The Bennington banner. [volume] (Bennington, Vt.) 1858-1894, 1888-06-14
COUNTY COURT.
Hon. W. G. YEAzEY, ChiefJudge,
Hon. FAxON L. Bowen, As,o,, I,,5,..
Hon. W. X. DEAN, As''N' 'uusos'
JAMES l.. MCCALL, Sheriff.
joan V. HALL, Clerk.
E. L. BATES, States Attorney.

Hon. W. G. VEAzKY, Chief Judge,
Hoy HOx E "a q h hr bowen Assoc. Judges.
: JAMES L. MCCALL, Sheriff.
joan V. HALL, Clerk.
| Z. l.. BATES, States Attorney.
CHAEKEs S. CHAsS, S,enographer.
The trial of E. B. Gregory ct al. Us
John Reynolds ct al, an action for tres
pass on land in Sandgate, after a day
: aud a half resulted in a verdict for the
plaintiff, by agreement of parties, for
81. so and costs. Batchelder & Barber
for plaintiff; ]. G. Martin aud J. G.
Baker for defendant,
The case of William Kelly Us. John
Roberts ct al. came on for trial Thurs.
day morning. This was an action TO-
trespass for cutting timber on Dorsel
Mountain, and like all such cases was
dry and unlnteresting to the casual OBJ
server, but as the title to the land was
brought in question, it abounded with
interesting law questions. The jury
gave the plaintiff a verdict for s.. 25,
and established the line as claimed by
defendant. Batcheder, Martin and
Archibald for plaintiff; l.. Munson and
j. l., Martin foI defendant. This case
and the one before it occupied the entire
week.
The grand jury came in on Friday and
reported eleven true bills and seven not
found. Amog those found wherein the
respondents have been ARA gned aud
given bail are one against George An
drews of Arlington for perjury and one
against Daniel j. Hicks of ReadsbOro
for resisting an officer.
The usual report of the unsafe cundI
ton of the jail at Bennington was put
in, and probably the recommended I'M
provemenls will leave 1t just as far from
being safe as those of former grand ju
ries has done.
Monday, on the ssse bling of the
court at 2 p. M, the case of OTIS Ward
rs. Ii. b. Ward, appellant, of Arlington.
came on for trial. This was a fight be
tween two brothers, in VIII CHI the plain
tiff sought to recover for work done for
defendant. The plaintiff acknowledged
receiving the work, but said the plain
tiff left his job (Which was building a
mllD before he ought to, and that there
by he suffered damages move than
enough to cover the balance due plain.
tiff. But the jury thought otherwise
and gave the plaintiff a verdict for his
full claim and interest, being $73 Sc and
costs. Batchelder & Barber for plain
tiff; Martin, Archibald and L. Munson
for defendant.
Tuesday morning the case Of Ralph
Smith Us. Charles Hard, appellant, came
on for trial, This is the somewhat ia
nous tax case from Arlington that WAS
sent to e Supreme Court from this
court two years ago, and from there
sent back here for new trial, which
trial this IL. The Case is most all law
and very few disputed facts, but through
it all plainly appears that the defendant
is wealthy man who lodges from Yer
mont into Massachusetts just before the
LIST of April, and had lodged back in
time to save all taxes thus until the au-
thorities of Arlington ''got after him,
and since then he has paid a poll tax in
B Jston for a few years. The jury found
verdict for plaintiff of $96 "a and costs.
Batchelder & Barber and j. l.. Martin
for plaintiff; l. Munson and j. G. Baker
for defendant.
At noon Wednesday the sase of Mary
Conln against George d, Miles came on.
This is a bastardy case and looks fight
all over.