Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1870-02-10
supreme Court---Rutland County.
JANUARY TERM, 1870.
Hon. JOHN PIERPoINT, Oh. j. Presiding
" AsAHEL PECK, Aeusoc;ate
+" BENZ FL. STEELE, Tndoes


Hon. JOHN PIERPoINT, Oh. ]. Presiding
Z" AsAHEL PECK, Associate
GO BENZ FL. STEELE, T,,doec
HoYT III. WHEELER,
Wednesday, FEB. "a motion for con
FINANCE made by the defendant in No
10, Joseph Sheldon o. Jones & Davey
was argued at the commencement of The
morning session of the ICourt, by Edwin
Edgerton and E. J. Phelps, in favor o.
the motion, and by W. G. Dunton and
John Prout, opposed. The Court held
that under the circumstances the case
must be heard at this term.
No. II. The case of Brandon Iron
Company o. Brandon Mining Company
was then resumed, and the entire fore
noon occupied in reading the testimony
and exhibits. In the afternoon the case
was argued by W. G. Dunton, for orator
and by Elias Merwin for defendant
This case is still on trial and will be re.
sumed in the morning.
There are but two more cases on the
trial docket to be heard, after which opin'
ions will be read, decisions made and di'
vorce cases heard. The number of divorce
cases pending is twenty five, which is a
little below the average for this county.
Thursday Feb. 3.-The argument OF
No. IT, The Brandon Iron Works D.
Brandon Mining Company, was closed by
Elias Merwin for defendants and John
Prout for orators.
No 16. James A. Esler ct al 0s. AID
ministrator of Catherine Esler ct al, was
argued by w. G. Shaw for plaintiffs, by
W. G. Veazey for Fitz Simmons, W. FL
Smith for johnson and wife, and e. Edg-
erton for Administrator, Catharine Esler.
The case of Joseph Sheldon o. Davey
and Jones, was commenced, but pending
the reading of the papers, the Court adj
journed.
FRIDAY Feb. 4M.-The case of Sheldon
9. Davey & Jones was argued by W. O.
Dunton for orator and E. J. Phelps for
defendant. This being the last case to be
argued, the Court took up divorce cases
in the afternoon and the following bills
wers granted, to wit:
Samuel Brewer q. Catherine Brewer.
Bill granted for desertion. R. r. Thrall,
attorney.
Ransom H. Adsit o. Adie Adsit. Bill
granted for desertion. G. Fl. Joyce, at
torney.
Charles @. Backus q. Eliza Ann Backus.
Bill granted for desertion. G. Fl. Joyce,
attorney
Sarah A. Curtis O. Loren Curtis. Bill
granted for adultery. Libellant may re-
sumo maiden name of Sarah A. Brown.
q. H. Joyce, attorney.
William Hicks .. Amy Hicks. Bill
granted for desertion, Barnes Frisbie At
torney.
Mary E. Morgan q. Arthur E. Morgan.
Bill granted for desertion, ibellant may
resume maiden namen of Mary E. Slason.
]. B. Beaman, Attorney.
Stephen Parkhurst q. Clarisia A. Park
hurst. Bill granted for desertion, Briggs
and Ormsbee, Attorneys.
Laura A. Stevens q. John G. Stevens.
Bill granted for desertion, Dunton q, Yea
sey, Attorneys.
Mary Jane Wheeler Q. Moses L. Vince
Ter. Bill granted for desertion, Fayette
Potter Attorney.
Joseph Cline q. Laura A. Cline. Bill
granted for adultery. Geo. L. Fletcher,
attorney.
Esther G. Chilson q. Martin Chilson.
Bill granted for intolerable severity.
Libellant to resume name of Esther G..
Bryant. Motion for alimony continued.
William Fl. Walker, attorney for hbellant,
Harvey Button, attorney for ibellee.
Ellen Ragin q. Owen Ragin. Bill
granted for desertion. Dunton 81 Veazey,
attorneys.
William II. Drown Q. Margaret Drown,
Bill granted for adultery. Ira W. Clark,
attorney.
Fannie NJ. Burr q. Eugene G. Burr.
Bill granted for adultery. Libellant may
resume maiden name, Fannie M. Tuttle.
Ezra June, attorney.
Emeline a. Parmerlee o. Horace Par
merlee. Bill granted for intolerable Sc
verify. Libellant to resume maiden name.
Briggs & Ormsbee, attorneys for libellant !;
J. Q, Hawkins, attorney for libellee.
When the Court adjourned for the day
there were six divorce cases not reached,
l. -
after which, the Judges will deliver opin-
ions in such cases as they decide at this
term, and the business of the session will
he closed.
Dennis Barry was arraigned upon an
information filed by the States Attorney,
for the crime of assault and battery,
pleaded guilty and was fined twenty dol
lars and costs of prosecution, and to stand
committed until sentence be complied
with.
Thomas Bryan was arraigned upon
an information for burglary. Plead not
guilty and was remanded to the County
Court for trial.
John Lethbridge was arraigned on an
indictment for burglary. Plead guilty
and sentenced to hard labor one year in
States Prison.
Saturday Feb. 5.-rhe Court resumed
the hearing of divorce cases at the COM
mencement of the morning session, and
the following bills were granted:
DiC0rceS.
Charlotte M. Bruce o. Charles Bruce.
Bill granted for willful desertion. Custody
of two children decreed to the petitioner.
@. M. Willard, Attorney.
Hattie M. Stebbins o. Peter Stebbins.
Bill granted for intolerable severity,