Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1915-10-21
NEARLY READY FOR JURY.
Evidence in LamOnda-ParizO Case
May he Completed To-day.

Mny He Completed To-day.
The evidence for the plaintiff was COM
pleted yesterday in the county court
case of Alfonso A. W. Lamonda ct al vs..
Thomas Parizo, and as the defendant
made good progress in putting in his tes-
timony the case should reach the jury
to-day. Mr. and Mrs. Lamonda we're on
the witness stand for the greater part of
the day, counsel for the plaintiff resting
their case after the completion of the tes-
timony Of these witnesses. The defense
put number Of witnesses on the stand
for the purpose of impeaching Mr. La
mondas testimony, and j. w. Leach of
the Leader Evaporator company of this
city gave evidence as to the amount of a
claim which Lamonda owed to his COM
pany. Some evidence was heard in the
divorce case Of Edith Frances Fielding
VS.. Charles ]. Fielding, but the judges
reserved their decision.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lamonda. the plaintiffs.
both testified to the circumstances SUR
rounding the transaction whereby they
allege the defendant was to repurchasc
the farm in Westford on which they were
living under bond for q deed, the con-
sideration to be $3.50 in cash and the pay
ment of some outstanding bills on the
farm amounting to about an equal
amount. They testified that although
they had given the defendants the deed
for the farm and abandoned possession
he had not fulfilled his share of the con-
tract. the suit being for the $3.50 cash nay.
ment. Both witnesses were subjected to
a long and searching cross-examination.
at the completion Of which the plaintiffs
rested their case.
Counsel for the defendant allege tina.
nc agreed to pay the plaintiffs but $3.50,
when the farm was transferred to a Mr.
Perro of Essex Junction. instead Of to the
defendant himself, and that this sum was
not to be paid In cash. but the defendant
agreed to pay some claims against the
farm and remit the balance OF the $3.50
to the plaintiffs. 1t Is further alleged
that the defendant paid claims against
the farm. amounting to $5622o. Before
taking up the claims, the counsel for the
defendant produced NJ. A. Kenyon, Philo
T. Irish. Ferris T. Phelps. Fred Davis and
Harry p. Farnsworth who testified as to
lmpeach1ng witnesses concerning the
reputation for truth and veracity of Mr.
Lamonda. Some of the witnesses put Mr.
I.amonda's reputation for truth and YER
ncity at about that OF the average per-
son and others placed it below par. Cross
examination of the witnesses however
brought forth the fact that they based
their evidence on Mr.. Lamonda's failure
to pay his bills when due, which Is not
strictly impeaching evidence.
Frank Adams OF Winooski also testified
as an impeaching witness and further
that Mr.. Lamonda had tried to sell him
a bay mare for $50, a part of which he
was to pay to Mr.. Parizo. ]. w. Leach
OF the Leader Evaporator company then
testified as to the amount which the plain
tiff owed to his company for an evapor-
ator Mr.. Leach had just completed his
testimony when court ordered the usual
recess until nine o'clock this morning.
In the divorce case of George F.
Shepard VS.. Mary Tabor Shepard, a
decree was entered for the petitioner.
The petitioner also got decree in the
divorce case Of Eliza Thompson Osborne
VS.. Charles E. Osborne.
CASE AGAINST PRESIDENT BENTON
DISCONTINUED.
The case of Hugh NJ Moore VS.. Guy
Potter Benton, an action Of case, was en-
tered settled and discontinued. The casa
arose from the action OF DR. Benton, when
president of Miami University. Miami.
Ohio. in prosecuting Mr.. Moore for SELL
Ing liquor to students Of the university.
1t Is interesting to note in this connection
that the Ohio Legislature appropriated the
sum Of $3.50 for the defense of his case, a
very rare instance of State Legislature
appropriatfng money to sustain college
president in his efforts to maintain high
moral standard among the students OF his
university. The case was settled without
the payment Of any damages by the de-
PENDANT.