Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1873-09-13
Essex County Court opened at

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Guildhall on the 9th inst. Hon. Jno.
Ross, Chief Judge, and Hons. d. c.
Hudson and Levi Silsby Assistant
Judges, being present. The bar of
Essex, Caledonia and Coos Counties
were mostly present. The opening
prayer was offered by Rev. r. Pain
tin. The following list of Grand
Jurors we're empannelled and sworn
viz: Harvey Cole and Lew Pinney of
Brighton; Alva Stevens Of Rloom.
field; J. Willard oil Brunswick DAY.
id Hubbard, II. c. Woodward, d. W.
Pratt of Concord; james 0. Moore
of Canaan; NJ. Ii. Smith of East
Haven; Samuel T. Dudley of Gran
by; +. w. Smith and Abner Bailey
of Guildhall; Sucl r. Reed of Lem
ington; Chester Thomas, j. B. Nc
Farland, Luther A. Nichols of Lunen-
burg; Charles Stevens of Maidstone,
Luther Russell of Victory; Harvey
Coe was appointed foreman. Messrs.
Willard and Stevens of Bloomfield,
Hubbard and Woodward Of Concord,
were excused from service by the
Court.
The jury were duly instructed in
their duties by Judge Ross and retir-
ed to the Grand Jury room. Upon
call of the docket % cases were
marked for the jury, and nine were en-
tered settled.
The first case for trial was No. II,
being Abner Bonett V. Geo. d. Bailey,
upon which jury was called Tuesday
afternoon, and the trial occupied one
day; the jury retiring at noon on
Wednesday. In this case the plf.
claimed to recover the amount Of a
promissory note given to one j. S.
Newcomb for a sickle bar attachment
to moving machine which he claimed
was q patented invention and was
bought by deft. for which the note in
question was given. The def. claimed
that the note in suit was forgery
and that the only signing OF his name
was to contract that made him the
agent of the company, owning the
patent. Messrs. Dale & Bingham fol
the plf, and Messrs. Ray and H. G
Bates for deft. The verdict of the
jury was for the def.
A. d. Laba o J. A. Hadlcl anC
Trustees, coupled the attention of TIT
court during the afternoon Of Wednes
day and till 3 p. IN. of Thursday, a
which hour the jury retired in thi
case the plf. sought to recover som
$3.50, for labor performed for the off
at mill in Victory known as the Had
ley mill. The diff. claimed that phi
engaged to perform specified job AM
quit before completion of his contract
the jury returned their verdict for th
plf. to recover $266.03 damages AM
his costs.
The case of Pitts Brown involy
ing the title to q certain lot Of land il
Maidstone was next in order and upo
certain questions of law involving tn
valitidy of tax little by which Pill
claimed the land in question. The cas-
was transferred to the Supreme court
The remainder of Thursday wa
spent in the transaction Of court bust
hess.
Patrick O'Keife indicted for assault
was arraigned and pleading guilty wa
sentenced to pay fine of fifty dollar
and the costs Of prosecution since il
dictment.
The attendance has thus far bee
unusually large. The Grand jury a
ter three days of diligent labor ar
yet in session. There are sewers
criminal trials which must occupy th
time for the remainder of the wee
The number of new cases catered
Al on the civil and criminal docke
but few more civil cases now stan
for trial.