Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1870-09-29
Rutland County Court.
SEPTEMBER TERM, 1870.
Hon. HOYr H WHEELER, Chief Judge.
Hon. BRADLEY FISH, Assistant Judge.
TL2lrSddy, SeptemJ6r 22G

ThurSday, September 22d.
The charge to the jury in the case of
Millers o. L4pham ct ais, was given by
the Court on converting, and that body,
after an absence of about an hour return
ed, bringing in verdict of $5,219 dam
ages for plaintiffs
The remainder of the day to adjourn.
meut, except that occupied in the render
ing of testimonials of respect to the
memory of the late Hon. James K. Hyde,
an account of which we give elsewhere,
was spent in the trial of the case OF
Sprague o. Hendry, an action for damages
for an alleged trespass committed in Chit
tendeu, in December, 1868 The testimony
is all in in this case, and the opening ar
gument has been made. The pleadings
will be concluded this morning, and the
case go to the jury.
Frjday, Sept 23,-Upon the assembling
of the court, the Grand Jury came in and
reported through their foreman that they
had found twenty-six additional true
bills and two not found. This makes a
total of forty-five true bills found
and four not found. They further
submitted for the consideration of the
court the following
REPORT AS TO CONDITION OF THE
COUNTY JAIL: Be it Remembered that
at Term of the county court begun and
holden, within and for the county of Rut.
land, on the second Tuesday of September
in the year of our Lord 1870, the Grand
Jurors within and for the body of the
County of Rutland aforesaid, now here in
Court duly empaneled and sworn, upon
their oaths, present That they have made
thorough examination of the County
Jail and find the same entirely made
uuate to the wants of the county. 1t is
defective in ventilation, deficient in room.
and the Tailor is compelled to keep all
classes of offenders, from the mere novices
in crime up to the most hardened Williams
in one room and, in the opinion of the
Grand Jurors, this pratice, which must
result from necessity, Is extremely repre-
hensible. Again, the cells are small and
damp, lily supplied with fresh air, and
confinement therein for any length oil
time must necessarily be extremely iniur.
ious TO the health of the prisoners. In a
word, we regard the Jail as disgrace t.
the county, and its maintenance as an out
rage. We would, therefore recommend
the early construction of a new Jail, TO
be provided with such ordinary CONVEX
niences and comforts (of whichthepresent
Jail is utterly destitute) as are suggested
| by the commonest dictates of humanity.
j. w. AINsWoRTH, Foreman.
The argument in the case of Sprague
o. Hendry was resumed this morning, C
FL. Joyce opening the argument for the
defense. He was followed by w. G.
Veazsy IN the same behalf, and A. A.
Nicholson closed for the plaintiff. In the
afternoon the charge of the court wal
given and the jury retired. They re.
turned, after an absence of some two
/ hours, bringing in verdict of $50 DANA
ges for plaintiff, with his costs. TIL,
counsel in the case were Edgertou 6
Nicholson for plaintiff; G. H. Joyce ant
Dunton d Veazey for defendant
The case now on trial is Ira Benson q
Oliver B. Clark-an action of trover 70
the recovery Of property transferred iron
plaintiffs wife to defendant and his wife
i The counsel are: for plaintiff, Briggs an,