The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1922-03-15
AFFORDED MUCH MERRIMENT.
Did the Mock Trial Held at the He'd
ding Church.

The mock trial given in the Meth
odist church last evening was a great
success. A large number OF persons
were present and the program was
of very interesting nature and well
carried outA The costumes used were
funny, TO say the least, and each per-
son acted out his part in very nat
ural, If rather comical, manner.
The first case coming before the
court under the stern eye of the Judge
was the case No. 5000 with Harry Parks
bringing suit against L. d. Martin
for breach of peace. Martin was placed
on probation under Fred Bcckley and
the case continued. The next feature
on the docket was the case of two law
yers present in court at the time on a
SANDER case with l. Will Soakum
bringing suit against Sam W. Wynde.
Both lawyers used superannuated
symbolical synonyms to describe the
other and the court ordered the case
discontinued. The next case was the
Methodist meeting house VS.. Walter
Perkins, but Mr.. Perkins had skipped"
his bail so that the case had to be
postponed until the next meeting OF
the court.
The feature case of the court came
next, with the ladies' and pastors
union bringing suit against Henry
Henpeck for stealing chicken, which
was being nursed and fattened for the
church supper. Sheriff oliver APP
peared with the witnesses who were
duly sworn at or rather in, and then
a jury was picked from the audi
ence although it had TO be rear
ranged TO keep the women from Cos
siping.
The first witness, Mrs. Scribbler,
gave more dry goods testimony than
robbery evidence and was soon or
dered' by the prosecution to resume
her seat. The Mrs. Rev. Penitent, who
was next called upon the stand, had
some very original ideas designed to
help the prosecution for she admitted
that she had received the stolen chick
en-" the chicken part being doubtful
according to her testimony.
Ralph oliver as George johnson
suffered so badly that the court or
dered his testimony to be rendered by |
music, the theme being mostly chicken.
Mr.. 0lliyers efforts were the most in
struggle at giving testimony |
on the program and his work was very |
much appreciated. Mr.. Puffer, the |
next witness for the defense, had much |
10 say about nothing, with eggs, hens,
and chicken variations and
stages of life and ability as the theme
II his testimonial taken from his book |
written by himself. Mrs. Jones for
lhe defense gave an example Of what
soman's diary looked like and also
'ome very discriminating evidence
against the defendant. The final wit
ness, Mr.. Sweeney, gave his family
history and lot Of "corks' 10 the an
Hence. Both the lawyers for and
against the prisoner had great many
bricks to throw at each other in clos
ng and when the judge dismissed the
ury, Alfred Boyce returned the jury
ointment as guilty and prisoner was
iven alternative 81 riding down a to-
,oggan chute or cutting a cord of wood
or the pastor.
. The cast was as follows:
salph OLIVER Witness George Wash
ington Thomas jefferson Jones.
.harles olliycr--Sheriff Hezekiah Hen
derson.
ohm Sowles--Judge.
William oliver Henry Henpeck, pris
oner at bar.
EDWARD Boswortb--Clerk Of court.
Nelson Abbiatti--Proseciitor J. Will
Soakum.
Henry johnson Solomon Aristotle
Puffer, witness.
lien Carpenter Sam w. Wynde, law
yer for defense. f
,r. Drew B. Sweeney, witness for
defense.
Tildred Higgs--Jemima Jeruslia Jones,
witness for defense.
lice Bartlett--Mrs. Rev. r. Z. Peni-
tent.
Irs. Charles Wishart-I N. A. Serb
bier, witness.
'riscilla Cole--Pianist for Ralph Oil
YER.
Ierbert Rand and Lawrence Nercoe
other lawyers.
red Cults and John Blackmore-- Side
judges.