Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1872-04-19
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The Windham County Court commenced
its session on Tuesday, April o, Judge Bar
rett presiding, assisted by Judges Butter
field and Howard. Forty-five cases were
set down for trial by jury.
Only about half the number of jurors
summoned were present on account of the
bad travelling. No grand jury at this term.
Between so and 80 eases entered upon the
new docket.
Jurors: Athens, Ralph d. Whitney;
Brattleboro, Geo. II. Thomas, G. G.. War
ren, Jr. Drookline, n. c. Marsh Dover,
II. S. Staples; Guilford Fred n. Bracket,
Henry Streeter Jamaica, Martin L. Lowe,
Abel Kidder; NewiiIne, Harry Rice; Put
ney, Edward +. Hooper; Rockingham,
Daniel X. Barry; Townshend, James p.
Toilet Vernon, Geo. w. Lee Wa:dsboro,
VIM. W. Baldwin; Windham, Elmer Law
renee.
HdrtfOrd Sorghum Manufacturing Co.
as. aaron NJ Nedd, dpt.-This was an ac-
ton to recover the price of sugar evapo-
rator which the plaintiff claimed to have
sold to defendant. Defendant claimed that
he ordered the evaporation as an agent of
the company for one Perry. The jury re-
turned a verdict for the plaint'm for $3.50
Counsel for plaintiff, Hix & Eddy; for de-
PENDANT, A. Stoddard and o. +. Buttertield.
James +. EStey and rife rs. First Ma
tional Bdnk.-This was an action to recov-
err the value of U. S. bonds, deposited in
the bank for safe keeping. PHI. proved
that in 1868 he deposited $4,000 in treasury
notes in the bank for himself and 5000 for
his wife, as her separate property; that
subsequently the bank sent to Washington
the $1,000 in notes TO be exchanged for U.
S. bonds, and when exchanged, $1,000 of the
bonds were pledged by ]. f. Estey 10 the
savings bank as collateral security, but plff
claimed that the 5000 in bonds belonging to
the wife were not taken from the bank, and
had never been delivered to plff. or his
wife. Defendant proved that when the
notes were sent to Washington, Col. Waite
gave his receipt for $4,000 to plf. that
when the bonds were received in exchange
for the notes, PHI. and l.. G. Mead called
at the bank, Col. Waite delivered to Mr..
Mead $4,000 in bonds, and the 5000 in bonds
to J. +. Estey, and Estey returned to Col.
waite the receipt lOr f1OOU. Inc receipt
as produced in evidence by Col. Waite.
Def. proved that the bonds were kept with
the same care which they bestowed on their
own bonds, and that they received no COM
pensation for keeping. The court charged
the jury that If the bank delivered the
bonds 10 plf. as testified by Col. Waite,
they should return verdict for def. and
if not so delivered, then their verdict
should be for the plff. TO recover the value
of the bonds and interest. Verdict for
plff, $4,000. Counsel for plf., Clarke &
Haskins and c. n. Davenport; for def,
Field q Tyler, and Stoughton.
c. +. Eddy and f. A. Bolles, students
from the Office of G. b. Eddy of Bellows
Falls, and II. w. Brigham, student with
II. n. Hix of Sadawga, after the necessary
examination, were admitted TO the bar.
Tho court was adjourned on Monday,
sine die. Five divorces were granted, as
follows: Ellen S. Rose from VIM. Rose,
Oliver p. Harris from Elizabeth Harris,
Emily Gilmore from VIM. Gilmore, Mary
l.. Jaquith from Cyrus Jaquith, for wilful
desertion; Elisha Edwards from Lucy
Ann Edwards, for intolerable severity.