The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1885-09-30
Washington County Court.

stood ten for the plaintiff and two for the .
defendant-L. NJ. Heath of Warren and G. .
$. Richmond Of Mortified being the two in .
favor of the defendant.
Sarah A. T.. Walton u.s. Town of RAN
dolphin this case the plaintiff sued TO re-
cover for services rendered to one Suham,
a town pauper OF the defendant town. The
plaintiff claims to be an electrician and to
cure people by the electric touch but the
defendant town claimed that in this case
1t had made no contract with her to cure
its paupers, and the court held, "a a
matter of law, that when the plaintiff rested
she had not made out a prinlG fdcic case, and
so ordered a verdict for the defendant.
Heath q Willard for the plaintiffs George
| w. Wing and n. Boyden for the defendant.
Joel ii. Lucia rs. John NJ Dyer.-This
was an assessment of damages case, judg-
| ment having been rendered last term. 1t
was an action to recover for professional
| services claimed by the plaintiff to have
| been rendered to the defendant which the
! defendant denied, claiming that he only
| employed the plaintiff TO take an appeal for
him i'll one case, and did not employ him to
carry the case to the county court; and he
also claimed that all of the subsequent
charges OF the plaintiff were unauthorized.
| The jury took the plaintiffs view of the
case and returned a verdict for him for the
full amount of his claim, with interest
amounting in all to S220.S0.
Viola S. Lombard rs. Wheeler j. Batchel-
der and Wife.-This was an action for as
show that the female defendant assaulted
the plaintiff in Mr.. Batchelders store, at
Plainfed, with a force-pump, struck her
several blows tore her dress and shook her
mp to some extent. The plaintiff claimed
/ that by reason of this assault she had been
severely injured; that it had caused her
much suffering and loss of her health and
that she had nearly lost the use of her right
arm; that she now suffered very much from
the effects of the injuries, though the as
! SAINT pptnipttpI last Ju1x Tho do
! fence admitted that there was an assault by
| the female defendant, but claimed that it
was very slight, and that the injuries re-
ceived by the plaintiff were altogether in
| the imagination, AS an excuse, or justifca-
ton for the assault the defendant claimed
that she had reason to believe, and did be-
lieve, that improper relations existed be-
tween the plaintiff and the defendants hus-
band; that she had warned the plaintiff to
keep away from her husband and to let him
alone; that the plaintiff was trying to break
| up her family, and that she took this way
to "break up " the intimacy that she
claimed existed between them This
| excited considerable interest from the fact
that the parties were women and from the
peculiar circumstances of the case. The
defendants husband did not appear to de-
fend the case, but did appear as witness
for the plaintiff, and upon cross-eXamina-
ton disclosed the fact that he was taking
no part in the defence; that he had paper
from his wife agreeing that she would bear
all of the expenses of the defence. The
courthouse was crowded with ladies anx-
ious to know their rights as to assaults, and
how far they are justified in using force
pumps to protect the sanctity of their do
nestle relations. The trial of the case was
commenced on Wednesday afternoon of last
week and was given to the jury at ten
o'clock Tuesday morning. Every day dur
ing the trial the courthouse was filled by
the ladies of Plaintield, who had become in
terested on one side or the other, and they
paid good attention to all of the details of
the case. AS showing the intense PARTISAN
ship existing in this case, a good illustra-
ton was the very hearty cheers given by
them to ruling of Judge Powers during
the trial 1t was the most hearty encore,
we venture 10 say, that any judge of our
supreme court ever received while in the
discharge of his duties as presiding Judge.
The best of it all was that no one could
quite understand what the ladies were
cheering for, as the ruling was not very i'm
portant and as both sides, apparently,
joined in the cheers. After the sheriff de-
partment had succeeded in restoring order,
the judge very mildly reproved the ladies
and instructed them that a court of justice
was not a place for such demonstrations.
The jury returned verdict for the plaintiff
TO recover S42j damages and her costs. o.
l.. Hoyt and George w Wing for the plain
tiff; c. III. Heath and Alland G. Fay for the
defendant.
Hiram H. Bean rs. George Daniels -This
is an action of trespass to recover for goods
taken and distrained by the defendant, as
taX-collector of the town of Woodbury..
The plaintiff claims that he was wrongfully
assessed in that town, and the matter in
issue depends upon the residence of the
plaintiff at the time he was assessed. This
case is now on trial.
THE BAR MEETING.
At the session of the court on Thursday
evening, to commemorate the deceased
members-COlonel f. V. Randall and w. f.
Baker-the committee appointed for the pur
pose reported the following preamble and
resolutions on the death of Colonel Randall:
Whereas Colonel Francis V. Randall, member of
whereas it is the wish Of his associae in the profes
sion in this county to give expression to the high
timation In which he was held by them; therefore,
county bar sincerely regret the death of Colonel
Francis V. Randall and are sensible, in his death of
qualities great strength of character and force of
mind Of marked capability and skill as an advocate,
ana OF honorable legal attainments ana capacity in
Resolred That we regard with respect and admi-
ration Colonel Randalls military career and his emf.
nently honorable performance of all duties imposed
upon him while in the service of the United states.
ReSoired, That recognizing the admirable personal
and % Of te ca s6 we psrG%
deeply appreciate the deprivation which his death
Resoircd, That the court he asked to order that
these resolutions be spread upon the records of the
mitted to Colonel Randas family by the clerk
thereof. under the seal of the court.
JAMES \. Johnson, committee
The following preamble and resolutions
were also reported ON the death of w. f.
Baker:
Whereas, 1t has pleased divine Providence to re
move from our fraternity our esteemed brother W.
f. Baker; therefore,
ReSOired That in the death of Brother Baker the
bar deplores the loss of a rising and prominent MEM
Der, whose activity and energy betokened success
full career in his chosen profession, and who, by his
genial and afable manner, had endeared himself to
all his associates
ResOired That we, the members of Washington
county bar, tender to the widow of deceased
brother sincere expression of coincidence in this
her sad bereavement.
ReSOired, That the court he asked to order that
these resolutions be spread upon the records of the
court, and that copy suitably engrOssed, be trans
mitted to Brother Bakers widow by the clerk
, thereof, under the seal of the court.
JOHN H. SENTER, Committee,
L. W. BISBEE.
These resolutions were supported 10y c.
ii. Heath, j. A. Wing, Colonel j. II. Lucia,
w. A. Lord, j. =. Lamson and Hiram A.
Iuse, who made remarks commendatory of
the deceased and related "reminiscences of
many of their deeds James n, johnson
read an historical and biographical sketch
of Colonel Randall and Frank Plumley one
of w. #. Baker. Judge Powers made some
very appropriate remarks regarding both of
the deceased members, and ordered the res
olutions to be spread upon the record and
that copies be sent the relatives of the de-
ceased members, as requested in the reso-
buttons.