Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1877-09-12

Tho cantember term of the washington
conntv Conrt was begun in this place yes
tordaT The officers of the court are as
follows; Hon. T. P Redfeld' Presiding
In1ge: Hon. Willard S. Martin and Hon.
PbiIauder Riford, Assistant Judges FRANK
pInn,lar. States Attorney; John L. Tut
ns Ssh Sheriff; Melville E. Smile, Clerk
Timothy R. Merrill, Deputy Clerk; Henry
0viatt, Reporter. The opening OF the
term was preceded by prayer by Rev. D.
NJ G. Fulton, pastor of Trinity Church.
Montpelier. .u
The panels were sworn in as iollowS'
prrIr ,JuRoRs.-William Clark. II: ):
Martin, Barre; W. A. Leland lev Lew
Strong, Berlin; Nathaniel Perry boen-
ey 1tT 3 Smith, Cabot; o. H. Leonard, H.
r Dnrant. Calais; jesse I. Perry DHx-
hnrv. O. S, Bruce, FaystOn; Squire bal
low lanes Fl Robbins, East Montpelier
Sy3lvanus Daniels, j. C. Leland, Middle
cav. Charles H. Carter. Carlos l.. smith,
Montpelier; L. E. Walbridge, z; ne HILL
Marshfeld; A. NJ. Pierce, MoreEowhi
Martin Cobleigh, Newton Martin, North
1ieId. 7. P, Dow, Plainfeld; John T.
Flint Roxburv; l.. o. Berry, Frank Green
Waitsield: S. F. Stearns, Allen Newcomb,
Waterbury; w. G. P. Harmon, Warren;
R. W. Bruce, Woodbury.; Roger Hersey'
William H. Bowers, Worcester.
GRAND JURORS. William D. Hooker,
Barre; John L. Benjamin, Berlin; Ma
thapiel K Abbott, Cabot; William White
Calais; Albert Morse, Duxbury; James A.
Coburn, East Montpelier; Seth Boyce'
Fayston; Abial H. Davis, Marshheld !;
Albert Johonnott, Montpelier; George a.
Thornton, Moretown; o. A. Chamberlain
Middlesex; S. P. circuit, Mortified; A.
T. Martin, Plainfeld; David R. Stanton,
Roxbury; Ira Richardson, Waitsiield !;
John B. Parker, Waterbury; William FL
lott, Warren; Joseph Benjamin, Wood
bury.
Judge Redfeld, on his address to the
Petit Jurors, said that the docket indicated
that there are great many disputes in the
county; that it was expensive to the state
and irksome to the jurors to be called from
their homes and occupations to hear them,
and hence he would impress upon their
minds the importance Of not leaving case
submitted to them without settling it.
There were necessarily doubt about every
question to which there were two sides but
it was the especial province of jurors to
weigh the doubts and bring
the dispute to an end.
In his charge to the Grand Jury he re-
minded them of the responsible positions
they filled and the many duties it imposed,
sitting, as they did the guardians of the
peace and dignity of the state. They must
be impartial and fearless; yet while ferret
ing out all wrong doing they must take
care that persecution does not occur
Judge Ira Richardson, of Waitsfeld,
was appointed foreman of the Grand Jury.
The first case on trial is Allen Bates VS..
Ira P. Harrington. The plaintiff claimed
and the defendant does not very strenuous
ly deny that on the 18th of Aug. 1873, the
defendant called him id perjured
liar, and the plaintiff accordingly seeks for
damages to salve his wounded feelings.
The defence set up that the application
was true and no SANDER, and that during
a justice's trial between George w. French
of Barre. and Lucell Downing Of Orange,
about fox, Bates did commit perjury in
swearing that he saw Downing steal the
fox in pasture and also the trap which
held the fox. The testimony is various
and conflicting on the point of Justification
and the case will occupy the whole day.
Heath & Carleton and Randall are for the
plaintiff, and Wing and Lamson for the
defendant.