Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1912-06-21
ADDISON COUNTY COURT.
Several Criminal cases Disposed
of During the Week.

OF OuTtO9 tUe Week.
When our report closed last week the
case of Susie J. Jewell VS.. Edward Gee
was on trial; and in this case the plain
tiff sued for $4,000 damages for injuries
received by being attacked and bitten
by the defendants dog at North Ferris
burg on November last. This case was
given to the jury in the middle of the
afternoon Thursday and the same night
the jury came in and reported verdict
in favor of the plaintiff, that she should
recover $3.50 damages and her costs.
The case of Charles j. Moawood VS.
Leslie A. Butler which was begun just
before the adjournment of court Thurs
day evening was continued throughout
the day Friday. The plaintiff is a
Syrian pedler, who has made his home
in the United States for the past twelve
years, and has had his headquarters in
Ripton for the past three years, and the
defendant is a blacksmith. The suit
was brought to recover damages for in
iuries received in an assault and battery
alleged to have been made by the de-
fendant upon the plaintiff at Ripton in
February last. 1t was claimed for the
plaintiff that the defendant struck him
two or three times over the head with
pair of blacksmith's tongs after hav-
ing previously slapped his face and
when the plaintiff was in a STOPPING
position. 1t was also claimed that the
blows were struck from behind. For
of self defence and that the defendant
was afraid that the plaintiff was going
to attack him with four foot club of
hardwood which he was picking up.
The actual ARRAY took place after a
war of words between the two men.
The testimony was completed at half
past two and by agreement among
counsel the arguments were limited to
a half hour on a side. Charles |. But
ton of Middlebury opened and closed
the case with brief pleas for the plain
tiff and Jasper G. Page of Bristol came
in between with his plea for the defence.
Judge Fish gave the case to the jury in
ten minutes charge at $40 O'Clock,
and at o'clock the jury returned into
court with a verdict for the plaintiff to
recover $50 damages and his costs.
After hearings short divorce case the
court at 5:l5 O. clock Friday evening took
recess to o'clock Monday afternoon.
The time of the court this week, after
resuming business on Monday after
noon. has been mostly taken up with
the consideration of criminal matters.
George Train pleaded guilty on Monday
to a charge of furnishing liquor and
was sentence to the house of correc-
ton for a term of not less than six
months nor more than seven months at
hard labor. D. A. Bisbee of Bristol also
pleaded guilty to an offense of selling in
toXicatlng liquor and was fined $500 and
costs.
The following cases were disposed of
i on Tuesday: Charles Holcomb was ar
o raigned on an information charging him
with a burglary at Vergennes. The
respondent pleaded guilty and was
sentenced to serve not more than five
years and not less than four years at
hard labor in the State prison at Wind
sor. Thomas Daley of Middlebury was
up on an appealed case from justice
court in which he was held guilty OF
t keeping intoxicating on hand with in
tent to sell contrary to law. The re-
spondent pleaded guilty and was fined
t $500 and costs. Of this the respondent
e was ordered to pay down 500 and he
was put in charge of county probation
y officer, Sheriff DIN A. Smith, for one
y year to make good for the balance OF
e the amount of the fine. John McLeary
v of Bristol, arraigned on a charge of sell.
. ing intoxicating liquors contrary to law
- and pleaded not guilty. The respond
o ents case was entered continued and he
is out under $3.50 bail Charles
n McMaster, a 15-year-old boy pleaded
guilty to charge of throwing stones
y at passing passenger train and was
IS given a sentence to pass the remainder
Y of his minority at the state industrial
q school in Vergennes. The case of the
State VS. Charles j. Moawood, a charge
II of breach of the peace, growing out OF
y the Ripton blacksmith shop fracas, here
is IN before mentioned, was mol pressed or
IN the recommendation of States Attorney
- futile.
~ A criminal trial was begun Wednes
II day morning and,closed the same after
|. noon. The case was State VS. Wymar
,s Odell, who was charged on appeal from
- Justice court with having stolen J.
III Plymouth Rock hens worth a dollar
D. apiece from Walter Whitney of Sails
y bury at that town on the night of Janu
n ary l4th last. In his own defence
Odell took the stand and said he didn't
n do it, attempting to prove an alibi, but
OF the Jury, after a short absence, at 3:3(
S, O'Clock brought in a verdict of guilty
an The respondent was fined $50 and costs
49, which he paid.