Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1879-09-17

Hon. ZINC. Z. REDFIELD. ChiefJudge. Presfdin
Hon. PHlLANDER RIFORD. Assistant Judge.
Hon AAES COBURN, AssistAntJudge.
MELVILLE z SMILE, CLERK.
FRANK PLUMLET, states Attorney.

oeSun yesterday. ne opening prayer
was offered by Rev. John II. Hincks, pas
tor Of Bethany church. Montpelier, and
the opening proclamation was made by
Sheriff futile.
The following grand and petit jurors
were sworn in:
GRAND JURORS.
Il. F.. Patterson. Barre; L. n. Ellis.
Berlin; John Austin. Cabot; James X.
Tobey, Calais; Mason X. Paine, East
Montpelier; Janus Crossett, DuXbury;
Don P. Carpenter, Middlesex; S. r. Hol-
lister. Marshfield; X. X. Riker, Mont
pelier; Jas. NJ. Brown, Moretown; S. 2.
Circuit, Mortified; Ezra o. Joslyn, Waits
field; James l.. Tillotson, Warren; A. B.
Remington, Waterbury; E. E. Ball,
Woodbury.; A. d. Tewksbury. Worces-
ter; Asahel Flint, Roxbury; D. A. Perry,
Plainfeld.
PETIT JURORS.
Arad jackson, John H. Batchelder. Bar
re; J. w. Leland, Morton Marvin, Berlin;
S. X. Moulton, c. W. Seabury. Cabot;
Willard Bugbee, Calais; Lyman w.
Ormsbee, c. Clark Willard, East Mont
pelier; w. K. Strickland, Duxbury; John
r. Thompson. Fayston; John L. Sever
ance, Mark Mears. Marshtield; Rufus w.
Warren. Benz. Barrett, Middlesex; Horace
Mills, Ezekiel Kent Montpelier; Chas. A.
Foster. Moretown; Chas. Dole, Walter II.
Densmore, Northfeld E. ]. Bartlett,
Wesley Gray, Plainield; z. S. Stanton,
Roxbury; Chas. Jones, George Fisher,
Waitsield; II. B. Parker, c. II. Roys,
Warren; Jas. A. Burleigh. Geo. Stearns,
Waterbury; Hiram Putnam. Woodbury.;
Henry E. Hunt, Worcester.
After few remarks by Judge Redfeld
to the jurors as to their duties. he appoint
ed Judge Stephen R. HOLSTER foreman of
the grand jury, and proceeded to call the
docket.
The first case on trial is William A.
Boutelle VS.. Westchester Insurance Com
pany-the celebrated hulless oats case,
which was tried two years ago this term,
and resulted in verdict in favor Of plain.
tiff for seventeen hundred odd dollars. 1t
went TO The supreme court and was sent
back for Il new trial. The evidence is
very voluminous, and the case will Ia I
the greater part of the week. The coun-
sci for the plaintiff are Messrs. j. A
Wing. j p Ltmson. j. o. Livingston
and William P. Dillingham;. The defend
ants counsel are Messrs. Heath & Ctrle
ION and Elk Lieutenant Governor Russell
S. Taft of Burlington.
Among the other important cases are
Charles F. Stevens VS. ID. w. Dudley.
n,nh,n,o IlliAyt h.,
Carr. for The murder of the Indian al
Calais last fall, and the State vs.. "Glycrr.
Inc jack" Houghton of Burlington, for
passing counterfeit money.
Yesterday afternoon E igar H. Van
Deu,en Of Warren, the young man who
broke into the posIof flee in the store KEEP
by Stilman ID Allen at Warren, on the
9Th of last August, pleaded gully to the
charge upon an information filed by the
states attorney. His counsel Clarence Ii
Pikin. E>q., addressed the court in his be
half and said that he was only nineteen
years old. the only son of widowed
and invalid mother; that he had borne q
good character before the commission o!
the crime, and that he was thoroughly re
pentant now. and willing to take the pun
ishment with fortitude, and with the firm
resolve TO lead an honest and industrious
life in the future. Mr. Plumley, the
states attorney, endorsed Mr.. Pitkin's
statement, and said that his understanding
of the case was the same. The court, in
view of the mitigating circumstances
gave him only n year and half in the
house of correction.
Mr.. John II. Harris, who has been {
student in the Office of Mr.. L, L. Durant
was admitted TO the bar:
THE NEW COURT HOUSE.
The bar, jury and spectators all speal
in the highest terms of the Court House
Its convenience and usefulness are appar
ent at every turn, as one wanders through
the new Railways and capacious rooms
And now it is matter of great sur
prise TO everyone how we could hav
endured the old one SO long. The appro
priation of about $1,000. raised by tel
per cent tax, which the legislature author
lied last fall, is not quite entirely expend
ed. And great credit is due Judge Philan
der RifOrd. who has had the entire respon
sbility of the improvements, that tn
expenditures have fallen short. rattle
than exceeded the appropriation.
The Improvements to the building hav,
all been made possible by an addition o
20 feet to the building. The color of tn
bricks is so identical with the old one
that one cannot, without close observation
discover the point where the annex begin;
On the lower floor this annex affords
hall 29!x1S feet, together with an ante
room, 15Ix1S, connecting with the forme
by folding doors, for the grand jury. TIL
wanscoling in these rooms is handsomel
done, of Canada ash, trimmed with blac
walnut These rooms open into trans
verse passage way, 10 feet wide, extendin;
entirely across the building. The passag
way is approached from the east side c
the building by flight Of granite steps
and Mt the other extremity is 4 stairwa,
leading down to the water closets, one @
The most desirable improvements in tn
building, and the steam boiler. The rea
entrance to the court room above is game,
by stairway leading out Of this sam
passage way. The main corridor MS
connects with or rather opens into it. iron
which, as before, entrance is still had t
the county clerks and probate offices
Both of these offices have received mucl
needed changes. They have been enlarg
ed to twice their previous capacity. nov
having both fronE and back office. The
have also been furnished with fire. proc
vaults for the records, which are of tn
attest designs, and perfectly secure.
On the upper floor in the annex ar
three spacious ante-rOoms; one NIGEL
fitted up for the court, one for the bar, an
, nne for witnesses during the progress
trails. This last relieves court proceeding
of one of their most annoying features i
the old Court House. Witnesses place,
there during trial can be readily summoned
for it opens into the court room itself The
cannot delay proceedings by prematurel