Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1911-12-22
ADDISON COUNTY COURT.
Adjournment Until January I'd
After Disposine of important
Cases.

The case of Henry Larrow, by his
next friend, VS. Andrew Merritt and
wife, was on trial when our report
closed last week. 1t will be remem-
bered that in this case the plaintiff, a
minor, sued to recover $45 damages for
wages while working for the defendants
in Waltham, the plaintiff being resi-
dent of Ferrisburg and Mrs. Merritt
being his aunt, Frank L. Fish of Yer
gennes appearing for the plaintiff and
Matthew G. Leary of Burlington for the
defense. The plaintiffs testimony was
completed in the early forenoon Thurs
day and that for the defendants was at
once begun. The defence was that
young Larrow was at their place to do
chores and that he was to receive his
board and clothes and go to school, and
that if he didn't go to school regularly it
was his own fault The testimony was
all got in before the noon adjournment,
and Messrs. Fish and Leary took up an
hour in the afternoon in brief argu-
ments to the jury. The charge of
Judge Butler consumed only Is minutes
and the jury got the case at 3:07 O clock,
Harvey p. Newton of Panton being ap-
pointed their foreman. The jury came
in at 500 O. clock, with verdict for the
plaintiff, to recover $40 damages and his
costs.
At the opening of the afternoon ses-
sion three criminal matters were dis
posed of. The cases came up from
Justice court. In the first, State VS.
Ebert Fleming of Addison, the re-
spondent was charged with having had
in his possession in Hancock during the
recent open season for deer the carcass
of deer having horns of less than three
inches in length, contrary to law.
Fleming pleaded guilty and was fined
500 and costs, which he paid. The
other two respondents were Michael
Connors and Thomas Connors, also of
Addison and who had been in the same
party with Fleming and were charged
with the same offence. On the
recommendation of States Attorney
Tutte these cases were mol pressed,
and so ended.
In the case of Robert J. Vosburg VS.
Thomas Daley, judgment to account
was entered and the case continued.
At the close of the days proceedings
Fred Bailey of Ferrisburg was arraigned
and pleaded guilty to the charge of
assault upon one Edward Garripy at
Ferrisburg on the tenth of last July.
Attorney Fish made strong appeal to
the court for leniency and the states
attorney agreed with his recommended
ton. The sentence was that the res
pondent be confined in the county Jail
for not less than six months nor more
than one year, pay fine of S20-Sl0 in
60 days, $40 in 80 days, and abstain
from the use of intoxicating liquors.
The sentence to Jail was suspended and
the respondent placed in charge of
Probation Officer O. A. Smith.
The second criminal trial of the term
was begun Friday forenoon, when the
case of State VS. Frank Meehan, for
merly of Salisbury and now of New
York city, was taken up. Meehan was
charged with having in his possession in
January last the hides of three deer
killed out of season and so contrary to
law. This case was tried at the last
June term and resulted in a disagree
ment of the jury.
States Attorney Tuttle prosecuted
and James B. Donowav and Charles |.
Button appeared for Mr.. Meehan. The
circumstances of the case were briefly
as follows; On January 5th last,
County Fish and Game Warden George
H. Chaffee of Middlebury, while looking