Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1875-06-16

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THURSDAY, June ).
No 81. 4. +. Johnson Z. d. C. Abbott
Action on promi>sory notes. given for a
large number of saw LOGS. The defence i.
partial failure of the consideration: that
there was a breach of warranty as to the
number of logs Def. claimed that the
FIJI. agreed to furnish $500 LOGS, at leas,
twelve feet long, and that the number fel
shor. GSo. Gleason and Rowell for plff
Gambell and Clark for deft The cast
lasted through the dav.
FRIDAY. June +
No.Gl was argued this forenoon. and af
ter an able charge given by Judge Powers
IS gwen to the jury about one o'clock
The jury returned virdict in the course
of the afternoon, for the plff to recover
S1S5.1G damage and his costs.
No. IS. Eliza j. Whitney q. Town OF
Sharon was the next case for trial. This is
an ton to recover damages for IN iniu-
~ alleged to have been Occa>oned by de-
fect IN the highway in deft's town. The
jury were emptneled Thursday and taken
to the scene of the accident under char ore
OF the sheriff, and accompanied bv one
counsel on each side In oct 1872 the
pill in company with i brother-in-llw
was riding over the road in question, when
IN some unaccountable manner the horse
took fright and farming short to the right
ran down Il steep bank into the river Pff.
claims that the horse was frightened by :,
steer. Def. claims that the girth AMI rein
OF the harness broke. Strange to say, no
body Wa, killed and no bones were broken,
although the team and passengers fell in
all Il perpendicular distance of thirtv-two
feet. The plH. claims an injury to the
spine. The accident occurred on Sunday
and dcft. claims that the Journey was not
one of necessity or charity. The case con
tlnucd through the week and the testimo-
ny closed Tuesdlv night Clark and
IIcbard for plff. Howell and Farnh.,m for
def
WEDNESDAY, June g.
This morning the Grand Jury came in
to court and returned ten true bills and
seven bills not found
No. IS. The arguments and charges in
this case occupied till after four clock in
tie afternoon. when the case WAS given
TO the jury and they remained out over
night
y feature of the case was the visit
made by the Jury to the place Of the ac-
cdcnt. The town don't seem TO have inn
proved matters much by extending this
invitation, for the Jury brought in Il YER
of Sl11s, for the plaintiff on Thursday.
No. Sc. VIM ii. NJ. Howard V. i. p.
Carpenter. c. b. Leslie, John Bailey, Jr.
and j. III. Gilman. Thi, is an action
brought by plf to Recover damages fol
assault and battery and false Imprisonment
There was no service upon Mr.. Carpenter
20 that in reality he is hot Il party to the
suit. The plea filed by the diff sets out
the fact that the pltTs wife has brought II
petition for divorce and thtt judge Ross
has issued an order granting to her the
care. custody and control of their minol
child, also lorbiddng the pltf. to inter
tere in any way with the custody of til,
child. The parties, who are attorneys o
Mrs. Howard, and sheriff went to West
Fairlee with Mrs. Howard and took tn.
child. I'm Ter said order rs they claim.
FRIDAY June 1l.-lhe Jury in No. :,
came III with Il verdict for dcflS Allen
the Randolph incendiary was sentenced a>
elsewhere noticed.
No. s., Thomas Pa>coc IS Thos. Pol
land and John OConnrll was put OF
trial. but after trial had begun was con
tinucd ut drfts request that a deposition
might be obtained.
No. %, va, then tried. 1t was Lpuri>
ton l.. Church Is. Geo. X. and Henry
Bates. The trill concluded Saturday
\ couple of West Randolph case, wer,
IN the docket for trial this week One O
them is No. ll2, Louise A. Priest Is. Ro>
we'll G. Curtis. The pin. Mr.. Priest. says
Mr.. Curtis attempted to violate her person
which i,np,.1t.hmp Mr. Curtis denies