The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1920-10-07
/ SUSTAINS VERDICT
IN WILLIAMS CASE
Supreme Court I pholds Con.ictieu
for Malfeasancs IN Oeice

Montpelier, Oct Twenty eight
cases were removed from the supreme
Court docket Al the FIRST days session
Of the October term Of court which
convened this morning. One was the
case Of State vs.. Frank C. Williams,
malfeasance in Office Justice l.. =.
Slack in reading the lengthy opinion
state judgment was that there was no
error in the proceedings below. that
the responer1 takes nothing By his
exceptions. "let execution BE- done
In the lower court Mr. Williams vas
fined $500 and costs. having been
found guilty OF the ofrenses with
which he is charged
There was larger attendance in
court this afternoon than usual. In
some way there seemed TO be a feel
ing that the opinion was TO be read.
Il was the first one OF the afternoon
and Justice Slack in writing the opin-
ion went into detail upon the 30 odd
exceptions that the defendant took TO
the admission Of evidence, or the re-
fusal OF the court TO allow certain evi-
dence TO be admitted, as the case
might be.
He gave a history Of the case and
ruled that the statute Of Limitation did
not apply therefore evidence showing
shortage before that time was admis-
sable. He defined closely the differ
ence between wilful neglect and com
mon neglect and went on TO show that
after the matter was called TO the bank
commissioners attention in 1913. that
there should have been no neglect in
the effort Of the commissioner He
took up the testimony Of the different
witnesses, showing their bearing upon
the evidence as introduced in the case,
saying that this evidence was admis-
sable; that the books used by MIR.
Pratt were memoranda and that they
could be used to refresh his memory;
that the reports were good evidence
because they were Vermont public
documents; that when certain out
standing orders were called TO his at
tention it became is duty to investi-
gate and it was one Of his duties to
make a true report Of conditions and
that an honest report should be made
by him of the condition Of the accounts
IN the Office.
Other opinions read were:
Bennington county--John Watson
VS.. f. M. Payne, judgment affirmed,
TIE plaintiff received s15.75 damages
in the lower court; State VS., Eugene
Sargood, assault, exceptions waived
md judgment affirmed; State VS.. By
'on Pettibone, exceptions waived,
Judgment that no error occurred in
he proceedings below, that the re-
.pondent takes nothing by his exccp-
ions.
Rutland county-James Greene VS..
Arthur Helm ct al, decree affirmed
The lower courts decision was for the
lcfc-.dant, over a right Of way. The
Plaintiff is now deceased. Rutland
Railway, Light & Power Co., VS.. W. +.
3urditt, ct al, judgment affirmed. The
over court gave the plaintiff s44.65
Judgment.
The petition for a new trial in the
I. F. Graham case was not presented.
Opinions in the morning were read
n the following cases: Bennington
ounty, National Metal Edge Box
ompany Of Philadelphia VS.. town Of
sc.., ,5boo, judgment affirmed. The
over court gave the plaintiff s6l7 for
rror in collection Of taxes. w. A.
yiall ex. of the estate W.. James and
rank Hurley; Judgment reversed and
ause remanded