Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1911-07-07
COUNTY COURT.
Final Adjournment of the June
Term

Term.
The June term of the Superior court
for Addison county, which closed on
Thursday of last week, had been in
session on only 18 days, although at the
start off it was calculated that the
term would last at least two months,
as there were many important cases on
the jury calendar which would have
taken up from a week to two weeks |
each to try. Some of these, however,
were settled after the opening of the
term and most of the others were for
various reasons continued until the
December term. During the term
three of the II cases on the civil jury
list were tried, while only one case on
the criminal docket was brought before
jury, and that one resulted in disa
greement. 1t was the case of the State
VS.. Frank Meehan, who was charged
by County Fish and Game Warden
George H. Chaffee of Middlebury with
having had in his possession contrary to
law in the closed season last winter
parts of the carcasses of three deer
killed out of season. Meehan at the
justice hearing was bailed out in the
sum of $500, but several weeks ago he
was surrendered by his bondsmen.
Since that time Meehan had been con-
fined in the county Jail in Middlebury.
| On Monday last Meehan was bailed out
/ by Salisbury woman, the bonds still
standing at $500, and it is not likely
that anything more will ever be heard
of this case.
Four respondents pleaded guilty to
otfenses of minor Importance and all
the other criminal cases were continued
to December. Eight of the large num-
Der of cases on the divorce calendar
were heard and the bill asked for was
granted in each case heard. In the
civil jury case of Dr. E. B. Richardson
vs. Charles Church and eight other
young men, known as the Hancock 18th
of July hilarity case, in which the
plaintiff was given a verdict for one
dollar damages and his costs, it is
understood that appeals will be taken
by both sides, as neither side is satisfied
with the verdict The other two civil
cases will not be appealed, principally
because they were only of small con-
sequence.
In these cases, hitherto reported,
judgements on the verdicts were or
dered entered: L. N. Kellogg VS. G. N.
Baldwin, and Simon Mcmahon VS. Myron
w. Crow. In the case of Howard Has
seltine VS. Alfred Phelps, appellant, in
which Attorney j. G. Page filed and
argued motion to set aside the verdict
of S25 damages and his costs for the
plaintiff, on account of misioinder in
the declaration, Judge Waterman held
that the misionder was made in the
original declaration and not in the /
amended declaration, under which the
case was tried with the consent of the
defendant, and the motion was there /
fore oVerruled.
In the divorce case of Selwin r. /
Morse VS. Lizzie A. Morse the bill was
granted on the ground of wilful deser-
ton. These parties hail from Goshen .
and were married II years ago, since
which time up to about four years ago
they lived together at various times in
several towns in this and Rutland /
counties. w. A. Atwel of Brandon
was counsel for the petitioning husband /
and there was no appearance for the
wife
In the other Goshen divorce case
heard, that of Aurilla G. Hanlon VS.
Thomas w. Hanlon, previously men
toned, the bill was granted on the
ground alleged, which was intolerable
severity. These parties were married
four years ago, when the girl was less
than Is years of age and she is now
under 10 years of age. Ira H. LaFleur
of Middlebury looked after the interests
of the petitioner and the petitonee did
not put in an appearance.
The case of L. r. Brown VS. c. l..
Hammond, the last case left open on
the jury calendar was marked con-
tinued, and the case of Asa Hemenway
VS. Emma V. Vail and Charles P. Vail,
on the chancery docket, was entered
discontinued.
And then the June term of court was
brought to close with the proclama-
ton to that effect by Sheriff Olin Smith.