News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1916-06-07
LAMOILLE COUNTY COURT
A Very Short Term

Another short term of the Lamoile
County Court was opened at Hyde Park
Tuesday by Sheriff Town in his usual
dignfed and impressive manner, Judge
F. NJ Butler, presiding, with Hon. ]. S.
Leach and Hon. H. A. Jackson as Assist
ant Judges. Prayer was offered by Rev
w. E. Baker of Morrisvile.
The jury calendar was called and the
following disposition made of the cases
set for trial =
Chase v. VT. Lumber Co., passed w.
H. Stearns v. E. p. Bashaw, set for court !;
S. L. Dewey v. E. E. Doe, with court.
probably settled John Bouley v. Edgar
Fuller and Edgar Fuller V. John Bouley
with another case not yet entered were
entered, referred and continued A. J.
Thomas v. Town of Johnson. continued J
P. H. Lanphere V. Town of Belvidere,
trial. This left only one civil case for
trial and this was set for, Wednesday
morning, when a jury will be called. This
case is the last case on the jury list The
action is claim for damage on account
of injury to horse by going through
bridge near the Eldred place beyond Bel
videre Corners, and it is claimed by the
town that the notice is defective and
that there was no damage caused by the
accident. P. H. Coleman of Montgomery
appeared for the plaintiff, and M. 2.
Maurice and H. F. Brigha for the de-
fendant. 1t is not expected that this
will be long trial, and the state cases
will then be taken up
The cases set for trial by court were as
follows: B. A. Hunt V. R. H. Fuller,
trial on report; F. r. Child V. J. B.
Stewart, trial on report; Warren V.
Mclean, continued; Pope v. Prior, con-
tinued; l.. l.. Pearl & Co. v. Burnham
and Trustee, discontinued; Nettie B.
Hunt v. Frank Sargent, hearing; Lewis
LeClair V. Orlo Wiltshire, settled; E. G.
Foss V. Mark Poor, passed, probably
settled; Fitzgerald Land & Lumber Co.
v. Emerson & Cass, discontinued; E. G.
Foss v. Fred Perry, judgment for plain
tiff as per stipulation on file.
The State cases were disposed of as
follows:-
State v. Shatney, passed.
State v. John Shufelt, trial.
State v. Harry McNaney, continued.
State v. Herbert Cory. continued.
State V. Mae Burnor. nolle pross.
State v. VIM. Rich, noll pross.
State v. VIM. Collins. noll pross.
State v. Archie Stoddard, nol pross.
State V. Fred E. Guard, continued.
State V. w. H. Westover, noll pross.
State v. Fred Rushford, noll pross.
State v. John Ovitt, noll pross.
Informatons were filed against Garlic
Allen and Anna French for adultery and
against Gordon Bowen for assault 1t is
expected that the respondents will be ar
raigned at an early day. One appealed
case, State v. Leroy, is set for trial. 1t
will not be known how many of these
cases will be tried until after the respon-
dents are arraigned.
III tue dlteIuoOn tne petlI jurors WeIe
called and charged in a very clear and
forceful manner by Judge Butler After
this the petition of c. L. Allen, asking
for modification of an order for ali
mony and the custody of a minor child
was heard, and an order made giving the
custodp of the child to Allen and direct
that the further of alimony, amounting
to 500, cease. Mp. Maurice appeared
for the petitioner. Allen. and F. G. Fleet
wood appeared for the administrators OF
Mrs. Aliens estate, A. L. Laraway of
Waterville.