The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1921-08-31
UILLIAMSTOWN
BURGLAR GETS TWO
YEARS SIX MONTHS
Merton Martin Pleaded Guilty IN Or
ange County Court--other State
Cases Disposed OF.

Chelsea, Aug. 3l.--On the re-assem-
bling of Orange county court on Mon
day afternoon, Aug p, the arguments
of counsel was completed and the jury
being discharged by Judge Chase, the
Tatro will case was submitted TO the
Jury about o'clock in the afternoon
and about 10 o'clock the same evening
thew returned a verdict that the in
strument propounded as the last will
and testament of Alexander Tatro was
his last will and testament; and re-
turned special verdict setting forth
that at the time OF executing said in
strument the tcstator was OF sound
mind and disposing memory and that
he did not execute the same under I'M
due influence.
The case of State VS.. George Colby,
in which he ia charged with having
circulated a criminal libel, was con
tinued and the case of William Singer
| and wife VS.. Fred A. Norton and the
Strout Farm agency, Inc, was referred
| TO David S. Consnt for hearing at
an. early date. The disposition OF these
cases completed the work of the jury
and they were excused from further
duty for the term. States Attorney
Millward c. Taft brought the follow
ing respondents into court ON informa-
ton and their cases were disposed OF
as follows:
State vs.. Merton Martin OF Barre,
charged with burglarizing the store of
G.. T. McAllister Co. Of Williamstown,
10 which charge he pleaded guilty and
was sentenced to state prison for
term Of not less than two years and
six months nor more than five years.
The respondent was represented by
Hale X. Darling
State VS.. Tom Kelley Of Randolph,
was charged with asssulting and at
tempt to escape from an officer, to
which charge he pleaded guilty and
was sentenced TO pay fine OF $50 and
costs, with the alternative sentence IN
the house OF correction. He came forth
with the shekels, however, and gained
his freedom again.
State VS.. Ira Jenkins Of Thetford,
was charged with the crime of larceny.
in which he appropriated pair Of
pants and a small pail OF paint and
while he denied any intent of deprlv-
ing the owner Of his property perma
nently, he pleaded guilty TO the taking
of the property and was fined Sl5,
with the alternative in the house OF
correction. Fine paid.
State VS. Harry Caldwell and Therein
Rice. both of Thetford, were charged
with having wlfully and maliciously
painted a neighbor's front yard fence
and door step on the night prior to the
Fourth of last July, to which charge
they each pleaded guilty and were
sentenced TO pay fine OF $40 each,
which they paid. The four last named
respondents were represented by Hale
X. Darling.
State vs.. Sammy Duca of Woods
Vile, \. H, was hailed into court,
charged with having operated his auto
mobile in a careless and negligent
manner, to which charge he entered a
plea of nolo contendre. and was sen
fenced to pay a fine OF 500 and costs,
which he paid Attorney Graves of
St. Johnsbury appeared for the re-
spondent.
State We. Meyer Zimmell Of Ran
dOlph, was charged Win permitting
gambling on the premises occupied by
him, and he pleaded guilty to the
charge and was sentenced 10 pay a
fine Of s25 and costs, which he paid.
Hale X. Darling appeared for the re
spondent.
Harry Bigelow Springstesd Of Brad
| ford appeared before the court and
passed his examination for admission
as a naturalized citizen and was given
the necessary certificate which quail
hes and entities him to all the rights
Of citizenship.
The commissioner report in the
case Of Alvin Magoon -. the Town Of
/ Corinth. which was a highway case.
vas heard and judgment was entered
on the report 20 the effect that the
plaintiff recover from the defendant
town the sum Of $3.50 for land damage
and SIS costs from which judgment
the defendant town asked for snd vas
allowed an appeal 20 supreme court.
John W. Gordon appeared for the
plaintiff and Hale X Darling for the
defendant town
This completing the uork a the
term. fnal Judgment vas taken on the
Path dsv 81 August, after a thirty
thres-day term.