The Vermont transcript. [volume] (St. Albans, Vt.) 1864-1870, 1864-10-07

for the trial Of this murder case.
In tho evening, Myron Buck, Esq" /
made the opening argument on behalf
of the accused.
FRIDAY, Sept 30.
Herman r. Beordsley, Esq, made
the closing argument on behalf Of the
prisoner and occupied the entire morn
ing session.
The closing argument for the State
was made by Norman +. Wood Esq,
States Attorney, md this was followed
by tho charge Of Judge Adds which
together occupied the entire afternoon
session. The Jury took the case at
five o'clocl, p NJ, and considered the
matter until after 8 o'clock p NJ,
when, upon the ringing of the court
house bell, the Judges, the prisoner
and the council repaired to the court
room and there received the verdict
of the jury. There was great stiffness
in the room when Mr.. Horny c. Green,
the foreman of the jury was directed
by Mr. Brmnerd, the County Clerk, to
look at the prisoner and the prisoner
to look at the foreman, and he rem
dercd the verdict of tho jury: mot
guilty Of murder but guilty OK man
slaughter.
The poor woman, surroundedby her
two young daughters, received the re-
suit with cries and loud sobbing, and
shortly retired to her room in the jan
under charge of the sheriff 1t is
quite apparent that this verdict was
an ticipated by those who paid careful
attention to the testimony rs giyer
during the progress Of the trial o
tins unfortunate woman.
We merely echo the universal opin
ion when we say the arguments Of thu
gentlemen who managed the case OF
the part Of the government as well a
the arguments of the prisoners coun
sci were exceedingly interesting to tn
large oratory in attendance, and fror
their ability and the learning, clio
ouence and industry, which they dis
played, were highly croditable to til
counsel themselves and to the Franz
lin County Bar The charge Of Judg
{ Adds to the ury-being, as we al
informed, the first one given by him
capital case was exceedingly clea
in the enunciation of the law whic
| was to govern the case, irtercstin
. and very able and methodicl in IL
analysis Of the testimony and itrict
impartial throughout. 1t was listenc
e to with avidity by the large crow
S which filed the court room during Il
time of its delivery.
= SATURDAY, Oct. /.
The criminal case, State VS.. Gibso
r having been assigned for trial on Mo
day, Oct Sd, the court took up Il
y short civil case, Lawrence Brainerd \
Morris Casey and others This was ,
G. action of trespass,alleging that the d
PENDANTS cut timber without license
e. plaintiff land in St. Adams. This ca
occupied the entire day and was g
en- to the jury about 73Q p. NJ.
NJ MONDAY, Oct. 3.
81. The jury rendered verdict in faN
IS. of the plaintiff for three dollars n
&c forty cents damages and his COS
NIessrs Myron Buck and II. r. Bear
Gu ley were counsel for the plaintiff a
Ter Messrs Edison & Rand, Dewey q
RI bic were counsel for thr defendants
alt The trial of the criminal case
al the State VS.. James Gibson was
he signed for this day and the prisol
OF was arraigned, but to plead and pie
not guilty. The respondent was
nus dicted for burglariously entering
an store of j. Russell Arlington, Sc
as 2Sth, 1868, and breaking open ,
stealing from the safe in said ste
nd one thousand dollars Of the prope
'ho of Benjamin f. Rugg, of st. Alban
till The following gentlemen We're
ent panelled as jury to try the case:
James G. Towle, Berkshire; j,
d. Moore, Montgomery; Reuben A
strong, Merritt Curtis, Fletcher; j
Head, Montgomery; Charles b. So
Francis ID. Story, Fairfield; VIII
'ess b. Willard, Richford, Isaac I. ST
ID. Fairfax, William Il. Wiley, Berlsh
OF Harry Beals, George Billiard, Swan
the The remainder Of the day was o.
ing pied in the examination of j. Rus
rial Arlington and Francis W. Bates
has TUESDAY, Oct,
'urt The examination was continued
the following witnesses were ex
= ined
to Henry H. samson, Francis W. b
age alias Melnott, r. II. sherman, j. ]
'sti- sell Arlington, Levi Newcomb,
ker shall Pierce and Thomas Failey. c