The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1875-10-06
United States Circuit Court.
Hon. NATHANIEL SnIrMAN, judge.
b. B. SMALLEY, clerk.
IL f. EIEIRID district attorney

ID. Il. f1F1ELD, district attorney.
GEORGE p. FOSTER, marshal
The United States circuit court for the
district of Vermont, opened session Tues
day afternoon in the United States court
house. The docket was called and several
jury cases and several hearings were mark
ed for trial. The term promises to be a
busy one.
The following attorneys were admitte ::
Ranncy Howard, Manchester james NJ.
Slade, Middlebury; Willard Harrington,
st. Adams; Charles f. Eddy, Poultney !;
| George M. Fuller, Farhavcn.
The grand jury was then sworn in. The
following is list of the grand jurors
Brandon-P. p. Gibbs, Emery Fuller,
Henry Rust.
Poultney-Salmon Richards, Don A.
Everts, Ira M. Clark, Jones Gibson.
Casteton-iliram Horr, Josiah N. Nor
thrup, Fayette Barney, Samuel d. Will
liams.
observation-disclosures Stewart, William S.
Weeks, George +. Murray, II. Hodges.
Rutland-John A. Sheldon, Henry Hay
ward Benjamin K Chase, Frederick Chat
fee, Charles Clement
Judge Shipman charged the jury very
briefly, saying that duties were fully stated
in the oath which had been administered
to them. Frederick Chaffee was appoint.
ed foreman.
The district court docket was also called.
A few hearings may come up in this court,
but no jury trials.
After the other business had been DIS
posed of, Hon. Il. f. Fifield, district attor-
| ney, addressed the court as follows:
REMARKS OF DISTRICT ATTORNEY FIFIELD.
May ii please the court: 1t has been sug-
gested by numerous members of the bar in
attendance upon this court that we should
take the earliest opportunity on this first
day of the term to show our respect for
the memory of Judge Woodruff. Although
| have had no opportunity to call formal
meeting of the bar, quite concur in this
suggestion and, in making the motion
am about to make, desire to bear testi-
mony to the high appreciation in which
he was held among the bar of this state.
1t was not my good fortune to know him
intimately. That was not the good fortune
of any of us, for he came here only twice
year, and then only for week at time;
but from what we did see of him, only one
impression was created-it was that he
combined all the qualities of a great and
good judge.
The impression left upon me the first
time he came into the state was that he
was thoroughly honest, thoroughly indie
pendent and thoroughly learned, and as
from term to term, saw him again and
again. my first impressions were confirm
ed by subsequent experience until at last
, came to regard him as model in all that
constitutes judicial greatness. Patient and
courteous TO listen, he never touched the
sensitiveness Of the bar by his abruptness
Quick in comprehension and subtle in his
distinctions, no point in the most compli
Gated combination of facts escaped him
and to them he was able to apply will
Just discrimination the vast legal lore Of
which he was master 80 that the result
was that even handed justice which is tn,
safety and beauty Of the republic.
We mourn with Connecticut, where Ii,
| had his birth place. We mourn with New
York where he performed his most sever
service. We join in the mourning of TIN
: whole circuit ut the loss of their eminen
; Judge May it please your honor, in h.
successor we may get his superior. w
shall be sufficiently content il we get hi
equal.
: | move that the court do now adjourn
HON. K. j. PHELPS
addressed the court. lie said am sure
sir, the uppermost thought in your mind o.
taking your scat here today, and in tn
minds of all of US in gathering about you
was Of the great sorrow VIC have sustaine
since we last met, in the death of that emf
nent and yenerated judge. 1t was here
one year ago, that he discharged his las
t judicial duty in this state-the last, II
am not mistaken, anywhere in his circuit
outside the city of New York. 1t was thi
term that we expected and hoped he wOul