News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1891-05-07
County Court.

County OOOTls
Wednesday, April 30, Court opeued
with Hon. H. R. Start as presiding
Judge. The jury was called and
charged by the Judge. The remain
der Of the day was devoted to hear
inc, motions and matters of minor
Importance.
thursday a. m. a jury was empan-
eled in the case OF Samuel Adams
and ]. P. Burbank VS.. Aurelius Ad-
ans. The Jury was made up as fol
lows. J. d. Stafford, II. G. Prior, Pc
ter REYNOLDS, R. B. Bradley, g. O.
.Tewett, G. B. Whiting, 2. W. A.
Leach, Geo. Bridge, c. NJ. Davis, w.
]. Churchill, Edwin Gilbert, B. R.
Kusic. The parties in the case were
residents of Eden, and the action
was trespass, to recover for hay
bought of Deft. by PHI, and which
the Deft. refused to deliver according
to agreement. The case occupied the
attention of the Court until Friday
noon. when it was given to the jury,
which after being out about an hour
hronoht in q verdict for the Plff. of
81 Sc damages and costs. B. E..
Billiard for Plff. R. W. Hulburd and
J. W. Redmond for Delft.
The case of B. A. Hunt, Admir-, VS..
F G. Wallis and p. A. Hollenbeck
was continued on terms that the
Deft. pay the Plff. $1,000 before the
J close of the term.
| The remaining cases between Full
Ter & Cristv VS.. Wallis & Co., were
continued on terms as to Wallis.
The above were trespass cases.
Friday afternoon a divorce was
granted to Mary LaPoint VS.. Mer-
Fill LaPoint on the ground of willful
observation-disclosures & Fisk for petit
| toner.
Saturday nearly all of the day was
devoted to divorce cases, and petit
I lions we're granted the following:
Cornelia E. Winters4Ss. Heman Win
ters for adultery-P. X. Gleed for pc
titioner: Jared Farrand VS.. Hattie
Farrand for adultery-E. B. Sawyer
for petitioner; Rose Arquette VS..
Michael Arouette. for intOlerable Sc
verify and refusal to support-A. A.
Niles for petitioner; e. Z; Heath VS..
Mary E. Heath for adultery-E. b.
SAWYER for petitioner. The divorce
case of Slayton VS.. Slayton was also
heard and was hotly contested on
both sides. No decision has been an
nounced vet on this case. This di-
vorce case is the only one thus far
that is contested.
Monday morning opened with
Chief Justice Ross on the bench,
Judge Start being obliged to 60 to
Orange County to attend Supreme
court. The following jurors were
empaneled in the case OF ID. A,
Waterman VS.. 0. & A. H. Buck: l..
G. Pierce. H. G. Prior, W. j. Chur-
chill. w. H. Griswold, Edwin Gilbert,
Geo. Bridge, B. r. Kusic, j. ID. SAT
ford. S. C. Town, A. J. West, Geo.
GRAY. O. S. Turner. This was tres
mass case and the Plff sued for dam
apes caused by Defts. logs coming
upon his meadow in high water. The
case was before the court until ABOUT
eleven O'Clock on Tuesday morning
when it was given to the jury, who
brought in a verdict of SOS for Pltf
e. NJ. Powers and p X. Gleed for
| Plf. B. A. Hunt and T. j. Boynton
for Defts.
Divorce cases were heard during
the intermission and in that of REM
Chapdelaine VS.. Victalin Chapdelaint
for desertion, a bill was granted-W
III. Parker for petitioner.
Tuesday afternoon the case OF j
lC. Ober VS.. F. c. Whiting was taker
up and the following jury empan
eled: Geo. Jewett, Chas. Mum, w
HI. Stone, C. NJ. Davis, c. H. Chaplin
! A. C. Hunt, Peter Reynolds, F. Z
Brown, J. E. Houston, R. L. Fair
banks, LIZ. Grimes, F. H. Strong
This case is an action brought to re
cover pay on "a note signed by 5. ii
Waters & Co., and given by Deft. il
part payment for horse, which not
ODER claims Whiting guaranteed tt
be good.
/ Wednesday morning the following
| divorce cases, which had been previ
ouslv heard, were disposed of: j. K
Sinclair VS.. Dora Sinclair for adul
terry: bill o,ranted.-G. NJ. Powers 70
petitioner. Geo. S. Cutler VS.. Orphi
A. Cutler for desertion; bill granted
-Hendee & Fisk for petitioner.
NOTES.
The new entry docket contains -
cases on the court calendar and 1
on the chancery.
Miss Ballou of Rutland acts as ste
noorapher. This is her first appear
! ance here in that capacity.
Judge Start returned from Orang
! county Tuesday night and resume
3 duties Wednesday morning.
States Attorney Pageis frequentl
> seen about the court room. lie
e performing his duty to the State In
very creditable manner.
Indications are that the court Wi
: continue through the week at leas
: as there are two civil cases yet to
G tried by the jury and a number
State cases to be disposed of.
The off-hand sketches made /
Juryman Bradley of witnesses al
Others in attendance upon Cou
is caused much merriment even amor
those who " were taken unawares.
rs On Saturday the State cas-
against M. w. Owen of Stowe for a
- sault were disposed of by responder
= paving fine of $75 and costs in ii
one and $25 and costs in the other
III The County Clerk, besides givir
close attention to the duties of h
n office, is very courteous and obllglr
% not only to the attorneys, but
s. all having business with the couI
This is Judge Starts first appea
d. ance here as presiding judge. /
&c presides with ease and dignity al
in to the stranger he readily appears
v one who has seen years of service (
the bench.
r. The young lawyers seem to ha
y the lions share of the business tt
n term. They are largely in the m
he ioritv, and are fast elbOwing to t
n. front as far as practice in Lamoi
i'll county is concerned.
in Sheriff Burnell is present each ola
but goes home every evening to
b. spect the Wolcott depot, fearing t
9lr communicating influence of the Hal
y wick Gazette man will have a bad
is feet upon the building.
ar Judges Andrews and Miller ma
ma e tain the dignity of the court in an
.os cellent manner-the former has a
nd cidediy judicial physiognomy, WI
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