Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1878-09-18
Washington County Court.
Hon TIMOTHY p. REDrIELD, Presiding Judge.
Hon. WILLARD S. MARTIN, ! Asst .J,does
Hon. PHILANDER RIFoRD, 400 ""U9'''
MELVILLE T., SNIILIE, J7eFH.
FRANK PLuMLEy, States attorney
JoHN l. FUTILE, Sheriff.
HENRY OvIATT, Reporter

MELVILLE L.. SMILE, Ciefh.
FRANK PLUMLEY, Suites attorney.
john l. FUTILE, SHERIFF.
HENRY Ov1ATT, Reporter.
Thursday morning the jury returned a verdict
of ST. 100 SO and costs for the plaintiff in the case
of John Gray's estate rs. b. w. Green which was
reported in our last issue.
The next case called for trial was Beknap, Ely
& Co. and others cs John H. Paddock.-In this
case, on motion of Judge Poland, the defendants
attorney. the court directed verdict for the de-
PENDANT, on the ground that the proper form of
action had not been brought. Messrs Fiske and
j. W. Rowell appeared for the plaintiffs, and Hon.
l.. p Poland for the defendant
The next case was one which has been upon the
docket for several years, and was one Of several
cases which were brought against the same party
Charles f. Stevens rs. d. W. Dudey.-This was
an action of and trespass. 1t appeared on
trial that at the time of the Washington County
Fair in 1874 the defendant was of the marshals
and that part of his duty was to keep the track
clear of teams during the races The plaintiff
claimed that Dudley unnecessarily, and while no
trotng horses were upon the track and no race had
been called, in violent manner turned team
driven by one William Stevens and containing
six persons, from the track throwing all but one
lady and child from the team and causing the
horses to run away into the crowd and against the
carriage of this plaintiff, throwing him to the
ground and so injuring him that he was unable to
leave his bed for some time, and one arm has been
completely paralyzed ever since. The defendant,
on the other hand, claimed that race had been
called, and that he had been ordered to clear the
track; that he ordered this William Stevens to
leave several times and at last, in the proper dis
charge of his duty, turned the horses from the
track in a peaceable manner, and that through
the careessness Of the driver the occupants were
thrown out and the horses ran away. The case
was given to the jury Saturday noon and late in
the afternoon they were discharged by the court
being unable to agree. We understand that seven
of the iurymen were for the plaintiff and five for
the defendant Gleason Il Field and Wing ap-
peared for the plaintiff, and IIeaton and Heath n
| Carleton for the defendant
Saturday afternoon the new docket was called.
Among the new entries are fourteen petitions for
divorce, with twelve brought over from the last
term. The following is list of the parties Ellen
Donavan of Mortified, rs John Donayan of
Montreal, F. o. for intolerable severity, desertion
and refusal to support; Mary c. Corey of North
field as. Carl p. Corey Of Berlin for desertion
and refusal to support; Asa Corliss of Waterbury,
rs Tnlia A Corliss for intolerable severitv and
adultery. Georce w Prescott Of Waterbury rs
Mary A Prescott for desertion. Lanra Snlham
of Calais, u.s. Walter Sulham for ntoerable
severity and adultery; Mary l. shuttlewortb of
East Moutpelier. u.s. Charles W. Sbuttleworth for
intolerable severity and refusal tn sunnort. Alvin
| p. CUMMINGS of Berlin rs Bridpet Cummings Of
Montpeler for intolerable severity and adultery
Rodney A. Wiley Of Roxburv. rs Mary A WILEY.
for intolerable severity and adultery Farion
| Sturtevant of Montnelier as Origen NJ Sturt-
| ' " ii ' '' oe'e''S' ~
iusal 10 support ana adultery LINE H. Lane oil
hardwlck, u.s. Edwin Lane OF Marshfieid, and
idwln Lane rs. Lille Il. Lane, for intolerable
severity refusal 10 support ana adultery; d. Belle
wells oil Montpelier, u.s. Henry NJ Wells OF New
iork city, Tor lntoleraoie severity refusal TO sup
port ana desertohi Henry H. lown oil waterbury
u.s. caroline Iown, Tor desertlon and adultery
htta T. swan OIL Berlin u.s. warner L. swan, ioi
ihtoieraple severity ana refusal 10 support
New eross-petitlohs IN the famous divorce ease
Oh Lane u.s. Lane nave been brought ana 1t Is re
ported that they VIII again come to trial thu
term, ana IL Is 10 De hoped with better success
than last spring
Monday morning the case OF Moses T. and AM
T. Howard u.s. George stckney, was presented fo
triai'-lhls was an action IN which the veteran
Moses H. sought to evict the defendant from
piece oil pasture iand containing about thirty
hve acres, ana being part oil the Hiram Tylel
farm, so called, in Berlin. Theeyldence showed