Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1874-10-02

mon, Rev. E. Mills. Rutland; Anthem.
Choir, Report Of Committee Anthem,
CLoIr Beuedic,i1n. In the evening. ser
vices were held. R-v. M Archibald deliy-
cring tie sermon.
At the late fair ia Worthwhile. Mss Lizzie
Clark, OF Nolc,tt, was pronounce the best
female equestrian.
ohInenden County CouF,-sepiemser Term.
Hon. JOIN PIERPOlNT PIE ding Jn5.e
Hon. N AVN SI FA'NhA Assistant Jas-e,
orrIcERs or COURT
WILDER ,. EUASAr States Attorney.
ASDREN J. 10 WARD. clerk.
LuNAs A. paEw, Siberia
FRIDAY. Sept. 25'h. 1874.
ihe testimony in the case of Mackln Is.
NcNaunis wa~ concluded yesterday after
noon. Mr.. Billiard finished the open.u. ar
gument Tor the plaintiff last cvcuins
II / O'Clock the grand jury reported.
through Hon. f b. Green. their foreman,
that they had finished their laborS, and
they were ihereupon discharged ty the
court
The following bills were found State
v. Nelson Gordon. tor burglary and lar
ceny State =. jacob Morrison, for assault
wiki attempt 10 rape; State -. Paul Ro-
bear. for grand larceny; State Is. A.oUz1
Clark, alas Harry Allen, alas Harry
Tubbs, for horse stealing; State y GEORGE
Buchanan, for murder. State -. Wm. L.
Strong tor maintaining nuisance. and two
indictments against Peter Greene, for grand
larceny and receiving stolen goods.
REroRr OF GRAND Jury.
State Of Vermont. Chittenden County,
-, September Term.-Tae Grand Jurors
within and for the body Of said county,
now here in court duly enpanneilcl and
sworn, do respectfully report that IN ac-
cordauco with the duties imposed upon them
by law, they have examined the county
jail, and find the same in clean condition,
IN good order and well kept. hut poorly
ventilated
The jurors are, however, OF the opinion
that the location j. lncOnveniCnt, and the
lot OF too great value for business purpos =
t. be continued IN its present use. And III
consideration of the generous provisions of
the general government for the location
of our county buildings, the Jurors respect
fully recommend that tie 1T where the
jail now stands be sold. and = new all
more commodious and better adapted to
the purpose be erected near the site of the
present court h0u-e.
Respectfully submitted.
L. Il. GREEN, Foreman.
SATURDAY, Sept. 90, 1914.
The case of Mackm vs. McAlanniS was
given to the jnfy shortly after five O'Clock
Yesterday afternoon, alter 2 very full and
able charge 10y the Court. About an hour
after they brought in verdict in favor of
the plaintiff for 81 $50 damages and her
costs. The amount claimed in the writ was
SO 600 We understand that the jury
were almost unanimous in favor of the
plaintiff. the only question being rs 20 the
amount which She should recover The
trial of the case has been closely and ably
conducted by the counsel, and has been at
tended throughuu by the public generally.
The case of Alfred Pierce, of Colchester,
V. Rosa ell II. Place, Seneca Place, and II.
B. Brush, was then commenced Inls Is
an action of general assumpsit to recover
on a prnmiss0ry note for $500 dated Oct.
&c, 1866, PAYABLE in one year from date to
K A. Buck or bearer. and signed by the
defendants. The note in question was sub
sequsnrly purchased by the plaintiff and
appears 10 have been part OF the cOnsdera-
ton given by the defendants for the right
to manufacture and sell a patent milk
streiner and rehner through all of this
State except the county oil Chlttenden. The
plea is the general issGe-the defendants
claiming, hich tact was admitted by the
plaintiff on the trial, that the patent was
an infringement OF a previous patent, and
therefore the note WAS given without con-
sideration. Messrs. IL. Ii. TalcOtt and L.
5. Taft for :he plaintiff. L. l.. Lawrence and
Ii. Ballard for the defendants.
MONDAY. Sept. %.
On the conclusion of the plaintiffs testi-
mony in the case of Pierce ". Place ct ais.
the court took recess till this morning at
ten O'Clock.
At the opening of the court this morning 2,
the prisoners against whom indictments
had been found by the Grand Jury, viz ,
George Robear, Jacob Morrison. Al0nzJ
Clark, alias Harry Tubbs, George buchanan ,
Nelson Gordon. and Peter Greene, were ar
raigned, and all exeep, the first pleaded moi
guilty. Robear pleaded guilty to petty
la rceny, which was accepted by the State :
Attorney. The Court announced that the
criminal business would be taken up on
Wednesday morning, unless there was a
civil case then on trial. Thursday next
was set down for the trial Of the murder