Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1873-09-26

Hon. JOHN PIERPOTNT, Presiding Judge.
Hon. NATHANIEL PARKER, Ass;s,ar, Ird,,,s
Hon. ALVEY STONE.


Hon. JOHN PIERPOINT, Presiding Judge.
Hon k1IE1 srox PARKER Assistant Judges
MONDAY, Sept. %, 1873.
The September term of the county cour
opens tomorrow Tuesday morning at
O'Clock, in the new court house.
OF the 203 cases on the law docket
eighty-two are set down for jury trial
From present indications, however, there
will not be a dozen cases tried, so that thu
term will probably not continue longer
than a fortnight. Twenty-seven cases are
marked for the court.
PETIT JURORS.
Bolton, VIM. G. Church; Burlington,
llilas Roby, W. W. Henry, c. b. Ripley,
A. Taylor Charlotte, Henry Root. Dean
IIosford; Colchester, VIM. b. Weston,
Bruno Pcppin, Martin A. Fowler; Essex,
James Nichols, Ii. A. Castle; Ilinesburgh,
Curtis Andrews, 5. c. Ray; Huntington,
Edmund L. Collins Jericho, Hosea l..
Wright, Stephen Curtis Milton, Samuel
Howard Geo. II. Caswell; Richmond,
Henry Sherman. NJ. NJ. Bates; Shelburn,
Geo. n. Roberts, Jules Tracy, Samuel John
sol South Burlington, Ii. A. Buttolph ;
St. gorge, Newman lsham; Underhill, ii.
\. Rogers, Dudley Tillison; Westiord,
John 5. Beach, L. b. Tyler; Williston,
Harry Joslyn, F. II. Isham.
GRAND JURORS.
Bolton. Rufus Harris; Burlington, War
ren Root, l.. NJ. IIagar. j. ). Pierce Char
lotte, Norman W. Bradley; Colchester,
\. c. Mcbride; Essex, 5. 5. Beach; Hines
burgh, Nelson W. Parteh; Huntington,
Noble Ross Jericho, Erastus Field; Mil
ton, p. n. Booth Richmond, j. W. Sayles :;
Shelburn, Joel b. Bartlett; South Burling-
ton, L. 5. Drew; St. George, Henry Law
renee; Underhill. Asa l.. Lane Westiord,
b. F. Beach; Williston, William Miller.
TUESDAY, Sept. %, 1873.
The September term of the County Court
was opened at quarter past ten O'Clock this
morning with prayer by Rev. l.. &. Ware
of the Unitarian Church IN this city. Pro-
elamatiOn for Grand and Petit jurors was
then made by the sheriff, the lists were call
ell and the members were duly sworn. l..
Y. Williams Of ESSEX, was called As talesman
to fill the vacancy in the number OF Grand
Jurors, caused by the absence Of Noble Ross
Of Huntington, detained by sickness.
GRAND JURY.
The court briefly reminded the grand
jurors that they were summoned to inquire
whether any of the criminal laws Of the
State had been violated by any person with
in the jurisdiction Of this court That be-
fore presenting any person for trial, at least
hrcirc of their number must be satisfied that
there was reasonable probability that con-
yiction would follow his trial. Asa l.. Lane
Of Underhill. was appointed foreman.
PETIT JURY.
The petit jurors were warned Of the ncces
sity of their abstaining from any CONVERSE
ton. except among themselves, and then
only in their own room. about any case
either during its trial or before being tried.
His Honor briefly alluded to the many mean
devices often resOrted TO by persons inter
estcd in the eases to be heard before them
for the purpose of influencing their decision.
The jury calendar was then called, and
the remainder of the session was occupied
in hearing motions Tor a continuance of
eases set down for trial thereon, which mo-
tons, under the new rules. must be made
on the first day OF the term.
WEDNESDAY, sept. p.
The hearing of motions for the c1ntinu-
ancc of jury causes set down for trial M this
term was not concluded till four % clock
yesterday afternoon.
The trial Of the Winooski Lumber and
Water Power Co. Is. Clark \. Rood, which
was the first ease then ON the calendar. was
then commenced. This was an action of
troycr brought by the plaintiff for thcyalue
of a uumbcrot saw Logs which were illateI
upon the premises of the defendant hy the
lrc~hct in the Winoo-ki river in the spring
of 1869 and which, as the plaintiff claimed
were subsequently converted hy the deIen-
dant 10 his own use. T.. Il. Hard and y. e..
Dixon for plaintiff. l.. L. Lawrence and f..
j. Phelps for defendant
1WEsDAY. Sept. -, l-73.
The evidence in the case of the Wnoo-ki
Lumber and Water Power Co. vs.. c. \.
Rood was concluded NJ four O'Clock yc~,Cr-
day afternoon The remainder of the after
noon session was occupied with thcopcning
arguments OF counsel. This morning Mc->r>.
f. j. Phelps and F.. x. Hard viii close the
case on behalf of the defendant and plain
til. Their arguments. together with the
charge of the court, viii probably occupy
the morning session.