The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-07-03
ORANGE COUNTY COURT.
A Criminal Case Was Taken Up Just
Before Adjournment.

Chelsea, July AT the reassembling
of Orange county court on Tuesday, June
81. the first criminal case of the term
was taken up which was an information
filed by the states attorney against
Richard Buchanan of Newbury. charging;
him with violating the fish and game
laws by fishing from Long pond in the
town of Newbury with set lines The
plea was not guilty. The evidence of the
state tended to show and satisfied the
jury beyond reasona bic doubt that the
respondent did fish from the shore of
said pond with three poles, lines and
hooks at the same time, and a verdict
was rendered to the effect that the re-
spondent was guilty and the court inn
posed a fine OF SIS and costs and sus-
pended the payment of the fine, and upon
payment of the costs, which was about
$50, the respondent was placed on pro
baton until further orders of court.
Frank S. Williams. states attorney, pros.
ecuted and David S. Conant appeared for
the respondent.
Following this case jury was empan-
nelled in the case of Mrs. A. d. Hazard
We. Harry B. Springstead, it being tort
action in which the plaintiff, New Or
leans lady, brought suit against the de-
PENDANT, an owner and operator of
garage in Bradford, to recover 81 900
damages for injury sustained to her car
while it was at his garage for some slight
repairs to be made on the electric start
er. While the machine was in the gar
age the evidence tended to show that
after the parts to be repaired were re-
moved from it by the defendants me-
chanic, the plaintiffs chauffeur, coored
gentleman, was cleaning the transmits
sion at the suggestion of the mechanic
and In so doing was using gasoline as
suggested by the mechanic. While so
working the electric light hung over the
steering wheel by the mechanic exploded
and instantly the gasoline vapers ignited
and Goth car and darkey were surrounded
by flames, which had the effect of bleech-
ing the colored man whittier than snow"
for a brief interval and resulted in burn
ing the top, upholstering, woodwork and
wiring of the car which had to be shipped
to the factory for repairs and cost the
plaintiff about six hundred dollars. The
case was tried at the June term. a year
ago and resulted in mstrial, the jury
being unable to agree but this time the
jury wrestled with the problem for sew
eral hours and finally rendered verdict
for the defendant to recover his costs. |
David s. Conant and Stanley c. Wilson !
appeared for the plaintiff and F. S. Will |
liams and R. M. Harvey appeared for the
defendant
This being the last of the civil cases
set to the jury for trial, the criminal
trials were again taken up and the ease
of State VS.. Irving o. Moulton was |
called and jury empanelled. In this
case the state charged the respondent |
with the crime of cruelty to animals in |
not providing a certain OK with sufficient |
food and drink and shelter and also in
overworking the beast. There were Il
large number of witnesses both for and |
against the defendant, and after the jury
had sifted the wheat from the chaff. they
rendered a verdict of not guilty. States
Attorney Williams prosecuted and Stan.
lev G.. Wilson defended.
The jurors were then excused until /
Monday afternoon at . o'clock. July 10,
when the criminal work will be taken up
again. Court took recess Saturday morn
ing until Wednesday afternoon, July 5.
at o'clock, when court and divorce mat
ters will be taken up and which will
doubtless occupy the attention Of the
court during the remainder of the week.