The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1910-12-24
COURT TERM ENDS
In ORANGE COUNTY
Jury Could Not Agree in Case Of Charles
L. Sanford of Randolph, Charged
with Statutory 0ffense.

Chelsea, Dec 240range county court
has adjourned for the present term The
last ease tried was that Of state VS..
Charles /. Sanford Of Randolph, who
was charged with statutory olfense
against his l3-year-old daughter, The
respondent pleaded not guilty and stout
~ maintained that he was innocent Of
the hargc. while his daughter testified
to he contrary The jury wrestled with
the case nearly a day and reported then
that they couldn't agree, whereupon they
were discharged Mr. Sanford furnished
bail OF $1,000 and returned home.
In State VS.. Joseph IouaDs, jr., OF
Bradford, the respondent, who was
charged with furnishing intoxicating liq
uor. was arraigned and pleaded guilty.
he was sentenced to hard labor IN the
county jail for a term Of not less than
ten months nor more than twelve
months, which sentence was suspended
and the respondent placed in charge Of
the probation officer.
In State vs. Albert n Wheeler,
charged with furnishing intoxicating
liquor at the Bradford fair in August
last the respondent, who is resident
Of Lyme N H., pleaded guilty and was
sentenced to the county Jail for term
OF not less than ten months nor more
than twelve months; sentence suspended
and respondent placed in charge OF the
probation officer
In State vs. Fred A. Allen Of Woods
vile, NJ FL. who WAS charged with OBJ
tanning property under false preteuses,
the respondent pleaded guilty and was
sentenced to the state prison at Windsor
for q term of not less than eighteen
months nor more than twenty four
months, which sentence was suspended
and the respondent placed in charge OF
the probation officer
In State VS.. Harlie I. Ward OF Cormth,
who was charged with the crime OF
burglary, the court accepted a plea OF
guilty to grand larceny and sentenced
the respondent to not less than eighteen
months nor more than twenty-four
months in the house Of correction at
Rutland
Divorces Granted.
Divorces we're granted as follows: AT
yah B. Comstock of Corinth from Lottie
M. Comstock for willful desertion; Yir-
gil S. Durham Of West Fairlee from
Efie r. Dunham for willful desertion;
Myrtle NJ Colby of Fairlee from Henry
6. Colby for willful neglect and refusal
TO support, alimony and care and Gus
tody OF minor child given to petitioner;
Charles H. Shumway of Bradford from
Sada a. Shumway for adultery; Ernes
tine Felers Of Washington from Alfred
FelleTs for intolerable severity, cruel anu
willful neglect and refusal to support,
given care aud custody Of minor child.
Herman H. Stoddard Of Brooktield
brought a petition for the annulment OF
his marriage to Grace +. Anderson OF
Roxbury, Mass In this case, the court
found that at the time the marriage
contract was solemnzed in this state
the petitionee had a husband living in
Boston from whom she had never been
divorced. and as a matter Of consequence
declared that the marriage between Mr.
Stoddard and Mrs Anderson was null
and void.
The only contested case heard al this
term was Benton r. Rowell vs.. Nettie
NJ Rowell, the parties coming from Cor
inth Mr.. Rowell brought libel on the
ground Of adultery and Mrs Rowel
brought a cross-bill against her husband
charging him with intolerable severity
and willful neglect and refusal to sup
port There were about thirty witnesses
Summoned on each side. and after the
court had heard the evidence on behalf
OF Mr. Rowell, which occupied the atten
tioD of the court for one and e-halr
days, it granted bill 10 Mrs. Rowell
on the ground alleged by her and gave
her hubstantial alimony and the care
and custody Of two minor children.