Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1883-12-14
ADDISON COUNTY COURT.


The December term Of Addison county
court was begun 10 the new court house, al
Middlebury, on Tuesday. The officers oil
the court are: The Hon. Ii. Henry Powers,
chief Judge; the Hon. G. L. Harrington and
the Hon. c. T. Stevens, assistant judges
Rufus Wainwright, Esq, county clerk; Col
N. f. Dunshce, sheriff. Z. W. ]. Hawkins,
Esq, states attorney; Henry Oviatt, stem.
ographer.
Among the members OF the bars Of other
counties who were present were The Hon
E. II. Hard Hon. Daniel Roberts, Hon. W.
L. Burnap, Hon. Henry Billiard, Chauncey
w. Browncll, Esq, and A. V. SpauldiHg,
Esq, Of Burlington; Col. ]. II. Lucia. OF
Montpelier the Hon. w. c. Duntop, Col
j. q. Baker, George 4. Lawrence. ESD. F.
g. Swinington, Esq, and p. II. Kendall,
bee, OF Brandon.
Governor Stewart was called home from
Washington by the expected trial OF the case
If The Administrator Of Reuben p. Hall VS.
Rollin j. Jones and others, which involves
the disposition OF large sum OF money
which the deceased plainilif invested in silver
mines sin the far West" The trial wa.
continued by agreement, and Governor Stew
art returned to his congressional duties OF
Tuesday.
| Prayer having been offered by the Rev. s
l.. u. Spear. pastor of the Congregationals
church in Middcbury, the court was opene-
by the sheriff, and the following gentlemen
qualified as jurors;
| b. A. SkiG, Cyrus IL. Smith, Bridport
LoIin II. Jacobs, Charles L. Smith. Bristol
Is. s. Field, NJ. NJ. Peck, Cornwall; Il. F.
Beach, Austin Booth, Ferrisburgh Samuel
Washburn, Goshen George A.. Taylor
Hancock Ciemon Brownson, Leicester
james A. Severance, Sidney Mead, Middle
bury; L. W. Meaier, b. w. Bidvell
Mopkton; +. A. Laugdon, Charles w. Ma
son, New Haven e.. ID. Brush, w. o. Ray
Orwell; Charles A. Spalding, Panton
CYRUS Z. Brown, Ripton Henry w
Graves, Salisbury ]. Russell, Milo Cook
Shoreham; Euos NJ. Sprague Samuel
Lamb, Siarksboro. G. D. Bristol, Waltham
Il. B. IIagar, Weybridge D. j. Brown
| Whiting.
Upon calling the jury calendar none o.
the cases were ready for trial except ). G.
risdale vs.. Henry Persons, and Darwin
Rider vs. ii. L. Sheldon ct d.
| Tisdalc against Persons was begun OF
Tuesday afternoon and was flushed yes
terday afternoon by a verdict for thu
defendant 1t has already had two
trials, once in n jutice's court, wher,
the defendant was beaten and appealed
and, last June in the county court
where the jury disagreed. 1t is an Eas
Middlebury case, and possesses most of tn
characteristics of cases which originate il
that favored locality. The defendant /
foreman of Williams II Nichols iron work
in East Middlebury. The plaintiff is tn
father of a rowdy boy, who was fighting will
others in the building of the com
pany, one evening in September
1882. The defendant put an end Il
the tight in summary maunc
and the plaintiff claims that one of his SON
wrists was broken thereby. The boy brough
a suit in his own name, which was tried by
justice, and small damages recovered. Ii
this case the father wants fifty dollars ( " tn
loss of his sons services while the broker
wrist was healing. The boy was sixtee
gears old, aud was accustomed TO drive
charcoal car, from Riplon to the iron works
Messrs. A. +. Topper and George E. Law
renee for the plaintiff Messrs. Charles NJ
Yields aad James w. Slade for the defend
ant.
John &. Stapleton, Esq, of Middlebur
was admitted to the bar on Tuesday after
noon. lie is a graduate of Midiebury, elias
of 1878, aud studied law with the Hor
Lyman E. Knapp. He is young gentl,
man of Fl nc abilities, aud will undouDtedl
receive n large share Of the legal practice
Middlcbury.