Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1868-04-16

was icit out III tAt tnlut WV III hlt 'ViAH
then, and ever since, being held alter
nately at Windsor and Rutland
The United States Circuit Court Judges
who have offciated in Vermont were John
Jay, appointed a6th September, l1sa, Wm
Patterson, ith March, 1893, Bushrod
Washington, goth December l,9s, Brock
hoist Livingston, 10th November, 1906
Smith Thompson, lst September, 1928
and Samuel Nelson, nth February, lsia'
Perhaps the trial of Matthew Lyon un-
der the ALLEN and Sedition" laws before
the United States Circuit Court, Judge
Patterson presiding, October, l,as, Was
the most famous trial ever held in the
County Court House, In recent times
the most brilliant effort remembered was
the argument of Rufus Choate, for his
friend, George Z, Marsh, aud others, IN a
suit by the United States Bank.
The visits Of Judge Washington, OF
Virginia whose successor WAS Henry
Baldwin, Of Pennsylvania, appointed bth
January'ls30-are wellremomhered, MAJ
ior Gershom Cheney described the tempo
rary excitement produced when Wash
ington's gold watch was missed and sup
passed ta-haxe- hecn- stolen il was soon
found One living reeolleets what civili-
ties he paid to the colorcd man, Pearson
Freeman, who claimed 10 have been a
waiter 10 General Washington in the
Revolutionary War; tic United States
Judge visiting almost daily the shrcwd
maker and yeudcr of soap, the cunning
fiddler If African descent
Judge Liyingstonc's appearance here
is spoken Of with much respect, How
little could he have dreamed when, a
mere youth attached to General ST. Glars
staff he passed through Rutland the day
Hubbudton battle was fought, that thirty
years later he should be occupied in hold
ing the courts of great nation IN that
same Rutland.
Who does not remember Judge Ihomp'
sons acrid manner Of speaking to tbs
member, Of the bar. 1t seemed is ii i'll
digestion must have becna perpetual mort
gage upon the fiery utterance of thu very
able Judge How his pctulcut, irascibl,
seolling did threaten 10 break down oW
strongest lawyers. With what "a sharp
prolonged emphasis h" pronounced tW
proposition To. as il it wcr" ,pelt tar.
} \. ono first behold Judge Nelson pr,
side. what a disappointment He pa~-o
hi, fingers through hi. handsome. hair a
complaccntly as 4, Top; he he,itate~ Al
=. stammcrs worse than any other MAJ
Judge, lawyer or rustic ever known
speak in that building; his legal know
edge and real capacity rescue him fror
', contempt and place him where he actuall
Is, among the bost occupants Of the Tn
ted State, bench.
u The handsome, gentlemanly-mannere
+ genial Colonel jesse Cove. with the fine.
: peumanship, was the Clerk Of the Unite
J States Courts from 1905 to his death
1912; he generally entertained the e""
: at his own house.
The ordinary business before The u
II ted States Courts IN TINS STATE mas "'
" a mere trihe; but the smuggling D"S'"'
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