Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1876-03-29
Washington County Court.
MARCH TERM
Hos TIMOTHY p RFDFIELD. Chief Judge.
Hos. W1hIaR 4 : oMs9oRRTix. Assistant judges
W.P: DILLINGHAM, States Attorney.
II. w. LIFOIiD, Sheriff
VI +. SMILE, CLERK.

HENRY OVIATr. Reporter
In the case Of Stewards of NJ T. Church
Snow Town. on trial last week Wednes-
day. the Jury returned Il verdict for plff 8
for 800, the amount of the subscription and
interest, and rs to the claim Of the dcftn-
d,nt returned Il special verdict in answer
to questions submitted by the Court as fol
lows: did the Rev. Mr. Holman. who
solicited this subScriI ton of the defendant
promise and agree. in behalf Of the plf
and in sheraton of such subscription,
the defendant should he employed. rs q
mechanic, at $40 per diem. during the
time Of construction. and until the Semi
nary building and the Methodist Church
i'll Montpelier were completed? Answer.
Yes.
ID Was the defendants service in such
employment terminated by said Holman
wrongfulIy and without sufficient and just
cause? Answer. Yes.
Sd. If YOU answer both questions affirm
ativclv then what damage accrued to the
defendant by reason of the wrongful ter
mination Of the defendants employment
in the construction of said buildings. Ans
wer. 5000.
There now remains the legal question il
the case whether the defendant can rccov-
er the damages sustained and found in hi
favor by the Jury. The case will 90 te
the Supreme Court upon this question.
The next ease was Albeit Newton '
Cyrus Brown and ID. G.. Copp,wh'ch cam
on March 23d An action in the east
wherein the plf1. alleged that the deftn-
dants in October. 1871. conSpired to@elh
er to cheat the pin. in the sale of Il diseased
COW. This is the COW case out of whicl'
some State prosecutions arose. The jury
took TIE case at ) o'clock Thursday after
noon, and after a short consideration re-
turned a verdict for pltf for $50 40.
Randall and Heath and Carlton for plf
Wing and Livingston for dett's.
&. G.. Eaton John w. Smith, IN ac-
ton Of flse warranty for deceit in the sale
of Il kicking horse Verdict for Plff. fol
SOS - damages Livingston and HEATH
for pItl, and Randall and fol
delft
The trial Of Eaton and Smith occupied
the Court until Friday night, when the
Court took II recess until Monday morning
to enable Judge Ecdlield and the drlcg /
ton Of he Bar To attend the funeral of tn,
late Hon. Isaac +. Ecdtcd, at Windsor OF
Saturday.
On the coming in of the Court MONDAY
morning, tho case of Moses f.. lloWar,
v. Foster Ayers WAS PIT Il Don trlal. Thi~
va, an action of tres pass for assault and
battery by tie defendant. committed upon
plaintiff on the 3Oth day of June $50
| There WAS great controversy in this cast
in respect to who commenced the fight. il
being conceded that there was "a LITTLE
bit of Il discussion with fists" Verdict
Io' i'l.','i,li! ''''ii - " =" ny
f,r ,I,.f.nI,nt ''''' : -
Thonm, Spcary, Uarrison Alcx,nle~
apt action of ">>Hmp>it for breach 9
The following State causes have been
disposed Of daring the week:
SAFE s. M'ch''I S"'t'FF' apt no
nI .niI,r uf nn" ~ s"riimI, -,
toNicltTnr Ealor: fine, SO 90 and {, IL
Sue Y. LlWIcnce Preston, opt. I !for
CumsrA-A little girl. about two years
Old daughter of a. W. Whitney. of Chel
sea. htI her clothc, caught by an iron
shaft in her fathers gri>t-mil, and cttnc
very ear dreadful death. bat WAS ~lvoD
by the timely aid Of her brother. who Wa
running ,hr mill ut the t.mc.
The :'rlcctmcn Of Cuci~c.t ON the Ia
''>'' '''I''' on '''' III ''i' '''''@' W." were
suspected OF l'.'-.'I'y >'iIi"- INTOXICATING
"q io'>, ANA ho''"'" '"'''' 10 >'"l' 'I' ~'''
'i''ii'''"''''E' "' "''H S"''''' enforce 'h'
"a" upon ''l'hi' lIl'E "'I l-''c' /" com
ply "','' '''' ''''','''''''~ ,.''''-' 'e''n1' up
i ~ Il, '''''' ''''' 49, . '''','' T.
49,, ''''' nv ~ was ia ''' III ''' VI ''''''''
VIII i '''' 'l we 'o" - lis l''' "'lh'''''
he' NH@' II i earnestly 'e''re" tat II
may prove I'~'I''9 enc II = 'A' town
Moses KIM. OF lunaril =. W., arrested
on The l~ih INST. toy selling Intoxicating
liquor III Chelsea NiI.ig'- lie plead gull-
" on beng brought m" coalt, and Wa