Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1922-08-23
MUNICIPAL COURT

Mondays session of Municipal
court occupied the attention of Judge
w. M. Wright all the afternoon and
several cases were disposed of.
On complaint of Ara Griggs state
Inspector of motor vehicles William
Taylor of Craftsbury pleaded guilty
when charged with operating his
Maxwell auto while under the infiu-
ence of intoxicating liquor. The
charges were the outcome of an ac-
cident taking place Thursday night.
Mr.. Thayer was returning from q
trip to Morrisville having as pass
enger one Hitchcock. 1t appeared
that the men had been drinking and
on meeting truck owned by Mr..
Rogers Thayer's car got pinned be-
tween the truck and bank and the
car was badly damaged. The SEN
tence of the court was a fine of $75
and costs and Jail sentence of ten
days. tsfsrs 49,
Mr.. Thayer being nearly 60 years
of age and bearing good reputation
brought a lighter sentence. He will
be required to lose his license also.
Harley Lockwood and E. L. B.
Powell who were found intoxicated
on the Derby Center road each plead
ed guilty and paid fines of $500 and
costs. so
Three boys from Barton Linford,
Christie Bowen, Wendell Hinton and
Forest Nelson all pleaded to the
state charges of breaking, entering
and larceny and received imprison-
ment sentences. Forest Nelson was
charged with breaking, entering and
larceny of a rifle from the slaughter
house of Fred Comstock of Barton on
August LIST and was sentenced to the
Industrial school at Vergennes until
he is FL years of age. his present age
being II years.
Linford Christie Bowen and Wen
dell Hinton were charged of breaking
entering and larceny of several box
! es of shot and rifle cartridges from
! on August IA. Bowen was already
on probation and by such charges
had violated his probation and the
court will issue a mittimus for his
commitment to the Industrial school
till of age. He claimed to have been
IA years of age January 21st.
Wendell Hinton the third member
! of the trio was sentenced to the
house of correction for not less than
one year and not over two years and
pay costs of prosecution. The SEN
| tence in this case was. suspended and
he was placed on probation.
While these boys were charged on
| one count each other breaks at Bar
| ton were laid to their door and rifles
and ammunition taken from the
Fred Nelson store was at the hands
of members of this party, also two
revolvers from the hardware store of
III. T. Seaver and from their own con-
| fession similar business had been
going on for several years. Two
rifles were found in sack in the
pasture on the farm of the Nelson
boys father. e7f -a
| Mrs. Ethel Edwards was brought
into court by Officer Patsey Daley
charged with committing adultery.
She was represented by E. j. Smith
and a preliminary hearing was held.
She was placed under $500 bail and
remanded to Jail. The date of the
offense was February "a. lie she
fails to get bail she will be confined
in Jail until September term of court.
Arthur Starr of Troy was charged
with the grand larceny of alady's gold
watch and chain. He pleaded not
| guilty and a preliminary hearing is
set for Wednesday at one p. m. He
is being represented by Attorneys
| Walter Cleary and E. j. Smith.
Other business transacted by the
court was the setting Of the day for
trial of the case of the state versus
DR.. G. Fl. Gaines which will be Tues
day, August 20 at 9 a. m. The
state case versus Fred Harvey is due
for an early trial upon return of A
H. Grout who represents the defend.
ant.