-out case of Watson French W. l.
RAYMOND the right of Mr.. French to hle
n amended bill was argued yesterday and
,Ir. French was given leave to file such
n amended bill of complaint. There. are
bout 10 cases on the jury calendar which
rill not be reached at this term.
Divorces have been granted as follows:
.ucy Putnam Haskins OF Whitingham
rom Homer Haskins for neglect and re-
usal to support; Alice c. Risbey OF Brat
leboro from Charles A. Risbey for vii.
III desertion; Elizabeth \. Granger> OF
,rattleboro from Bert NJ, Granger for
-ilful desertion: Hattie G. Day of West
mister from Albert o. Day for lntolera,-
lie severity; Cyrus Kelsey of Guilford
rom Carrie Kelsey for wilful desertion:
,ettie A. Fairbanks of Londonderry from
,dward L. Fairbanks for wilful deserton.
nd Charles E. Crossman Of Londonderry
-om Lena NJ. Crossman for wilful deser-
ion. Mary Rhodes of Newfane from
,ansom Rhodes for wilful desertion.