The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1913-01-16
ENDS A LONG SESSION.
Caledonia County Court Has Swept Much
Litigation Off Docket

st. Johnsbury, JAM l6.-The Decem
Der term OF Caledonia county court tool
4 final Adjournment yesterday after a long
session. Much litigation has been swept
from the docket during the term, there
being upwards of hundred cases en-,
tered either by trial or otherwise set
tied and discontinued"
OF the cases which were discontinued
probably the most important and in
yolving the largest sum Of money were
the cases of Webster 4 Harris, admins
traitors of the estate of Eber w. Cob
leigh of Lyndon VS.. the several defend
ants in separate suits, to wit: w. C.
Blake, Frank G. Lynch. Cora B. Lynch
| tassumpsitl Cora B. Lynch ftroverl
George LaPoint, Mary f. Randall, z. H.
Cobleigh and Harry E. Randall One
of the cases was tried at the June term
of 1911 and resulted in a verdict for
the defendant. 1t was passed to the
supreme court on exceptions and has
never been tried there. Several thous-'
and dollars in government bonds were
involved in these suits. The terms of
settlement are not known.
In another set of important cases
in which the Williams Manufacturing
company and the Citizens Savings &
Trust company OF st. Johnsbury were
the joint plaintiffs against seven insur-
ance companies, the plaintiff asked leave
to amend its declaration by striking
out the Citizens bank as co-plaintifr.
The court granted leave after full
hearing and the cases were continued.
There have been six jury trials dur
ing the term, three OF which will doubt
less pass to the supreme court upon ex
eeptions.
On the divorce docket no decisions
were handed down by the court until
the last day of the term. The case OF
Rose H. Moors VS.. Edward Moors was
discontinued as also the case of Lii
lian Kineaid VS.. Leon Kincaid and George |
Belville VS.. Louisa Bellville. In the case
of Adoniram J. Winterton VS. Frances
t. Winterton the pettonee was grant |
ed leave to file a petition for separate |
On the hearing as to the custody OF |
the minor children of the former Rye
gate parties, Angelina Agostini Brugoni
VS.. Vittorio Agostini. these parties be-
ing husband and wife at one time, the
court ordered that the little girl, who
mas been with her mother in Barre. re-
main with her and the boy to remain I
with his father in Ryegate with the
of visiting back and forth. but
With this condition, that neither of these
.hildren is to be taken out OF the state.
The last criminal case to be heard was
hat of Clarence Adrich of Lyndon. who
vas caught at Newport recently. charged
With uttering a forged instrument. He
vas arraigned and pleaded guilty and
vas sentenced to the state prison at
Windsor for term of not less than
ne and one-half years and not more ]
han two years. Perhaps the only miti-
ating circumstances which was consid-
red by the court in pronouncing such ,
light sentence was that the respond /,
MT was of inferior mentality !
The three Hardwick cases. which were (,
o be tried and for which a special
lry was called and then excused. were :
AIKEN up Tuesday. The charge was :
hat of impeding An officer at Hard :
-ick village on Labor day last. There i
ere two informstions against r. Mas !
raine and one against p. Maldre Upon
Of the states attorney. \
was thought best that a plea Of nollo \
should be taken to the charge h
T a breach OF the peace and this was 4
one. the court imposing TIE sentence OF =
fine Of fifteen dollars and costs against +,
lch Of these respondents. In