The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1910-12-20
SOUTH RYEGATE MAN
PAID A $50 FINE
For the Blue Mountain ARRAY of Few
Weeks Ago = Other Caledonia
County Court Doings of
Busy Day.

/ st. Johnsbury, December 20.--The ar
guments to the jury in Caledonia court
lin the case of Il. III. Laducer VS. Lorenzo
4 Gray, the piano replevin case, were made
/ Yesterday and the fury took the case
at about four o'clock this afternoon.
They were out but little over one hour
and returned verdict for the plaintiff
TO recover the possession Of the piano,
which was taken away from him to sat
isfy mortgage, which was alleged to
have been given on the piano, I'm addi-
tlon to this, the plaintiff is to recover
$500 damages for the unlawful taking
thereof and his costs
The next case called for a jury trial
was the trover action of II. +. Griswold
VS. b. r. Wentworth David f. Porter
appeared for the plaintiff aud Simonds
Searles for the defendant. This case
is now under process of trial. 1t will
probably last two or three days.
+. S. Laird was in town yesterday to
confer with Guy w Hill in regard to
some insurance cases in which Mr.. Hill Is
counsel for the plaintiff and Mr. Laird
for the defendant companies. Four suits
we're brought against insurance compa-
MES last spring as a result Of the fire
which burned Scett McDowell's store at
Lyndonville at that time. The insurance
companies which had suits were the
Providence Washington Insurance Co,
Sun Fire Insurance Co, Grain Dealers
Insurance company and the Vermont
Mutual Fire msurence company. A set
tlement was finally agreed upon and
the cases were entered settled and dis
continued"
Several other eases were disposed OF
by settlement and discontinuance.
Among them the case of Frank Bishop,
apt, VS.. Simeon Dunn. Porter for plain
tiff and Simonds & Searles for defend
ant. Judgment was allowed the plaintiff
in the case of George b. Langmaid We.
estate of Willard Iangmaid In the sum
OF $3.50 without costs, and the cause was
certified back TO the probate court
The highway accident case which was
brought by Annie Wentworth against the
town of Burke for injuries alleged to
have been received through the means Of
a defective culvert and the approach
thereto, was entered settled and discon-
tinud 1t is understood that the town
paid over $500 to settle the suit The
bastarey case OF Flora z. Woodward vs.
Henry w Clark has been settled ann
discontinued.
The states attorney, who has been
away for the last few days, returned
Friday and viii take up the work OF
cleaning the criminal docket from time
to time as the court has opportunity
10 attend TO il. During the interim
of some civil business yesterday. three
arraignments were made Joseph Guyer
Of this place was arraigned for selling
liquor without a license. He pleaded
guilty Of one ofIense and was sentenced
TO the county Jail for a term Of not less
than three months and not more than
four, and TO pay a fine Of $500. Sen
tence was suspended as 10 the fine.
and the respondent viii be placed under
the care Of the probation officer for
term ftwo years, beginning at the
expiration OF the jail sentence.
In the case Of State vs. Andra Giuduli,
who was arrested for the ARRAY al Blue
mountain in Ryegste a short time since,
upon the recommendation Of the states
attorney. he was fined $50 and costs of
prosecution, Hsrland B. Howe appeared