Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1879-03-21
Essex County Court.

FIRST DAYS SESSION,
The Essex County Court convened Tuesday,
March 18th. The officers were:
Hon. II. H Powers, Presiding Judge.
W. W. Fitch, hon. A. >. Howard, AS
sociate judges.
Barnard IL trtshorn, Sheriff.
y. ) Nichols, State Attorney.
Chas. L. Benton, Clerk.
The following Jurors reported:
Jason Currier, ). NJ Harmon, j. w. Cade, &.
\. LaLd and Il. q Webster, Brighton.
Warren Bartlett, schuyler w, Holbrook,
Bloomfield,
A. +. Willard. Brunswick.
William Piper j IAN e.. Haynes Canaan.
W. &. Pr-tt, James Morse, Arthur Taylor. A.
Il. Cutting Daniel Quimhy, Concord.
Arnold Ball, East Haven.
Greenliet w Moon. D. +. Webb, Charles f.
Whitney. EmmOnS St0ckwell, GuildhHli.
4. NJ. Carpenter, Granny.
Charles W. Bracket, LemingtoS.
Geo. q. Temple, Henry stevens, F. \. Tur-
ncr. samuel Phelps, Archibald Powers, Lu.
nenburg.
Ira Z. Cameron. Charles F. Webb, Maid
stone.
Stephen Laid, Victory,
Upon a call of tho docketthere was disclos.
ed only one case read, for trial by jury.
Counsel seemed much incline d to make .
trial OF the new law, providing tor a referee
of cases, quite IL plumber being referred. which
but for this law would probably be for trial
at this term
The two persons who were confined in Jail
at the time it was burned, have asked that
counsel be assigned them at the expense OF
the State, and that they may be tried at this
term.
1t is rumorcd that one or two other State
cases may be really for trial, ana so extend
our ERIN Il little.
The one nest egg on the civil docket is now
on trial. This is II scrimmagc between the
towns Of Guildhall ana CRANKY about viii h
shall support 4 p ror Old Grippe lady, Abah
w. Bantield, about p years of age. There is
quite an array OF the most able counsel on
both sides. w. & II. Haywood and Drew for
Guiilhall, G. W. IlartshOrn, 0. L. BoycC and
Loomis Wells for CRANKY. The counsel start.
ell OFF with exceptions to be clrrieI MP to the
Supreme Court. The probability is that each
town will eXpend enough il attorney fees to
support the Old lady during the rest of her
days,but then what they pay the lawyers may
keep them off the town,a while longer.
SECOND DAYS SESSION.
The paupcr case, Guildhall vs.. CRANKY men
toned yesterday, esulted in Il verdict for the
town of CRANKY, thus making The town of
Guildhall responsible for the old lady's sup.
portland also giving her rest from the quar-
rels of those who don't want her.
We were mistaken in saying that but orc
cause on the civil docket set for trill by Jury.
There were two, he town case and Houston
VS.. Russell being a suit brought to recover a
balance due on II tax bill. After starting of
in it. fine MIA IF asked 70 have If mi off i'll
to morrow in order to procure some records
John Douglass, the Island Pond House bur-
glar then came in and plead GUILTY OF LAR,
CENY, and is now awaiting sentence. His
confinement in Jail seems TO have worn upon
him somewhat, but he still preserves his
cool Indifferent lemeanor.
The case, State VS.. Zcphie Washburn oil
Guildhal, indicted for setting pwng gun in
his field by which young man got some six
ty bird shot in his legs, was called up on a d G
muir. er to the indictment; claiming that al
though it was careless trick. there is no law
Tor it. The court, pro fOrmG, overruled the de
murrer, and the case goes to the Supreme
Court Tor Il decision as to whether this is @
lawful way to kill people who are proving
about their neighbors' premises.
The case, State VS.. Roderick ellis, charged
with breaking into the East Concord depot
and stealing therefrom q package of clothing
is now on trial.