The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-11-18
WINCHESTER
FINED $500
Also Sentenced to Four to
Six Months i'm House
of Correction
DIVORCES GRANTED
IN COUNTY COURT
Several Brattleboro Persons Concerned
= Court Term Adjourned at New
fame Yesterday, but Chancery Gases
Are Being Heard.

Sotut Term Adjourned at New
fame Yesterday, but Chancery Cases
Are Being Heard.
The court term of the Windham coun-
ty court came to an end yesterday af-
ternoon at > 10 o'clock with the SEN
fencing of Hooker Winchester of Gull
ford to pay a fine of 5000 and TO serve
from tour TO SIX months in the house of
correction at Rutland for keeping io-
uor with the intent to sell Chancery
cases are now being heard and the
chancery session will continue several
davs.
Most of yesterday afternoon was
spent in consultation between Winches-
ter 5 counsel, Gibson & Daley, and
State 5 Attorney o. B. Hughes. with
Probation Officer c. Menzies Miller an
occasional participant The reason was
that Winchester had a sentence of from
four to SIX months hanging over him
for breach of parole in having contin-
ued dealing in liquor while under a sus-
pended sentence of from four to six
months for having made two sales of
liquor.
Winchester was given chance to re-
tract his plea of guilty and stand trial
and at one time late in the afternoon
there was some apparent prospect that
Winchester would elect to have a Jury
trial, but just before o'cleck it was
decided to take sentence on the plea of
guilty.
Judge F. L. Fish then imposed the
fine of $500 and a sentence of from
four to six months in the house of cor
reetion at Rutland The court said in
effect that in imposing the sentence to
Rutland the court had in mind that
there was a former sentence hanging
over the respondent for a breach of pa
role and it was with the feeling that
the new sentence might be imposed in
place of the suspended sentence that it
was given. OF course, the court said
any suggestion to the probation officer
the court may make Is not binding upon
the probation officer, but the court felt
that the behavior of the defendant
while confined in the house of correc-
ton would have much to do with the
attitude of the probation officer regard
ing the suspended sentence.
Probation Officer Miller said this
morning that Winchester would be ar
rested for breach of parole at the ex-
p1ratlon of his present sentence and
would be taken before the municipal
court of Brattleboro, which imposed the
first sentence. He said that in the
event that Winehester's 5 conduct had
been good he would suggest to the mu-
nlelpal court that his probation be fur
ther extended, but that the disposition
OF the suspended sentence depended up
on the court by which it was imposed.
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divorce cases as wen as IN other mat
ters that have been considered by the
court.
Carmen Stowen of Londonderry was
awarded the sum of So 200 to support
herself and children and the court ere
ated a lien upon the property of her
husband, George G. Stowell, who left
her two or three years ago. The prop
erty consists of a farm valued at
$500.
The court made an order that the
plaintiff in the case of Leslie Stratton
of Williamsville against Holden & Mar
tin should bear the costs of the hearing
before the auditor and the defendant
company the remainder of the COSTS
The following divorce DEGREES were
granted:
Frank S. Mundell of Williamsville
from Mary Mundell, wilful desertion;
Frank W. Melendy of South London
derry from Annie NJ. Melendy, wilful
desertion; Florence Z. Small of Marl-
boro from Stephen Y. Small, intoler-
able severity and minor child given to
petitioner; Mette Jefts of Brattleboro
from Lewis w Jefts, statutory grounds;
Lytie Edwards of Wardsboro from John
A. Edwards, intolerable severity; James
l.. Orcutt of Rockingham from Ethel
Orcutt, wilful desertion; Lillian Stur-
teVant OF West Townshend from Her
bert IL. Sturtevant, wilful desertion;
Alice L. Bassett of South Halifax from
Frank a. Bassett, statutory grounds,
and minor child given to petitioner
with alimony of 800 a month Rufus
ingalls, of Rutland from Eleanor ingalls,.
statutory grounds, and minor child
gwen to petitioner; Aquilla Darling of
MorTlsvllle from Mary Darling, statu-
tory grounds; Lillian Couillard of West
Dummerston from John Couillard, will
ful desertion; Eva Thomas of Brattle-
boro from Lucius Thomas, intolerable
severity; Florence /. Gilbert of Brat
tleboro from Charles w. Gilbert, to be
granted next term for wilful desertion.
Mr. Gilbert is in the army. The plain
TIN proved her case, but to comply with
the statutes the decree could not be
granted at this term.
Two cases were discontinued and the
eases of Bessie E. Howard against Per-
ley +. Howard and of Victoria Horton
against James Fred Horton were con
tinued TO next term.