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CIITTENDEN COUNTY COURT,
March Term.-l860.
Hon LOYAL G. KELLOGG, presiding.
Rav,d wish Fish } Assistant Ju.t,e,..


J Iarl1 W ElsR, A.'i.tart Justices.
Abram Plat y. Noble B. Flanagan, wns tried
yesterday. The plaintiff brought his action of re-
pevin against the defendant, sheriff of the County
of Chittenden, to recover quantity of household
furniture, taken by the latter on writ Of e1ecu-
ton. The articles, among which are a what-not,
| or corner-stand, an oil painting and a steel en-
1 craving, have meanwhile remained in the plat
| tifs possession, under a bond to return them to
defendant, if the suit determined in the lat
ter's favor. The only question for the jury was
whether the articles levied upon necessary
for UNFOLDING life, within the meaning Of the stat
ute, and as such exempt from attachment This
morning the jury brought in verdict for plain
tiff az to all the articles, excepting the painting
and engraving, which directed to lie returned
! TO defendant with eighty cents damgses, inter
est on the value of the pictures for the time de-
tanned. During the trial the plaintiff claimed
that damages should be allowed him for the ex-
pense Of maintaining the suit Thi. claim was
| refused by the court
Daniel Roberts and A. Peck for pltf Edmunds
for deft.
| In Austia . Mitchell, verdict was given for
plaintiff for s677l,s7 and costs.
Sally Austin rs. Eli Chitfe-den, an action
( promissory note against defendant as surety. is
now on trial. Hard and French for pitt. Edmunds
| for deft.
At the close of the morning session the court
| adjourned to Monday morning at II o'clock.
Tuesday, April 3.
Austin o. Chtenden was argued yesterday by
Hard and French for plaintiff, and G. F. Edmunds
and VIM. W. Walker for defendant. This acti on
was brought to recover the amount oftwo prom
issory notes, one for $1,000 signed by 0. C.
Mitchell, the other for Sll0O signed by Bradley
and Garfield, and Endorsed by the defendant
The first was admitted In defence of the second
it was claimed that the plaintiff had accepted,
another note Endorsed by other parties, with
understanding that it should be substituted for
the note in suit The jury rendered verdict Of
s2,762. for plaintiff on the first note, and for de-
PENDANT on the second.
Lovina MInros U. Jason Munros was tried TO-
day, and involves about s57 and the character of
the plaintiff Wilbur and Weston for pltf Hard
and French for delft This is the last of the civil
Jury business.
The remainder of the week will be occupied
with the criminal The second trial Of Peter
Mcdonnell for the murder of Jno. 7. McKeen
will be commenced on next Monday morning, the
9th inst.
Wednesday April 4th.
In Lourna Monroe u Jason Monroe, VIM. Weston
ESQ, summed up this morning, on behalf Of the
plaintiff; and the Jury returned a verdict for
plaintiff to recover Of defendant 500 80 and her
costs.
One Peter Shattuek alias Lagua was tried or a
charge Of stealing from the canal boat John Jack
son, two pair. Of pantaloons, two shirts shawl
and pair Of mittens.
The Jury, after remaining out few moments,
gave in their verdict: that the respondent
guilty, and that the value Of the property stolen
was under 81, thus saving the prisoner from the
state Prison.