Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1913-01-11
WINDSOR COUNTY
COURT
pRcEMBER TERM IoIs.


John H. Mimms StenOgrapher
Fred'k O. Southgate Probation Officer
On Monday, December 80, the
court reassembled with new panel
OF jurors, in place of the panel that
had been dismissed. The case OF
Chase VS.. Eghert Rosecrans was
taken up.
In the summerDf 1917 the plaintiff
was the manager of the Echo Lake
House at Tyson, popula, summer
resort. The defendant is young
man, law student, and son of a
prominent physician of Hoboken,
N. j., and he WAS at Ty son for the
summer, in charge OF camp of
some rs young people. A young
lady, cousin of the defendant, came
to Tyson and engaged a room at
this hotel, but had her meals else
where. This was not satisfactory to
Mr.. Chase and he requested her to
give up the room. This was MIR.
Chase's reason, but the defendants
testimony tended to show that Mr..
Chase gave him another reason
somewhat rejecting upon her
character.
In personal encounter over the
affair, Mr.. Chase got the worst of it.
Defendant was arrested for breach
of peace and pleaded guilty and was
mulcted with small fine Then
followed this suit Plaintiffs test.
mony tended to show that he was
seriously injured and that his hearing
had been impaired thereby. Defend
ants testimony tended to show that
he was but slightly injured, il at all,
and had handled heavy baggage and
attended dance soon after and
attended to the business of the hotel
as usual, and that plaintiff has been
and is a seeming nervous and ex-
citable person. DR.. Bryant of
Ludlow testified for plaintiff and
DR.. Jackson of Woodstock for
defendant.
Verdict for plaintiff; damages
$Ioo. The damages claimed were
5000. H. L. Skeels and Ernest
Moore for plaintiff. q. F. Davis,
Raymond Trainor and Harlon
Besson OF Hoboken, N. j., for
defendant.
The next case, Van russell VS..
Chase, was discontinued and athi d
case, Knights VS.. Rosecrans, was
settled for the amount of the Judge
ment before the justice.
This case was followed by Byron
liathorn VS.. the Town of Barnard,
an action to recover the value of
certain sheep that had been killed by
dogs. The selectmen rendered some
$50, but the plaintiff demanded a
larger sum and brought suit.
The result was verdict for
plaintiff for $Is3.54 damages and
costs. Mr.. BAtchelder and Raymond
T,ainor for plaintiff, H. l.. Skeels
and Ernest Moore tor defendant.
This concluded the business of
the week. On Monday afternoon,
t he 9th inst, the court resumed its
session.
There was no case ready for trial
on Monday and the case of Foster
III. Hammond, Admr., VS.. Wi liam
l.. Litchfield, Admir-, was taken up
Tuesday morning. This was an
acton of replevin for 81 articles Of
household furniture which belonged
to Carrie F. Alexander, { wife of
Charles o. Alexander) OF Ascut-
neyyille, prior to her marriage to
Mr.. Alexander.
The case was submitted to the
jury without argument by counsel,
under the charge of the court. The
jury took the case and rendered
verdict for the plaintiff, administra-
tor to hold all the articles named in
his declaration.
Davis & Davis tor plaintiff, Bert
E. Cole for defendant.
This case was followed BY State
VS.. Ed. Lapine, OF Three Rivers.
p @, Frenchman about 40 years
old. He and one Winters got drunk
on December /, Sunday night, at
Norwich, and assaulted two young
girls, who had been in road cart
to attend church at Norwich village
and were returning acme in the early
evening, a distance of about three
miles.
Winters pleaded guilty. to two
CHARGES Of rape II has been learned