St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1911-01-25
COUNTY COURT OVER.
Six Jury Trials. Several Criminal
Cases and 10 Divorces Granted.

having been in session for 35 days.
In closing the court Judge Butler
took the occasion to express his APP
probation of the efficiency of the
present sheriff department. This is
sheriff Wilbur H. Worthen's first
term in the ofice of high sheriff and
the compliment comes well deserved
to his administration.
Six jury trials were had and the
jury was excused last Tuesday. Since
then much state business has been
passed upon, several divorce cases
heard and one civil case heard. The
civil case was between HardWick
parties, James Fiske ct ux. and
Frank ST. Clair ct TX. apis. 1t was
brought to recover possession of
certain building which had been
leased to the defendant and also
damages for rents due. Several
witnesses were examined during the
two days of the trial. Melvin G.
| Morse and Howe e HoVey appeared
for the plaintiff and Dutton & Null
cahy for the defendant. Judge But
Ter made finding Of the facts and
gave a verdict for the plaintiff to re-
cover possession of the property and
| $242.83 damages and costs of pro-
secution.
An important accident case was
heard on demurrer Friday. It was
the case from Danville between Jen-
ME M. Mcleod and Albert A.
Daniels. This case grew out of an
accident which occurred to the plain
tiff as she was driving along the
highway near a bridge in West Dam
vile. The approach to the bridge
was guarded by a rail for several
feet back and the defendant is said
to have taken down this fence to
roll some logs to his nearby mill.
Not having taken the pains to put
the rails up again at night the
plaintiff came along in the night and
went over the embankment receiving
some injuries. Simonds & Searles
brought the suit for the plaintiff and
Howe & Hovey appeared for the
defendant, demurring to the declara-
ton. 1t was heard on the demurrer.
The demurrer was sustained, excep-
lions were taken by the plaintiff and
the case will pass to the Supreme
Court for settlement of some of these
| questions before it is heard on it's
merits.
The Criminal Business.
On the state docket three cases
remained which were disposed of
Saturday morning. In the case
State VS.. Joseph Duchanne charged
with burglary, the respondent plead
ed guilty and was sentenced to the
house of correction for a term of not
more than one and half years nor
less than one year. Execution of SEN
tence was stayed and respondent was
placed in the care of the probation
officer.
In State VS.. Carol Willard, alias
Carol Stiles, held on charge of
forgery, he pleaded guilty and was
sentenced to the house of correction
for term of two years and not
less than one year and eleven
months. Execution of sentence was
stayed and respondent was placed in
the care of the probation officer.
In the case of State VS.. Grace
Cook the respondent pleaded guilty
to breach of the peace and was SEN
fenced to the Vermont Industrial
school at Vergennes for term ex-
piring on her becoming of age
which will be on the 28th day of
January, 1912.
Nineteen Divorces.
Nineteen divorces were granted as
follows: Bertha A. HartWell VS.. Ben
jamin F. Hartwell, cause, refusal to
support, alimony in the sum of
1920, custody of minor children
decreed petitioner. Wallace Batchel-
w
cry V. Frank M. Montgomery, wilful
desertion, custody of minor children
decreed the petitioner, Simonds &
Searles, attorneys; Agnes E. Potter
VS.. Frank A. Potter, intolerable sew
Gritty, petitioner decreed custody of
minor child and IS per month ali
mony for five years; Gertrude Gray
Seace VS.. Mitchell Seace, intolerable
| severity, petitioner decreed SIS for
costs of this suit, Howe & Hovey,
attorney; Jennie S. Phipps VS.. Frank
w. Phipps, intolerable severity,
Howe & Hovey, attorneys; VIM. T.
Mcclure VS.. Susan Mcclure, wiIful
desertion, Dunnett & Slack, attor-
neys; Nina S. Dorman VS.. Charles
FL. Dorman, adultery, custody of
minor children decreed the petition
er, Simonds & Searles, attorneys;
Cara J.. Clifford VS.. Henry J. Cliff
ford, wilful desertion, Walter A.
Dutton, attorney; Jennie M. Mcleod
VS.. Charles H. Mcleod, wiIful deser-
ton, Simonds & Sear1es, attorneys;
Alice Hughes VS.. Herbert G:
Hughes, adultery, custody of
children decreed petitioner, Simonds
&, Searles, attorneys; Jennie S. Noyes
vs.. George H. Noyes, intolerable sew
Gritty, Howe & Hovey, attorneys;
Fred G. Grady VS.. Mildred P. Grady,
adultery, Howe & Hovey, attorneys;
Herman w. Kelley VS.. Rena T. Kel-
ley, adultery, Joseph Fairbanks, at
torney; Vera B. Miller VS.. Rufus
Miller, intolerable severity, Simonds
& Searles, attorneys; George Belville
VS.. Cora Belyille, adultery, custody
of children decreed petitioner,
David E. Porter, attorney; Minnie
L. Bowen VS.. Samuel A. Bowen, re-
fusal to support, custody of minor
child decreed the petitioner, petition
er also decreed S per month for five
years for support of the child, Dun
nett & Slack, attorneys; Frank G.
Houston VS.. Emma Houston, wilfuI
desertion, Simonds & Searles, at
torneys; Robert p. Corliss VS.. Bessie
Corliss, Wilful desertion, Simonds &
Searles, attorneys; George Davidson
VS.. Emma Davidson, adultery, custo-
dy of minor child decreed petitioner,
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