Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1871-04-14


Cbit+euden Coun+v Court-Anri1 Term
Non JUN ilEht OlNl l. tresld-n5 JlI---
Hon. NATHAN LINCOLN. .4.,
Hon. NATHANIEL PARKER, ( -'17'
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Inc ApiA term OF TINS court opener 10 IL W.
ln-s morning Win prayer 10y he'. a. n OoN-
verse Inc Jury csIenIaI was oAAe4' Jul. --"o
cases marked for So trisl ' and seven - dlsc'a-
rnuei- Inc pe't jurors were cAi.eL anu
sworn Ills honor then or'eay instructed lHi-l
IN regard TO their duties, cauuonei them ABOUT
holding or allowing themselves TO nea' any o.n-
versluon 10 respect 20 any OK the csses 90 at
tried before them, and then excused them until
Two O'Clock this afternoon, 10 WhIca hour NE
court was adjourned The tTst c2se uleI is
that Of Henry H. WOOD vs. " imam Tracy ans
Is an acton ioI a,sau-, anu -s'.eIy ~a.sI
Nee If lana in south Hero. which the plaintiff
bsd set of IN him an an execution The case
was tried AZ tbe las Serterber term. but the
iurv disagreed Messrf. c. W Writers and
II. Ballard for the plaintiff. Nessrs. Eis0n sud
Rand and Il. B. Smith for the defendant.
Judge Pierpoint has availei himself Of the
provisions Of tie statute passed in 1859 to pro.
vide for the employment Of an othclal reporter
in county court, and has engaged the services VI
Nr. Jay Read femher, law stenosrapleI- r."
Of Boston, Mass. Ar- tem9er has during me
past year reported "a. the NinIs.r' Ninl-aA
and Oa-eionis county courts Tie te.
viii j5ubtiess Greatly assist -bo court ami lar
in dispstchinc the business Of the term
WuSZsDAY, Apri d, le7i
The +-i,l ir tho case Of Wood VS. T-acv. -4b-.1
was 70 b,ye been commenced Yesterday af-er-
noon at the ors7iur Of tie c51r- vas finally.
after the calm, Of the flrv continued uufIl
next term.
The Gaze Of Henry g. Morton snI wife and
Jonathan Blake Arpe.lsnts VS.. D. n Onion
Fy'or. was then aiken m. This case turneI on
the mint whether A will made by a single go-
msu. was made void by q ,rbsaiIlert MARRIAGE.
f. u Hard. H. B. smith and Davis and Adams
for contestants. 2. Dl.inrha-n. d. Roberts. l.
j. Phelps and C. ". Writers for defendant
The Jury by direction of the court returned
without leaving their seats The following vi-l.c-.
e, Thar tbe will nroduced is the Isst will and
testament Of Polly Cary. and ought 90 be estsh-
Iishei 80 The case will be taken 10 % the So
irene court on exceptions Martins Tillison
An'ee vs. Geor-e Elfv Ant. was commenced
this morning. This is an action OF assumpsit
for so. the balance Of certain wages c,amei
bv the nlsintif who was In the employ Of the
defendant during par Of 1867 and lsGs
Nsss-s. l. r. Wilbur and T. L. lawrence for
the plaintiff and II. n. Deayitt and Henry
Ballard for the defendant.
The settlement or continuance Of many Of She
FIRST cases on the Jury calendar has brought on
others for trial 60 much earlier than was expect
ed, it is probable that large portion Of them
will be continued ill next term. This viii have
the effect to greatly shorten the length Of the
term.
The case of Tillison rs Eddy, was given o. the
jury at $50 pm, and a verdict was returned
shortly after in favor Of the plaintiff for : a. So,
with interest for three years.
Franklin Guyette rs Town Of Bolton, was
then commenced This is an action of assump-
cit for a town bounty of $500
Messrs. II II. Tslcott aud IT. Ballard for
plaintiff Z. i. Hard and Geo. ". Kennedy Tor
defendant.
TurzsD,r. Aprl %.
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uuyet'e ~ ion. vi 1'''ou- iue 1'y nNe "
ureiy taken up VII, VI, evidence ~ ,nlS 0e'
Whlch was nov o-,u-el IN 'out cly5A 'L,l7
si'efnoou, NJ SilloI Llu' 1le eo1' ~
ei over tn uonlaJ nS' u'us III tgH 0D.A'
Nhen inc ~ sull'''s VI o'1's'' Will N' o'--
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