The Vermont transcript. [volume] (St. Albans, Vt.) 1864-1870, 1864-09-23
Franklin County Court.
September Term, 1854.


mains in session. On Thursday after
noon, Sept. 18th, when we went to
press, the case of Charles w. Green vs.
Mary Boydon was on trial by jury. On
behalf of the plaintiff it was argued
by Messrs Noble and Bailey, and on
behalf Of the defendant, by Messrs.
Hall and Royce.
FRIDAY, Sept. 16.
The verdict of the jury in the last
case argued on the 18th inst, was in
favor of the plaintiff damages $4,000
and costs.
The case Timothy L. Morgan, appel
lee, VS.. William H. Mead, appellant,
was commenced and it proceeded
until deposition offered in the
case was ruled out by the court upon
objection, when the case was, on mo-
ton, continued. Messrs. Hubbell and
Clark, Norman +. Wood and Dewey
and Noble appeared as counsel for the
plaintiff, and Messrs. Arson Soule and
Edison and Rand as counsel for the
defendant.
On the assignment by the States at
torney of the trial OF the murder case
entitled State VS. Martha d. Clark, to
Thursday morning, Sept. 22d, and
upon application the court appointed
Henry A. Burt, Esq, of Swanton to
assist tho States attorney in the trial
of that important case.
The jury were then excused until
Monday morning, Sept. 10, at 10
o'clock.
SATURDAY, Sept. H.
The jury having been dismissed, the
old and new dockets were called and
motions for continuance, &c, disposed
of by the court. The Grand Jury re-
ported eight true bills and five mot
found" The chancery docket was also
called and at o'clock p. M. the court
adjourned until Monday.
MONDAY, Sept 10.
A special order having been made
that Judge Asahel Peck would hold
the court on this day and try those ca
ses in which Judge Adds could not sit,
I,In,o Daol, xyaz ,,,,o,, Tho Io,, al, -, ~ n
afternoon, and the case l.. r. and A.
o. Brainerd vs.. Martin and j. w. Rey-
nolds being unexpectedly continued,
the jury were empanelled for the trial
of the case entitled Lyman Z. Pelton
VS.. Alvin H. Mason, being an action of
trover for block house and woodshed
adjoining. and garden fence and fruit
trees and currant bushes, cord-wood
and saw-logs, &c, &c, which were al
! legged to have been wasted and in
jured by the defendant while tenant OF
the plaintiff. This case commenced on
Monday afternoons and occupied the ju-
ry until Wednesday afternoon till 3
o'clock, when they rendered verdict
in favor of the defendant. Messrs
Pelton and Dewey argued the case on
behalf of the plaintiff, and Messrs
Beardsley and Edison on behalf Of the
defendant.
TUESDAY, Sept. 20.
The States attorney represented to the
court that the Grand Jury would be
occupied with business for several days
, and that he should unavoidably be il
attendance upon them and thus pre-
vented from making due preparation
} for the State trial against Martha ID
/ Clark, which had been assigned for tri
al on Thursday morning, Sept. 22d. II
. was thereupon suggested and agreed
to by the counsel for the respondent
: that the trial should be assigned fol
) Monday, Sep. 26th, and the cour
= made such an order in pursuance o
/ such representation and agreement
| WEDNESDAY MORNING, Sept. 2l.
On Wednesday morning at IL o'cloci
the Grand Jury came in and reported
FIVE "true bills" and three mot found,
and their labors being ended for the
I term they were discharged. The cas-,
+, State VS.. Park Louks was then assigned
I for trial on Saturday Sept. oath, and the
I case entitled State Vs. James Gibson
: was set for trial on Wednesday, Sept
: 2Sth. After disposing of some chan.
e Gerry and some other business the court
!, took a recess until Thursday O'Clock
: A. M
a sS-We have received splendid mil
: itary portrait of Maj. Gen. Sherman
! | 18th IL. x.h,al e..l A. 4.