The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1914-01-19
HOTEL KEEPERS
FINED FOR NEGLECT
J. o. Belcher and A. E. Allen Pleaded
Guilty to Failure to Provide Fire
Escapes on Lake Morey Ho-
tel, Which Was Burned.

tel, Which Was Burned.
| Chelsea, Jan. l9.-During the week be-
ginning Monday, Jan. IL, the following
cases were disposed of in Orange county
court:
| State vs. Selden Powers, charged with
adultery, the respondent pleaded not
guilty and went to trial and the jury
returned verdict of guilty and he was
sentenced to serve a term of not less
than two years nor more than three
years in state prison at Windsor. States
Attorney Williams prosecuted and the
respondent was represented by S. G. Will
son and M. M. Wilson.
State VS.. Harold Bard of West Fairlee,
charged with burglary, pleaded not gull
ty and the jury found to the contrary
and he was sentenced to serve a term of
not more than four years and six months
nor less than three years and six months
in state prison. ID. S. Conant and s. G.
Wilson defended.
State VS.. Hattie A. Taylor of Chelsea,
charged with adultery, retracted her plea
of not guilty and entered plea of guilty
and was sentenced to serve term of not
less than one year nor more than one
year and six months in the house of cor
rection at Rutland. S. c. Wilson and
r. M. Harvey defended.
State VS.. Eugene 0rdway of Washing
ton, who during the first week of the
term was convicted of adultery, was
sentenced to serve O. term of not less
than two years nor more than three
years in state prison at Windsor. X. M.
Harvey and s. G. Wilson defended.
State VS.. William Moore of Bethel,
charged with burglary, entered a plea OF
guilty of larceny and was sentenced to
pay fine of $50, with the alternative
sentence in county jail; execution of
sentence stayed and the respondent was
placed on probation. ID. S. Conant de-
Tended.
State VS.. Edward Pierce of Fairlee,
charged with selling intoxicating liquor
contrary to law, stood trial and was
found guilty and sentenced to pay fine
of $500. Exceptions were taken and al
lowed and cause passed to supreme court.
ID. S. Conant defended.
State VS.. Alma Mandigo was found
guilty of breach of the peace; case was
continued for sentence.
State vs. Bert i. Shooter of Bradford,
charged with rape; respondent retraeted
his plea of not guilty and entered plea
of guilty and was sentenced to serve
term in state prison at Windsor for not
less than four years and six months nor
more than five years. w. II. Sprague
and ID. S. Conant defended.
State VS.. Robert f. Harrington of
Bradford, charged with burglary; re-
spondent entered a plea of guilty and
was sentenced to serve a term Of not less
than two years nor more than three
years in the house of correction at Rut.
land. d. S. Conant defended.
State VS.. L. Campo of Williamstown,
charged with selling intoxicating liquor
without license, entered plea of gull
ty and was sentenced to the house of
correction for a term of not less than
three months and 10 days nor more than
four months. r. A. Hoar of Barre de-
Tended.
State VS.. Walter Higgins of Thetford,
who entered plea of guilty to petit
larceny, was sentenced TO pay fine of
$50. The respondent was not represent
ed by counsel.
State VS.. j. o. Belcher and A. f. Hale,
charged with not having provided fire
escapes on Inelr summer motel at Lake
Morey, which was burned a year ago
last June, the respondents pleaded guilty
and We're fined 5000. D. S. Conant de-
Tended
In the case of Caroline A. Masterson
VS.. Wilbur II. Masterson, divorce was
granted for the cause of wilful desertion
and the custody of three minor children
was deereed to the petitioner. w. H.
Sprague appeared for the petitioner.
Grace F. Boucher VS.. Oliver E. Boucher,
a bill was granted for intolerable sever
ity and the petitioner granted the right
to resume her maiden name of Grace F.
Lavine. s. c. Wilson for petitioner
Alonzo Taylor VS.. Hattie A. Taylor,
bill granted for adultery. w. ii. Sprague
for the petitioner.
Eliza beth r. Randall vs. Moses ID. Ran
dali, bill granted for intoerable severity
and custody of two minor children de-
creed to petitioner. +. S. Williams APP
peared for the petitioner.
Several hearings on civil and chancery !
matters were heard by the court. The |
jury were discharged for the term on |
Thursday and were paid for 90 days of |
service.