The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-04-11
SIX MONTHS SENTENCE
Imposed on Jack Brown-H. Lundi Was
Found Guilty Too.

In county court Wednesday afternoon
Jack Brown was given a sentence OF SIX
to Is months in the house of correction
His attorney, A. G. Fay, asked for proba
tion, but the court declined TO extend
such. stating that the record of the man
did not warrant it, but he would give a
long range between the minimum and
maximum sentences, so that supervision
might occur.
II. Lundi whose trial took place on
Wednesday morning, was found guilty in
the afternoon, the jury being out of the
court room about 40 minutes. He was
placed in the custody of the officer but
expected to be able TO get bail. The
states attorney did not urge immediate
sentence, which viii give the respondent
time to form his exceptions several of
which were taken as to. the judge 5
charge.
The case of Barre Savings Bank &
Trust company VS.. Peter Passera ct al
has been entered on the court record as
defaulted and a decree in favor of the
orator granted.
A hearing relative to the petition to
allow Joseph Bartlett OF Plainfield TO
take an appeal from probate court was
argued in county court Wednesday after
noon. Joseph Bartlett testified in the
case, while the testimony given by +. II.
Deavitt, when Judge Fish was presiding,
will be read by the reporter to the court.
This is an action brought by Joseph
Bartlett, praying for an appeal from pro-
bate court that he may attempt TO Sc
cure the allowance of a claim which he
alleges he has against the estate Of his
son The claim amounts to about S50Ob
II includes $1,000 over and above the
money which the son put into Mr. Bart
lett's place, some 81 900 from the sale of
timber land and money from reservation
of pasture land Through a misunder
standing between client and attorney IT
appears that the time for appealing in
probate court passed before they took
any action.
Thomas Cave, jr., as administrator OF
the estate, did not reopen the case and
j. Ward Carver asks, if the petition IS
granted, that an early trial take place,
while the attorneys of Mr. Bartlett are
not pressing the matter as to trial. Mr..
Carver urges an early trial so that the
family NAV govern themselves according
TO the verdict following the trial, for he
need to change their plans if the money
is to be paid to Mr.. Bartlett.
The case Of Nichols VS.. Foley and trus
tees, general assunpsit, has been con
tinued by agreement of counsel. The
case of Frederick s. Carr, administrator,
VS.. Martin Andrews has been withdrawn,
it was stated in court Wednesday after
noon. This is case resulting from the
injuries received by Mrs. III. 5. Boardman
ON Main street two years ago. The ad
damnus is $1,000. 1t was stated that
the clients had settled without knowl-
edge of the attorneys
Two Women Released.
Mrs. Amelia Woods left the county
Jail this morning, the provisions of her
probation having been extended during
the rest of her sentence, with the pro
vision attached that she keep out of
Washington county and that she go back
to living with her husband and care for
their son.
Mrs. Nora Maglores was also released
from the county Jail this morning, the
provisions of her probation having been
extended for the rest of her sentence
that she goes back to living |
with her husband, which she agreed to
do. When she and her husband were
married they took a long wedding trip, |
which included visit in Greece 1t is !
that the trip cost $1,000
This morning the call of the court |
,alendar took place. Attorneys were no
tifed that cases will be disposed of in
heir order unless arrangements are
made for substitution and it looks now
l. though the rest Of the term would be 1
shortened by this direction to attorneys /
This morning the divorce case of Julia .
Dewey VS.. Arthur Dewey, desertion, was
heard.
fred King, intolerable severity and re-
'usal to support, was heard this after
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