Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1873-03-07
United States Circuit and District Courts.-Fch
rlary Term.
The Hon. DAVID a. SaALLEr, presiding
rurpSn,y Eeh 81 1872

The Hon. Dawn a. S1ALLEr, presiding.
IuuRsDAr, Feb. 81. 1878.
AT the opening of tho court this morning,
defaults, were entered in the following
cases
United States vs. William Fisher, charged
with smuggling certain articles Of jewelry,
and wearing apparel.
United States vs.. Henry Lowell, charged
with smuggling grain, etc.
United States VS.. Marshall Williams and
Ashley Bishop, charged with smuggling
liquors into the United States.
The first case tried was that of the United
States vs.. one horse, wagon, harness, and u
quantity OF sheep pelts, charged to have been
frausulently imported from Canada By
Horace Glover, claimant.
The evidence in the case tending to show
to the satisfaction of the jury that the pelts
in question were all purchased within the
United States, the jury, after being absent
few moments, returned verdict in favor
Of the claimant.
The next case was that of the United
States Us. 1874 pounds of butter, one horse,
wagon and harness, the same person as be-
fore claimant When the prosecution
rested the Court instructed the jury that as
there was no evidence that tho property in
question ever was in Canada n verdict should
be rendered for the claimant. IF Fifeld u .
). District Attorney for the government,
Messrs. Josiah & ". W. GrOut for the
defendant in both cases.
The Court then took recess till one
o'clock tomorrow (Friday).
FRIDAY, February eS, 1878.
The court was opened at one O'Clock, this
ntfpruDan Tho first triad tbaf Of
John J. Burgess, assignee Of Lafayette
Cady, Is. shattuck, Stranahan x Co., to re-
cover back the sum Of 81 800, alleged to
have been paid to the defendants by the
bankrupt in fraud Of the act. MeSsrs. +.
X. Hard and Park Davis for plaintiff. and
Noble & Smith and +. j Phelps for de-
PENDANTS.
SATcRDAY, March l.
The case Of John j. Burgess assignee Us
Saattuck ard Suanahan is still on.
MONDAY, March 3.
The court, shortly after one O'Clock, on
saturday afternoon, was adjourned until
eleven O'Clock, next Wednesday morning,
to which time the arguments Of counsel in
the case Of John j. Burgess. assignee, vs.
Shattuck x Stranahan, will Recommended.
WEDNESDAY, March ).
The session to-day has been occupied
with the arguments of counsel in the case
Of John j. Burgess, assignee. V. Shattuck
and Stranahan.
Hon. Z. R. Hard opened the case for the
plaintiff, and Messrs. Guy c. Noble and
F.. j. Phelps finished the argument in favor
of the defendant. Park Davis will close
the plaintiff S ease this morning-the session
beginning Us usual at ten O'Clock
BEvNINcToN.-A man by the name Of
liy~er, employed by Mr.. Smith, while chop
ing wood on the East mountain last Friday.
cut his foot very badly and had to walk
three miles % the nearest house, and nearly
persisted.
Cummings IL Brit of Troy. are at work
CT plans for So 600 C1ngre.a ti0nal church
for This village.
The accommodation train from Rutland
due here AT 10 4. IL. met with accident in
the suburbs Of this village. on SATURDAY
last. \ passenger coach jumped the track
and ran one hundred rods on the ties.
cros,inga long bridge on the route The
car was uniniured, but every tie in the
bridge was broken. Two conductors were
on the car at the time, and jumped off,
There was no bell rope 10 give an alarm
anu stop tie tram.
The remains Of Hon. VIM. +. Park, who
died al Charlestown, Mass. last Tuesday
We're brought ~ Woodiord and inferred,
and his funeral took place last Sunday
a large number Of the Masonic fraternity
OF which be was member, and friends at
teadoithe funeral from this village
C.A.R.-Col. ". C yeaIcy, commander
of the Department Of Vermont, has made
the following appointments on his staff:
j. II Goulding. Rutland, Assistant Ad-
jgtant General
L. G. Kingsley, Rutland, Assistant Quar-
termaster General.
Fred E. Smith, Montpelier, Inspector.
W ". Gr5ut, Barton, Judge Advocate
AIDS Dc Camp E. VI. Edgerton, Rut-
land Ga1rge L. Selleck, Brattleboro; r
!. C0ifey, WsitsGeld; H. 5 Hard, Airing
ton J. j. Pratt, West Randolph: J. J.
Balm, j., Newport.