Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1883-05-02
ST, ALBANs DISTRICT.
LamOille County Court.
Hon. II. II. POWERS, Presiding Judge.
Hon. X. A. SAVAGE, a,.,.,,,, IL.
Hon HORACE WAITE, H'''''o" ""o9eS
W. ii. II. KENFIELD, Clerk.

HON HON. Il HORACE "A SHv WSifr As'ista" Judges
w. ii. II. KENFIEID, Clerk
Hon. p. X. GLEED. States Attorney.
H. c. LANPHER, Sheriff
JOHN H. MIMSIs, Sten9grdpher.
The present term Of this court began on the
oath ult. Prayer was offered by the Rev @. f.
Barnes OF Worthwhile and then Sheriff Lsnpher
formally declared the court open. The county
bar was fully represented and the foreign" ele-
ment was considerable, Franklin county being
represented by II. X. Start. George A. Ballard,
W. D. Stewart and ii. A. Burt; Orleans county
by Major Brigham and Messrs Burke, Rand and
Lewis.
The names OF those present to serve as jurymen
were as follows: Belvidere, Herman Fletcher;
Cambridge, A. A. Hawley, Alonzo Kinsley, F. H.
Rice and j, d. Stafford; Eden, Augustus Adams
and L. v Brown; Gilmore, Norman Camp F. L.
]. II. MIDGET, L. S. Griswold Johnson, II. G.
Fapcher, Fred Ii. Howard, Jed. A. Pearl E F.
lngston, S. N. Palmer. v W. Rand, E. B. Reed /;
inson, R D. slayton, J. W. Smith; waterville
Morton Loveland, Fred Mcfarland; Wolcott, Ell.
bert Davis, S. T. Greene, IL. L. Stevens
Fifteen cases were on the assignment list OF jury
causes and they were disposed of as follows:
Five continued, two referred, two settled and two
set to the court; leaving only four to be tried
The first Of these was Andrew Fletcher Us Norris
Z Raymore, appellant, an action In trover for
the alleged conversion Of a pair Of steers. The
defendant, sheriff officer, attached the steers at
the property Of Craig Fletcher The plaintiff
claimed the steers and hence this action. Yer
dict for plaintiff. Sl44 and costs. Brigham and
Waterman for plaintiff; II. 4 Powell and George
Ballard for defendant.
Catherine Weeks Us Abisha Lawrence. An &C.
ton OF assumpsit to recover wages claimed 10 be
due from the defendant for work performed In
his service. The plaintiff claimed to have been
hired by the defendant and entered into his en-
ploy with tho arrangement that he would pay
her as much as she could get anywhere else"
She worked there from November, 1877, to Deem
Der, 1873 The defendant denied any such con-
tract and claimed that Mrs. Weeks was to work
for him for seventy-tve cents per week. and that
he was to board her and her daughter the year
round. 1t appeared In evidence that certain
amount had been paid by the defendant and re-
ceived by the plaintiff, which was about equiya-
lent to seventy five cents per week Thus. the
defendant claimed to have settled the account
10 full. Verdict for plaintiff S86 81 aud costs.
Macntchan and George wilkins for plaintiff; G. o.
Brigham for defendant.
Reuben Brush U.s. Charles v. Buker. Action of
trespass for the taking OF one Jersey COW, valued
at S75. The defendant an officer, justified under
q warrant held by him rs constable and collector
OF taxes OF the town Of Cambridge. The plain
TIL would not pay the taxes set to him and hence
the officer made distralnt against the cow
which was sold for S45 and subsequently, was
purchased OF the buyer, Mcclellan by the plain
tiff. The plaintiffs counsel claimed there we're
so many irregularities 10 the making of the list,
the qualification of the officer, etc, that the taxi
ing could not be justified; and therefore plain.
TIN considered that verdict should be ordered
for him. The court took the case from the Jury
ruled, pro lorna, that defendant was justified 10
the taking, and ordered verdict Exceptions
and cause passed to supreme court Brigham and
Waterman for plaintiff; NJ. o. Heath and z. X.
Gleed for defendant.
Another case involving the same questions-Me-
Clellan Us. Buker-was continued, to await the
action OF the supreme court 10 the above case.
On Saturday one panel OF jurors were dis
charged for the term, and the other panel were
organized to sit In the case Of Noyes u.s. Dugar,
which is now on trial. The present week will
suffice to complete all the business OF the term