Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1881-09-21
Washington County Court.

i WuSuinktOu tOuntl NOufts
The September term of Washington county
court was begun yesterday forenoon, Judge Red
field presiding. Prayer having been offered byl
the Rev. John II. TIincks, pastor Of Bethany
church, Montpelier, the usual proclamations were|
made by the sheriff, and the following gentle
men were sworn in as jurors:
Grand Jrors.-w. c. White Barre; ]. NJ
Perrin, Berlin; W. p. Whittier, Cabot; NJ. s..
I Hathaway Calais; william Turner, Duxbury 4
lJohn Maxwell, Fayston; George Davis, East
\ Montpelier; Daniel B. Wooster, Marshfield; Bari
;nabas Mayo, Moretown; J. P. Davis, Mortified
I II. N. Bushnell, Waitsfeld George H. Lease
Waterbury; Clark Ford, Warren; Edwin Bruce
Woodbury.; J. A. Kelton, Worcester. Mr.. John
IT. w. Simonds OF Roxbury did not respond to his
name and Hon Willard Martin was sworn in as al
taesman Mr.. White Of Barre was appointed
foreman.
Petit Jurors +. Dodge, o. j. Howes
Barre; 5. W. Benjamin, W. A. Leland, Berlin
B. J. Lance, James Noyes, Cabot; Ira S. Dwinell
Calais; c. o. Turner, Duxbury John Goss, fays-
ton; George Goodwin, Chester B. Tiotson, East
Montpelier; owen Davis, Gardner Sawyer, Mid
4desex; Dayton p. Clark, A. o. Cummins, Mont
pelier; W. p Martin, Marshfield; Patrick Gala
han, George C. Evans Moretown; William
Wright, L. q. Fuller Mortified Carlisle Goodrich
IC. II. Bartlett, Plainfeld; Ira Boyce, Roxbury
E. o. Trask, II. r. Campbell, Waitsfed; John b.
Parker, James Sommervle. Waterbury; S. D.
Allen, Daniel II. Steele, Warren; o. A. Daniels,
Woodbury.; w. II. Kellogg, Jr., Worcester,
i A meeting of the members OF the bar was held
this forenoon over which Mr.. Clarence II. Pitkin,
the states attorney presided to consider what
action should be taken in regard to the death Of
the president Messrs. Homer W. Heaton, He
man Carpenter and Joseph A. Wing were APP
pointed a committee to draw up appropriate reso-
buttons to be reported at an adjourned meeting
aud to request the court to adjourn a. a mark Of
respect. After the organization Of the court, Mr.
Heaton addressed the court as follows
MAY 1t please Your Honor, at an informal
meeting of the members Of the bar held this
morning, Just before the coming in of court
the sad duty was imposed upon committee, Of
which am one, to announce to the court the
death of the president OF the United States. This
event, though not unexpected, has at last come.
For eleven weeks and more the prayers OF thi.
whole people have been uttered In his behalf, and
the Christian people Of the world have Joined
with us in his behalf. But it has seemed good t.
."o A'i-"'so ,o'''onoo 'ai' no '.o',u 10 s'no'
,oi' us anu 'no pio''uo"' 10 uoau' 'o ""' '''o'
'io 'i'''" vi o"s'''u'S assassin ""o'o e''''o
~ "an'on anu Puiposeies7 as any '""' oNe
s'iineu 'ne ear'h anu s"ooheu humanity WIN ~
"ioo''y' MS oe''n mas p'ouseo 'a' poppy y
'n's ooun'ry in.o UNIVERSAL si'ei, anu 'no ".o'
anu Is 'ouas III iiio.i n'ns io' i' '"io'' ~ ""'
seeneu 10 tne oar liza. IL eih'"en''y III an'
proper 'na' 'niS court shou'a ''Ne sumo puoh'
anu o'"o'''' no''oo VI 'h's s"' o'o"'' anu '"e'e
'oie ihore' iour 'iono' '"A' 'no oo"'' uo noN
''Jou'n'
'uus' neuno'u '''ponueu III oo ,", y. ,n'
ooui' INC sie'' o'i''ii'S ~ ""'.a ',o va
mas o"iieu ou' a''on''on was NV 40 M iie''o'
mas sa'i' en''feiy uhoApe''eu' ,u suon a 'is'u'
ion ""'o" reiho'eS iio'u US our o''e' "a'sn'."'e
'he representative vi inns great Peopie'
maj we shou'u pause anu re'ie" .ie iessons
'he past ana reso''e ~ 10 our conuuc' III 'he VI
currences Vi .he iu'ure' Inns 'ie seoo"u '''h
'ha' 'ie ciiei magistrate vi 'nis n''on mas oee
s'hcheh oowh ny .ne assassin manu. anu 'ni
we haVe peen o",'eu W ,'io"fu ior 'ne 'io''ih Vi
o''nie .he 'nos' u's'iru'y anu oo""'u'y, l" vi.
hour oil profound griel all lines are opiiterateo
pre]udices are iald ASIDE ana tne wnoie peop'