Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1884-03-28
COURT RECORD.

Our County Court convened at
Guildhall, on the 18th inst, present,
Hons. Jonathan Ross, Geo. l.. Ram
sey and A. r. Boyce. The following
named gentlemen were sworn in as
petit jurors, viz:
Bloomheld-Alva Fuller, Daniel Bowker,
o shoff
Brighton-Almon Smith, jr., J II Rosebrook
Chas I Fitzgerald, e Hobson, Thos White.
Canaan-John Gilman, Geo W Huntoon, G
Watkins.
Concord-Jacob Richardson, NJ W Hovey, A
j Lyon, Daniel Pike, Jesse Carlton,
Granby-M A Wilson.
Guildhall-H Webb, S W Emery, F Fair
child.
Lemington-Daniel Rowan.
Lnenburgh-Harrison Lane, Henry Stew
ems, Ezra Pierce, r Smith
Maidstone-Guy Hayes, Geo Bean.
Victory-C A Wells.
The usual instructions and advice
were given to the jurors by His Honor
Judge Ross, who urged with much en-
phasis the Importance of caution and
secrecy in all their works and delibera-
tons. On the call of the docket, only
two cases were set for the jury, but
one soon being disposed of a jury was
impanelled in the case of Presby VS.
Blodgett and others. This was an ac-
ton of tresspass quare cIGusune in which
plaintiff claims that defendants enter
ed his premises and took from his
house his goods. Defendants justify
under deed from one Amanda Pres
by, whom plaintiff claims is his lawful
wife, and hence, incapable to convey
a title to the defendants without his
joining in the deed. At the conclusion
of plaintiffs evidence, defendants
claimed to be surprised that the plain
tiff should claim that he was in point
of fact married to the defendants
grantor, and moved for continuance
to get evidence, as they claimed, OF
plaintiffs being married to another
woman at the time he claimed his mar
riage to said Amanda occurred. The
continuance was granted on terms be-
fore the case had proceeded far enough
to enable us to express any opinion
about it's merits, so We have none, and
should not express it if we had. The
evidence in the case OF Ellis VS. Stevens
for false imprisonment was closed and
the decision reserved. The case OF
w. R. Silver VS. the Conn. River Lum-
Der Co., in which plaintiff claims for
damage done by defendants to his
meadows by the driving of logs, was
removed to the U. s. Circuit Court
The bonds in the case of State VS. Col.
bath were called, forfeited, and on
motion chancered to $50. Some 20
cases were disposed of, several of which
seemed to bid fair to be vigorously
contested, and 81 new entries were
made, leaving the docket decreased
by two cases. Unless q larger number
of new entries be made at the next
term the number of cases on the dock.
ct will be greatly diminished. Three
divorces were granted, two for adul-
terry and one for intolerable severity,
the two former being Dyke VS. Dyke,
and Amy VS. Amy, and the latter Chase
VS. Chase. Among the State cases dis
posed of was the case of State VS.. Geo.
Murray, for burglary and larceny at
Canaan. The respondent pleaded
guilty and was sentenced to six
years in the State prison at Windsor,
to which place he was taken last Fri
day by Sheriff Bonett. Several per-
sons received their naturalization pa
pers. On motion of Hon. VIM. Hey
wood, Mr.. Remick of Colebrook was
admitted to practice in our county
courts. The absence of the familiar
face of the late Judge Houston was
quite marked. He has heretofore con-
stantly attended our courts for nearly,
or quite, half a century. Court was
finally adjourned on Wednesday after
noon the 10th inst.