Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1874-04-01
Washington County Court.


Hon. I, p. REDriELD, Preading Judge.
Hon. Jaws II, HOLDEN, A,,i,,aut JuSos..
Hon. WV. b. ORcuTT, H'''''""' '""y'''
Luther NEwooNB, Clerk
lioRAcg w ,-LyfoRD, Sheriff. =.
VIM. p. DmLIsonAn, States Attorney.
lIrSWs0vhrr, Reporter. II
The present term will probably cometo y end
ths. week, unless the case of Ira DsyrselIjll,
known as the South Barre watey cascc Is tried.
The iuries were dismissed last Friday and Sat.
-. The following is resume Of the cases
Dst report
~ +. BurniiS@r,. Town Of Barre.
Action for injuric on tho highway, ARlaintiff
~ xfSpg man, residing in Montpelier Some
time last Msy he and John NJ. Elklns started
for Chelsea in buggy drawn by one horse.
They went through Barre village, and then
took the road which leads to Carnes' mills, on
the left or northerly side Of Jail brook
When they were some thirty or forty rods this
side Of Carnes' mills their horse attempted TO
pass another team, going between it and the
brook, and the result was an upset, the horse
and buggy Of Elkins and Burnham being
thrown down the bank, and the three first also
going into the stream. Burnham received an
ugly scalp wound and was somewhat bruised
The town did not make much denial Of the in
sulFciency Of the road, which is quite narrow
at the point where the accident occurred, and
lacked fence on the brook side at that time.
The towns defense is a legal one-the failure
Of plaintiffs notice Of the accident TO meet the
provisions Of the statute. The case will prob
ably go to the Supreme Court. Verdict for
plaintiff $50. Heath and Boyce for plaintiff
Bsssett, town agent, and IIeaton for defendant
Town of Woodbury. u.s. John Rich Suit TO
recover penalty and damages for illegally re-
moving pauper Defendant is now resi-
dent Of Richmond, but he formerly lived in
Woodbury. and Calais. About 1860 he became
the guardian of an old lady, named Ann Stod-
dard and kept her till the spring Of 1873, when
he sent her to Woodbury. for the purpose Of
visiting, as he claims. She became chargcable
on the town, and was supported by it till re-
Gently, when an order of removal was procured
on East Montpelier. Verdict for plaintiff Sl75.-
SO penalty and Sl4 damages and costs. Heath
and Iampson for plaintiif-Ileaton and Wing
for defendant
George j, Wiley Is. Town Of Berlin.
Plaintiff resides in Moretown. In March, 1873,
he and his father were coming up the river
road, so called, which runs on the southerly
bank of the Winoosk river in Berlin, with
load Of hay, when his team became wedged in
the snow, and in making an effort to become
extrcated he was pushed from the load and
badly bruised, as to his side. The defendant
put on no witnesses, but seemed to rely on the
insutfcency of plaintiffs notice. Verdict for
plaintiff $50. Heath and Deavitt for plaintiff
-lleaton and Durant for defendant.
The court ordered that the State must elect
one of the respondents to be prosecuted in the
case Of the States Attorney by information rs.
Stratton & Rich, noHe pros to be entered as to
the other. Mr.. Dillingham; has accordingly
decided to prosecute Mr.. Stratton The ndiet-
ment against Timothy j. Hunt has been
quashed, it being proved that respondents true
name is Truman j. Hunt