Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1912-10-02
County Court.

The case State v. w. R. Aldrich, il.
legal fishing. was tried last week and
was the last jury trial of the term.
The evidence of the state tended to
show that respondent was on May 9th
1911, engaged in running set lines in
Willoughby Lake. That he was seen
by Fish Warden Houston and his son
to pull up these lines, take fish there
from and after rebaiting the hooks to
drop the lines again into the lake,
one Of these lines being procured by
Houston and produced in court. Re-
spondent admitted being upon the lake
on the date and at the places claimed
by the state, but that he was engaged
in trolling in a perfectly legal manner,
in which sport he was successful, and
that in passing over the part of
the lake named by the state, his troll
ling hook caught on the line or lines
mentioned in the evidence of the state
and that he was obliged to stop and
unsnarl the lines. Considerable evi-
dence was introduced in the trial reja-
tive to the shore lines Of the lake and
the locations of several points or head
lands with reference to whether re-
spondent's boat could have been seen
from these points by witnesses for the
state. States Attorney w. NJ. Wright
was assisted by A. H. Grout in the
prosecution of this case, while the re-
spondent Aldrich appeared in his own
defense and was assisted by Geo. B..
Young. The case went to the jury on
Wednesday noon and a verdict Of
guilty was returned on Thursday. A
motion was made by council for the re-
spondent to have this verdict set aside
as contrary to the law and the evi-
dence, and Oct. is the date set for a
hearing on this motion, on which date
a hearing will also be given on a SINH
lar motion in the case of F. H. Good
win V. E. E. Holmes, the automobile
damage case tried at the beginning OF
the term. Upon completion of the
Aldrich case the jurymen were dis
charged for the term and court took 3
recess till October a, when court cases,
in which Judge Miles is disqualified
| to sit, will be taken up and heard by
Judge Stanton. Eleven divorce cases
were disposed O. by the court q list OF
which is here given: Josephine Davis
V. Claude Davis, intolerable severity
custody of children decreed to the
petitioner. Cyrus D. Metcalf V. Jen
| NE W. NnSICdl1, Jill VI cllIOCu 1OI VIII
desertion. Joseph D. Allard V. Flort
M. Allard, same cause as above. Del
la M. Rockwell V. Guy H. Rockwell
refusal to support, custody of minor
child decreed to petitioner. Edith G
Ludingon V. Theo. c. Ludington, intol
cradle severity. Lillian Hall V. VIM
Hall, intolerable severity, two mino
children decreed to petitioner. Rey
nell P. Graves v. Nellie Graves, wilfu
deserton. Maybelle Beaumont V
Geo. W. Beaumont, intolerable sever
ity, alimony and custody of childrel
decreed to petitioner. Agnes NJ
Morse V. Wallace M. Morse, intoler
able severity. Edwin G. Bickford V
Blanche E. Bickford, adultery, custod
of minor children as per agreement o.
file Henry E. Hibbard V. Gertrude l
Hibbard, wilful desertion. In the re
port Of the case Town of Lowell V. /
Stephenson, the amount due the tow
of Lowell should read $6948. 56 wit
costs, instead of $948. Sc as appeared i
last week S report.