Bradford opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1874-1881, 1875-06-05
ORANGE COUNTY COURT.


JUNE TERM, 1878.
Hon. II. II. PowsRs, Chief Judge.
HOY. G z Y i;a, D'okH' Associate associate
Hon. l.. Il, iilNcKLEy, Clerk.
\. X. BERRY, Sheriff.
N, l.. BOyDEN, ESQ, States Attorney.
HENRY OvIArr, ESQ, Reporter.
TUESDAY, June |, 1875.
This is the Grany Jury term of
Orange County Oourtand the follow.
ing persons appeared and were
sworn as Grand Jurors: Edwin
IL. Aldrich, Bradford; Henry Bass,
Braintree; Il. Z. uibbard, Brook
field Aaron Davis, John Allen,
Chelsea; j. b. Locke, Corinth ;
Alexander McLane. Fairlee; Levi
l.. Tucker, Newbury; Il. y. Camp,
Orange; Samuel Howard. Ran,
dolph David 8. Barrett, Strafford
Harvey Dodge, Thettord; h. NJ.
Collins, Topsham; 5. b. Hackett,
Tunbridge; y. Il. Paine, Vershire +;
j. II. Perkins, Washington; Will,
liam Kimball, West Fairlee John
Lynde, Williamstown.
The following persons were sworn
as Petit Jurors: IL. {. McDuffee,
NJ. II. Cllamberlin, Bradford Geo.
Tarbell, B. |. Pratt, Braintree; Asa
Smith, d. ID. Howe, Brookfield ;
Hyde Cabot, Calvin Goodwin, Chel,
sea; &. N. Winchester, Il. p. Eaton.
Coriuth; A. w. Paine, Fairlee; DO
mas w. futile, W. w. Brock, Jr.,
Newbury; A. Fl. Goodrich, Lewis
Hutchinson, Orange; ii. z. San.
ford, John Boswell, Randolph; AL
bert Collins, Chas. ". Lane, Strat-
ford; Il. s. Howard, Thetford {;
John Rowland, j. Il. Philbrick, Top
sham; n. Il. Smith, Geo. y. Web.
ster, Tunbridge; S. b. Darling,
Isaac Il. Morey, Vershire /; Erastus
Smith, }. W. White, Washington !;
David Johnson, West Fairlee; Ed
win Z. Smith, Wlliamstowm.
The Law Docket shows 2l5 cases
and the Chancery Docket Al cases.
The printed Jury Calender, publish
ed few days before Court, shows
just 100 cases sci for trial by jury.
On the call Of the jury offender this
morning only 90 of that number
were set for trial by jury.
Mo. SO Cordelia Il. Cooke .. T0rm
Of 1het/oa Was placed on the jury
calender, but this morning the coun-
sci for the defendants moved for IL
continuance OF the cause, for the
reason that this is the first term of
Court since the cause was remand
ell from the Supreme Court. The
motion was granted and the cause
continued. Hebards and DenisOn
for pltf. Gleason and Rowell for
deftS.
No. 20. Geo. w. Sampson .. E'cm-
els a. and Ruth Wallace, and Nos.
50 and 81. between the same parties
were set not for the jury by the
counsel for Wallace and wife.
No. 10. Joseph Atkinson .. Rich
arb Patterson is the first case for
trial by jury. This is an action Of
trespass Quare clausem .fregit to set
tie the title to Lot No. 70 in New
bury. The plaintiff claims title de-
rived from Gen. Jacob Bailey, who
was one of the original grantees OF
the town through the Governor of
New Hampshire first and the Gov
ern0r of New York afterwards, from
George the Third of England. The
claims title by possession
and by virtue of a set off on execu.
tion in favor of one Holt. Among the
documents put into the case by the
plaintiff was the original parchment
Charter of the. town of Ncwbury,
granted by the king of England in
1872. This was very formidable
document in appearance, consisting
Of three sheets Of parchment, each
about two feet by three. The case
occupies the day. Rogers and Row
ell for plff. Gambell and Clarke for
the deft.
Wednesday, June ,.
No. 10, Is given to the jury at
noon to-day without argument. This
when the Court came in
The def. proposed to offer Testimony
tending to show that Il correct sur
vey of the original lots in New
bury would place Lot 70 two hun
lred rods south Of where plff. claim
ed it to he. If this il true it would
disturb ali the lots in town. The
Court declined to receive the evi-
lence.
Verdict for plff. to recover S33.SG
md his costs. This settles the title
20 the land in favor of the plff. un-
ess the deft. makes something by
lis exceptions.
No. 40. Sarah c, Clereland, adm'r.
# Warren Il. Clereland .. VI. II.
". HOmard. AsSumpsit for three
totes Of s323O.OO each and one note
If S16SOOO. The plff. put in the
totes as evidence and rested, and
he deft. offered IA deposition which
vas objected to for infOrmality and
he objection being sustained, the
left. said he could not continue the
rial without the deposition and
'et the case mot for the jury" So
he Trial ended. The hearing on
he question Of a conlinuance will
Ne had ut the close of the term.
Farnham and ROwell for the plf1.
ITebarl and Clark for the diff.
There being no other case ready