Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1910-05-27
AWARDS OVER $4,000
Hard Fought Term Of County
Court Will Adjourn Today

More Divorces Granted.
Windham county court will adjourn
this afternoon after an unusually long
session to July 10. The aggregate dam
ages awarded was the largest in any re-
cent term, the total of 10 cases being ST.
536.57. The largest award. 1886, was
given Mrs. Angelina Larrow in her suit
against Warren G. Doolttle OF Brattle-
boro. The next largest was S4s50 given
Mrs. Edna Townshend in her suit against
Mr.. and Mrs George Townshend. Both
these suits were for alienation of affec-
lions. The third largest $4,000. was given
Miss Ida b. Whitney in her suit against
the Nancy S. F. Whitman estate and the
fourth, $90630. was given the plaintiff in
the case of the Sturtevant Mil company
against the Vermont Lime company. The
smallest award was S1S44. The last jury
case was finished yesterday morning and
the jurymen were dismissed. In dismiss
ing them Judge w. w. Miles said in all
his service as a judge he never had so
prompt and effective jury or one which
accomplished so much in so short a time
The most important jury case was fin
ished Yesterday morning. This was the
case OF the state against the selectmen Of
Rockingham and 1t involved the dues-
ton of the commitment Of insane patients
at the expense of the state. Michael
Scanlon was taken to the Retreat a the
instance OF the seleCtmen last fall and
States Attorney c. H. Williams made an
appeal from the decision Of the probate
court which ordered the commitment. 1t
appeared that Scanlon was insane at
times but he was sane and able to work
most of the time. When the case was
begun Scanlon was doing a full days
labor shoveling coal In order to make
the case definite for the supreme court to
pass upon the court drew up three ques-
tons which the jury were to answer in
a definite way. The jury was out only a
short time and returned a verdict sus-
tanning the decision Of the probate court
They found that Scanlon was dangerous
" insane and without means Of support
and that he was insane and dangerous
on the day when the complaint was made
and on the day he was examined. II. 6.
Barber appeared for the selectmen and
states Attorney Williams represented the
state. 1t was known that the case would
20 to the supreme court whichever way
the jury decided.
The Deyo and the Fecto families Of this
town We're prominent in the court this
week. when actions for transporting liq-
uor and breaking into J. Z. Bushnell's
store were set for hearing. The cases OF
the state against Charles Deyo and his
son, Albert Deyo, for alleged transporta-
ton of liquor without authority when they
knew or had reason to believe that it was
to be sold or furnished illegally was heard.
| The evidence was similar to that In the
municipal court last November. II APP
! peared that the Deyos went to Erving,
Mass and returned with two suit cases
| filled with pint bottles Of whiskey They
We're arrested soon after reaching Brat
| tleborO. The fact that Mr.. Deyo's board
] T..t.v k.aI ~. Al
| selling liquor and was serving his SEN
| tence was regarded as evidence by the
| jury. The Deyos were found guilty and
| the court fined the father $3.50 and the son
| 800. Their attorney. c. S. Chase, stated
| to the court that they had promised to
reform and have nothing more TO do with
| liquor.
| The cases Of the state against Francis
| Deyo and George Fecto OF Brattleboro
| for an alleged attempt to break into ]. E
| Bushnelrs store last November were set
! for hearing. but neither was given 10 the
! jury. The court decided that il would be
unfair to allow a third member Of the
Deyo family to be tried before a jury al
ready strongly prejudiced against the
| family and the case against Francis
| Deyo was continued. 4 large number OF
| witnesses were summoned in the case
| against the Fecto boy. but by agreement
, the case against him for breaking and
! entering was mol pressed and an infor-
nation was filed against him by the
! states attorney charging him with mall
| icious mischief. To this charge he plead e
| ed guilty and the court sentenced him to
spend the remainder OF his minority in
the state industrial school at Vergennes.
! As he is barely l6 he will be there about
five years Judge Miles gave him an ear
nest bit of advice when pronouncing SEN
/ tence
Fay Vose, alias Fay Corbett, Of Will
mington was arraigned on an. Information
filed by the states attorney charging him
| with furnishing liquor. He pleaded gull
| ty to one offense and was fined $500 and
costs, amounting to S312.5O, which he
paid.
The jury in the cate Of Mrs Edna Lit
tlefield TOwnshend of Brattleboro against
Mr. and Mrs. George Townshend of Dunn
merston, in which it was alleged that the
defendants alienated the affections of the
plaintiffs husband, Charles c. Towns
bend. son of the defendants. returned a
verdict in county court in Newfane Frida y
for the plaintiff to recover s4S50 and costs
The story OF this case was given in The
Phoenix last week. In the divorce pro-
ceedng which Mrs. Edna Townshend
brought against her husband the court
made an order that the defendant pay &c
the county clerk $3.50 a week during the
tendency of the case or until further or.
der of the court, the money to go toward
the support OF Mrs. Townshend.
The case OF Theodore Thayer Of Gull
ford against Marcellus Chandler OF thai
town, which went to the county court or
appeal was tried Saturday It was an ac.
tion to recover for the alleged conversion
of four tons Of hay. The parties exchanged
farms in Weatherhead hollow, Gulford
last November. In the first instance they
negotiated an exchange whereby GER
tain amount of hay belonging to Mr.
Thayer and some other personal prop
erty in addition to his farm was to b'
given in exchange for Mr.. Chandler
farm. Mr.. Chandler backed out of tina
arrangement, but soon afterwards Their,
was another conversati ton between thu
I parties relative to a trade, and an ex
) change was made Mr.. Thayer claimed
that the terms of the exchange as mad
I in the second converse ton did not includ
: the hay, and he began drawing 1t to hi
new farm. the one which he took from
Mr.. Chandler, but after ne had carried OF
, one load Mr.. Chandler prevented him from
taking any more, claiming that the ha
was a part OF the consideration for tn
, Chandler farm. Mr.. Thayer then brough
, suit, and in the justice court judgmen
! for the plaintiff to recover $45 was render
, | ed, whereupon the defendant appealed
In county court Saturday the jury foun
for the plaintiff, Mr.. Thayer to recove
4 S35 F. f. Barber was counsel for tn
< plaintiff and c. S. Chase for the defend
9 ant.
d Divorces have been granted as follows
d Lucy Putnam Haskins of WhitinghaI
$ from Homer Haskins for neglect and re