Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1879-03-26
Washington County Court.
Hon. T. p. REDriELD, Presiding Judge
Hon. PnILASpER RFoRD, | Assistant .J,,docs
Hon. JAMES A. CoBURS, '

Hon. 4. p. REDrIELp Presiding Judge.
Hon. JANIS 4. conuHs, assistant Judges
FRANK PLuMLEy, States Attorney
JOHN H. FUTILE, Sheriff.
MELVILLE T. SMILE, Clerk.
HENRY OvIATT, Reporter.
This term Of the court will probably come to an
end by Thursday or frday-an unusually short
term, but nevertheless a considerable amount Of
business has been done, Mt considerable less ex-
pense to the state than II the jurors had been
kept. While II costs about one hundred dollars q
day to run the court and try cases by jury, with
out jurors the expense Is about thirty dollars, and
cases can be tried much more satisfactorily and
speedily. During the past week several i'm
portant witness cases have been heard and dis
posed of-the longest In less than II day-which
would have occupied the jury two weeks, at least
The following divorces have been granted thus
far; Emma l.. Henry OF Waterbury from Wilbur
T. Henry for adultery, and custody OF the child,
Hattie Belle, given to the petitioner Fanny f.
Alexander of Berlin from Charles W. Alexander,
for ntolerabe severity, and custody of their three
children given to petitioner; Emma NJ. Blood of
Montpelier from Norman A. Blood of Jericho, for
intolerable severity, petitioner allowed to resume
her maiden name, and the custody Of the three
children given TO Edwin T. Bentley.
The petitions of Fred H. IIutchins Of Calais rs.
Lydia NJ. Hutchins, and Of Alvin p. Cummings Of
Berlin rs. Bridget Cummings Of Montpelier were
dismissed
The following is a resume OF the witness cases
thus far heard and decided by the court:
Robinson Templeton u.s. A. +. Whitney.-Mr.
Tempeton, of Wiliamstown, petitioned the county
court to permit him to appeal from justice deci-
sion in case entitled A. F. whitneyrs. Robinson
Tempeton. In December last, while the justice
nit was pending, Mr.. Templeton, on his way
home from Montpelier, where he had obtained
counsel. was disabled by being thrown from his
wagon. lie Immediately communicated to the
justice, George W Tilden, Of Barre, his misfor-
tune, and asked for a continuance After con-
tinuance of two weeks judgment by default was
taken against Tempeton. The petitioner claimed
that he also requested the justice inform him of
the day to which the case was continued And
not being so informed, he was not bound to APP
pear on the said day The court refused the
petition. w. A. Lord for petitioner; Boyce e.
Boyce for petitionee.
David X. Gray Us. Susan NJ. Calkins.-On the
18th day of April, 1878, the plaintiff signed with
the defendant, "Widow" Calkins bank note
for $500 at the First National Bank of Montpelier
The 18th day of July, five days after it natured
the plaintiff happening into the bank was in
formed of its non-payment. He paid the note
and Immediately instituted a suit against the
widow. On the 2lth Of August Mrs Calkins went to
the office Of Gleason & Field, who brought the suit
and persuaded Mr. Field to surrender the note for
$500. The suit, however, was prosecuted for the
recovery of interest paid on the note when taken
up by Mr. Gray, and for costs. 1t was claimed by
the defendant that Gray offered to settle up with
her for $500; that she merely informed Mr.. Field
Of this agreement, and that the suit was instituted
by plaintiff for the purpose Of compelling the de-
fendant to sell him a certain piece Of land. The
court found for the defendant Messrs. Gleason
Field for plaintiff; Mr.. c. II. Ptkin for de-
fendaut