Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1882-12-27
Orange County Court.


Hon. j. W. RowELL, Presiding Judge.
Hon. d. CHAPMAN, ,..,.,.., III.
Hon. JosEPH T1BBETTs, ''''''''" """9''
L. g. IINcKLEY Clerk.
J. X DARLING, States Attorney
LUXE PARISH SHERIFF
JoHN H. MINIS Stenogrdpher.
The December term Of court began ON Tuesday,
the 10Th instant The calling Of the docket gave
indications OF ashort term, there being apparently
only two civil cases ready for trial There were
several other cases besides these two that were
for trial, but they were cases In which the pre-
siding judge was disqualified under the statute,
having been retained In such cases.
The following gentlemen are In attendance this
term az jurymen: Bradford, j. A. Baldwin and
T.. ~ Smith; Braintree, Charles j. Woodward and
4 Fits; Brookfield, Calvin Fullam and Sllas
d. Newell; Chelsea, William Robbins and Wesley
Moore Corinih, John s. Chapman and Loren K
Richardsonj fairlee, A. N Renfrew and w II.
Kibling; Newbury Ross Ford and Robert g.
Brock; Orange, Dyer +. Waterman and A. NJ.
Clement; Randolph, II. L. Sharpe and Erastus
llebard STAFFORD, Charles w. Lane and Albert
Preston; Thetford, $. X. Berry and Henry
Downer; Topsham A. A. Persons and Alvah s.
George; Tunbridge, Major Grant and W. X.
Griffith; Vershire, Thomas Whalen and John II.
Gilman Washington, Robert r Richardson and
George W Kimball; willamstown, George Mar
tin and Chauncey Lougee. There are several
state cases TO try this term of minor character.
The most important one Is State .. Phillip de
fhIlt, WHO II CnAfReu WIN an hstAult Win intent
to kill. Another case-larceny-against Magoon
brings forward a name familiar In the criminal
annals Of the state The first case reached was
w. c. and Abbie d. Sanborn o. Nathan Paine.
The parties are Of Bradford. The plaintiffs are
husband aud wife and the wife is daughter TO the
defendant. The action Is in general assumpsit-
plea, the general issue. The trial of the case de-
veoped the following facts In the year 1873
Abbie was at work for Mr. Sanborn. receiving
SO per week This was before she married him.
In March Of that year Mrs. Paine, wife OF defend
ant and mother Of Abbie, died, and Abbie went
home to her fathers to stay short time on being
sent for Abbie claimed that while at her
fathers at this time she was hired TO stay until
fall at the same wages she was receiving at Mr..
Sanborn's that her brother who managed affairs
at home, hired her in the hearing Of the father
and that her father subsequently admitted TO her
his Indebtedness to her. The defendant denied
the making Of any such contract and also the
agency Of his son. lie claimed that Abbie rem =
dered the services as child Of his and did not
| expect pay at the time. Verdict for defendant
| A. NJ Dickey & Son for plaintiff J. II. Watson
and r. NJ. Harvey for defendant
Ebenezer, Hannah and Mary Berry .. A. f..
Kinney and several others, an action Of trover to
| recover the value Of certain notes alleged to
| have been converted to their own use by the de-
| PENDANTS, Il now on trial.
The Pierpoint Memorial Fund Is receiving the
| attention Of the Orange county bar and some OF
| the members thereof have started it with a lib
/ eral subscription each.