The Rutland weekly globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1876-12-15
ADDISON COUNTY COURT.


December Term, 1875.
Hos. JONI PrERPoINT, chief Judge
Hon. d. II. SARGEANTl Ae.is,o,, i,d,c.
Hon. r. ID. HEDD1NG, '''-'
ISAAC NJ. TRIP, sheriff.
GEORGE Il. CHAPMAN, states attorney.
RUFUS WAINWRIGHT, clerk.
GEORGE W. GRANDBY, court auditor.
IouN G.. WELLINGTON, county treasurer.
L w. j. HAWKINS, court reporter.
The December term of the Addison cou.-
ty court was opened on Tuesday wi
prayer by Rev. Edward p. Hooker, pastor
OF the Congregational church. Tho follow.
ing is list Of the
PETIT JURORS
Addison, OH A. Smith, Elisha Smith
Brdpori, G. p. Crane; Bristol, d. s. Par
malte, Scion Sumner; CulnsaDl. Isaac j..
Ellis; FerrisburPh, A. w. Mead, Samuel
B. Both; Goshen, w. w. Breed; Gran
vile, I. b. Dimmick Hancock, Roila
Flint; Leicester, Harmon White; Lin
coin, a. w. Purinpton, Elisha L a1tc.s;
Middebury, George Porter. Henry Will
cox Monkton, Thaddeus NJ. Dem; New
Haven, MillsJ !. Landon, George T.. Haris-
horn Orwell, II. ID. Bascom, W. A.
Skinner; Pa1ton, Herman Hlllock; Rip
ton, Asa Ban, ir.; Salisbury, Henry j.
Hyde; Shoreham, George Hall, Loren
Towncr; Stsrksboro, Andrew N. Elcin
Nergennes, George Ross, John i. Ieurg;
Wdthsm, John PrestDn; Wey bridge,
George 4. Chfls; Whiting, Charles \.
Ellsworth.
Flty.nine cases APPEAR upon the jury
list, thirty-three of which are marked for
trial; twelve marked 70, for the jury
eight continued Eve discontinued and one
with the court.
The following members of the bar were
present from other counties IN Tuesday
Hon. /. r. Hard, A. v SpaulIng, Il. p.
b. Hewitt, i. L. Lawrence, and Henry
Ballard Of Burlington; Hon n. p Simons,
Hon. Walter G. Dunton, George T. Law
renee and Warren ii. Smith. of Rutland;
J. @ Hawkins, George Briggs Of Brandon;
E. j. Walker of Grafton, aud Hon. VIII
liam H. Walker of Ludlow, c. A. Weber
of Rochester and L. i. Durant of Mont
pelier
The case on it'd on wednesday wss
Negus vs.. Hammond. REPORTER.
The Bennington County Court.
The special interest attaching to the term
of the county court now in session in Ben
ning,ol is the trial OF tle Bennington
desperaioes, Reev e., Cole, Fitzgerald aud
Cofrty, expected to come off as coon as
the grad jury comrl.t.s its labors. r ewes
and Co. were brought bcr5 lat FTidiy
from The state prison n Win ls,r. a spec
ial session of the grand jury was convened
last week Tuesday and al rom Tuesday
they pre- Gated to the court nlrc true ILLS
against hese parties, though they had rot
yet concluded the taking of testimony.
The prisoners are charged with the crime
of blowing up with guupowder, in the
night tine in June last, the dwelling Of
l.. II. Bolton, one of the Trustees of Ben
Iington Village, in which six persons weie
sleeping also with the burning Of large
manufatury and other vilisnics Some
idea Of he desperate character OF the gang
may eformed from the fact that plot
of their to blow up the graded school
building, while the school If over 400
children was in session, was Only frusiral-
ed by tie arrest Of the Ii1gleaderf, now
awaiting trial.
Tuesday in the court a proposition 70
bribetFe grand jury was developed Oae
DsS.dkTas csL2ing ia the case Of the
es.s. ARCHIBALD DIN versus The First
national bank Of North Bennington, in
which upon cross-cxlmination by c. n.
Davenport Of Braltehoro, who is also
counsel 10 defend Reeves, it was brought
out thai Derby Monday night approached
Mrs. Reeves, wife OF the uccnsed, s'a,ing
| that for consideration he could effect The
bribery of ore or more Of the grand jury
and prevent the indiCt nent of her husband.
Derby denied the accusation, bus Mrs
Reeve; taking the Il md testified tn enough
to holl the witness N custody. Upon the
adj >urnment nf the court ID rbv was az
raignel and held 10 answer To- the charge
OF attempting the bribery of Jurors in t1r
sum oi $500. The trial Of the blndilti ia
expected 70 commence Friday, ard ru-
moro aye clrTent that tIe develnpmt
will impl!cite several parties not now ur-
| der Gne.l.
Windzor Couptv Court