Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1920-09-29
COUNTY COURT

The regular September session of
the County court was duly opened
Monday afternoon of last week
Judge Frank Fish of Vergennes pre-
siding, F. w. Tenney of Albany and
w. ID. Miller of Troy assistant
judges, and Miss Mabel Spencer of
St. Johnsbury court stenographer.
The session was opend by prayer
by Rev. L. A. Edwards.
Monday afternoon was occupied in
going over the docket. The first case
set for trial Tuesday morning at
o'clock was the case of Leroy P. Rus
sell V. William E. Brock, tort. w.
Fl. Cleary attorney for plaintiff and
T. II. Thompson for defendant 1t
appeared in this case that Mr.. Brock
had purchased a Vim Truck of
George Newick, who was acting
agent. 1t later developed that Leroy
P. Russell had furnished Newick
with the trucks and claimed to hold
claim on this truck for 1887 for
which he brought suit against Brock,
who was ordered to have the Truck
in Newport on the morning of the
opening of the case, which he did,
and upon examination of same it
was found the number on the truck
did not correspond to the one in ques-
| tion, ad the case was discontinued
ton, and the case was discontinued
| costs.
The next case for trial was Mary
| B. Martin V. Dan Bowen and E. A.
| Bowen, tort. The afternoon of
Tuesday was used in empanelling the
| Jury as follows: F. S. Briggs.
| Newport town; J. A. Calkins, Nor
gan; L. S. Collins, Greensboro; Aus
tin Hall, Charleston; A. C. Harris,
| Barton; J. r. kirkpatrick, Newport
city; Lee R. Miller, Westfeld; E. G.
Moulton, Holland; D. B. Nelson,
| Albany; VIM. F. Pike, Derby; E. N.
Robinson, Bloomington F. NJ. Sears,
| Irasburg.
The Jury were taken to the scene
of the accident and the trial began
Wednesday morning. The case is
plaintiff. Mary Martin of Newport
city against Dan Bowen and son, d.
L. Bowen of Newport Center, for in
juries claimed to have been received
in team and auto mix-up which oe-
Cured on Coventry street, Aug. 9.
1919. The accident happened on
Saturday evening when the street
was crowded with autos and many
people were going and coming from
the Premier Theatre. Mrs. Martin
accompanied by her daughter, Mrs.
Maurice Avery, who lived on the East
Side, had driven on to Coventry
street and stopped near the Bedell
property, Mrs. Martin remaining IN
the wagon, while Mrs. Avery was
! doing some shopping at the Atlantic
& Pacific grocery store. d. L. Bow
en-, driver of Ford car had been to
the auto was returning up Coventry
: : street to Main when the car hit the
= = wagon in which Mrs. Martin was
: sitting thowing her out causing the
: horse to run away, but was soon
stopped near the Blake market. The
;; wagon, which was light rubber
tire make, suffered badly and Mrs.
, Martin was badly frightened and
taken by auto to her home. The first
, witness in the case was d. L. Bowen
the driver of the car in the accident.
He was examined on the stand for
some length rehearsing the incidents
as he saw them in connection with the
accident. The next witness was the
plaintiff, Mary Martin. DR.. G. F.
Adams, who attended Mrs. Martin,
was the next witness.
,, Wednesday afternoon Mrs. Maurice
| | ANcIy, II. Il. JAIN
!, Frank Burns, Effie Lockart, were on
the witness stand.
The case was resumed Thursday
and Mrs. Laura Hildreth, Dan Bowen
DIR. j. M. Alien. P. W. Lawson, c.
B. Parker, II. l.. Pudvah, Mrs. Mar
. tin and DR.. Adams were witnesses
examined The attorney for plaintiff
is David S. Conant of Dunnett, Shields
& Conant, st. Johnsbury. The at
!. torneys for the defendants are Walter
S. Cleary, O. S. Annis and E. A.
Cook.
The taking Of evidence closed
Thursday afternoon and Attorney Co
nant made the opening plea for the
plaintiff E. A. Caak made the plea
for the defendants, finishing his ar
gurment Friday forenoon, followed
by the closing plea for the plaintiff
, and the case was given to the jury.
The jury on the Martin VS.. Bowen
: $4,000 damage suit brought in ver-
dict Friday afternoon at 2:40 for the
plaintiff to recover $500 for personal
injuries and costs.
The next case to come on trial
was calendar case No. 3400, Albert
Lumbra VS.. Harry Locke both of
Barton. Albert Lumbra brings suit
, against Locke for S30OO, Tor the
; alienation of his wife's affections
+ In empaneling the jury it required
the drawing of several talesmer
, from Newport City.
The jury finally selected are: L. L
Allen, Craftsbury; w. A. BIake
!, !. Lowell; C. C. Davis, Newport; Del6s
. Buck, Newport; c. B. Goodnougih
Newport; A R. Miles, Albany; l.
H. McIver. Newport; O. G. Stone.
Newport; J. B. Silver, Greensboro
:, A. c. Sleeper, Newport; o. f. Wll-
+ Iiarns, Newport; Homer Thasheri
d Newport.
e The attorneys. in the case are w
:, w. Reirden assisted by E. A. Cook
i for the plaintiff, A. H. Grout as
sisted by Frank Thompson for the de
: fendant. The only two witnesses
: on the case Friday afternoon was the
: defendant Locke and Plaintiff Lun-
: bra. Mrs. Locke being the first wit
e ness. Saturday morning at O'Clock
J, Mr.. Lurnbra took the stand for cross
r examination by Thompson. The other
e witnesses that were on the stand for
n the plaintiff Saturday were Reba
e Lun1bra, 16 years of age daughter OF
:. +be plaintiff Homer Hitchcock
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