Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1879-12-12

The court in the course of two hours
session, this forenoon, succeeded in winding up
the jury calendar without the trial OF single
cause. and the petit jurors Were then dismissed till
Tomorrow afternoon at two O'Clock. when the
States Attorney Will have some criminal business
for their consideration. The great event of The
morning WAS the entry OF a HoAc proSrqrt by the
states Attorney IN the famous Batchelder forgery
cases. Thus ANONYMOUSLY ended, 50 far as Addl-
son county - concerned, prosecution which has
cost the state more than two thousand dollars, with
no earthly result except 10 give people another Op-
portunlty pf crltrisug the administration Of crIm-
nal justice in Vermont. The respondent, James H.
BItcheldrr, formerly of Lincoln, then of Middle
bury and now OF Burlington, was Indicted IN De
cruber lSI.. seven fines Tor forging the names Of
feletIah and Daniel Cove. ot Lincoln. To various
promissory notes. most, II not all, IN favor OF the
Brandon National Bank. Hon. +. +. Woodbridge
assumed the management OF the prosecution. In
June, l>'s. one case was tired, which resulted IN
Batchelders favor, because the prosecution failed
10 show that the forgery WAS committed III Add
son county. hut did shoN that their utterauce, which
Is priHd tcc evidence OF the place OF forgery was
IN Rutland county. Al the next September term OF
Rutland county court BIicheller was indicted for
utferng the forged notes in that county. NJ the
December term. Is. of Addison county court. Mr..
Hard having waived his technical deienses another
Of the Indictments was tried by the jury. Messrs.
Hafi and Ballard defended, AMI MI Woodbridge
conducted The prosecution, with the assistance Of
Hon. Daniel Roberts. The result, after able de-
fence. was the disagreement ui the Jury, which
Tor acqutial Since then the cases have slumhered.
Yesterday Mcssrs. Hard and Ballard asked the
'tilL ~ require " Tue pio-ttull'u an
mcni al their intentions. Mr.. Woodbridge sad
that he hd paid no attention tp the SINCE the
irnlin December. l>.' AT that time he hal been
very poorly pad Tor his services by the court and
he had not telt like making any new efforts towards
prosecution. Inc court gave The counsel for the
stale tn This morning To decide whether. or not.
they were Ia proceed To trial ami soon after the
coming in oi court. Mr.. Slide announced Thai he
would Hui pros. all the indictments SIN IN number.
Whether nyIhIug towards Batcheldrr's ttlal Viii
he done IN Rutland county remains 10 he seen.
Ira \. White ". James Conway. the FIRST ease t"r
trial, c.tue L. grief the declaration WIS
read. II Wl- an action for Islander. between tNo
Ntarkshnrp meg, IN which ne plaintIn claimed two
thousand d'llals hrrause the defendant called him
thief IN that he had not accounted for the money
accrnng from The sale Oi iva tubs of butter. The
declaration Is probably the poorest ever drawn even
IN a Islander SUIT, and Judge FicrpOnt al once sug
gcStrI thai an cniirr reconstruction would he nee
essay before verdict could he rendered. The
ease was accordingly continued II plantln'S eN-
penst Mr.. Il. IL Mlrdln. Of Bristol brought the