Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1890-12-12
ADDISON COUNTY COURT.

The county court, Judge Start presid->
and is now doing business. The Cha
quette murder case is set down for 2
o'clock next Monday afternoon. The
trial promises to be long and interesting.
States Attorney Bliss and Mr.. Wilds will
conduct the prosecution and Mr.. Ballard
of Burlington will manage the defence.
Friday morning Judge Start rendered a
decision sustaining the demurrer of
Messrs. Bliss q Royce, counsel for the de-
PENDANT in Charles Dano VS.. Geo. G. SEES.
sions. on the ground that the suit did in
volve the title to land, and that the justice
having no Jurisdiction of the case the
county court hadno jurisdiction on appeal.
The case was dismissed. The questioncame
up in this wise: Sessions sold the plaintiff
IA certain piece of woodland claiming, so
the plaintiff asserts, that it contained 100
acres, and on being measured it was
found TO contain only about 20 acres.
Dano sued for damages, but the defend
ants attorneys claimed that the case in
volved the title to land, and consequently
could not have been brought before a
Justice.
The grand jury were discharged Satur-
day morning, Hon. y. j. Allen, the fore
man, having announced that their labOrs
were completed. The first batch of in
dctments were brought in Friday morn
ing and the Others Saturday morning.
Before disbanding the grand jury passed
unanimous vote of thanks to Mr.. Bliss,
the States attorney, to their foreman and
to their clerk, Benz. w. Smith of Town
line. OF the ten true bills found the fol-
lowing have been made public: State VS..
Alphonse Chaquette of Ferrisburgh, for
the murder of one Collette at Ferrisburgh
on the night of August 81 last; State VS..
John Doyle, formerly of Bridport, indie
ted under the statute for having married
within three years after his former wife
had procured a divorce from him; State
VS.. Norman Gotta, indicted for assault with
intent to kill on Stephen Bates, city
sheriff of Vergennes; State VS.. NJ. 7
Butterfield and Frank Forest, for assault
on Henry Johndro of Middlebury; State
VS.. Elmer Phair of Bristol, for assault
with intent to commit rape. Phair, Cote
and Chaquette declined, Friday, to plead
because their counsel were not present
The case of State vs., Francis Labor o
Stark boro, who was indicted last Jun,
for shooting at the iiallocks, whom h,
suspected of robbing his premises, wa,
continued for the reason of Labor's il
health; and that of State VS.. Charlie
IIallock. indicted at the last term TO
stealing from Labor, was also continued
the State. States Attorney Bliss rea,
, the assignment of State cases as follows
State VS.. Edward Broderick, larceny
State VS.. Hiram Capron, adultery; Stat
: kill State VS.. Fred Delphia, petit larceny
State VS.. Philetus Phillips, common as
sault; State VS.. Rose Phillips, commo
1 assault; State VS.. Frances NJ. Newell
grand larceny; State VS.. William II
= Chilson, manslaughter. (Chilson wa
: the engineer of the hog train whic
ran into the special train from tn
: horse breeders meeting near Brook:
f vile, on the night of August 80, 1880
: State vs.. George w. Button, mansaugl
!, ter. Button was the conductor on til
Il same train); State VS.. Alphonse Cha
. quette, murder in the first degree; Stat
: VS.. Norman Gotta, assault with intent I
q kill; State VS.. John Doyle, getting ma
$ rled too soon after his wife had procure
!, divorce from him; State VS.. NJ. Il. Blu
!. terrified and Frank Forest. joint indie
ment for assault upon Henry Johndr