News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1912-06-12
LAMOILLE COUNTY COURT
State Cases Soon Disposed Oi-Divorces Now
Being Heard Term About Ended


the following jurors were accepted to tr
the case: l.. S. Butts, ]. F. Campbell
c. A. Tomlinson. Stowe; d. E. Collins
Frank Chaffee, Johnson; w, o. Davis
Wolcott; ]. II. Gray, N. H. Hull, Hyd
Park; f. S. Merriam, Gilmore; D. O
Hear, E. H. Stone, Eden; E. c. York
Cambridge.
The best part of three days was use
in examining witnesses, the principe
ones being the plaintiff and the defendan
and DR.. Morrison of Burlington, an X
ray expert. The merits and dement's O
the case were testified to. DR.. Valleau wa
also on the stand. Friday DR.. Stevens O
| Hyde Park was put on and then ] w
Redmond of the counsel for the defend
ant made a motion that the case b.
dismissed on the grounds that physi
clan was not qualified to testify as to
dental surgery. Other physicians were
to testify and hence the motion.
The court sustained the motion and
the case was knocked into smither'
Gems" so far as this court is concerned.
It may be taken to supreme court
The next and last civil jury case was
taken up Saturday and used up about
all of that day. This was an action
brought by w. H. Nve Of Johnson to re-
cover balance of abont S 140 due on a
$1,000 note given him by Nettie B. Hunt
and her husband, B. A. Hunt, The de-
tense was the statute of limitations. The
note was given for money which was
used to purchase lumber and the same
was mortgaged to Nye to secure the pay
ment of the note. Some of the lumber
was dressed and marketed and the pro-
ceeds, about 5000, paid to Nye. Delft
claimed that this money paid was the
money of Hunt and the endorsement was
made on the note without the knowledge
or direction Of Mrs. Hunt, therefore the
note was outlawed as to her. The jury
thought otherwise and returned a yer
dict for plff. The jury in this case was:
B. F. Beard, S. R. Hemenway, Water
vile; F. E. Churchill, Elmore; A. Y.
Hollis, L. S. Small, Hollis Mudgett. w.
H. Town. Morristown; J. T. Jewett, F.
H. Strong, Hyde Park; H. w. McNally,
H. Mudgett, Cambridge; H. L. Parker,
Wolcott.-Tracy and Fleetwood for plff.,
Hunt and Maurice for deft.
Monday afternoon court resumed bust
ness. The first case of the State lot was
that ofState VS. Hollis Lanpher of North
Hyde Park. This was a liquor case, the
respondent being charged with furnish.
ing liquor to one Richard Eldred. Lam
pher pied guilty to one first offense and
was sentenced to confinement in the
county Jail of not more than four nor less
than three months.
The case of State vs. Charles Kneeland
Of North Hyde Park was next taken up.
This case grew out of an attack by
kneeland upon Frank Sargent of John
son few days ago. The respondent de-
,ided to plead guilty to an assault and
he States Attorney accepted the same.
With the result that Kneeland was fined
$50 and costs. -Hulburd appeared for
<neeland.
Tuesday morning the case of State VS.
:. w. Boardman was taken up. This
vas the case where respondent was ar
ested in Jacksonville recently at the in.
tigation of Mrs. Ava J. Boardman, wife
10. l. who appeared suddenly and with.
'ut notice. 1t seems that about six years
lgo respondent married wife No. 1 of
Portsmouth, N. H., at Boston and for
considerable part of that time had lived
With her. After time he went to Ohio
md Pennsylvania and in the latter state
net, not great while ago, Miss Violet
'anninger, to whom he represented him.
elf as an unmarried man.
Some time last winter he tried to get |
cense to marry in Pennsylvania, but the |
outhtulness of the girl, 10, was against |
er, and SO they drifted over into New |
'ork state where, at Dunkirk, they were |
larried last March. They then came to |
ermont. he getting employment with
arvis & Co., piano dealers at Burling-
on. He was a good salesman and he
rent on the road for them, making his
eadquarters at Jacksonville, until dis
1rbed by wife No. l.
Miss Banninger, who is very prepos-
.ssing young lady, tells her friends that
he was an innocent party to the affair,
nd not until after they were married did
lie learn that Boardman was Benedict.
le, however, told her that he had been
ivorced or that his first marriage was
legal. When arraigned in court counsel
-as assigned him by the state, he repre-
,nting that he was without funds. w.
:. Tracy took up his side of the case,
nd asked, that, under the circumstances
e be placed in the hands of the proba-
on officer.
The respondent represented that he had
ought divorce in Ohio but that after
had been started, it was dropped by
he advice of lawyer, on the ground
hat there were certain irregularities in
he marriage.
The court took little stock in this. but