The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1914-06-15
ORANGE COUNTY COURT.
Several Civil Cases and Three Criminal
Cases Taken Up.


Chelsea, June l5.--The much celebrat-
ed case of William c. Sanborn admin.
istrator OF the estate of Eunice Y. San
born, VS.. Abe Jacobs, which occupied the
attention of the Orange county court
during the first week of the term in
putting i'll the evidence was concluded
ON Tuesday evening of the second week,
when the jury rendered verdict for the
defendant to recover his costs. This ver
dict gave the defendant "the best two in
three" but the end is not yet, as the
case will go to supreme court for the
third time.
The second case tried by jury was
Dana c. Picknell vs.. Robert Fulton. The
action was trover, alleging that the said
defendant took from the barn of the
plaintiff two-year-old heifer, which the
defendant claimed TO own. There were
large number of witnesses, some OF
whom were veterinary surgeons who
were used as experts on the specifieaues-
ton of the age OF the heifer in ques
ton. While some of the evidence tended
to show the age of the heifer above
three years old, experts, although sum
moned by opposite sides We're practical
ly agreed as to the age, placing it at
two years, although they stated it was
impossible to determine the age in many
cases within six months. The heifer was
one which had been tested for tuber-
culosis evidently, as she had tag show
ing the fact of test in one ear, and
while the defendant admitted that his
stock had never been tested, he could
not positively account for the presence
of the ornament in the heifer's ear. The
Jury were satisfied that the heifer be-
longed to the plaintiff and rendered a
verdict for the plaintiff to recover S47.50
actual damages and $3.50 exemplary
damages or in effect for the plaintiff to
recover a round sum of 800 and his
costs. The evidence placed the value OF
the heifer from $40 to $50 d. S. Co.
nant and s. C.. Wilson for the plaintiff,
and f. S. Williams and r. NJ. Harvey
for the defendant.
The last civil case for trial by jury
was William c. Sanborn VS.. Blake Locke,
the action being in assumpsit on note.
The defense was that the note in ques-
ton was forgery and the jury found
for the defendant to recover his costs.
Several other civil cases were disposed
of during the week by being continued
or entered settled and discontinued.
Three criminal cases were disposed of
in the manner following; State VS.. A. NJ.
Goldberg, charging the respondent with
horse stealing. The plea was guilty and
the following sentence imposed; SEN
fenced to be confined at hard labor in
the state prison for Il term OF not less
than three years nor more than five
years and to pay fine of Sl2 per month
for 20 months. The execution of the
prison sentence was suspended and the
respondent placed on probation. States
Atty +. s. Williams prosecuted and Will
liam II. Sprague appeared for the re-
spondent.
state VS.. William c. Wilkie The re-
spondent balls from Newbury and was
rape, to which charge he pleaded guilty
and was sentenced to serve term of
not less than two years nor more than
three years in the state prison at Wind
sor. States Atty Williams prosecuted
and the respondent was defended by
Stanley c. Wilson.
State VS.. Joseph Zero. This respond
emit comes up from the town of Randolph
and is charged with breach OF the
peace the more specific nature of the
breach being that as result OF an ex-
cessive indulgence of "fire water" he pro-
ceeded to trim up his wife to his own
liking at that particular time and did
the Job so thoroughly that she has as
result been in the sanatorium at Ran
dolph for the last two weeks for treat
ment. The court gave him sentence
of not less than one year nor more than
two years in the house of correction at
Rutland. States ATTY Williams prose-
cuted and Stanley C.. Wilson defended.
The criminal docket will be taken up
the first of this week and with the di-
vorce hearings will engage the attention
OF the court during the week.