The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1921-12-28
ORANGE COUNTY
COURT ACTIONS
Several Persons Either
We're Convicted or
Pleaded Guilty
SENTENCES WERE
NOT CARRIED OUT
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In Most Of Cases AS Re-
spondents Were Placed
on Probation

| Chelsea, Dec 2S When Orange
county court came in to take up the
weeks work on Tuesday, Dec. 10, tbs
criminal case of State VS.. Max L. Hay
ward and Hattie M. Stoughton was
called and counsel for the respondents
requested separate trials, which re-
quest was granted by the court, and
States Attorney NJ. G. Taft elected e
try respondent Hayward first. The
| forenoon was taken up in empanellins
a Jury. several Of the veniremen being
found disqualified, and ten peremptory
challenges were exercised by counsel
on one side or the other. The charge
| against the respondents was that Of
adultery and the state produced about
20 witnesses, while the respondent i'm
proved about half that number.
The taking Of the testimony occu-
pied the attention Of the court until
Friday evening, including view OF
the residence, inside and out, by the
Jury, court and court officers Of Mrs.
Ellen Cleveland, who resides on Main
street, and where respondent Slough
ton has lived since last May and where
the infraction of the law was alleged
by the state to have taken place on the
night of Oct. 2S. last Two arguments
by counsel were made Saturday morn
ing when court recessed 70 Monday
afternoon, leaving the jury hung up
over Sunday in charge of Sheriff Tracy
and Deputy Ordway.
On Monday afternoon, following the
week -end recess, the two closing argu-
ments were made and after the charge
by the court Tuesday morning the case
was given to the jury and just before
the noon hour. the jury returned to
the court room and rendered through
their foreman, Frank H. Temple Of
Newbury, their verdict of guilty. Fol-
lowing this verdict respondent Slough
ton was required to plead and she en-
tered plea of not guilty.
On the following morning, however,
at her request, the court permitted her
to retract her plea and enter plea OF
nolo contendre, which plea was accept
ed and the following sentences i'm
posed. Respondent was sentenced to
states prison for and during term of
not less than three nor more than five
years and pay the costs of prosecution
which amounted to about 1925. Execu-
ton of the prison sentence was sus-
pended and he was placed on proba
ton during the maximum term of his
sentence. one of the terms of his pro-
baton being that he provide, take care
of and treat his wife and children as
a good and faithful husband and fla
Their should, and to conduct himself in
a manner becoming to respectable cit
jzenship. Respondent Stoughton was
sentenced to states prison for women
for and during the term of not less
than three years nor more than five
tence was suspended and she was
tence was suspended and she was
placed on probation during the maxi
mum term of her sentence, one Of the
terms of her probation being that she
Immediately remove from Chelsea and
make her home elsewhere during the
terms Of her probation, not returning
to Chelsea unless business or sickness
should bring her here and on such oc-'
casions to be accompanied by her hus-
band. The case was bitterly contested
from start to finish. States Attorney
Taft was assisted by Attorney Lyle r.
Beckwith, and the respondents were
represented by Hale X. Darling and
March NJ. Wilson.
Other criminal cases were then tax
en- up and disposed Of in the following
manner: State VS.. Robert Ford, the re-
spondent, negro. claiming his home
to be in Toledo, O., was charged with
having broken into the store of Hugh
Lyman in Tunbridge last October and
stealing some money and clothing To
this charge he pleaded guilty and was
sentenced to states prison for not less
than two and one.half years nor more
than three years and pay costs of
prosecution. John c. Sherburne OF
Randolph appeared for tse respondent.
State vs.. Charles H. Davis and Mary