The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-11-13
ELDERLY MAN SENTENCED.
J. H. Merrill Gets a Year in the States
Prison

1 ]. II. Merrill and George Long were
sentenced in Washington county court
yesterday afternoon and it looks at
though the adjournment of court will
take place Wednesday afternoon. II was
thought Molrfay afternoon that adjourn
ment might take place this afternoon,
but the Frattini- Zanleoni case was tried
instead of 2 settlement taking place,
(which prolonged the session day.
/ Merrill. who some days since pleaded
Iguilty to adultery with feeble minded
girl at the poor farm IN Northfield, was
given not less than one year nor more
than two in the states prison. G. A.
Smith, deputy probation officer, investi-
gated the affair, and reported in writing
recommending probation, but the courts
version of the affair did not tally with
the report and Merrill will go to prison.
He is "A years of age.
George Long, aged SO, was given moi
less than year nor more than two in
the house of correction, and was fined
81 and costs. A. G. Theriault, for w. A.
Lord, appeared for the respondent, asking
for leniency because Long had been but
short time in this country and suggest
ed the house of correction sentence. Rel
ative to the matter, States Attorney E.
r. Davis stated that investigation shows
that he took ring from the c.. f. De-
merritt home, where he was employed. in
addition to forging check drawn to Mr..
Demeritt. 81
No trial will take place in the case of
Ward Lumber company against William
Lathrop, general assumpst. In the case
nf ~ Dinarl u5 Ninaaut fa4f
tion to set aside the Judgment of Barre |
city court the petition was dismissed. |
In the lower court the Judgment turned |
was about $40 in favor of Cato who I
was the plaintiff against Pinard in the
city court. In giving the decision, Judge
Slack expla med at considerable length |
ter, which resulted in the explanation
that the petition should have been
brought in the court in which the case
was tried instead of in county court.
The case viii go to supreme court upon
exceptions.
The remainder of Monday afternoon
was occupied with the presentation of
testimony in the case of Angie Flora
Frattini VS. Mario ZanIeoni, bastardy in
which r. A. Hoar and J G. Frattini
are the attorneys. Efforts at settlement
had been made even as late as during ,
the earlier part of the afternoon pre-.
cedRg the trial, The presentation of I
evidence in the case was completed this I
G. J. Adams Of Waterbury appeared 4
in court to-day, asking that decree 7
be entered in the two cases of Eva Far t
-ar VS. John Abair, foreclosure, and J. J. &
Flynn VS.. Clifton Parkman and wife, {
short foreclosure, in which the redemp. {
ion period sxed was 30 days a
Arguments were made to-day in the l.
'ase of Anselmo Stefanizzi vs.. the Ital
an Mutual Benefit society, as also pc
.ition for the discharge Of receiver Il
or Charles Bianchi. The case of Simeon n
Swerdfeger vs. Harlow Folsom was en- Q
cred as settled and discontinued In Ii
he case OF Helen Brown vs. W. +. Jack 5
on and trustees a judgment for the a
plaintiff as per stipulation was entered.
Three insurance companies have
'rought suit against Joseph G. Brown as
commissioner in cases growing G.
ut of attempts to collect license fees,
he petitioners being the American Cas- e
alty Co, the United States Fidelity & v
Co. and the United States Fl
elity & Dept. Co.
Traction Receivership Asked
A hearing will take place Nov 20 at
he Washington county court house in u
he matter of the receivership of the :
ARE and Montpelier Traction & Power
1mpanv judge L. p Slack having
gned the bill in chancery yesterday d,
oming as it does on top of statement b,
Iade few days ago by H. 7, Sands ps
rat he was progressing finely with the OF
ssurance of the bondholders that they Oh
ere agreeable to the new issue OF bonds or
nder the new franchise, it was sur. bi
rise at the offices of the Teuney com Vi
my. which manages the affairs Of the al
Dove corporation. an
The suit is brought in the name of ST
enry NJ Deavitt of Chicago alleging on
lat the bonds due Nov have been de- W,
ulted, praying that the mortgage be r,
reclosed and that short day be ca
lmed for the hearing Tuesday The es
,nds amount to 100000 and interest is in,
five per cent. Mr. Deavitt owns $500 lie
bonds left him by his father, T. ]. WI
,avitt When he sent the collection to ro
e trust company for his money the re- Or,
rt was mo funds" The bonds were
sued 20 years ago and due Nov. !, VIC
IL The bill was served upon II, d. lea
rabee, clerk of the company, yester- ms
V afternoon j. ]. Flynn of Burling- tn,
n is set up as one of the principal dr.,
'ners of the company. The mortgage sci
vers everything in the name of the wi
rporstion, including the bali park, Ben tu
min Falls and Dewey park. The bill
20 sets up that Montpelier is indebt-
to the amount of $4,000 for the CON
uction of the Rialto bridge. The road w,
IS built in 1897 by J. J. Flynn, F. C. w
nnedy. A. o. Humphrey and P. S, Pier
4 of Burlington |
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