The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1883-12-26
Orange County Court.

Tho December term of this court began its
session at Chelsea on the 18TH inst, Hon. y.
w. Rowel, presiding, assisted by Hons. d. T.
Chapman and Joseph Tibbetts. Kew. n. Il.
Herrick offered prayer, and Sheriff Parish
nroceeded with the customary "Hear yes"
The list OF Jurors In attendance this session Is
as follows: Bradford, W. ii. Nourse, Barron
Hay; Braintree, Clarence M. Bass; Brookfield,
John F. Heath, Alpheus G. Hubbard; Chelsea,
Erastus Young msSas Fapas KID
der, Abel A. Heath; Newbury, Leonard w.
McAllister, Hale G. Bailey; Orange, L. n.
Towner, Charles Pool; Randolph, A. P. Paine,
Burton Blaisdell; STAFFORD, Charles L. Clark
Thetford, Wesley sagre, E. J. Heaton; Tops
ham, L. w. Eastman, j. +. Phibrick
Tunbridge, George Brown, George S. Fogg;
Washington, Hi T. Newman, N. II. Prescott;
West Fairlee, 2. r. Robinson; Williams
town, d. D. Royce, J. D. Clogston. After
the empanelment Of the petit jurors his hon.
or, Judge Rowell, delivered a forcibe and lu-
cid charge to that body. particularly cautioning
them what their oaths required of them and in
structing them that they must rigidly observe
those requirements. The Jury calendar con-
tanned forty-seven cases, and on calling the
same seventeen of them were set for trial
But IL is the practice in this county to do a
good deal Of preliminary barking" before
biting" and probably only few Of that
number will be actually tried.
The first case was commenced on Tuesday
afternoon, and was an action to assess the
damages Of the plaintiff in case for assault
and battery. The title of the case was Will
liam ii. Clough Us. Lyman Work. At the June
term, 1881, judgment for the plaintiff was en-
tered and the case now came up in the present
form The plaintiff was in Mr.. Lynde's store
at Williamstown when, without provocation,
the defendant came upon him from behind and
dealt him severe blow on the side OF the head
which nearly floored him, and before he could
recover himself the defendant repeated the
blow. The defendant did not appear in court,
aud the defence mainly consisted in cross-ex-
animation Of the plaintiff The jury returned
a verdict for the plaintiff for S421 6, which in
plaintiff. Charles II. Heath for defendant.
The next case taken up was William G. San
born and wife Us. Nathan Paine. These par
ties reside at Bradford, and the action is one
of assumpsit brought to recover for the services
OF the female defendant before marriage. The
case was tried at the December term, 1882, re-
sulting in verdict for the defendant, but
through the misconduct OF a juror, the verdict
was set aside. The plaintiff claims to have
been employed by her brother Frank as sgent
of the defendant, her father. The defendant
denies any such employment, and claims thai
the plaintiff wasin his house at work as hi,
daughter, not expecting wages for the service,
rendered The case Is now being argued to thu
jury. Dickey & Son and J. K. Darling fo
plaintiff; John H. Watson and R. NJ. Harvey
for defendant.
Andrew st. John pleaded guilty to a cbarg,
Of common assault upon one Alfred Cassavau
committed on the 18th of April last, at Brain
tree. The court fined st. John $40 and costs
The state cases against the Bradford listers TO
perjury will not be tried by jury, but will g
to the next general term of the supreme cour
on demurrer to the indictments There ar,
on the jury calendar several cases in whicl
Judge Rowell is disqualified, and as no othe
judge could come this term they go over unit
next June There are three more civil case
and one state case to be tried by the jury. TIL
duration of the term, however, is necessaril,
limited, as Judge Rowell has to attend suprem
court in Franklin county January 10th.