News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1915-06-09
LAMOILLE COUNTY COURI

| q Jun was III thS NbSS -
State vs. Archie Mclean. charged WITH
permitting two dogs that would hunt
and pursue DEER to run at large unac
companied by the said Mclean. The fol
| lowing jury was selected to hear the
| case:-F. ]. Allen, A. L. Brush, F. Chaffee
| F. M. Davis, A. w. Edwards, H. S. Gates
E. M. Houston, F. o. Lunt, Henry Dim
| H. E. Pike, F. A. Potter and A. c. Stearns,
The evidence of the State tended to
show that on Thanksgiving day, 1914,
two dogs kept by Mclean were seen
| chasing deer. This was reported to
| Warden F. E. STAFFORD and notice sent to
Mclean. After this on several occasions
one or both these dogs were seen chasing
| deer when Mclean was not with them.
| The defendant denied this and claimed
that one of the dogs claimed to have been
seen at large was killed before the time
when witnesses claimed to have seen it.
The case went to the jury about 5 O'Clock
Thursday afternoon and they 'rassled"
and crashed" with it until 2 o'clock Fri
day afternoon, when they brought in
verdict of guilty. States Attorney NJ P.
Maurice and r. w. Hulburd for the State
and w. E. Tracy for respondent.
Friday morning the following jury was
empanelled in the case of State VS.. A. B.
Austin, charged with assaulting his wife
on the 10th day of December, with a
razor: F. B. Noble, H. O. Fisher, H. G.
Hutchins, c. S. Brennan, c. M. Griswold,
A. M. Carpenter, E. X. Lilley, w. H.
Warren, J. w. Rivers, c. B. Parker, J. c.
Peck and E. w. Potter.
1t appeared that Austin cut his wife's
throat at that time and shortly after cut
his own, both recovering. An informa
ton was filed at the December term and
Austin committed to the hospital for
the Insane at Waterbury for observation.
The respondent was brought to Hyde
Park by DR.. D. D. Grout, Supt. of the
hospital and pied not guilty to the into1
nation. The evidence of DR.. Grout show
ed that Austin was insane at the time of
the commission of the crime, and that he |
was now insane and dangerous to be at
large.
At the close of the case the court |
,harged the jury that they should return |
a verdict of mot guilty by reason of in
sanity" which was done, and the re-
'pondent was found by the court to be
insane and dangerous and committed to
he Hospital for the Insane at the expense
Of the state to remain there until other !
wise directed by the court.-Maurice for
state and Fleetwood for respondent.
The jury was excused Friday noon
Until Monday at two o'clock.
Friday afternoon the divorce case of
Horace Wetherell VS.. Genevieve Wetherell
vas heard. and decision reserved.-Hul-
ourd for petitioner
This completed the business for the
week and court took recess until Mons
lay afternoon.
When court came in Monday after
loon, the State moved for sentence in
he case OF State VS.. Archie Mclean who
was convicted last week. Mclean was
ined $4,000 and costs of prosecution
amounting to about $4,000 with the
alternate sentence of three times as many
laws as dollars in the fine and costs in
he House of Correction. Council for
he respondent represented to the court
hat the respondent could pay the costs
,ut could not pay both at this time, and
asked for time in which to pay the fine.
N order that the respondent could have
my time for payment he was placed in
me hands of the Probation Officer, and
ordered to pay the fine $1,000 per month,
md remain IN the hands OF the Proba
ion Officer until the fine was paid. The
.osts were paid.
After this case was disposed of jury
vas enpauelled in the case of State VS.
Orange Wells, charged with statutory
ape. 1t will be remembered that when
Wells was being taken to the jail at
HYDE Park in default of bail, he escaped
rom Sheriff Town by jumping from an
and was at large IN the
vilds of his mountain home for several
LAYS finally surrendering. The follow
NC Jury was drawn:-A. w. Edwards,
T. E. Potter, H. G. Hutchins, H. E. Pike,
F. Chaffee, E. M. Davis, A. M. Carpen-
Ter, E. M Houston, F. ]. Allen, Henry
I. DIN, e. M. Griswold and H. o. Fisher.
Wells was prosecuted by States Attorney
Maurice and was defended by X. w.
and w. E. Tracy.
During the afternoon several witnesses
were examined by the State, and their
evidence tended to show that the crime
was committed at Eden on the 10Th day |
Of April, as testified by the prosecutrix.
Her testimony was corroborated by her
mother, brother and sister. DIR. Stay
ton testified that he made an examina-
ton of the girl three days later and found |
that the crime had been com.
mitted within a week. Many witnesses
were called by both the state and the