Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1912-04-12
SETTLED OUT OF COURT
Alienation Suit and Divorce Case
Discontinued
County Court Opened Tuesday with
Judge Fish Preslding-Tucker Paid
Fine for Violating Deer Law.

Windham county court convened in
Newfane Tuesday at / D. m. for the
April term but on account of an ar
! rangement whereby the jury cases were
put off until next week on account of
the absence of some of the attorneys the
attendance at the opening was small.
Judge Frank L. Fish of Vergennes, re-
Gently appointed to the bench to succeed
the late Judge A. A. Hall of st. Adams,
made some opening remarks, referring to
the coincidence that he should come to
his native town of Newfane to hold his
first term of court, paying a tribute to
the lawyers of former days whose par
traits hang on the walls of the court
house, and remarlxing that 1t was
through hearing the learned arguments
of counsel in that very courtroom in his
mature boyhood that the inspiration
came to him to become a lawyer.
Although there has been little actual
trial of cases this week, the time being
taken up largely in hearing motions and
attending to various other court matters,
Judge Fish has made an excellent i'm
preston upon the attorneys and others,
handling satisfactorily and expeditiously
such matters as have come before him.
One of the most important cases on
the docket was settled and discontinued
just before court opened. 1t was the
case of Edna E. Littlefeld) Townshend
of Brattleboro against George l.. and
Jennie S. Townshend of Dummerston,
parents of the plaintiffs husband,
Charles G. Townshend, in which damages
were sought for the alleged alienation of
affections of her husband. A petition by
Edna F.. Townshend for a divorce from
Charles G.. Townshend also was pending,
but that also has been discontinued. Be-
fore the suits were brought the young
couple lived with Mr.. and Mrs. George
L. Townshend. 1t has been arranged
hat tn nor
and shall have a home by themselves.
In the April term in 1910 before Judge
w. w. Miles, a verdict of s4S5O was rem
dered for the plaintiff in the alienation
suit. The supreme court reversed the
decision on points of law and remanded
the case for a new trial, and it was ex
pected that the trial would proceed at
this term. II. G. e. F. e. Barber were
for the plaintiff and A. f. Schwenk and
r. c. Bacon for the defendants
The case of Isle Carpenter against the
Central Vermont Railway company to
recover damages for injuries has been
held in allegiance on account of an action
in the case in the supreme court.
In the state case against George r.
Tucker of Brattleboro, who was fined
800 by the municipal court for violation
of the deer law. the respondent paid the
fine and withdrew his appeal to the
county court. In the case of the state
was fined 800 by the municipal court.
for alleged violation of the deer law,
States Attorney Frank f. Barber filed
a motion to have the appeal denied on
the ground that the respondent did not
docket the appeal within the time speci-
fled by law. The motion will be argued
when c. C. Fits, attorney for Carruth,
is able to be present
The divorce case of Grace d. Clegg
against Victor X. Clegg was tried We'd
nesday, but no decision was given.
1t is expected that the jury cases will
be taken up when court convenes next
Monday.
Five deeds of land on Vernon street to
the New London Northern railroad were
filed in the town clerks Office for record
this morning, and others will be filed
soon, showing that the agreement with
the Boston & Maine relative to yard
room in Brattleboro is being carried