Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1910-07-14
oRANoE COUNTY, couRr.
Many Criminal and Divorce Gases
Disposed cf--Three Civil Cases.

on trial and was one Of the hardest fought
cases OF the term. The jury returned q
verdict for the plaintiff 10 recover the sum
of sSas.17 and mis- costs.
Following this case came the case OF
Belle Camp VS.. Dix j. Camp, the parties
being brot her and sister, who live across
the way from each other near East RAN
dolnh, aud the action was one OF trespass,
the plaintiff alleging harsh treatment at
the hands OF her brother, and the jury felt
that she was entitled to recover the sum
OF 200 aud her costs, and rendered yer-
diet TO that end. Darling & Wilson we're
counsel for the plaintiff and X. NJ. Har-
Vey and y. 5. Conant for the defendant.
Following this, and the last civil case
for the jury, was another Randolph case,
entitled, In re Philista j. UdalPs will, Nell
son w. Udall, prepayment, vs.. Emma Lista
Reynolds, contestant. This was an APP
peal from the probate court In v hich the
contestant sought to break her mothers
viii on the ground OF mental ineapacity
aud undue influence. 1t appeared in evil
denee that the mother was III feeble health
at the time she made her will and that
within few hours after she had executed
the instrument she lapsed into an uneon-
/ rallied aud lived only about a week after
the making of the Will. The jury failed
/ to agree, standing from the hEst ballot, it
I is understood, IL fayoring the claim OF
/ the contestant, and one standing pat In
his convictions as to the legality OF the in
strument. Attorneys j. Z. Sherburne OF
Randolph aud K. NJ. Harvey of Montpelier
were counsel for the prepayment and NJ.
+ - - u. -. a.
of Chelsea for the contestant.
AT this period the criminal cases were
reached with docket of tWenty-segen
entries, fourteen OF which were continued
The case Of State vs.. II. r. Parker OF
Bradford for breach OF the peace was nolle
pressed.
In State vs.. Walter Emerson OF Brad
ford for killing deer illegally, the re-
pendent pleaded guilty and was fined
500 and costs With the alternative sen
tencc in jail; sentence stayed aud respond
ent placed in custody of the probation
officer. d. J. Conant appeared for the re-
spondent.
i Ia State IS. 0ner Tracy, who pleaded
guilty to petty larceny, t6e respondent
was sentenced to hard labor in the county
jail for not less than two aud oBe-hali
months nor more than three months. The
respondent hailed from New York state
and was represented by w. II. sprague.
In State vs.. Edgar S. Webster Of New
bury, the plea was guilty aad be was sen
fenced to the county jail Tor not less than
three months nor more than four months,
and sentence was suspended and the re.
spondent placed In custody OF the proba'
tion officer. r. ". Harvey appeared for
the respondent.
In State IS. jesse and Harry siseo, who
pleaded guilty to petty larceny, they we're
sentenced to the county jail for not more
than three months nor less than two and
one-half months, sentence stayed and the
respondents placed in the custody of ths
probation officer. The young men are res.
idents OF Swanton and +. ;. Williams o
Bradford appeared as counsel for them.
In state rs. George Devarney, indicted
for assault with intent TO kill, and who
pleaded guilty to simple assault, which
plea the court accepted, the young mar
was sentenced to the State Industrial
! school during the remainder of his minor
ity. The respondent is a boy seventeen
years old, whose parents live in Shirley
Mass. and who came to Vermont las
year and worked for Fred Howard o
!, Randolph and had more or less troubl
with Mr.. Howard and rs a result got holi
OF Howard's gun aud shot through tn
side OF building in the direction OF How
ard and some OF the shot hit Howard, bu
without any serious result There wa
no evidence of intent to kill as from hi
position where he stood be could just a
easily have fired directly at Howard with
out firing through the side Of the build
ing. W. H. Sprague appeared for the rs
spondent.
In State VS.. Walter Emerson and Ere
Emerson, who were charged with tn
!, crime OF burglary, the case against TIA
! latter was nolle pressed and the forme
!, entered plea OF petty larceny which tn
I court accepted and gave him sentenc
!. OF not less than two months nor NOR
: than three months in county Jail. d. !
!. Conant appeared for the respondents.
In State vs.. Edgar 5. Webster OF New
: bury, charged with arson, the plea Of nc
!. guilty was entered and trial by jury
/. States Attorney Wilson prosecuted, al
!. sisted by w. II. Sprague aud ID. y. q
: nant, and r. NJ. Harvey appeared for III
: respondent. The jury rendered q verdiC
= OF not guilty.
In the case OF State We. Fred Clevelan
= of Barre city, who was charged with keel
r ing intoxicating liquor with intent to sci
n he entered plea of not guilty, but II
n jury thought he sold it " neither he il
a. tended to or not, and found him guilt!
T. and he was sentenced to the county ia
= for not less than five months nor mo
= than six months. d. 8. Conant and v
- II. Sprague appeared for the responder
- In State vs.. Veil Lemere, New Ham
- shire boy, who pleaded guilty to lareen.
= the court sentenced him to the State Il
Il dustrial school during the remainder
N his minority. d. 5. Conant was his coul
sell
State VS.. Robert Downes of West Fsirle
:. which has been on the docket for tv
\ years, the respondent having been SCI
y fenced to the State Industrial school al
sentenced stayed and the young ma
placed on probation. He was Discovers
in the act of treaking the terms Of b
g probation and at the same time comml
~ ting the crime Of burglary, aud W
on promptly arrested and lodged in Jail al
IL be will now be committed to the Indu
% trial school TO serve his original sentenC
e. This completed the work OF the Grin
he nal docket and also the work for The iu
a ~ no uraro afarkorun1 FOR : he farm m 4,