Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1875-03-31
Washington County Court.
Hon 7. P. REDFIELD, Presiding Judge.
Hon. JAMES II. HOLDEN, "
Hon. WILLARD :. MARTIN, AsoAslaut1 uuees'
WILLIAM P. D~ILLINGHAM. States Attorney.
HORACE W. LYFORD, Sheriff.
ITIHFR \EMCOMR. Clerk

Vi LIAM D. hAkIlS,
WILLIAM I. DILLINGHAM. States Attorney.
hTF Il S]irwk6fd 1TKp c IhGTih'
HENRY OvIATT, Reporter.
The Jury were dismissed on Thursday
and the court took 4 recess till Tuesday
morning. when The consideration of the
numerous cases on the docket was begun.
Since our last report only two cases have
been held by the Jury:
George f. Spear V Duxburv. Suit to
recover damages to the extent of two hun
bred dollars for injuries on the highway.
Plaintiff a resident of Montpelier, left this
village on the 9th of March. 1874, in COM
panv with Miss.IIattie NJ. Dow, and drove
to Duxbury and Ipassed the night at the
house of Mr.. Turner. The next afternoon
he started on his return home and coming
down the main road leading from Waits
field tO1 Waterbury turned into a cross
road that runs past the house of II. NJ.
Griffith in DuNburv. While making the
tuln he claimed that his sleigh-runner
struck on Il large stone ut the side of the
road and he and the girl were tipped out.
In consequence of the accident he now
suffers in his kidneys and sciatic nerve.
The towns main defense was careless
driving on the part of the plaintiff and
they put on witnesses who testified to
the cider and card party the plaintiff, had
been engaged III all the night before and
the very rapid pace he was driving when
he attempted to make the turn. Jury dis
agreed.
Gleason X Field for plaintiff; Dillin.-
ham & Son for defendant.
William P, Whittier !. Q. A. Crosby,
Executor and Trustee. Suit bv the con-
stable of Cabot to license taxes of defend
ant Is the Executor ofOrra Cro>by's estate.
1t appeared that Ora Crosby was Il resi-
dent of Cabot before his death, and in 1873
the listers of the town annexed hereto
Sl3.GNO for money on hand, etc. as usual.
Defendant refused to pay on the ground
the estate had been distributed. This was
the main ground Of defense. though there
were various technical objections us to GER
tain alleged defects in the proceedings of
the listers. among others that the notice OF
the tax was sent to James w. MattoX, OF
Danyillc. instead of defendant. The
plaintiff claimed that Mattox was defend
ant agent and had originally been one OF
the Executors. The court told the Jury to
answer the questions, find whether there
was Slj,>GO or more of the estate undis-
tributel III April, 1873, and second, whether
MattoN was Cro>by'S agent. The jury
answered both questions in the affirmative
and the case goes to the Supreme court
J. {. L1m>on for plaintiff; George L. Wa
terlnan for defendant.
John Mcdonald pleaded guilty on Tues
day mOrnin" to the larceny of the silver
watches and some clothing from Jane:
Hamilton ut Berlin last january, and wa!
sentenced to two wears in the State Prison
Respondent was one of the gam on tn
Barre railroad. and Hamilton was one o
his fellows. Mcdonald was taken Frida,
to Windsor by Sheriff LyfOrd.
The court disposed of a large numbe
of cases yesterday for the term. and par
ties who had been negligent in preparing
for trial found pretty strict terms impose
upon them.
This morning the trial of Il rcpleviI
suit, Mallory Bancroft Y w. G. Robinson
md y. =. >lavton, began. 1t is eviden
/ tIat the CASES to be heard by the cour
viii he rapidly disposed OF.