Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1921-07-27
Municipal Court Hears Barton Case.

The following appeared In Tues
days Newport News:
At a session of the municipal Court
held by Judge w. M. Wright Monday
afternoon Isadore Depario of Barton
was acquitted Of petty larceny OF
a horse blanket of 0, B. Willard of
Barton. About two weeks ago De-
pario was arrested for the theft Of
the blanket and has been confined
in Jail waiting trial.
The witnesses in the trial which
was before a jury were o. b. Will
lard and Albert Lumbra who is en-
ployed bv Mr.. Willard also Fichard
Wilkinson of West Glover, the de:
fendant Depario also took the stand
in his defense.
It appeared in the testimony of
O B. Willard, that about 4 years
ago he purchased of c. A. Mute, a
merchant of Barton, a pair OF horse
blankets paying $1,000 for same, and
that on the 4th of June last, one OF
the blankets disappeared from the
barn, and that later on he learned
that one Richard Wilkinson OF West
Glover had a blanket similar to the
one lost. On going to the home OF
Mr.. Wilkinson he learned that he had
purchased the blanket of lsadore De-
pario paying the sum of $500. Mr.
Willard claimed that he had seen
Depario around his barn on or about
the time the blanket came up missing.
Albert Lumbra testified that he had
been in Mr.. Willard's employ about
A years, during which time he had
done teaming, the blanket which was
in court was identified by him by a
1of@ m
by the horse stepping on it. He said
the last time he used the blanket was
on the first Thursday of June,- his
memory as to the day being made
clear by his going to the pictures On
Thursday nights. The blanket was
discovered missing the last of that
week or first of the week following.
Richard Wilkinson told Of his part
in the deal, said that Depario came
to his home in the early part of
June offering the blanket for 81 that
Depario claimed he got it at an auo-
ton. After learning that the blanket
was the property Of Mr.. Willard, he
turned it over to him, Mr.. Willard
refunding him the money he paid for
it. Isadore Depario IN taking the
stand and under examination by
States Attorney Albert Farman,
claimed that he purchased the blan-
ket Of a stranger who lived in Shelf
field that he was tall thin man and
was in a top buggy and drove black
horse, and that the transaction took
place near the fruit store opposite
the post office in Barton. He also
testified that it was matter OF
speculation and the price paid was
$3.50 and that the deal was made
about z o'clock. After the deal was
closed he took it to the Sawyer Livery
stable where he staid over night, and
about 5 o'clock the followig morning
drove to West Glover where he sold
the blanket to Mr.. Wilkinson. Ac-
cording to his testimony the purchase
of the blanket did not prove a very
good speculation as he paid $2.5O ana
received $500 also that while ne
stayed in the livery stable over night,
where many blankets were IN dlstant
use. he failed to make q sale at that
place but instead drove to West Glov-
er to dispose of the blanket.
The case VISA prosecuted by state S
attorney Albert Farman and Walter
H. Cleary acted as council ior De-
pario. The jury were c: d: NC
Cauley, H. G. Blanchard, George
Eaton, Patsey Daley, Delos Buck,
F. L. Chaplin, john Keith, Carl
White, T. C. Camp, Ben Borella1,
Ralph Hamblett and Henry bernard,
II. G. Blanchard was appointed py
the court as foreman and after belng
out about one hour the foreman an
nounced to the court that their ver-
dict was not guilty.