The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-12-16
ORANGE COUNTY COURT.
Several Criminal Matters Were Taken
Up During Last Week.

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! Chelsea, Dec. l6.--The second week OF
county court was devoted entirely TO
the disposition of criminal cases. The
first case TO be disposed OF was that OF
State vs.. DR.. i. II. Stearns, veten.
mary surgeon of Randolph, in which he
was charged with violation of the stat
ute in not witnessing the burial or
disposition of the meat from a beef
creature he had condemned as being az
! fected with tuberculosis. DIR. Stearns
entered plea of guilty and was fined
SIS and costs, which he paid and was
discharged. The facts as presented to
the court showed clear technical vio-
lation of the law but without the ele-
ment Of intent as he delegated his au.
thsrity to witnss the destruction OF
the meat to another person not know.
ing that authority which was delegated
to him cuold not be by him delegated
to another. States Attorney Williams
prosecuted and the respondent was rep
resented by Wallace Batchelder of
Bethel.
The next case taken up was State
vs.. Fred Rowe OF Topsham, who was
charging her with the crime of adultery,
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was sentenced 10 not less than two nor
more than three years at hard labor
in the state prison at Windsor. The
sentence was suspended and she was
placed on probation until further or
der of the court. The respondent was
represented by VIM. H. Sprague.
Next in order came the case of State
vs.. Fred lowe of Topsham who was
also charged with the crime of adultery.
The respondent stood trial and the
jury rendered a verdict of not guilty.
X. Nj. Harvey appeared for the respond
ent.
In Staste VS.. Leon Bates of Tundridge,
VS.. Eugene Avery, the state informed
against them jointly, charging them
with having burglarized the store of
s b. Buell. Of Straford during the night
of Oct. 3lst. This trial occupied The
attention of the court for nearly three
days and the jury rendered verdict
of not guilty. The respondents were
represented by VIM. II. Sprague of Cbel-
sea and VIM. s. Pingree of White Riy-
err Junction.
In State VS.. Leon Bates of Tunzridge,
who was charged with burglary, the
respondent entered plea of larceny
which plea was accepted by the court
and the respondent was sentenced to
a term of three months in the county
jail
John Bates the father of Leon Bates, |
also Of Tnnbridge, was charged with
receiving stolen property and pleaded |
guilty to the charge and was sentenced
to spend three months in the county |
Toll al Rat ,s-aa faI 1
by David s. Conant and John Bates was
represented by VIM. Pingree. The
confscated by the son seemed
to be hens, chickens and small garden
truck which was received by the father
and most of it used for family consump
ton.
Jessie Kinney Dyott OF Orleans was
against for re.marrying in
this state within three years after her
former husband had obtained divorce
rom her. Her former husband divorced
her in Orleans county last March and
n May following she married one Dy-
,tt at Wells River and returned to
Newport where they went to keeping
house, neither of them knowing that
he marriage was in violation Of the
tatutes. They were soon advised that
heir marriage was Illegal and six days ,
Ifter the Wells River marriage they
vent into Canada and were legally mar
led under the laws of the province and
eturned TO this state to reside. She
vas sentenced to serve a term of not
more than four years nor less than two
ears In states prison at Windsor, which
entence was suspended and she was
laced on probation until further or /,
er Of court. VIM. NJ. Sprague APP
cared rs her counsel. :,
The outlook at this time seems that !
riminal prosecutions will at least oc- /,
upy the attention OF the court for an
Their week, after which divorce and 9TH :
r court matters will be taken up.