The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1860-12-28
Reported for The Calcdonian.
Caledonia Co. Court. Dec. Term, 1861

Reported for The Calcdonlan.
Caledonia Co. Court. Dec. Term, 1850.
Prescnt.-Hon LUKE 2. POLAND. Chief J.
Hon. Hon. T Ser, F HsSfs asst Judges
No. 80. David Bode,t Y. George Ingra-
ham, was an action of assault and battery
brought to recover for damages sustained by
the plaintiff in a fight with the defendant.
No. 1Ol, was an action by Ingraham V. Bo
dett, to recover for damages sustained in the
same fight.
Both cases by agreement Of parties were
tried by the same jury.
The important question for the jury was.
which commenced the fight or struck the first
blow. Each of the parties testified that the
other commenced first. The evidence tended
to show that lnsraham was injured the mos,
in the fight, but the jury found the fact that
he was the assressor, and they gave yer
dict in favor of Bodett for Sj.S7 damages in
one case, and IN the other verdict 70: his
cost. f. A. Cahoon and Ross for Bodett :
Brown and Stoddard for Ingraham.
No. 10i. Thomas Roberts ct ais, Trustees
of George Sias v. T.. Hall. This was an ac-
ton of trespass for property taken by the
deft as an officer, on writs in his hands "a
gainst George Sias, claiming that the prop
erty belonged to Sias.
The case was tried by the court and the
following facts appeared. George Sias was :,
grandson of the late Judge Sias OF Danville.
For several Years previous to Judge Sias'
death. George had occupied farm at North
Daryilie occupied by the Judge. The Judge
giving him the avails of the farm to live oil.
at the same time stocking the farm AT his
death he left that with other property in the
hands of the plaintiffs as trustees for the
benefit of George, he to have the availS for
his living The trustees had KEEP; 10 accoun;
with George in reference to the farm Or lis
annual products, allowing him to carry on
the farm and take the avails generally for
his support. consulting the trustees iii refer
ence to the sale of any of the products. The
property attached was stock which had been
raised upon the farm since the taeeasc of
Judge Sias.
Judgment for the plaintiffs for $50 the
value of the property taken.
Davis for plaintiff; Ross and F. A. Ca
hoon for dctt.
Bennington County.
Seth Lawrence. convicted of rape. escape
from the Bennington Jail las: week. \ re
ward Of Sl2j is offered tor his apprehension
Chitt,Eden County.
The Savannah Republican announces tn,
death of Alexander Mann, Esq. of apoplexy
At ST. Augustine. Florida. on the 9th inst
MIR Mann was a graduate Of the UNIVERSITY
Vt Vermont, of the class Of 1899. Of which
President Pease. J. S. Adams. Esq. and Iio,
+. \. Cahoon were members. He was TO
many Years editor of the Rochester (N. "
American. ard was afterwards Canal Coliec
tor at Rochester. He became the editor of
/ the Albany Statesman, when that Journal wa
established in 1856. and was Subsequent
, connected with the " \. Times and the Raj
road Review. He removed to Florida las
winter. hoping to regain his health which hat
: been shattered bv too arduous editorial Ia
bors. He was man Of fire talent. read,
ard rapid writer. well informed in po!i,ica
history, upright generous and amiable to
iault.-Frce Press
: The Burlington Free Press states that ol
| Wednesday morning the schooner Ellen
Capt Hayward bound from Willshoroush t,
Burlington, on Lake Champlain. sprung
leak or shipped heavy SEA, and sunk. Tn,
persons on board were Capt Hayward all,
His wife and Joe Laplante, Frenchman-
They saved themselves for the time being b,
the sthooner's boat, but it af;erward upset
and they were obliged to cling to the bottom
The schooner Daniel Webster Observed III
disaster and bore Down to the rescue. but. O.
approaching the schooner. struck the boa,
and Capt Hayward and his wife lost the:
hold, fell into the water, and we've browne,
before the vessel could be put about. Tn
Frenchman was seized and drawn on boar,
the schooner.