The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-12-14
C0RINTH MAN
up FOR ASSAULT
Henry E. Comstock Was
Fined and Placed on
Probation
IDEIBERT jerks
ADMITS LARCENY
Several Divorce Cases
Heard in Orange County
Court

term of Orange county court convened
at 10 o'clock Tuesday, the seventh,
with Honorable Stanley G. Wilson pre-
siding, with Assistant Judges B. IL.
Adams Of Chelsea and r. Nelson Oar
ling of Bradford present. Prayer was
offered by Rev. John A. Lawrence, aft
er which Sheriff George A. Tracy made
the opening proclamation. Other court
officers present were Hale X. Darling,
clerk; William H. Sprague, deputy
clerd; John G. Sherburne, states at
torney, and Mabel l.. Spencer, reporter.
Deputy Sheriffs Warren C. 0rdway of
Fairlee and Will S. Bryant of Ran
dolph are in attendance as assistants
to Sheriff Tracy. Among the legal fra
ternity present at the opening of court
were John w. Gordon, Earl R. Davis,
A. G. Fay and A. A. Sargent of Barre !;
March NJ Wilson of Randolph, Frank
S. Williams of Oxford n H., Hugh w.
Hastings of Bradford, George L. Stowe,
Millward G. Taft and Lyle r. Beckwith
of Chelsea.
On reading of the jury calendar it
was disclosed that only two cases
NUuIu lo u Ihls llit OLHttN nav .
been settled or continued. OF the ten
eases set for trial on the court calen-
dar only four remained for trial at this
term, the others having been settled
for or continued.
AT the afternoon session the petit
jurors were empaneled and sworn, aft
er which Judge Wilson gave them a
very comprehensive talk regarding their
duties as jurors, and they were excused
until Wednesday morning when it was
expected the first case would be ready
for trial.
On the coming in of court Wednes-
day morning counsel in the case which
stood for trial advised TIE court that
an agreement had been reached where
by Judgment might be entered for
plaintiff for much less amount than
was set up in plaintiffs specifications,
and that being done the case was dis
posed of without trial. Frank S. Will
liams appeared for the plaintiff and
William H. Sprague and Hale X Oar
ling for the defendant.
On information that the next case
for trial by jury could not be taken up
until the second week of the term since
counsel for plaintiff was occupied in
| trial work in Addison county, the
Jurors were excused until Tuesday
morning, Dec Ia. The balance of the
week was taken up in divorce and 9TH
er court work.
Among the divorce cases heard were
Esther Maude Whitney V. Clifton Aug
Justine Whitney, the parties being from
Tunbridge and bill was granted to
the libellant for the cause of wilful de-
sertion. William H. Sprague appeared
| for the libellant.
Edwin w. Sprague, VS.. Margaret A,
| Sprague, parties from Brookheld, and
bill was granted libellant on the
ground of adultery. Custody OF two
minor children was decreed to the IL
bellant and one of the minor chill.
dren to the libellee. Allsnd G. Fay OF
Barre appeared for the libellant and
John II. Stone of Montpelier repre-
sented the libellee.
Ralph NJ. Young of Corinth VS.. Jen.
ME L. Young of Warren, Conn, bill
granted for wilful desertion. Hale X
Darling appeared for libellant
States Attorney Sherburne brought
Henry +. Comstock of Corinth into
court on a charge of assault, to which
he entered plea of guilty and was
sentenced to pay a fine of one hundred
/ dollars, with alternative sentence IN
the house of correction. Mittimus sus'
pended and respondent placed on pro
| baton until further order of court and
ordered TO pay the sum of $50 and
costs of So. Hugh w. Hastings ap
peared for the respondent.
| Delbert jerks Of Fairlee was brought
before the court on an information filed
| by the states attorney. charging hin
with the crime of larceny, to which
charge the respondent pleaded guilty
The passing of sentence was suspended
until later in the term. Bail was fixed
| in the sum of $500, which was fur
nished, and the respondent was re
leased from custody States Attorney
Sherhurne prosecuted and William II
Sprague appeared for the respondent.
On Saturday George A. Astbury o.
Vershire was before the court will
witnesses for naturalization and aftel
satisfactory evidence was produced tbs
court granted him a certificate Of nat
uralization.
Following the civil case which vii
be taken up first, il is expected thai
there will be sufficient civil, crimina
and divorce work TO occupy the atten
| tion of the court for at least two week