Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1886-06-01
ADDISON COUNTY COURT.
Opening of the June Term at Middlebury
Tuesday-The Jurors and Gases.


Tuesday-The Jurors and Gases.
The June term of court for Addison
county commenced at Middlebury, Tues
day morning. Judge Neazey was not well
and did not reach town in time to open
court. Assistant Judges, Hon. S. Wright
of Waltham and Henry Lane of Corn
wall were on the bench, and court was or.
ganized under the direction of Judge
Lane. After prayer by Rev. S. l.. b.
Speare the panels of the grand and petit
juries were called and many iurymen
were found to be absent. The following
are the jury lists
A. c. Crandall, Bristol w. II. Bingham,
Cornwall l.. b. Fuller, Ferrsburgh
Solomon. Durham, Hancock Otis II.
Capron, Leicester Charles A. Kingsley,
Lincoln 6. G. Cady, Middlebury A. w.
Barnum MonEton Warren Peck, New
Haven; II. NJ. Root, Orwell William n.
Cobb, Ripton +. b. Douglas, Shoreham
Barnes, .Nergennes w. w. Booth, Wal
than Loyal Huntington, Weybridge
F. ID. Douglas, Whiting. The towns of
Addison, Goshen, Granville, Panton and
salisbury are uureprescnted.
Petit Jurors-Addisou, O. a. Smith and
7. Il. Noonan Bridport, II. +. Merrill ,
Bristol, George W. Steadman, NJ. p. Var.
Wooster Ferrisburgh, Martin F. Allen,
W. W. Allen Goshen, c. d. Gale Gran
vile, Hazeu Hubbard Hancock, George
r: Marsh Leicester, &. II. Brownson ;
Lincoln, w. f. Hanks, Joseph Colby ;
Middlebury, Charles W. Matthews, Jud-
son Mead Monkton, William Chaffee
New Haven, A, q. Mason, NJ l.. Taylor
{ lrWpII & q RuSant, Ni11iap, .
Panton, VIM. +. White Ripton, Henry
A. Kirby salisbury, NJ. White Shore
ham, Il. j. Waite Starksboro, George
Ferguson Nergennes, j. l.. Miner,
George kingman Waltham, james Sne-
den; Weybridge, Milo a. johnson Whit
ing, Everest b. Pond.
Among the out of town lawyers present
were Hon. W. c. Dunton and Joel c.
Baker of Rutland Hon. Henry Ballard,
Robert Roberts and VIM. &. Shaw of Bur
lington; Hon. George w Grandey and
Hon. f. Il. Woodbridge of Nergennes
W. w: Rider of Bristol ana Charles +.
Kingsley of Salisbury.
The following civil cases have been set
for trial this term Sarah Wales's admin
istrator vs.. Laura Bowdish's executor,
apt. Abel Walker, apt, vs.. b. =. Woos-
ter's administrator Harvey Yale, apt.
vs.. Austin W. Archer j. >. Rowell, Sons
x Co., apis, vs. Elizabeth Chalker ct al. :;
smith ~ ketcham vs.. T. NJ Chapman,
apt; Andrew Balm vs.. Adolpbus j. Cush-
man; Elisha Is. Clark vs.. Allen NJ. Fuller
Elijah Cushmau's administrators. apt.
V. Harvey Adams George A. Merrill vs.
John Beers :. g. Tisdale vs.. j. \. Fad
den, apt. Emma ;. Hayes W.. VIM. ".
Allen w. +. Howard ct. al. VS.. l.. G..
Bean, ct. al. Charles Howard. Ell.
al, aDts., vs.. James Barnett Ell.
al, James Barnett vs. Charles Howard,
apt. Orrn Dantorh ct. al. vs.. +. G.
Howard ct. al, apis. George V. Wilson
vs.. a. = aud A. {. Rolph apts W. f.
Howard ct. al. vs.. =. b. CIoyes, apt.
Judge Neazey arrived on the afternoon
mail train, but it was four O'Clock when
the court proceedings were begun. The
cases ON the jury calendar were called
over, after which Il recess was taken until
nlne O'Clock Wednesday morning.
Miss Ella NJ. Ballou of Rutland will be
the Official stcnOgrapher.
Wednesdays Session.
In the case of w. f., Howard ct al. vs.
L. G. Bean ct al. at Middlebury yesterday
Il jury was empannelled and Howard gave
ms direct testimony, but Mr.. Upper, for
the defense, asked IA continuance tor lack
OF witnesses. The court finally continued
the case with costs against the defense
Barnett ct al, was put over after empan-
nellinL the jury. The first case brought
to trial Wils James Barnett vs.. Charles
Howard, apt, an acton on the case.
Howard, who drives the mail stage be
tween BridpOrt and MlddleDury. traded
with Barnett for a horse, giving for him a
carriage, - III money and Il note for SO.
W hen the note became due Howard, who
had traded the horse off again, refused to
pay 1t on the ground that the horse was
not what he had been warranted to be.
On the other side Barnett claimed
that the trade and Its terms were
thoroughly understood by the parties.
There was much conflicting testimony on
both sides. The testimony occupied the
time of the court until nearly o'clock
yesterday afternoon. The grand Jury
found four true bills as follows: State
VS.. David Laura, two indictments. one for
stealing II robe belonging to William
Narney and the other for steal
ing robe belonging to Elmer. Pa
rent, both of Lincoln; State vs.. Lewis
[ bair OF Bristol, for stealing an overcoat
from stephen Finch State VS.. Alexander
Wood and Gilbert Wood, for assault upon
Charles Stevens at Cornwall.