Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1911-03-30
"HOSS CASE" ON TRIAL
Ownership of a Mare Involved in
a County Court Case.
Jury In the Family Suit Of Grandhcis
vs.. Grandbois Decided That Son
Should Recover Costs from
His Father.

ng at the usual hour Assistan, Judge
Quinn being absent, on accom-, o. the
death of his step-daughter Mrs Hazel
Hcbb, as noted in last week g paper. The
jury In the Grandbois case reported a
rerdict for the defendant to recover his
.osts. Tho jury agreed about midnight,
-otirins to the Sherwood House for the
'enainder of tho night. h. f. Wolcott,
he plaintiffs attorney. says he expects
- take the case up on exceptions.
HORSE CASE TAKHN Up.
The court then took up tho inevitable
boss case" without which term OF
county court would be incomplete indeed.
There was some delay caused by mo-
ton for continuance on tho part Of the
fefcnse on account Of the sudden Illness
II an irnportan. witness, but ny a con-
'oSsion ON the part of the plaintiff a con-
.nuance WIS avcrted NJ. G.. Le.ry is at
.urney FOR tie plaintiff and Y A. Bull
lprd aud =. A. Heath % Montpelier for
the defendant. The action IS OF trover
:or the conversion OF a marc and "A
wagon. The plaintiff. Amos Wissen, of
Warren claims TO have bought this marc
from his son. STANLEY Wissell, better
lHown as Mike" on October a. 1900. at
mo ouarlies Of the American Tslc COM
rany in Moretown where tho plaintiff
tnd his wife. who then had tho mare in
their possession. tarried briefly on the
nay named Their son was then employ
ed by the Tale company. and :he plain
tir and his wife were en- route from
lonesville, where they had been TO in
srect a farm. TO ;heir nome IN Warren.
/ Va,
arm, and needing horse, they made a
nde trip to Moretowr to purchase the
rare.
The defendant, George w. l'ulkeleY,
ras at the time constable and collector
If the town of Moretown. and notwith-
handing the protests OF the plaintiff took
The mare and wagon on an execution
against Mike Wissell in favor of PETIT e
Grffith of Moretown.
The plea was the general issue. Will
notice OF Justification as an officer under
legal process.
a jury was empaneled as follows: W
J.. Bicknel OF Underhill: r. w. German
Of Richmond; John Har1acre of Col.
chester; W. j. Lapreese OF Shelburuc
n. D. Partch Of Hinesburg; Jed G. Phelps
of Milton; w. j. Parker of Shelburne
A B. Stearns of Hinesburg: and George
p. Rand. G. A. Rumsey, George p. futile
and Herald Stevens of Burlington
MIR. Leary briefly outlined the claim,
IF the plaintiff as stated above. and MIR
Ballard as briefly stated that the defense
would endeavOr 10 prove tina. the sale
from Mike TO his father was fake
sale, undertaken for the purpose of keep
Ing the noble quadruped in the family.
Mrs. Amos Wissell. wife Of the plaintiff
was the first witness and related tn,
circumstances Of the purchase of tho
mare on the 14th of October, 1903 Sh,
denied on cross-eXamnation that she ha,
ever told Mrs. David Ring that IN,
mare belonged to Mike. she was fol
owed by the plaintiff, who corrohoratct
her testimony as to the circumstance
surrounding the purchase. and on cross
examination divulged some facts pre-
judicial to the aesthetic qualities of tn,
equine in question. He testified that thi.
mare, which was with foal. was wortl
fl25 Notwithstanding that she wa.
afflicted with the stringhalt astern. or
both the port and starhoard sides. wa.
foundered in front. and brought but go
at the execution sale. Michael Murphy
of Richmond next testified as to IN,
value of the mare, placing It at abou
E6. but took n modest view OF hi!
qualifications as an expert in Judging o.
the value of horse flesh. Stanley. or Mike
Nissel1 then took the stand, and verified
the story of his selling the horse to hi!
father on tho ltth Of October. 1909 Mike
who followed hts rarcnte to Jonosville anc
procured employ ment In the Paine mill
denied on Observation-Disclosures that he eve
claimed In conversation with other EN-
ployes of the mill. namely, Messrs
Palmer. Lovely, Francis and story tina
the mar. Was his. his attention bciY,
merts
In the afternoon the defense began put
ting In their case, which consisted Of al
fort to inpesch the whole mass Of ties
umony given on behalf Of the plaintiff
Mrs. David Ring Of Richmond testinc,
hat Mrs. Amos Wissel said 10 her tina
me did not like 20 AIRY Mike to his worl
zach day, but she had to, as Mike owne
Mo mare and thcv mad the use OF hcr
Yrs, Ring divulgAl on -exami natio
hat she had no great love tor the Wis
ellis"
A. C. Palmer 20 Jonesville testified tina
ae told Mike ono day after seeing hir
speeding up the mare IN tho direction q
iOnesvillo. tn2t his father would preseu
i'm with IIads3 fer DOING so, to while
Ttic responded that ne owned the mare
linching tho remark with the rcferenc
the architect OF tho universe uaus