Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1913-12-19
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by Jne brakeman. Inc charge was
breach of the peace and Leroy C.
Russell of Middlebury was assigned by
the court to appear for the defense.
The respondent pleaded guilty and in
the afternoon was sentenced to serve
three months in the Addison county
Jail.
The final case for the day was State
VS. Don A. Bisbee of Bristol, who was
charged with keeping intoxicating
liquor on hand with intent to sell con-
trary to law. This prosecution started
drug store in Bristol about month
ago. The respondent pleaded guilty to
the charge and on representations made
by his counsel, Jasper G. Page of Bris-
tol and Mr.. Donoway of Middlebury, the
court sentenced the respondent to pay
fine of $500 and costs, which was done.
The rest of the day, Friday and Sat-
urday forenoon were expended in eff
forts to get some cases ready for con-
sideration, but without success, so that
nothing was done in court from Friday
morning until Monday afternoon at 2
O'Clock.
Criminal cases were again to the fore
when work was resumed IN court on Mon
day afternoon. The first case started was
State VS.. William Wimmit of Shore
ham, rs year-old young man who was
charged with an assault upon a 12-year
old girl in that town in June last. Mr..
futile again appeared for the prosecu-
ton and the defence was conducted by
A. w. Dickens of Middlebury, who
made strong fight for his client. The
case was given to the jury at noon on
Tuesday, at $3.50 o'clock they came in
with a verdict of guilty of simple
assault. Harry l.. Hunt of Middlebury
was appointed foreman of this jury.
Sentence was pronounced on Wednes-
day afternoon and it was that the re-
spondent be confined in the Addison
county Jail at hard labor for not less
than nj re months and not more than ten
months.
The last jury case for the term was
begun Tuesday afternoon and was State
VS. Patsy Jones, a wandering young man
who was charged with burglarizing the
store of the F. c. Dyer company in
West Salisbury on the night of the 22nd
or 23rd of September, last. The re-
spondent has been confined in the county
Jail since the 18th of October, last. A
Jury was quickly secured and the case
was completed on Wednesday, with
States Attorney futile representing
the State and Leroy c. Russell of Mid
dleburv appearing for the defence. 1t
was charged in this case that the
respondent entered the Dyer store
through a rear cellar window and
stole four dollar pair of shoes, shirt
and a cap. The jury returned verdict
of petty larceny. On Wednesday after
noon the respondent was sentenced to
serve not less than four and not more
than five months at hard labor in the
county Jail.
After sentences in these cases were
passed Wednesday afternoon the jurors
were discharged for the term with the
thanks of the court for their faithful
services.
Tuesday afternoon petition for an
nulment of marriage was heard in the
case of Elizabeth Bennett of Cornwall
against Joseph Bennett. The parties
were married about twenty years ago,
when the girl was less than sixte IN
years of age. Subsequently the woman
discovered that her husband was her
half brother and ceased to live with him
any longer as her husband. Judge
Donoway was the attorney for the Pc
titioner and the petition was granted on
Wednesday afternoon.
Miss Mary j. Nelson of St. Johns
bury did the official reporting this week
in the absence of Miss Ella M. Ballou,
who was called to Rutland to report the
Koch murder trial in the Rutland
county court.
A hearing in the petition of Martha
+. Benedict VS. Raymond Benedict for
alimony was held this morning. The
petitioner was awarded 81 a week ali
mony and the household furniture.
At 1920 O'Clock the December term
of the county court was declared ad-
| journed.