Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1889-03-29
ESSEX COUNTY COURT.
MARCH TERM, 1899

MARCH TERM, 1889.
lion. W. q. Veazey, Presiding Judge,
Hon. VIM. Morrill,, }.a,o4.,
Hon. J. b. Wallace, AsslstantJudges
Z. E. Benton, Clerk,
f. ID. Hale, States Attorney,
A. ii. Bonett, Sheriff.
The court convened Tuesday, March
10Th. Prayer was offered by Rev. A.
b. Hopkins, after which the sheriff
made the usual proclamation. The
petit jurors were then called aud
sworn, when Judge Veazey remarked
to them that in view Of the probability
of there being little, if any, work for
them he should content himself with
simply calling their attention to their
oath, which he did with some very
practical suggestions. At the concluz
sion of his remarks the jury docket
was called and disclosed no civil case
for trial by jury. The court was occu.
pied the remainder of the day with
the regular and routine court business,
including the naturalization of sey eral
persons,
Wednesday morning the case of
State IS. Elkins was taken up,
and after an exhaustive trial the jury
returned verdict of guilty" and the
respondent was sentenced to ten years
Imprisonment in the State Prison.
| The next case was State VS.. Daniel
Pratt for an attempt at burglary. The
evidence was cirCumstantial, and the
jury, not considering it as pointing
with sufficient certainty to the res
pondent, (no doubt existing as to the
attempt having been made by some
one,) rendered a verdict of mot
guilty" and with the expression Of u
hope that he would not do so again,
he was discharged. Messrs. Hale and
Mansur were counsel for the State and
d. s. Storrs for the respondents in
both cases. In petition of Jennie E..
Morgan vs.. Parker Morgan divorce
was granted.
The case of Geo. II. Fitzgerald & Co.
VS.. The Grand Trunk Railway Co.
was passed to the Supreme Court on
u statement Of facts, judgment hay
ing been rendered pro forma for the
defendant Company. This is a case
brought to recover Il rebate on the
freight of several car loads of lumber.
The arrangement between the plain
tiff and defendant had been made for
the payment by defendant of rebate,
and while each party was performing
the contract or arran cement, the
Interstate Commerce Act came in
force and the question is whether that
Act as applied to this arrangement
was eg postJactO as to the subject mat
ter of this suit.
In the liquor cases State VS.. O'Keeffe
BeIanger, and Aldrich, bail was for.
feited and bench warrants ordered
In State VS.. Talbot, respondent was
fined $40 and costs and committed tC
the House of Correction for 30 days
and alternative sentence if fine and
costs were not paid.
On the old docket rs cases were fin
ally disposed of and 2G new entries
= made, leaving the docket probably
. somewhat smaller than before the
/, term.
We noticed the exercise of marked
courtesy among the members of the
bar, and all the officers of the Court
=, The barbarisms and BillingSgate o
s the bar OF former days is being con
fined to the past, and business is being
done courteously and with candor
! ard perhaps as much in view OF trutl
as the zeal and interests OF parties ant
q opposing counsel can afford.
This was Judge Veazey's first tern
+ in this county, and his manner of dc
a ing the court business is very accept
able to our court folks. lie has left ,
: very favora BILE impression in this vi
q ciuity. Court finally adjourned OIL
o Thursday afternoon.
e A prominent manufactures says h
IF was complately cured of Dyspepsia an,