News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1910-12-21
LamOille Co. Court

not until next week will it see its finish.
Last Wednesday at $50 p. m. after I
clear and concise charge by the judge, TIL
case OF Knowles VS. Stearns went to thu
jury. They wrestled with it until 10. 81
when they asked for a re-reading of {
part of the charge. They again retired
to solitude and kept together until a. m
Thursday morning when they sealed III
their verdict and some went home ant
some sat up the remainder of the night.
Thursday morning at o'clock cour
re.assembled and Foreman Gle reported
that they had reached a verdict, which
was handed to the clerk pro tenn, who
opened the same and after it was read by
the judges was read aloud in court, which
was a verdict of $4,000 and costs fol-
Knowles. The case has been an expen
sive one for both plaintiff and defendant
The case of S. G. Spaulding VS. Annie
Muzzey of Stowe was then taken up, and
these jurors called to sit on the same:
F. NJ. Houston, P. F. Hebb, A. E. Davis,
Pearl Langdell, B. S. Ward E. ]. Leach
A. M. Whitcomb, P T. DEMO, Harry
Lafountain, F. E. Harrington, and Wal.
ter Boyes. This was an action brought
to recover a lot of personal property to
the amount of $35OOO. Mrs. Muzzey
denied the charge, claiming that when
she bought the farm OF plaintiff she also
bought the personal property in question.
The case was ably contested pro and
con by Maurice for Spauldng and Hul-
burd for Muzzey. 1t went to the jury
Friday afternoon and in a short time
they returned with a verdict for Mrs
Muzzey.
Friday afternoon the case of State VS..
Harry Newton and Glenn H. Tillotson,
both of Lowell, was taken up and this
jury selected: G. K. Moody, L. S. Allen,
D. H. Chapman, A. L. Gale, E. B. Gle
c. B. Hapgood, Pearl Langdell, J. W.
Porter, c. J. Story, F. M. Small, B. S.
Ward. P. S. Wakefield
This was an action for shooting deer
out of season. The shooting took place
near Lake Eden on Sunday, Nov 9th.
The wounded deer, a yearling doe, was
found and Deputy Game Warden McGin-
mis-, under instructions from Game War
den Stevens, got busy and proceeded to
investigate. So substantial was the proof
that the respondents were arrested and
in the hearing before Judge Collins in the
justice court they waived examination
and appealed to county court. A large
number of witnesses were examined and
on Monday afternoon the case went to
the jury, who were not long in returning
a verdict of guilty. They were at once
fined $1OO each and costs, amounting to
the snug sum of $500 3S-which was
paid. Rather expensive hunting, but a
good lesson to them and others.-State's
Atty and Hulburd for state; Tracy and
Fleetwood for respondents.
Late Monday afternoon the case q
Fred Laraway VS. Estate of Frank Lar
away, late of Watervile was common
ced. This is an appeal from probate
court and is brought by Fred Laraway
to recover what he claims to be his share
of the estate. The jury selected to sit on |
this case are A. B. Collins, L. S. Allen,
P T. DEMO, A. L. Gates, F. E. Gates,
F. E. HARRINGTON, E. M. Houston, Edgar |
Johnson, G. K. Moody, w. S. Sillowav,
F. NJ. Small, and B. S. Ward. The case
will be closely contested and will take |
several days. = Bicknell and B. A. Hut |
appear for Laraway, and Maurice, B. A.
Billiard and Hulburd.