The Bennington banner. [volume] (Bennington, Vt.) 1858-1894, 1889-06-13
BENNLNGTON COnNrY C0nRr.

Hon j. W. Rowell, Chief Jndge Hon. F. L.
Bowen, Hon. W. r. Dean, Assistant Judges; o.
M Barber, States Attorney; A. j, Pike Sher
i'll; Z. J. Hall, Clerk; Chas. s. Chase, Steno.
grapher.
MANCHESTER, VT, June IL, 1899.
Court opened in usual form one week
ago to-day, and the Grand and Petit
juries were called AMI charged by Judge
Rowell
The first case for trial BY jury was NJ.
Derosir v. A, Brown. In this case
plaintiff sought to recover for work done
in 1856 by hauling blocks of marble, as
plaintiff claimed to the Dorset Marble
Co.'s mill for the defendant. The de-
Tense claimed the work done was for the
Dorset Marble Co. and not defendant, but
the jury thought otherwise and returned
verdict for plaintiff for $21l 04 and
costs. Batchelder & Barber for plaintiff.
Martin q Archibald and j. q. Baker
for defendent.
The next case was Robert Ames Admr.
V. j. Sand W. j. Bigelow. In this case
the plaintiff sought TO recover for goods
sold Charles Russell on the or.
der of the defendants. The de-
fence claimed there was no order
from them to let Russell have the goods
in question. The jury returned a yer
dict for the plaintiff for 1888 so and
costs. Martin & Archibald and Barber
for plaintiff. Batchelder & Bal Der for
defendant.
The next case was Thomas Mears v.
Joseph Wyman. This was was for tres
pass to land in cutting trees on Equinox
Mountain, somewhere near Sandgate
town line. The plant fl claimed TO own
the land in question and that it is loca =
ted in Manchester, but the defendant in.
troduced a mass of record title running
from ITO to the present time, which so
extended, contracted, DIVIDED, and null
tiplied the tract of land under consider
alton that the parties themselves evil
IDENTIFY became frightened and settled
he case to the evident delight of the
jury. Martin & Archibald and L. Mum
SOD for plaintiff. Batchelder 6 Barber
and j. G. Baker for defendant.
Daniel j. Hicks of Readsboro, charged
in an indictment found one year ago
with impeding an officer, plead guilty to
assault, and was fined ten dollars and
costs, making $21 10.
The Grand Jury who have been busily
engaged have come into court on two
different occasions and have returned
right right true bills thus far.
Monday afternoon at 2 o'clock the case
of E. L, Lawrence and wife vs. Hiram
Whiddin came on. This was an action
on the case for an injury caused plain
tiff's wife by running defendants wagon
into the wagon in which Mrs. Lawrence
was riding to Manchester fair last fall,
whereby Mrs Lawrence was thrown out
and injured. The evidence for the plain
tiff was short and at the completion Of
which, the case was set led by the par
ties. This being the second case that
has been taken from the Jury in this
way. Bstchelder & Barber for plaintiff
Munson and Martin and Archibald for
defendant.
The last civil jtry case in understood
to be settled, and the criminal cases are
set for noon to-day Tuesday, There
are several of them to be tried.
MANCHESTER, June, 12, 1899.
The cases of State vs.. A j. Madison
and State vs. George w. Walworth, for
breach of the peace and irtoxication
we're nOl-proSSed yesterday: and the
case of State v. Edward Castlemain was
continued. Various cases were disposed
OF in various ways but no trials could be
reached yesterday or until noon to-day,
for as the Grand Jury have not complet.
ed their labors, and all the cases except
those which require the attendance of
the States Attorney are to be tried.
The last named officer acting on the
well known principle that he cannot be
in two places at once is trying to skin
mish along AZ best he can, but with the
Court demanding his attention in the
upper court and the Grand jury in the
lower room, his position just at present
is not an enViable one.
Henry Mason was put to plead to-day
and said he wa not guilty of stealing
COW, as the State charged him. and de-
manded a trial. Hon, Ii. K. Fowler
was assigned as his counsel.
As we go to press the report comes
that John Tye, Michael McKeon and
George |. Smith, all of Pownal, sum
moned as witnesses, before the Grand
Jury, have been each fined for intoxica.
ton; and McKton, who furnished the
bottle, in addition was fined, for two
first offenses for giving liquor away.
This is ''set back" on getting "blind
drunk" en- route to Manchester 10 court,
and created profound sensation.