Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1883-12-28
0ranun County Court.

Orange county court began Its Decembe
term Tuesday, the 18Th inst, at 10 O'Clock
a. m. After prayer by Rev. E. E. Herrlck,
pastor Of the Congregational church, the SEES
sion of county court was formally opened by
Sheriff Luke Parish who then Immediately
made proclamation for the petit jury. The
list of Jurors who responded to their names is
as follows. Bradford, W. II. Nour.e, Bar
ron Hay Braintee, Clarence Nj. Bass; Brook
field, John F. Heath, Alpheus G. Hubbard
Chelsea, Erastus Young, Benson Sanborn
Corinth, A. d. Dickey, ]. N. Hodge; Fair
Ice, w. II. Kidder, Abel A. Heath New.
bury, Leonard W. McAllister hale q.
Bailey; Orange, L. NJ. Towncr, Charles
Pool Randolph, A. p Paine, Burton Blais.
dell Strafford Charles l.. Clark; Thet-
ford, Wesley Sagre, Z. j. Heaton Tops
ham, f. w. Eastman, J. F. Philbrick Tun.
bridge, George Brown, George 5. Fogg
Washington, Hi r. Newman, N. ii. Prescott;
West Fairlce, p. Il. Robinson; Williams
town, d. d. Royce, J. d. Clogston. The
jury was then sworn, and Judge Rowell de.
livercd an able and sensible charge on jurors
duties, illustrating and enforcing the re.
quircments of their oath Ito try each and
every issue agreeably to tn. evidence q zen
them in court,"-not to search for something
wholly outside the case on which to turn 1t,
but true verdicts" give. saying that only
thus was it verdict abiding to the Latin dc.
rivstion, serum dictum, exhortiug them 'tc
keep their own counsel and that of their fell
lows" to beware of eavesdrop2crs, and par.
ticularly cMlioning them against certain
miserable fellows, known as jury-fix
ers who "semi-annually, or as often the oc
casion required" would haunt the pres
encc OF Jurors for the very purpose OF in
huencing their verdict cautioning them, too
against familiarity or social games even,
with parties or witnesses in case they were
trying; and directing them not only 10 say
nothing about the case themselves but not tc
hear anything said by another, not jury.
| man, In their presence and to report to tht
| court anyone who persisted in talking abonl
the case after being notified that jurymar
| was in hearing
On call of the Jury calendar but 10 cases
| of the II set for trial appeared ready. The
| first case for Jury was VIM. ii. Clough vs.
| Lyman ii. Work, Wiliamstown case fol
assault and battery committed March %
| 1888. Wednesday noon the Jury returned {
verdict of 1915 OF which $50 wa'
exemplary damages. Then was besur
the trial Of the case of VIM. G. Sanborr
and Abby l., Sanborn VS.. Nathan Paine,
suit in assumpsit to recover wages for ser
vices of female plaintiff rendered her father
after she was Of age. This case was tried Q
year ago ending in verdict for defendant,
but this verdict was set aside because juror
| talked about the case during the trial. Ii
the case OF Jacob b. Chamberlain vs.. VIII
| liam Hunter, which was au action on the
case, for the disturbance of a water right, ant
injury to mill premises, s. b. Hebard, the
referee has just filed his report, allowing
plaintiff three hundred and fifty dollars dam
ages. This case was heard at East Topshan
in January, February, and May last, occu
plying thirty days in actual hearing. Wed
nesday morning Andrew st. John indicted
for assault and battery, committed on Alfred
l.. Casavan on the 18th of April last a
Braintrce, was brought into court, plca'
guilty and was hned twenty dollars AM
| cost