Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1911-12-22
COUNTY COURT.
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heaus and eleven feet of three deer IN.
DER pine tree on Sunset Mountain
near Lake Dunmore in Salisbury. Later
IN the same month Mr.. Chaffee procured
from Albert Austin of Weybridge. who
buys hides in Middlebury, three deer
SKINS which he thought to be green
or fresh" meaning that they must
nave been taken off after the close of
| the open season for deer, and to ono of
which was attached one lone leg and
foot. Subsequently the skins of the
necks of the three heads were fitted tn
the upper portions Of the hides and
found to be a pretty good fit. the heads
having been cut off in a strappl;no
manner. Warden Chaffee ascertaine6
from Mr.. Austin that he had got the
hides from George Hale of Leicester
and Mr.. Hale informed Mr.. Chaffee
that he had procured them from Frank
Meehan. These skins were before the
justice court in February last and were
also an exhibit at the previous trial i'm
June. Mr.. Hale, who was a witness
for the State, testified on Friday that
the hides shown him; in February and
again in June were not those he had
got from Meehan and sold to Austin.
The testimony was completed that
afternoon, the respondent not taking
the stand in his own behalf Mr.. futile.
for the State and Mr. Button for the
defense took up the remainder of the
afternoon session with the opening
arguments to the jury. A night session
was held, at which Mr.. Donoway made
the final plea for the respondent and
Mr.. futile closed the argument for the.
prosecution. Judge Butler gave the
case to the jury in somewhat lengthy
charge, and at $50 O'Clock the Jury
retired to consider their verdict. Dan
B. Brown of Goshen being appointed
their foreman.
In less than half an hour the Jury
returned into court with a verdict of
guilty. Sentence was then pronounced
and the defense were given until the
close of the term to consider the advis-
ability of taking an appeal, and in the
meantime the respondent was admitted
to bail in the sum of $500, which was
Immediately furnished. The full pen
atty in such a case is $500 fine and costs.
At $50 O'Clock Saturday morning 3
recess was taken until two o'clock
Monday afternoon, to which time the
jurors were excused on Friday night
Whar NJ
afternoon the first business up was the
case of State VS. Fred Flanders of Rip
ton who was charged with having fur
nished intoxicating liquor contrary to
, law to Albert st. Peters in Middlebury
on the 14th of last October, in con-
sequence Of which furnishing st. Peters
was arrested for intoxcation and sub
sequently disclosed on the respondent.
Flanders at that time was a resident of
Middlebury and was occupied as a
teamster, as was st. Peters also, and it
was claimed that the respondent sup
piled st. Peters and two other witnesses
with several rounds of drinks of whis-
key from quart bottle in a freight
car at the Middlebury freight yards on
the date in question. The three State
witnesses testified strongly against the
respondent and vigorous effort was
made by the defense to discredt their
testimony. States Attorney futile
conducted the prosecution and Charles
l.. Button represented the respondent.
The testimony and arguments were
completed by 4:30 O'Clock and Judge
Butler at that hour gave the case to
the jury in brief charge. Leslie A.
Sparks of Mddlebury was appointed
their foreman. The jury were out all
night on the case and returned into
court at $3.50 O'Clock Tuesday morning
when the foreman announced that they
had been unable to agree. Judge But
Ter gave them additional instructions
and sent them back to the jury room for
further consideration of the case.
The jury came in again at two o'clock
and again disagreement was reported
Once more they were sent back to their
consultation room and they did not re-
appear until the opening of court We'd
nesday morning, after having been out
over 40 hours, and asked for further
instructions on the subject of impeach-
ing evidence. These having been given,
they went out for the fourth and last
time and at 10 O'Clock made a final
report. The verdict was guilty of one
otfense. Sentence was not passed, but
under the law it will have to be $500
and costs, unless an appeal is taken.
Tuesday morning the case of State VS.
Arthur Hallock of Starksboro, was be-
gun, in which the charge was one of the
most serious of the statutory offenses.
Haliock is young married man, being
only 81 wears of ace The comnlaininnc