The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-06-18
ORANGE COUNTY COURT.
Many Cases Disposed of During Last
Week.

/ Week.
/ When court took its recess for over
| Sunday, on June s, the case of State VS..
Charles w. Stevens was ON trial. In
this case the respondent was charged
with an assault with intent to kill his
mother. The assault took place on
November 20, last, and at the December
| term of court, on motion of the re-
spondent's counsel, an order Was made
committing the respondent to the state
| hospital for the insane at Waterbury
| for observation, his defense being based
upon the ground of insanity. The trial
lasted until Wednesday, and though it
was bitter fight from start to finish,
the jury found him guilty of the cririe
charged in the indictment and he was
sentenced to serve a term in the state
prison at Windsor for not less than five
years nor more than six years. Stat. 5
Attorney S. c. Wilson prosecuted and
the respondent was represented by NJ.
M. Gordon of Barre and w. III. SpraEue
of Chelsea.
The case OF State VS.. Grace L. Cross,
alias Marie G. Cook. alias Marie q.
Burch, alias Marie G. Anderson, alias
Grace H. Anderson was next taken up
and the respondent who is a fine-look-
ing and Incorporating young woman
OF thirty-two years, VINO was charged
with the crime of bigamy, pleade.! glif
ty to the charge and was sentenced to
serve a term in state prison at Windsor
for not less than three years nor more
than three and one-half years. States
Attorney Wilson prosecuted and the re-
spondent was represented by X. NJ. Har-
yey OF Montpelier. This il the case in
which the much married woman fought
extradition from Massachusetts, for about
two weeks during the latter part Of
May, but finally decided to come TO
Vermont and take her medicine.
In the case of State VS.. Fred Norton,
Of Thetford who was charged with the
crime of statutory rape, the respondent
entered plea of guilty and was sen
fenced to serve a term III state prison
at Windsor for not less than two years
nor more than four years. States At
torney Wilson prosecuted and the re-
spondent was represented by w. II.
Sprague.
Two criminal cases which were expect
cd to be tried were entered continued and
one was mol pressed.
In the case OF Charles 4. Speare vs..
Julia A. Darling, which is petition
for partition. a hearing upon the ques
ton of the petitioners right to parti
ton was had in which the court held
that the petitioner was entitled to par
tition and commission was appointed |
to appraise and divide the property in |
controversy, which is farm in YER |
shire. The members of the commission !
are Harris NJ. Miller of West Fairlee, |
Benjamin Tucker of Tunbridge and Sam
lel b. Buell. of Straiford. The case I
was continued until the December term
of court, when the commission are re-
quired to file their report. In this /
case the petitioner is represented by S.
G. Wilson OF Chelsea and II. NJ. Harvey
OF Montpelier and the petitionee is rep /
resented by w. II. Sprague of Chelsea
and ID. s. Conant Of Bradford.
The case OF the town If Strafford vs..
The town of West Fairlee, which is
pauper case, was heard by the court.
The findings of fact and Judgment have
not been rendered. S. c. Wilson appears
for the plaintiff and r. ". Harvey for
the defendant,
The following divorce cases have been
heard and bills granted:
Edna i. Livingston VS.. Smith B. Liy-
ingston. The parties were from Ran
dolph and bin was granted for wilfuI
and the care and custody of
the minor child named in the petition
1ecreed to the petitioner, who was repre-
sented by n i. Boyden.
In Otis S. Smith vs.. Lucia NJ. Smith,
the parties were from NPwbury and Il
bill was granted for wilful desertion,
and the care and custody of the minor
child named in the petition was decreel
to the petitioner, who was represented
by Charles II. Hosford OF Woodsville,
n II.
In the case of Nora S. Foster vs.
Charles r. Easter, the parties We're from
Corinth and bin was granted on the
ground of ntolerable severity and the
,are and custody of the minor child
named in the petition decreed to the
petitioner, who was represented by II.
NJ, Harvey.
In the case of Frank w. Wood VS..
Gertrude c. Wood, the parties were from
Randolph and bill was granted for
represented by Wallace Batchelder of
Bethel.
In the case OF Florence ]. Simpson vs.
Herbert NJ. Simpson, the parties were
rom Topsham and a bin was granted
or the cause of wilful desertion and
he care and custody of the minor chill
lren named in the petition was decreed
o the petitioner, who was represented
ny w II. Sprague.
In the case of Nellie Tallman VS.. Or
in Tallman, the parties were from Ran
lolph and bill was granted for the
ause Of intolerable severity and the
are and custody of the minor children
FAMED in the petition was decreed to
he petitioner, who was represented by
Il. NJ. Wilson of Randolph.
The petit jurors were excused for the .
ERIN on Wednesday, June Ia, having
erved nine days.
How a Lion Prepares His Meal.