Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1913-07-12
Windsor County Court.
JUNE TERM 1919.

JUNE TERM i9iJ'
Hon. Willard W.. Taylor Presiding Judge
Hon Hon h II q + EdS g%t2 Assistant Judges
Jay Read Pember. Clerk
| Karl A. Pember Assistant Clerk
James II. Kiniry Sheriff
John II. Mimms Stenographer
Fredk q. Southgate Probation Officer
The case of State VS.. Samuel j,
Bean occupied the attention Of the
court and jury until Thursday after
noon, July 3, when the case was
given to the jury and they retired
for deliberation. The hours rolled
away, the shades of night fell, the
jurors were taken to supper, then
returned for the night. No tidings
came from them. The assistant
judges and the lawyers departed to
their respective places of abode
The prisoner gave his consent per-
sonally, in open court, that Judge
Miles might receive the verdict, if any
should be offered. The light of July
4th dawned and time ran on. until 8
o'clock m when the jury fled into
the court room and notified the
court that they had been unable to
agree upon verdict and we're dis
charged from further confederation
of the case. This has been long
and. expensive trial
The respondent being without
money and having been confined in
Jail since last November and not
able to earn anything, the state has
paid all the witnesses and the eoun-
sci on each side. 1t is the policy of
the law to give every man accused of
crime fair trial.
This is the second trial of this
case and each trial has resulted in a
disagreement of the jury.
The defence was that the res pond
ent did not set fire to the barn of
j G. Farwell, as claimed, in Wealth
ersield, on November IL, 1912, but
at that time was at work on lum-
Der job on the north side of Ascut-
ney mountain, eight miles distant.
The case of State VS.. Theodore
Ashley was brought up for trial on
Monday, July 7th This is an in
formation for larceny OF $40 from
Mrs Eva Stickney of South Read
ing. The larceny is claimed TO have
been committed in the store of e. b.
Watkins, in Felchville, in May, 1913.
Mrs. Stickney was in the store doing
some trading and left her purse on
the counter in the main room Of the
,store7and went, with the clerk into
chamber to make certain purchases;
on her return to the main sales
room her pocketbook had disap-
peared. Theodore Ashley was
arrested on the charge of stealing it.
Mr. Ashley gave bonds.
Raymond j. 1rainor, states attor-
ney, conducted the prosecution;
Gilbert A. Davis for the defence.
The jury brought in verdict of |
guilty, and respondent was fined
$50 and costs, amounting to $195 |
n G Wilmot of Bethel, a respec-
table appearing young man pleaded |
guilty to the charge of breaking and |
entering, in the day time, summer
cottage at Bethel and stealing and |
drinking some wine. Sentence de-
ferred until the report of the proba-
ton officer.
H. L. Skeels for respondent.
Fred Eragbush Of Bethel, young
Polander, who could not speak Eng
lish and had to be communicated |
with through an interpreter, pleaded
guilty of larceny and was sentenced
to the state prison for not less than
one year nor more than two. Sen
tence is suspended and the respond
ent put ON probation.
On Monday afternoon on motion
of the respondents counsel, and APP
proved by the states attorney, Sam
uel j. Bean was allowed to go at
large on his recognizance. This is
probably the last chapter is this
case
On Thursday Orlando Coolidge
was found guilty of two offences of
furnishing liquor
The forgery case Of State vs. Ray
Andrews is now on trial.
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