The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1882-06-09

list OF statutory and common law olfcn-
ces of which vol have Jurisdiction.
You are NJ doubt aware OF them, and
such as have been committed will prob
ably he brought to your attention by
the prosecuting officers anl parties
who may have suffered ia consequence
of them. In addition to a examination
of the more serious crimes, you will see
by a reference to the revised laws that
certain duties are committed to you, by
statute, such, for instance, as au eXami.
nation of the county Jail; the manage
ment aud disposition Of certain school
funds; the assessment, collection aud
expenditures of certain taxes for the
support of schools; the neglect of the
selectmen to keep in repair the fences
of public burial grounds; such viola
lions of chapter 1863 of the revised laws
(relating to the traffic in intoxicating
liquor) as are not otherwise prosecuted /;
and the neglect of towns to keep their
bridges and highways in suitable re-
pair. You are at liberty to inquire into
offences committed at any time within
the statute of liinta ions, and that are
not otherwise barred, because at times
the perpetrator of a crime is not dis
covered until years after the offence is
committed; but you will particularly
make inquiries as to all offences COM
mitted within the last year, and of all
such as have been brought TO light
since your predecessors adjourned.
You will have the benefit of the SER
vices of the states attorney, who will
be in attendance before you, and to
whose attention the mass of the bust
ness TO be brought to your knowledge
has no doubt been alrcady called. And
you are at Liberty to apply to the court
for Information aS. IN The law nnQn 9nv
subject connected with your duties.
There is no fixed or arbitrary rule as to
the amount of evidence necessary to
warrant the finding of an indictment;
but it is safe criterion that you pre-
sent no man for trial unless you think
hat when the case shall be brought be-
fore a petit jury where to convict the
respondent must be proven guilty be-
yond a reasonable doubt that there is a
reasonable certainty that the resp ,ndeut
will be found guilty. The affirmative
votes of twelve of you are necessary in
order 10 find an indictment. u iih
these suggestions We hay no doubt but
that Your duties will H. performed
without difficulty, always remembering
the terms of the oath which has Just
been taken by you.
The petit jurors are as follow:
Charles Barnes, Addison, w o
Ilindes, Bridport; c w Norton, Hen
ry e. Warner, Bristol; Isaac l. Eells,
Cornwallj Joseph Newton, e II Nal
lory, Ferrisburgh; Albert a Fletcher,
Goshen; N d Rice, Granville; Cha rles
J Fish, IIanc 1ck Miles Q Oliver, Lei
geant, Lincoln, W l. Belknan. q r
Branch, Middlebury; G g Sears,
Monkton; Hugh Potter, l. w Stow,
New Haven; ii M Root, Orwell; He
man Hallock, Panton; A G. Chandler,
Riptou; Z A Hamilton, Salisbury; G |
G Forbes, ii A Bascom, Shoreham
David Bostwick, Leslie G Ferguson,
Starksboro, Thomas Mack, Z G Scott,
Vergennes; William w Booth, Walt
ham; l. Huntington, Weybridge; Eli
sha Cook, Whiting.
The jury calendar was called, bu. |
there were no cases ready for trial.
After the calling of the jury calen-
dar,. Hon. q. w. Grandey, of Yer.
gennes, addressed the court as fol-
lows;
MAY 1T PLEASE Your HONOR: AS
one of the Oldest members of the bar
and the president of the Addison
County Bar Association, it becomes
my painful duty TO bring to the official
knowledge of the court the death of
Chief Justice Pierpoint, which occur
red since the last term Of this court.
p8nftf }fiEaS his frs" Professional Pap ap.
pearance in the bar of this court, in
this very room. Thereafter for twen-
ty-five years, with the exception of one
term, he continued his attendance upon
the sessions of this court, where he
soon rose to the first rank among
the giants of those days. Twenty-Five
years after he was promoted to the
bench. Soon after lie was made the
chief judge of the state. How ably he
discharged his duties, your honors, my
brethren of the bar and all the citizens
of the state know. During all bis lie |
as judge he never missed presiding at
term Of this court until the last De-
cember term, when he was anguish
ing in his last sickness. The members |
of the bar before the final adjourn
ment of the court will make suitable |
recognition of Judge Pierpoiut. AS a |
mark of respect to his memory, move |
that the court take recess until to-
morrow morning.
Judge Taft granted the motion. At
meeting of the bar, after adjourn
ment, Tuesday, Messrs. Grandey, Tup-
per and Eldredge were appointed n
committee to draft suitable resolutions
in memory of Judge Pierpoint.
Wednesday was spent in entering
new cases, hearing motions, etc. In
the afternoon tho court took re-
cess until Monday afternoon, at two
O'Clock. The grand jury will max G
their report Monday. There will be a
number of interesting criminal cases,
and the court will 6c occupied some
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