Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1886-02-26
UNITED STATES COURT.
Opening of the February Term in this
city Tuesday.


city Tuesday.
The regular February term of the
United States circuit and district courts
opened at the Court house in this city
Tuesday morning at 10 O'Clock, with the
following officers Hon. Hoyt II. Wheel
er, judge George Il. johnson, clerk :;
Col. kittredge Haskins, district attorney !;
Gen. w. w. Henry, marshal George w
Fiske, crer. Immediately after the open
ing of Court in the usual form the grand
jury was empaneled as follows:
rlington-Patrick II. Corley, c. W.
Woodhouse, B. X. Seymour, w. II. Brink.
Shelburn-J. 5. Benedict, Harry Rus
sell, A. f. Peet, Amos p. Page
EsseX-F: {. Button. \. f. Bliss, A. \.
Slater, j. II. Ransom.
Rchmond-C. =. Rhodes, f. X. Jones,
Tyler W. Towers.
Charotte-A W. Sherman, A. A. BY
ington, John Taggart, James w. Will
liams.
.Milton-T. ID. Pearl, II. H. Fuller, II. l..
Wood, Jeremiah Finn.
The Court then charged the grand Jury
III relation to the various cases to be
brought before them for their cOnsidera
ton and they retired TO their room for
consultation. The docket was then called
and the final disposition of cases was AN
Albert Sowles, a mol pros, entered the
l-anoIlie County National bank vs.. +. NJ.
sutton, discontinued without costs {;
United States VS.. Edwin j. Barber. dis
continued by order of the commissioner
OF internal revenue the chancery case
OF Chester W. Writers, receiver, etc, vs..
Henry II. Hill administrator, etc, discon-
tlnued the chancery case of George l..
schuyler and Alexander Hamilton VS.. the
National bank of Rutland, ct al, discon-
tnued without costs In the case of Ezra
Miller vs.. the st. Johnsbury and Lake
Champltln railroad company, for trial by
plaintiff, leave was asked to enter the
plaintiffs executor who resides in New
Jersey, and the court took,the matter I'M
der advisement.
The only law cases set for trial were
those of George W. Ilendee, receiver of
the Vermont National bank of st. Adams,
VS.. the First National bank of st Johns
bury the same vs.. the National bank of
Mlddlebury the same vs.. the National
bank Of Brandon the same vs. the BaX-
ter National bank of Rutland ; the same
vs.. the Passumpslc Savings bank OF St
Johnsbury the same vs.. the st. Adams
Trust company the same W. A. o. Brain
erd of St. Adams. Hon. l.. W. Poland
who appears for the defendants asked that
only one of the cases be tried this term
ana that the others he continued. The
Court decided to take up each case rs it
was reached and try it on lis own merits.
The petit jury was then empaneled as
follows burlington, |. b. Russell, Ii. j..
Nelson, H.. +. Sibley, f. q. Fletcher.
Cochester-W. H. Severance, j. 7.
Brown, c. Gordon, Charles Black.
Shelburn-J. f.. White, ;. y. Roberts,
Charles Potter, II. w. Russell.
EsseX-D. NJ. Gotta, q. b. Sinclair, John
Severance 7. b. Hanley
neutrality-suspicious. Baker, b. T..
Sprague, b. f. O'Brien, Enoch Gregory.
Williston-W. II. Darling, Charles
keefe, j. Il. Talcott, j. =. patten.
Richmond-Charles r. Woodwork, A.
I. Williams, NJ. W. Larner.
None of the cases for trial by jury being
ready for consideration, a recess was taken
until o'clock p. IN.
In the afternoon the motion TO have the
executor of the plaintiff in the case of
Ezra Miller VS. the st. Johnsbury and Lake
Champlain railroad company allowed
to enter was heard, A. =. Cross argu-
ing for the orator and John Young for the
defendant.
In the case of the Merchants National
bank OF st. Johnsbury against one Sin
clair a motion was argued, the orator
claiming that the defendant should fur
nsh special bail OF $4,000. Both cases
we've held under advisement by the courts.
One of the Bank Cases NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
Announced.
| pom the coming in of the United
states "Wednesday morning decisions
We're announced as follows The motion
for leavetO enter the execution of the plain
tiff, who is a resident of New jersey. in
the case of Ezra Miller against the st.
Johnsbury and Lake Champlain railroad
company, was denied The motion III the
case of the Merchants National bank OF
ST. JohnShury against one Sinclair to have
defendant furnish special bail of 81 600 was
denied.
y motion was granted for permission to
/ file the records of the case of Martin &.
! Rowell against Ira NJ. Hill, which cause
was removed from the Orange County
| Court to the United States Court, and the
records of which should have been filed in
! February last but were omitted through d
misunderstanding.
The grand jury reported that they had
completed their labors, reporting four
true bills found and two not found, and
they We're discharged There being no fur
Their business a recess was taken until
| p. IN.
The case of George w. Hendee, receiver
against the First National bank of st
Johnsbury occupied the afternoon, \. T.
Cross and George w. Hendee appearing
tor the plaintiff and l.. p. Poland and +.
r. Hard for the defendant. Court will
come IN this morning nj q o'clock