The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-06-27
DISAGREEMENT IN
DOOLITTLE CASE
Mans Effort to Eject
John NJ. Moore of Newfane Fails
Trial in Municipal Court.

4 municipal court consisting of A |
F. Roberts, foreman, II. r. Chamber /
lain, Walter +. Prouty, Fred Better |
ley, Dana Stafford and Wales Adams /
OF Brattleboro, Ernest W. Duaklee /
of Vernon, +. H. Brown, II. d. Blood /
and George W. Fisher of Dummers-
ton and James Thayer Of Guilford
was unable to agree yesterday after
noon ca 2. verdict in the case of W.
Ct, DuOlittle against John NJ Moore
of Newfaue, which was brought to
eject the defendant from a place in
Ncwfanc which the plaintiff bought
last September. The defendant claimed
a verbal contract to stay on the farm
for one year. The arguments and
charge of the court We're made after
supper and after the jurymen had been
out about an hour they reported a dis
agreement and We're discharged by
Judge Frank +. Barber.
The witnesses for the plaintiff were
George Mundcll and John Moore, en-
ploycs Of Mr.. Doolittle, who testified
/ to certain threats which the defendant
made when Mr.. Doolittlc moved Mr.
/ Mundcn : coo3s into the back kitchen
| Of the house which the plaintiff was
/ asIiag possession OF in this suit. AIer-
/ ton Stone testified to having been mott
| fiCI to vacate a house owned at Brook
side by a sister OF the defendant and
/ that the defendant had inquired when
he would be out.
The defendant, his sister. Mrs. Eu-
nice Thomas and Mrs. Lottie Hunt Of
Brookside testified to being present
when the plaintiff arranged with the
defendant for the purchase Of the
farm i'm question and claimed that the
plaintiff agreed to let the defendant
remain in the house for one year, but
admitted ca cross examination that
the plaintiff had Il right to use part Of
the house for some of his lumbermen
to live in, with the provision that no
Polanders. Italians or men objection
able should be let IN.
The defense also called Attorney J
G.. Martin of Newfane, who was pres
emit ut the time the trade was made
as agent for the defendant, but did
not examine him at length. In rebuttal
the plaintiff called o. b. Hughes, at
torncv for the plaintiff. who drew tht
deed by which the plaiHtiff secure,
; title, on the question of the defend
ant : right to stay one Fear. Tbs
plaintiff testified that he had given tn,
defendant several notices to vacate tn
> house and barn on the premises. II
c. Bacon appeared for the plaintiff
4 and Chase X Chase for the defendant
Another phase Of the same farm
deal was brought before Justice Johl
4 f.. Morse of South Newflne Saturday
when Mrs Eunicc Thomas brought
= suit for 5000 against W. G. Doolittl
i and two Of his employees for allege
T. tIespass on her place IN Brooksid
into which it was alleged that Nj
Moore was going to move. She claim
the plaintiff moved a wagon an
tanning mill TO this place. The dt
=. PENDANTS alleged that the implement
{ were only moved from the Doolittl
Il farm to the place where Moore ha
planned to move. The defendants al
: reareI specially in the suit and file
u q motion to dismiss on the groun
=. that the justice had no jurisdiction q
~ tine process. it being an action fC
trcspass on the freehold and fcr mon
than 500. II. b. Chase appeared /,
a the plaintiff and argued that the Ne
Il Practice Act passed by the last legl
laturc gave The plaintiff a right /
u amend her declaration. The motto
i was granted and the action dismisse
=, O. p, Hughes appeared for the d
= PENDANTS.