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Chiiienden County COurty.

Hon. JOHN PIERPoIST, Presiding JUICE.
HON HON s EgssI+ Ws n Mgn'I Asst Judges
TrlspAr, April 6, 1863
The April term Of the Chittenden County
Court opened this morning at eleven o'clock
Prayer was offered by Rev D. W Dayton. Pas
tor Of the Methodist Episcopal Church, Burling-
ton. TIE proclamation for Grand and Petit Ju-
rors was read by Sheriff Griffin, after which
their names were called by the clerk and the
members duly sworn. By order Of the Court
the Sheriff summoned Nathan Lincoln Of Milton
as talesman to fl up the panel of the Grand
Jury.
The following are the list Of grand and petit
jurors
/ GRAND JURORS.
Bo,ton-R. B. Spaulding.
Burlington-M. A. Eyarts, J. v Poneroy, W.
/ c. Hickok
] Charlotte-A. F. Clark.
/ Colchester-A. o. Hood.
/ Essex-Jacob X Drury
Hiuesburgh-Wm j. Douglas.
solomon Johns.
Jericho-Erastus Field
M.lton-Luther 7. Herrick.
Rchmond-Wm d. Hall
/ Shelburn-L. F. Lyon.
So Darlington Edward VanSicken.
/ St. George Geo X. Hnsdill.
I Underhll-M +. Hapgood.
Westford-Martin P. Rice.
Wiliston-Edmund Whitney.
PETIT JURORS.
Bolton-Wiiliam Gordon.
Buriington-Joel Il Gates, Edward LYMAN.
Charlotte-Niedad Martin. Heman r Scofeld
Colchester-George N. Rhodes, E 5. Hine
Essex-Russell II. Davis, Alfred B. Halbert.
Hinesburgh-Horaee L. Mead, Orsen II Wright.
Huntington-Samuel johnson, John B. Ellis.
JeriehO-Hiram B. Day, D. NJ Ransom.
Naturalization 4 Granger, Norman Wright.
Richmond-Edwin Hildreth, James G. WATSON.
Shelburn-Harry Russell, Amasa Isham
So. Burlington-Austin Isham
St. George-Edgar Hinsdill
Underhill-F. W. Church, L. Hanafor1
Westtord-Denison R. Alien, Marshall Rogers.
Williston-Sheldon 5. Douglas, Junius LOggins.
The Court then charged the Jurors as follows:
CHARGE To TIE GRAND JURY.
GeHtemeH, You have been summoned to dis
ty. As you perhaps are aware this is not the
regular term for the assembling of a Grand Jury.
The law requires their Attendance at the fail
term but you haze been called for satisfactory
reasons and for special purpose. There are at
present number Of individuals confined in the
County Jail charged with different crimes and
among them understand one is accused Of having
committed murder and II is more particularly
for the pupose of relieving them from imprison-
ment until the coming fall if they ars not
guilty, and the summary and proper disposal Of
them IT they are guilty, that you have been sum
moned at this time.
In the discharge of your duties, however, you
are not confined only to those cases which consti-
tute the chief reason for your being called to
gether. The law makes difference between a
Grand Jury assembled at the regular OF AT any
special term. 1t should be always understood
that you should extend your inquiries to what
ever cases are brought to your attention by the
5 ate's Attorney. 1t is Of course your duty to
confne yourselves to-those offences which have
been committed in this county. In examining
those cases Of which you take co-gnizance you
should first inquire whether any Of the laws Of
the state have been violated and second if so, by
whom. And in your conclusion your duty in
the matter differs essentially from that of the Pc
tit Jury. They are to be satisfied of the guilt of
prisoner beyond reasonable doubt. You are
to be satisfied OF the guilt of the party by reas-
enable probability and if the evidence is such as
TO induce you to believe that there exists this
reasonable probability of conviction, it is your
unquestionable duty to bring a bill You are
not by this warranted in bringing bill on suspi
cion merely for the bringing parties to trial
involves not only expense to the state and to
themselves, but it also affects more or less the re-
putation and character of the individual, even if
the prisoner be acquitted In finding bin YOU
of course understand that twelve Of your num-
Der must agree if the number be less than this
it is your duty to return the bill not found. |