Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1876-03-15
Washington County Court,
NJ ARCH TERM.


H Hon IiH?EHf h + oRRbbRE!E1p Chief Jude
VI 3tIIiS%nAN HA states Attorney.
NJ +. SMILE CLERK
Il HE +; kNF GEi14.t D fspSFt Clerk
Washington County Court opened its
session Tuesday morning. the 14th, at the
usual hour
The following is q list of petit jurors
Barre, VIM. Farwell, A. L. Smith Ber-
lin, }. +. Phelps, Edwin Austin; Cabot,
Nj. 7. Wallace. John Brown; Calais, G.
q: Hill, a. {. Slayton; Duxbury, Chas.
w. Atherton, John b. Thompson; East
Montpelier, Horace NJ. Vincent, Geo. w.
Sanders; MlddlcScx, y. S. Wiley, X. X.
Warren; Montpelier. j. w. Ellis, S. NJ.
Walton; Marshtield. Harrison Mears Nell
son BemiS; Moretown, Patrick Kerrin;
Mortified, Andrew f.. Denny. Newton
Martin; Plainiield, Ira Stone; Roxbury,
David X. Stanton Watslicld Stephen T.
Joslyn, Lucius d. Savage; Waterbury, \.
y. Atherton, G. +. Richardson; Warren,
&. w. Cardcll, John Gleason; Woodbury.,
|. q. Jewell; Worcester, A. j. Stone.
After the jury were cmpanncled, Judge
Redtield addressed them to the effect, in
substance that it had been said, even by
people OF the County, that the Jurymen
of Washington County were not men COM
potent to perform their duties; that they
could not try and determine causes, with
out prejudice formed outside the Court
room, and by the popular feeling: the
Court did not believe this, and it remain
ed for the Jurors to demonstrate that a
jury OF this County could and would fair
ly and impartiaIly try and determine
causes according to the truth rs it appear
ed III Cont, without bias of popular feel
ing; that Jurymen, when they enter The
Jury-boN, should lay aside all, knowledge
of Il cause derived from other sources
than the evidence in Court. and al posi-
bic inclination to the one side OF the other,
and honestly determine from the evidence,
the truth rs between parties to suits, and
as between the State and accused, and adj
here to it firmly because it is the truth
The case of Hiram w. Gilman VS.. O.
+. Rice, the second case upon the jury
ilot' was '''iloN' 'ilu % oul clul.ulHcltt
and counsel proceeded SO far us to read the
pleadings. and the Court granted them I'M
til the afternoon to get the witnesses.
The Calendar being called for the first
three days of the term, and of the forty
two causes assigned for the three days, ten
were set not for the Jury, twelve wcrt
placed upon the list of Court causes, and
three were discontinued.
Upon the coming in Of the Court in the
afternoon, Mr. Lamson and Gen. Grout
counsel in Gilman vs.. Kice-announce.l
to the Court that they had agreed to try
the case by the Court; and the case OF
Town of Woodbury. vs.. $. O. Wells was
put upon trial before the same panel of Ju-
rors. This is an action of General As
sumpsit, in which the Town claims to re-
recover of the defendant about $500 fol
balance claimed to be in his hands as Ii
quor Agent for the Town during the years
lN13-1-l The plaintiff claims, and in
PRODUCED some evidence tending to prove
that the officers of the Town, after several
interviews with defendant, made Il settle
mcnt with him, and that there was due
from him the balance claimed. On the
other hand, it IS cltimcd by the defendant
that, although several attempts We're made
to settle. no settlement WAS arrived ut
that there is no balance due the town after
accounting for all the liquors he receive,
and deducting the several amounts pal,
the Treasurer, and the loss of liquors an,
money of the town by fire.