The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-05-03
VERDICT AGAINST
WELCOME $4,7OO
Guilford Assault Case il,
! County Court Ended
Last Evening
JURY DISBELIEVES
FARMERS STORY
Went to Mrs Neibysk's Home When
Husband Was Away-Placed Proper
ty Out of His Hands-Auto Damage
Case Begins Next Tuesday.

A verdict of $4,000 was returned in fa-
vor of the plaintiff soon after 6 o'clock
last evening in the case of Mrs. Anna
Neibyski of Guilford, wife of Nicholas
Neibyski, against Thomas Welcome, a
well-to-do Gulford farmer, which had
been on trial all the week in county
court at Newfane. This was an action
for damages for assault.
The evidence tended to show that on
Dee. 20, 1917, Welcome went to the plain
titf's home about II a. m. and inquired
Tor her husband. She said he was chop
ping in the woods and showed Welcome
how to find him. Welcome went toward
the woods. but returned in a few min
utes and asked Mrs. Neibvski where her
older boy was. She replied that he was
in school Besides the woman and Wei
come the only persons in the house were
two children, SIX months and two wears
of age
1t appeared from the plaintiffs testi-
mony that Welcome siezed her and ear
rled her into another room, but that She
managed TO get away from him. and in
doing 50 injured her back He seized her
again around the waist, and She said she
struggled until she became exhausted
whereupon the assault was committed
As the result of the injury to her back
Mrs. Neibyski was unable to work for
several weeks. She brought a suit for
damages in the sum Of $4,000.
Welcome admitted going to the house
but said it was solely to get Mr.. Neibvski
TO work for him ana ne denied making
an assault He admitted. however, re-
naming in the house from ll.30 until
about noon.
1t appeared that Welcome s wife left
him some time ago and that two OIL
three days later he sold all his real es-
tate to his son in New York for a few
hundred dollars. After the Guilford
assault he transferred his personal
property to his son, and he testified
that the transfer was without consid
Grafton. The real estate with mort.
cages watch he held he said was worth
$4,000 but the plaintiff claims the
/ value Is much in excess of that sum.
In his defense his moral characte,
was made an issue and four witnesses
were called who testified that they
never heard anything against him but
one OF them on cross examination said
has reputation in the matter of con
duet toward women was bad. In re.
buttal 10 neighbors testified that not
only was his conduct toward women
bad but that his reputation for truth
and Neraeity was below par. Two tes
titled as to attempted improper con.
duct toward them. His wife testified
that he did not tell the truth except
| by accident.
! Yesterday Charles S Chase made thu
/ opening argument for the plaintiff ana
John Z. Gale the opening argument
for the defendant Frank +. Barbe,
closed for the defendant and Harrif
=. Chase for the plaintiff The Jury
| took the case about clock.
Court took recess yesterday after
noon until Tuesday morning. when tn,
case of II. F. Jordan of Brattlebor,
against Ansel j. Pierce will be heoun
| Mr.. Jordan is administrator of the es
tate Of Mrs. John Rhodes of this town
who died of injuries caused bv Mr.
Pierce S automobile on Main street
and he seeks damages for the estate.