Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1911-06-30
COUNTY NEWS.


Button OF Mlddlebury was the attorney
for Mr.. Bliss and there was no appear
ance for the women.
Soon after hearing this case the
court at 4:30 o'clock took a recess until
Tuesday morning at 9 o'clock, when
criminal cases were set for the order
of the day, as the cases on the civil
jury calendar had all been disposed of
in one way or another.
During the week number of cases
were got out of the way, for the
present term at least, by settlement or
continuance. These were entered set
tied and discontinued: Ford H. Capen
VS. George H. and Jennie M. Churchill;
Louis Morris VS. Andrew Treado; In
re estate of Diantha holland the trus-
tees of the Methodist Episcopal church
of Bristol appellants, Gilbert Small,
guardian of Lucy Lincoln, appellee; In
re will of James Duncan, Gardner j.
Duncan ct al, contestants, George Rose
ct al, proponents; and Minnie E. Tay-
lor by her next friend, H. T. Taylor,
appellant, VS. Carl Needham, admins
traitor of L. E. Benson's estate.
In the case of Toussaint Kidder, APP
pellant, VS. Thomas Loza, an action of
general assumpsit, judgment for the
full amount claimed was entered for the
plaintiff, and the following cases, in adj
dition to those previously noted, were
entered continued E. B. Richardson,
appellant, VS. A. E. Flint and Hannah
Flints administrator, trustee; In re
will of Columbus Smith, Anna M. Perry,
appellant; Lake Dunmore Power and
Traction Co., VS. the Lombard Governor
Co., and trustee; John Early VS. Harry
Thomas, appellant; James Tulley, APP
pellant VS. Martin Young, and L. R..
Brown VS. C. S. Hammond. By the
foregoing disposition of cases the civil
Jury calendar was cleared off for the
present term.
Although formal recess was taken
from Thursday evening to Tuesday
morning. Judge Waterman sat on the
bench for short time Monday after
noon and two criminal matters were
temporarily then disposed of. The
cases were State VS. Fred Blair and State
VS. Frank E. LOOMS. Both of these re-
spondents are charged with keeping in
toXicating liquor on hand with intent tC
sell contrary to law, in Middlebury, dur
ing the past winter. The cases come
up on appeal from the justice court, the
respondents being each under $500 bal
since January. LOOMS procured bal
but Blair did not succeed in finding
, bondsmen and consequently has beer
for about five months at the County
jail The cases were continued to the
December term upon the recommends
ton of States Attorney futile. Bail
was admitted to bail on his own recog
, rizance and the bail of LOOMS was al
lowed to stand as it had been. Mr.
Donoway looked after the interests Of
both respondents.
The first criminal trial of the tern
was got started promptly after the re-
commencing of the court on Tuesday
morning. This case was State vs.
Frank Meehan and the respondent, who
is resident of Salisbury and only
about % years of age, was charged witt
having had in his possession, CONTRARY
to the statue in such case made anC
provided" at Salisbury in the month o.
January last parts of the carcasses o.
three deer alleged to have been killeC
by somebody after the close OF the opeI
season for shooting deer in November
= County Fish and Game Warden George
H. Chaffee of Middlebury was the com
planning witness, having instituted thu
prosecution. Mr.. Chatfee testified tina
on the fifth day of last January he founC
: on a farm known as the Ellis place OF
Sunset Mountain in Salisbury the head
T. of three deer and eleven deers' feet
On January "a Mr.. Chaf'ee, having
traced the matter out, as he believed
obtained from Albert Austin of Wey
bridge, who is well known as a buye
of raw furs in Middlebury the skins o
. three deer, and upon fitting these skin
to the three heads which he had pre-
viously found and which had been "hag
e gled off, from the deer, Mr.. Chaffe
found them to eft perfectly. The
Mr.. Austin testified that he got tn
}, deer skins in $3.50 deal for hides wit
George Gale of Leicester and Mr.. Gal
followed along by testifying that he ha
\ bought the pelts from the respondent
Meehan. Mr.. Gales testimony was
some considerable extent favorable t
the respondent, as he claimed that tn
y pelts he had bought from Meehan ha
r, been sailed and so partially tameC
5. while Mr. Chaffee claimed that the hide
5. We're so green that they must have bee
. talyo,, off daar killed after tho opp