News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1914-06-10
Lamoille County Court

At the opening of court last week TIL
jury docket was called and the folio W
ing cases were entered Settled and D..
continued": yitl
Austin VS.. Union Mutual Fire ms. Co.
Start V. Bourn, Foss v. Shaw, Bucklin v
Nc Manus, Brown & Smith " Fuller
Aplt. f4;'
In case of ]. A. Bundy, contest of will
the same entry was made and the will
proved in county court-Fleetwood fol
proponents, Hulburd and Maurice fol
contestants.
Bennett v. Winott & Tr. was entered
mo trial"
The case of Arthur J. Thompson was
changed from jury to court and was
taken up Tuesday. This case involves
the settlement of the guardianship acct
of c. W. Manchester of Johnson. E. P.
Jose was appointed guardianlas Decem.
Der and appealed from the settlement
This promises to be the fight of the term.
Horton and Tracy for appellant, Maurice,
Billiard and HulLurd for the guardian.
In Warren v. Mclean judgement was
entered by default, but after the entry
was made Tracy asked to have this
struck off, and the case was continued -
Fleetwood and Maurice for Plf.; Tracy
for Deft. ~
On call of the court docket the case of
Robertson v. Stevens was entered ICON
tinued as per stipulation" Child v.
Stewart, Pope V. Chase, and Stafford v.
Campbell Lumber Co. were continued,
the last case being enjoined by the court
ofchsncery. hearing in the chancery
case will be had this week. In this case
Maurice and Fleetwood appear for Stat
ford and l.. S. TiIlotson for the Campbell
Lumber Co.
Citizens Telephone Co. v. Union Tel.
Co. was entered as Settled and discon-
tinued."
Wednesday morning the state docket
was called and the first case for trial was
State VS.. Eugene Cleveland. In this case,
which was an appeal from the justice
court, it appe ired that the respondent
and the complaining witness were broth
ers and lived near each other in Morris.
vile; that one day in March the com
planning witness called to see his daugh-
ter at the home of his brother. who OBJ
ected to his being there. He did not get
out as quick as the respondent wished
and he gently assisted him away with an
axe helve. He insisted that he was not
guilty,and that he had no money to EN-
ploy counsel. The court was unable to
assign counsel at the expense of the state
as the statute does not allow it, and w.
Tracy was assigned as counsel with
out pay from the state. The following
ury was called: w. F. Barrows, c. 6. |
Cornell, Harry Davis, J. ]. Finnegan, Z.
L. Gray, E. E. Kinds, c. H. Hosmer, c,
?. Jones, A. L. Morrill,, H. S.. Nutting, ]. |
;. Russ, W. E. Sheldon.
The jury concluded that they could not
lgree with the claim of the respondent
ind so found him guilty and as he could
lot pay the fine of ten dollars and costs,
amounting to about $4,000, he is now
ojourning in Rutland for awhile.
The four Conway cases from Stowe
we're continued on account OF the absence
# material witness from Stowe. They
will be heard at the December term The
ase of state v. Allen was continued for
he same reason.
In State v. Herbert Prior of Morris
lille the respondent Piled guilty to fur.
ishing, and was sentenced to not less
han four nor more than FIVE months in
louise of Correction. On payment of the
osts, and of his illhealth the sentence
vas suspended, and he was placed in
barge of the Probation officer for two
ears. 49,
Herbert Corey and Harry McNaney of {
louisville, pied guilty to furnishing and
heir cases were continued for sentence. :
heir offense consisted in allowing a
linor to have liquor which he paid for :
INT to their names and turning the same
yer to the minor.
State v. Gordon Emerson, the respond /
1t pied guilty and was sentenced to not
IS than 10 nor more than Is months in {