Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1885-09-25
CHITTENDEN COUNTY COURT.
Verdict for the Plaintiff in Thomas VS..
LOvelette.

LONelettS.
The case of John Thomas against Chas.
Lovelette was resumed ON the reassem-
bling of County Court Thursday morn
ing. The entire forenoon was occupied in
closing the evidence and making the ar
guments. Upon the opening of court in
the afternoon Judge Taft charged the
jury after which they retired. They re-
NAMED out about an hour before de-
cision was reached but they finally rem
dered verdict of Sl42O for the plaintiff.
The case of Sawyer and Manning against
the New York State Clothing company
was then heard on motion to quash the
writ, but the motion was overruled and
the defendant excepted. Judgment was
rendered in favor of the plaintiff in the
sum of 81 ,052.S0
The cases of NJ Feuchtwanger & Co.
against the New York State clothing com
pany, and Mary Genach against Adelia
Ward were set to the court and hat of
Joseph l.. Devino vs.. III. >. Ballard was
continued on terms as to the defendant.
At the conclusion of the days proceedings
the grand jury were not ready to report
and a recess was taken until 10 O'Clock
Thursday morning.
A Short Session Friday-The Grand jury
Still Out.
There was a very short session of County
Court Friday morning. The case of f. NJ.
Knight and wife against George A. Smyth
was continued on terms AS to the defend
ant, which disposed of the last civil case
marked Tor trial. The j ry were then eX
cused till Tuesday morning at o'clock.
In the case of the State against G. gorge n.
OlmStead the respondent appeared and
pleaded guilty to one first offence of sell
ing intoxicating liquors, and he was fined
ten dollars and costs with an alternative
sentence.
In the two cases of the Shepard q
Morse Lumber company against William
Wells as United States collector of Gus
toms to recover what they claim as eX-
cessive duties, United States District At
torney Haskins argued a motion that
they be transferred to the United States
Circuit Court, which was allowed.
The grand jury not having completed
their business aud there being no other
cases ready a recess was taken until 10
O'Clock Saturday morning.
port of the Grand Jury.
The volume of business done in the
County Court Saturday, was very small.
The first thing done after the opening of
the Court was the calling of the cases
upon the old and new entry dockets, and
of the few cases marked for a hearing,
none was ready. The weared tread of
the grand jury, who had been in session
since Tuesday, broke upon the ears of
those present in the court room about the
middle of the forenoon. They reported
that they had found four true bills and
three were not found. The names of the
persons indicted were not made public, but
it is understood that two of the bills were
against Wilbur Perrigo, one for assault
18th intent to kill, and the other for
breaking Jail.
In their report upon the county Jail the
grand iurystated that its condition reflected
credit on Sheriff Barton it being rs well
kept as it could be as at present arranged
1t was their opinion that the present Jill
was not worth extended repairs, but they
recommended that new locks be placed
upon the cell doors, and that measures be
taken to prevent communication from
those without to those confined in jail. At
the conclusion of their report the grand
jury were discharged.
A brief session was held in the after
noon. After the transaction of consid-
cradle routine business, the bail III the
case of the State against Edison A. Pack
ard was called and judgment was entered
against the respondent and his surety for
$3.50. Packard was charged with sprink-
ling Paris green in the pasture of one
Howard of Milton from the effects OF
which a COW belonging to the latter died
and Packard had already paid damages OF
800 when criminal proceedings were
brought against him