The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1884-06-11
Orange County Court.

Court commenced on the third instant.
Judge Powers had exchanged with Judge Row
ell, the latter going to Middlebury, and the
former to Chelsea to preside in the trial OF
several cases in which Judge Rowell had been
counsel. The customary formalties Of open
ing the court having been observed the names
Of the jurymen (Which we published last week.
were called. The jury calendar contained
some sixty cases assigned for trial, and OF these
forty.two were designated as actually to be
tried when the list OF cases was called. Many
of them, perhaps three-fourths, will be disposed
OF otherwise than by trial. During the week
seven cases we're taken off the docket, and
most Of them we're those expected to be tried
by Judge Powers indeed, all OF the latter but
one were arranged in such way as not to
trouble the jury. The only case tried last week
was Royal Burnham Us Town OF STAFFORD,
the unexpected falling through of the succeed
ing cases giving the jurors an opportunity to go
home from Friday until Monday when Judge
Rowell will preside for the remainder OF the
term. II looks now as II the term will last two
or three weeks longer. There are some state
cases to try Several OF these (liquor cases)
have gone off the calendar, the respondents
pleading guilty and paying the usual fine-at
the rate Of ten dollars drink The last named
cases are as follows, with the number OF
offenses pleaded guilty to: State u.s. Mark
Chadwick, one first offense State u.s. M. l..
Chadwick, nineteen; State Us. M. E. Earring
State u.s. Calvis Harvey, one first offense.
There are remaining on the old docket eight
similar cases, and it looks as II there would be
some more on the new docket, as it is under
stood the grand jury have a few under con-
sderation. The court appointed Hon. Har-
vey Dodge Of Post Mills foreman Of the grand
jury. The cases Of the indictments found last
June against the Bradford listers will go to
the supreme court without a trial on their
merits. They will go up on demurrers to settle
the law questions involved The new docket
Is not yet printed, but at present there are
about fifty new entries Among the cases ex-
pected to be tried this term is Ely.Ey Goddard
Us. F. NJ. F. Cain, an action OF libel growing
out Of the troubles at the Ely mines Divorce
cases are quite plentiful.
Royal Burnham Us. Town OF STAFFORD was an
action brought to recover OF the defendant
town the sum of $500, which the plaintiff
claims he paid into the town treasury under the
following circumstances: The plaintiff was
elected first selectman OF STAFFORD at the an
nual meeting of 1871, and at that time the
board OF selectmen held a consultation, and it
was arranged that Burnham should attend to
the money matters Of the town. 1t appeared
that there was town order at the bank at
Chelsea that would become due the April fol-
lowing town meeting. Mr.. Burnham, finding
that there was not sufficient money in the
treasury TO meet the bank order, borrowed
$500 of Mrs Bugbee. This amount he de-
tons as to how it should be disposed Of Some
time after this 1t became necessary to take up
the bank order, and to do so Mr.. Burnham
drew from the treasurer 5000 Of the money bor-
rowed from Mrs Bugbee and borrowed another
hundred from Mr.. Charles Chandler. In 1873,
two years after giving the order to Mrs. Bug
bee, it transpred that the treasurer denied
having received that money Of Burnham. and,
complications arising about the order at a
town meeting, it was voted not to pay it.
Thereupon Mr.. Burnham went to Mrs. Bugbee
and took up the order, paying her the cash
therefor. He now sought to recover upon 1t,
treating 1t as so much of his money in the
possession of the town. Henry c. Hatch
denied that Mr.. Burnham had deposited the
$500, as claimed, and also denied letting Burn
ham have $500 back TO take up the town order.
Charles Chandler was also called as witness,
and he denied ever lending Burnham 500.
Certain corroborative evidence was relied upon
on both sides. The jury, after about an hour s
elaboration, returned verdict for defendant
to recover its costs. S. B. Hebard, c. w.
Clark and A. NJ. Dickey for plaintiff; Charles
II. Heath and F. V. Randall for the town.
Monday afternoon jury was empaneled
in the case OF Carpenter Us. Corinth. This is
an action in which plaintiff seeks to recover
damages for AN injury sustained by reason OF
an insufficient highway in the town Of Corinth.
The jury went to view the highway in ques.
ton, and yesterday Tuesday, morning the case
came on for trial and is now in progress.
The grand jury reported Monday afternoon
and were discharged. Eight true bills were
found and four not found