St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1911-06-14
LYNCH CASE MONDAY.
Test Case by Administrators Of Cob
leigh Estate to be Opened in
County Court on that Date.

In Caledonia County court Judge
A. A. Hall has set the date for open
ing the trial of the case of Webster
and Harris, administrators Of the es-
tate of Eber w. Cobleigh, VS.. Frank
c. Lynch for Monday, June 18th at
two O'Clock. Messengers from the
United States treasury at Washing
ton and T. Morgan's| Office Ia New
York will be pFesent to show certain
bonds which were involved in the
case. 1t was to accon1m odate these
men that the date was set. This
is the case where the gift
of certain bonds by Mr.. Cobleigh who
lived with the Lynch family is to be
tried. It is alleged by the admins
traitors and legal heirs of Mr.. = Cob
leigh that undue influence was
brought to bear on the old man to
make certain gifts before his death
and certain bequests in his will to
Mr.. and Mrs. Lynch to the detriment
of the legal heirs.
Following this case the case OF
Martha Mason E1ecutrix VS.. the New
England Telephone and Telegraph
Company is assigned. Other cases
will be taken up in their order
The famous alienation case Of Oil
yer Jenness VS. Walter Simpson
which has been before. county court
twice and before supreme court twice
hitherto was settled Wednesday. The
settlement is understood TO be a pay
ment to he plaintiff of about $2500
and also some concessions with re-
gard to certain deeds of land.
At a hearing between Helen E. Ell
lis and John S. Ellis on the question
of alimony the court ordered Mr..
Ellis to pay to the petitioner. his
wife, the sum Of 5 per week for the
support of herself and minor child,
and also a stipulated sum to be paid
her before the final hearing of di-
vorce which is pending a hearing at
this term of court.
In the case of ". w. Rand, collec-
tor for the village of HardWick VS..
W. W. Marshall, suit was brought
by the town of Hardwick to recover
rents on electric lights furnished by
it to the defendant for the. purpose
of lighting the defendants tene-
ments. It appears that the tenants
were more or less irresponsible and
that the village charged Marshall
. the owner, but not the user of the
buildings, with the Bents> The defen-
dant claimed he gave the village no
tice that he would not be response
BILE. The jury returned verdict FRI
day that the defendant did not as
sumo the Indebtedness 4and that he
should recover his costs in this suit.
The case of c. G. Johnson VS..
Thomas Belanger was heard last
week and submitted to the jury Mon
day afternoon who found that the
plaintiff should recover the sum of
$3.50 with interest and the costs in
the case. This was complete vic
tory for Johnson.
The case now on trail is H. F..
Cummins VS.. Martin Goodno ct ais,
apt, in which Cummins seeks to re-
cover commission which he claims
is due him as agent to sell farm
for Goodno. Mr.. Goodno's defense
is that he sold the farm himself en-
tirely independent of the agent and
so no condition is due. Evidence
in the case closed last afternoon.
Jury returned verdict for plaintiff
to recover $50 damages and costs
The case of Martin H. Gibson VS..
Walworth Construction and Supply
Company apt. and Tr.-an assumpsit
case-was entered "settled and dis
continued" at the request of counsel.