The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1877-06-21
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BENNINGTON COUNTY CornT
l.ms Term IA9g
Open trom 80. N.Y.


iioS. wALrrR c. DrSroy, Chief Judge
Hos. J. v. cARSEr, Associate judges
IIoE. A. r. tiEAnaM, Asso''N'e '"us''
Jomx V. HAIL, Clerk.
DAVID CRofuT, sheriff
w u. SHELpoN, States Attorney
The case OF Whitney w. Londonderry
wac giyen TO the jary Friday al 10 a. m.
They came In once or twice unable 10
agree, but were sent out again afer be-
ing reminded by the court Of the impor.
tance Of coming 70 an agreement, but Il
was q no avail. They stood equally d.
vided when they first went ont and re.
manned 80 until they were discharged
Monday afternoon. The panel was com
posed IS follows, W r. iloyt, foreman,
Y. Crawford, S. W Bourn, +. Roberts,
X. Andrus, A. r. DEMO, +. A. Fiske,
samuel Faller. George Miles, }. ID. Pur.
dy, IL. W. stoddard aud VIM. Z, Eaton
During their long confinement they be-
came very well acquainted with each
other, aud one Of lheir number presented
us with the following statistics; Aggre-
gate age, So years, average nearly 40,
Crawford being the oldest, 90, aud Niles
tho youngest, y. The aggregate weight
Was 2,6o4, average ~ sloddard tip.
ping the beam At 200, and lloyt lls. In
polelies, ] were for Tilden and 2 for
Hayes. In religion, Baptist, Congre-
gAlIonalisls, Melhodlsls and 6 Uniser-
sAlis,s and free thinkers. This case was
ably argued for The plaintiff by ]. *.
Balchelder and A l.. Miner, for the
town by T.oyeland MuDson aud g. ~.
Davenport.
The next case on trial was G.. u. Ba.
con VS.. Fernando West. This was an
action on q note made payable to G., b.
Bacon or bearer, and originally for $500
on which there was an Endorsement OF
Aboal 800. II seems that The note wss
originally given TO one Arlemus Ward Of
Sunderland, (uol the great humorisD In
payment for some land, sud that Ward
bad 1t drawn payable to Bacon SO that he
could not be tlnsleed on it, but ii was
the understanding that he should hold
the note aud take DIS pay IL money or
goods al Vests store as he might need.
Ia this way hc obtained good. aud money
nearly enough 70 Ray the note, but al.
ways forgot 60 bring the note 10 have the
proper Endorsements made, and after
wards disposed OF IL TO Bacon who
brought the suit aud claimed that be pur.
chased The note Ia good filth The jary
thought 20 too AID brought III verdict
for plsintla 10 recover Sl99 Il aud cos,s
Wsri, Id spite u snch ll,uc prae ical
jokes as these, Is now town pauper IN
Sunderland,
Ga Monday the case vi State VI. George
a. Snow was taken up. Thi. was an in.
diclment for forgery, il being charged
that Snow, who ssides ia SALISBURY,
drew note for hny dollars payable TO
HorAlio n. Elwell aud sigued BY Charles
H. Rice, forging both the names Of Rice
TO The aose aAd EilweIi As endotscr, and
Afterwards getting Il discounted AZ the
Fret National Bank 81 Bennington.
Plea, Dot guilty. s,ates Attorney AND
X. Baichelder for prosecution, aad John
". Baebs aud +. slbley ior respondent.
In ihis csse the jary brought 10 verdict
II gniisy.
The prxs case, now on trial, IL that q
state Va. John keaedy, ioF the iaiceny u
some carpenter tools claimed 10 have
been stolen Il aenniaxs0u 10 1874
We learn that 40 more criminal trials
wlE be tried this Term, The Cole ADD
iseeves cases being put over There are
come short civil eases to DO ried, bnt The
indications are that Che iarY wiil be dis.
charged shis wtes, lesslpg soule ciit,
business lot ntki week.