News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1915-06-02
LAMOILLE COUNTY COURT
June Term Now On - A Large
Amount of Business in Sight

. his voice with the familiar Hear yez.
Judge Stanton was on the bench, abb,
supported by Assistant Judges Leacl
and Jackson Prayer was offered b.
Rev. X. D. Cranmer of Morrisvile.
Practically all the local bar were in at
tendance, including the veteran Col.
B. Sawyer, a member of this bar up
wards of sixty years.
Among the attorneys from out of tn
county were M. S. Villas of Burling ton
H. F. Brigham of Bakersfield w. D
Stewart Of Fairfax. W. H. Fairchld O
Fairfield, w. B. Lochlin of Richford anc
B. ]. Mulcahey of Hardwick.
Mention should also be made of the
presence of two embryo attorneys, Mau
rice Perlroth and J. Randall Child.
The docket was called and the follow
ing cases were set for trial.
Geo. w. Brown v. J. H. May, Edward
White V. St. Johnsbury & Lake Cham
plain Railroad, S. E. Pope V. Earl Prior
c. E. & F. o. Burt Lumber Co. " H. E
Shaw and Will Horner. all by jury; and
c. H. A. Stafford v. Campbell Lumber
Co., Laaoille Co. Savings Bank V. Geo
L. Story, l. L. Pearl g. Co. V. Glenn
Burnham and Trustee, Chas. E. Bragg
V. F. H. Mcfarland stand f or trial by
! court, with several divorce and chancerv
cases.
| The following cases were entered "Set.
| tied and discontinued: Carrie M. Law
renee V. A. E. Lawrence, H. D. Smith v.
| Geo. w. Brown, and In re Almira M.
Curriers' will, and E. E. Richards v.
Town of Eden. Many minor entries
were made not on the trial calendar.
In the afternoon the petit jurors were
called and addressed as to their duties.
The court then heard the Currier will
case. This had been disposed of, except
a matter of form, by an agreement of
the parties and the will was proved and
the case certified back to probate court
Maurice for proponents; Hulburd for the
aplts.
c. E. Kinsley of Lowell was arraigned
on an information filed by States Atty
Maurice and pied guilty to larceny of a
large amount of betting and mill sup
plies. taken from the mill of the New
England Asbestos Co. in Eden, which is
now owned by B. B. Blake. The proper
ty had been taken by Kinsley to use in
his mill in Lowell. His explanation was
that he saw it was wasting in an aban-
doned mill and thought he might as we'll
use it. On account of his former good
and his family he was fined
5000 and costs, instead OF prison sen
tence, which was paid. 1t is understood
that he paid for part of the property. he
took and returned the rest.
The civil cases will not be taken up |
this week on account of V. A. Billiard be |
ing being detained in the Uni,ed States I
court at Montpelier, and to occupy the |
week the state cases will be heard as far
as possible.
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and several matters were pre-
sented to that body.
At 2 o'clock the case of State V. Archie
Mclean of Stowe was taken up. The
charge is allowing dogs to chase deer
and to run at large unaccompanied by
their owner and keeper Maurice for the
State, assisted by Hulburd, representing
the Fish & Game League, and Tracy for
respondent.
The term promises to be of more than
he usual length, as there are several inn
portant cases for trial, among which are
the cases of Burt Lumber Co. V. Shaw
and Horner and the chancery case OF 5.
B, Waite, Admr. V. w. l.. Burleson. The
1rst is a land case and the latter bill to
set aside deed on account of the claimed
insanity of the grantor.
COURT NOTES
Mrs. Laird of Montpelier is the official
Janitor Lee has everything spic and
span from cellar to garnet.
The new assistant judge, Jackson, fills
his position with becoming dignity.
H. L. Stevens. who rated we'll as
Sheriff, expectorates fully as well as a
Deputy.
Judge Stanton extends the glad hand
most cordially to both old and new ac-
4uaintances.
The County Clerks new deputy, Miss
DeNio, looks after the official details in
a good manner.
ExJudge Mower had seat Tuesday
down among the spectators and was
quite at Observation-Disclosures several
years on the bench.
Sheriff Town appears in a bran new
suit of clothes, new shoes and a hand
some necktie. which surely makes him the
Beau Brummell of the court.
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