Bradford opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1874-1881, 1876-01-01

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Hon. II. II. POWERS, Chief Judge.
Hon. CHESTER DIcKEY, Asst Judge.
Hon. l.. G. HINcKLEY, Clerk.
SCION X. BERLy, Sheriff.
NELSON l.. BoYDEN, States Atty.
HENRY OvIArT, Reporter.
Wednesday, Dec. 22d.
After thirty one cases had dropped Out
from the Jury Calender. ono is to-day
found ready for trial, Wis
No. IS. Hal Cotton o. Ruth Kemp,
apt This was an action Of trover to re-
cover the value of so drawers that were
saved from the store ofthe pltf. in Yer
shire, when burned. The plG. had
leased his store to one Kemp, and the
terms of the lease were such, that upon
the store being burned Kemp was obliged
to pay plfi. the value of the building de-
stroyed. The parties came to settle
ment, and by that settlement whatever
fixtures, incl uding said drawers, belong
ing to said store, were saved, were tn
remain the property of the pltf. lie
claimed that the def had converted the
drawers to her own use or had destroyed
them. The case was closed about b
o'clock. Verdict for TIL defendant. lie
bard and Martin for plti'. Gleason and
Rowell for def.
No. 14O. John Il. Hall q. Benjamin
F. Chanberlin, apt, is next tried. This
was an action of trespass for COW.
The COW had been attached as Chamber
Inns property and sold by the officer to
Hall, and taken by Chamberlin as his
property. White, Hebard and Rowell
for plff. French and Heath for def.
The case is not finished to-day.
Judge Tenney to-day received his APP
pointment from the Governor rs Associ-
ate Judge to fill the vacancy occasioned
by the resignation ofJudge Cobb.
Z. w. Smith, ESQ.,, of Wells River
is appointed Master in Chancery, and S.
G. Heaton, Esq, Of Thetford, is admit
ted to the bar.
Thursday, Dec. 49,
No. 140 occupies the day. Charles
Merrill alias Charles Howe ofTunbridge,
pleads guilty to burglary in entering the
mill of Lyman c. Tower, of Randolph,
and stealing watch and other articles,
and is sentenced to the States Prison
for seven years.
At bar meeting this evening G. w.
Clarke, Roswell Farnham and p. Perrin
were APP pointed committee to prepare
resolutions on the death Of Hon. William
Hebard, to report at future day.
Friday, Dec. "a.
No. lao goes to the jury this morning,
and the jury disagree.
No. 175. Fred II. Hartman o. SAM
uel Smith and Francis Curtis is next ia
ken up and lasts through the day. This
is an action of trespass for an assault
and battery committed on the plaintiff
last town meeting day, in Orange, by
the def. Smith, and in which plff. seeks
to hold Curtis as the in stigator. Heath
and Rogers for plff. White, Rowell and
Dickey for defts. The def. Smith is de-
faulted.
This evening State .. LeClaire is tried.
This is an information filed by the States
Attorney for. burglary in entering the
house of Erastus Baldwin Jr., at Wells
River, and stealing some pies, apples
and cookies. States Atty. and Rogers
for prosecution. Smith and G ambell for
respondent.
Saturday, Dec. 25.
No. 175 occupies the day.
The jury in State v. LeClaire return a
verdict of guilty.
Monday, Dec. 81.
No. 175 occupies most of the day.
The arguments are all made, but the
charge is not to be given till tomorrow.
No 1888. L. II. Brigham q. L. W.
Avery, ct at. is next for trial, and the ju-
ry are empannelled tonight. Rowell
and Fisk for plff. Plumley and Heath
for def.
Tuesday, Dec. 2S.
The court charge the jury in No. 175,
and in the course of the day they return
a verdict of one cent damages. This
seems to be pretty small satisfaction for
being severely pounded, but it was in
Orange and the plff. has the salts faction
of recovering the largest verdict of the
term.
After No. 1873 has been tried while
by jury, the Court suggests that it is not
a proper case for jury as it involves a
long accounting, so the jury are dis
charged and the trial continue by the
Court, and occupies the day.
This is the end of the jury business.
Wednesday, Dec. 80.
This day is occupied with the Court
business, and the remainder af the week
will be taken up in the same way.
Several cases from the vicinity oil
have been adjourned to be heard
here in the course of n ,yaak or txy,