The Vermont transcript. [volume] (St. Albans, Vt.) 1864-1870, 1864-10-14

the Judge, and after receiving It, re
tired. At Z O'Clock they returned into
court and upon being called by the
County Clerk and intcrrogated as to
whether they had agreed upon a YER
dict, the answer was that they had
agreed
The prisoner was then directed to
arise and look at Mr. Charles r. Soule,
the foreman Of the jury, and the fore
man was directed to look at the pris-
oner. "What say you Mr.. Foreman,
is the prisoner guilty or not guilty%
"Not guilty" was the quick response,
and the young prisoner after having
been incarcerated in the county jail
since January u, 1864 not having
been able to procure bail in the sum
Of two thousand dollars, was once
more set at liberty
Messrs. Norman T. Wood States
attorney, and Dana r. Bailey, managed
the case on the pant Of the State, and
Messrs. George f. Houghton, Heman
S. Royce and Edison & Rand, on be
half Of the accused
Park Louks, Of Essex, who had been
found guilty Of stealing a tub Of but
ter in Franklin, in August, 1864, was
then sentenced by the Court to be
confined at hard labor in the State
Prison, in Windsor, in the county of
Windsor, for a period Of eighteen cal
endar months, TO be computed from
the day of sentence, to pay costs Of
prosecution and to stand committed
until sentence be complied with.
A civil case entitled Noble H. Buck
VS.. AFRO b. Ashley, was then tried be
ing an action Of troyer for one tub Of
butter, attached by the defendant as
Deputy Sheriff, with fourteen other
tubs. After attachment was dissolved
by settlement Of the suit, the plant
if called ON Mr. Ashley the officer, t.
return the butter One tub it appear,
was missing from the Milton freight
depot whore the buttor was stored
The defendant claimed that he useC
proper care in storing the butter ant
was therefore not liable This tria
was heard, argued and ended, and sub
mitted to the jury by Saturday even
ing. Messrs. Ira A. Clark of Fairfax
and Myron Buck of St. Adams, wer
counsel for the plaintiff, and NIessrs
$ c. ". Writers of Milton, and II. S
, Royce Of ST. Adams, were counsel 70
the defendant.
The Court announced, after canvass
: ing the wishes and convenience of tn
t Bar, that there would be an adjourne
I session OF the Court for the trial c
I court cases, ON Monday, the 10Th ia
. of December, 1864, at which time ther
E, would also be one or more hearings i
e chancery,
b MONDAY MonSNe, Oct. 10.
In the case Buck vs. Ashley, argue
and submitted on Saturday, the Jun
o reported then verdict, which had bee
sealed up on Saturday evening" The
+ found verdict for the plaintiff to r,
] cover $14.7O damages and his cost
G Clark and Buck for plaintiff, Wittei
T. and Royce for defendant
i The appealed case, Joseph b. Carol
e APPELLANT, vs.. Frank Minor, appellee
e was then commenced, being an actio
/. of assumpsit to which a set-off wa
e pleaded by the defendant
q This case occupied the Court OF
day in the trial and was submitted t
- the jury without argument, who It
e turned verdict for theplaintif. Clan
= and Buck for plaintiff c. Soule m
l. Dewey & Noble for defendant.
TUESDAY, Oct. IL.
:. The case, r. Rugg vs.. Bascomb ct a
was commenced. This was an action
trespass on the freehold This ca,
occupied two days in the trial an
= the result was verdict for plaintil
Dewey and Noble for plaintiff, Clal
and Edison for defendants
Of This being the last jury cause fC
70 trial, the Court then adjourned to De
, 10, 1864.
d In the case, State VS.. Martha
s. Clark, a motion for a new trial hayin
d been made by her attornies, senton,
c. was postponed to await the result
ut that motion which is to be heard
t. the adjourned term in December.
a The following suggestions" a.
ne pear on the door Of our court house
lc NOTICE.
lg None but members Of the Bar. Gle
~ gymen and elderly gentlemen, viii
! allowed to sit inside the bar.
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