Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1920-01-21
COUNTY COURT

The September term of Orleans
county court, which has been taking
recess, reconvened Tuesday morn
ing, January 13. Judge Sherman r.
Moulton presiding. AS no cases
were ready for trial the jury were
excused until 2 o'clock in the after
noon, at which time the state case VS.
Venom Gervais, Oliver Boucher and
M. Bergeron, residents of the town
of Derby, came up for trial. The
above parties Were charged with
not sending their children tc school,
against the Vermont statutes.
One of the above parties lived
nearer Derby Line and the chill
and the other two parties were
to send their children to Deroy
Center. All three defendants claim
ed that the distance was too far and
they were short of farm help and
! did not have the time to carry their
children to and from school, the dis
tance varying from two to three
miles, and that the state should have
provided a school nearer. 1t ap-
peareu that at one time there was a
school in their vicinity, before the
Derby graded school building was
built
The case was completed in the
afternoon, only a small number of
witnesses being used with the brief
pleas of the attorneys and the judges
charge. The case went to the jury,
for settlement, which after being out
but short time brought in a verdict
of guilty for all parties. Sentences
have not yet beer pronounced.
States Attorney Thompson ap-
peared for the state and Farman &
Prouty for the defendants.
There have been several complaints
of late of people refusing to comply
with the state laws in regard to the
schooling of their children and rhe
states attorney decided to make this
a test case.
The second case up for trial was
the state VS.. Albert Larabee. Mr.
Larabee lives in Newport Center and
appeared for trial for breach of peace
and assault. 1t appeared that he and
his neighbor, S. j Smith, had trouble
which led up to a point where words
did not count, and Larabee handled
Smith quite roughly. There were
but few witnesses in this case and the
case went to the jury about O'Clock
Wednesday and after being out about
one-half hour they returned with {
verdict of guilty. Thompson ap
peared for the state and Walter II
Cleary for Larabee.
A jury was then empanelcd to tr!
the state case VS.. Charles Blair fol
assault on Ward Prouty. The wit
nesses in this case were Ward Prou
l ty, Charles Blair, Ora SWEET, DR.
Longe and A. w. Farman. The cas-
began late in the afternoon Wednes
day and went to the jury about 10 q
M Thursday and at 2.45 the jur.
came in with verdict of guilty.
Thompson appeared for the state
i and J. r. Searles of ST. Johnsbur
s for Blair. Sentence has not bee
given.
! The next case was the State VI
. Ward Prouty for breach of peace an
: assault on his mother-in-law, Mr.
Blair, The jury found him guilty c
the charge.
T The next cases were concernin
: Greensboro parties. Will Bedel plea
: guilty of stealing goods from tn
Cuthbertson store and Moody Bell
4 nap pied guilty to having receive
q stolen property and to attempting
4 conceal the property, but the Jur
brought in verdict of mot guilty
in the case of Elmer Hill, who ws
S, charged with having received stole
5, property.
L. The case of the state VS.. Willial
Phillips of Newport for receiving ar
- attempting to conceal stolen goods
! now on trial.
4 Phillips is accused of receivir
- goods stolen in Newport and Bartc
by Hormidas and Alcide Boldu
s., brothers, who pied not guilty to tt
s charge in court last week.
re The case of Mrs. Phillips for tt
same offense is understood to ha'
II been nol-prossed.
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