The Lamoille news. (Hyde Park, Vt.) 1877-1881, 1877-04-25
LAMoILLE COUNTY COURT.
APRIL TERN, 1877.

/" n P.nr Asst Judges.
W. II. ii. KENPIELD, Clerk.
l.. B. SHERwIS, Sheriff.
+. w. THORPE, States Attorney.
j. ii. MndNs, Reporter.
V. W. WATERMAN, Court Auditor.
The April term of the Lamoille
County Court was opened yesterday
morning, at 10 o'clock, with prayer
by Rev. o. S. Basford, Hon. ii. ii.
Powers, Judge of Supreme Court,
presiding Judge, assisted by Hons. j.
W. Stiles and ]. II. Powers, Side
Judges, occupying the bench. The
court room was filed TO overlooking,
many of those coming last filing the
doorway. Lamoille County Bar was
well represented, and all the other
officers of the Court were present.
GRAND JURoRs.-John b. McCuin,
Norman Atwood, Ralph NJ. Blaisdell,
BENJAMIN Scott, J. w. Bryant, III. ID.
w. Doty, Samuel Wiswell, Franklin
S. Hayford, John Holmes, George +.
Small, Luman Wheeler, j. M. Dodge,
Columbus Lovejoy, Luke j. Town,
Samuel H. Brown, z. w. A. Leach,
Henry P. Parker, Charles ]. Sheldon,
0rlo Coleman.
PETIT JURORS. - Harlow Potter,
Harrington c. Fuller, Orlando Holmes,
7 ]. B. Page, Martin E. Powell, Sylvia
t nus Kinds, John d. Kelley, Francis
i F. White, j. T. Hill, II. S. Putnam,
Darius F. Fletcher, Harrison Grout,
r Frank p. Keller, Ira S. Manley, H. II.
h Collins, Quincy Green, Arthur B.
j Pike, Elijah Story, Rufus Gallup,
$ Seymour Harris, II. j. Town, Mar
tin Wheelock, A.. P. Holes, Albert
Luce, VIM. B. Luce, r. c. Paul, Henry
Il Thomas, Chauncey Shattuck, Myron
0 Wiley, T. o. Andrews, NJ. j. Bullock,
. Geo. W. Drown
II Judge Powers made an able charge
to the Grand Jury, occupying about
+ three-quarters of an hour in its deliv-
a cry. He first spoke of the set time by
y statute of the session of Grand Jury
he being December, but that an extra
session had been called as deemed adj
visable. The Rules of procedure in
v all cases coming under the criminal
4 law, and the relation of the Grand
Of Jury to this law, was the subject of
b. much comment and explanation that
IN no person can be subjected to trial for
alleged violation of the law save by
- the permission of the Grand Jury.
o. Said the Judge, you stand here charg-
er ed to investigate into criminal proce-
Ill dure, to decide if in your judgment
in you deem it necessary to subject the
le accused party to the expense and
annoyance of trial, or not, by finding
- or refusing to find an indictment
70 against him. The Grand Jury's right
III in regard to Criminal Law, is to cal
IS men to answer for violation Of law
'ir You are to see to it in the process o.
u your investigation, that guilty mel
'' suffer and the innocent be protected
st The complaints preferred by the
~ States Attorney and individuals un
n connected with the prosecution of cases
.e. should have different weight, and tn
he attention and due deliberation to b,
he given each case investigated shoult
ne be with unbiased judgment and with
- out having ought to say to any person
outside your fellow jurors, save whel
you are in court, when any advice iron
court officers must be the only source
Vi The liquor traffic, with Its accom-
panying taxation, and the spirit show
Gu by spasmodic efforts to crush feebl
. corner groceries, and allow fashionabl
-. rum palaces to continue, uninterrupted
M in their course, was recommended b
lis the Judge, as matter of consideration
Up to find the best means of doing ava
OF with the heavy taxation naturally in
cured through it as was also the rails
vi ing and assessing of school tax, togeth
,ds er with the custom of bailing prisone
Nm after being about two weeks, whic
IRE allowed fully one-half to escape.
MS The secrecy of the Grand Juror
operations were fully explained an
commented on, giving the entire jur
an idea of the responsibility of thei
'rk actions, with the freedom from bias
'"' by the reason Of secrecy. n
The docket was next called and tn
~ case No. 80 on Docket, b. w. Gree
md VS.. F. V. Randall, & Trs., breach c
contract in which the plaintiff sues t
lay recover a sum paid on a farm whic
Use defendent sold him, which defender
lys agreed to clear of mortgage on il
sn' but failed. This case will probabl
, last several days.
VIZ The first number of the LamOill