Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1891-06-12
THE COUNTY COURT.


the work of the June term of court for
Addison county was then entered upon
in earnest.
The Jury list was read over, after the
court had given the customary instruc-
tons to the Jurors, and the case of l.. F.
Benton, appellant, VS.. j. ii. Blakely,
which had been set for trial. was entered
discontinued. In the case of Charles
Dano ct al. VS.. George c. Sessions,
which had been remanded from the SUI
preme court, Mr.. Bliss for the defendant
renewed his motion for continuance, and
the motion was strenously opposed by
Mr.. Wilds in behalf of the plaintiff. De-
cision was reserved until after the noon
recess, when Judge Thompson granted
the continuance and dismissed the defen-
dant's demurrer.
1t is not probable that there will be
any court next week, and Judge ThOmp-
son stated that when recess was taken
on Saturday it would probably be until
10 o'clock on Tuesday, July Z, and the
Chaquette murder trial was set down to
commence on that date. This is to be
followed Immediately by one of the
Drooksville hog train manslaughter
cases, but whether Conductor Button or
Engineer Chilson will be the one to be
tried seems as yet uncertain. This. how
ever, makes but little difference. as the
facts and evidence in the two cases are
substantially the same, so far as is now
known.
The case of Moses Dudley VS.. Thomas
Reed, Jr., was begun Tuesday forenoon
and occupied the attention of the court
until nearly noon of Wednesday. The
parties live adjoining each other in East
Middlebury, and Dudley brought suit to
recover SIS damages from Reed for hav-
ing kept a nuisance by which Dudley 5
spring water was spoiled. The jury was
out about fifteen minutes and then came
in with a verdict giving Dudley Sll dam
ages. Messrs. Slade and Wilds appeared
for the plaintiff and Messrs. Royce and
Bliss were counsel for Reed.
Town of Leicester. appellant, VS.. town
of Brandon was next taken up. This
case was another of the innumerable
ones that have grown out of the cOnfus-
ion in our pauper laws. 1t occupied the
court until 3 o'clock. whe d Judge Thomp-
son directed the jury TO return verdict
for the defendant town. which they did
without leaving their seats. Stewart u
Wilds and f. O.. Swinngton represented
Leicester and Joel C.. Baker and eX-Gov.
Ormsbee appeared for Brandon. The
verdict is a pro forma one and the case
goes directly to the supreme court TO see
If the seven wise men of Vermont can
untangle the snarls in our pauper laws
This finished up the Jury cases on the
civil list, as the Others which were SET
for trial either fell through or were con-
tinued. l.. II. Benton, appellant, vs.. j
H. Blakely was settled and discontinued
Henry C. Dixie vs.. town of Hinesburgh
] pnt -har ri
Charles DanO ct al. vs.. George C.. SEES
sions were continued, and thus the bot.
tom fell out of the Jury civil calendar.
The docket was read over and eight
criminal cases were marked for trial, a:
were eleven petitions for divorce. Two
criminal cases were continued, these
being State vs.. Francis Labor for pour
ing a charge of bird shot into the legs OF
Charles Hallock at Bristol couple OF
years ago. aid State VS.. Charles Hallock
charged with stealing Labor's farming
tools.
There was nothing more ready to be
brought up and recess was taken to
O'Clock Thur day morning.
At that hour the case of State vs.. NJ
j. Murphy wa, taken up and quickly
disposed of. Murphy is the stonecutte
from the marble Mill at Belden's Fall
who on sunday, the 2Sth day of Febru
arv last, while in an intense state of in
toXication, fired revolver al Isaac l.
Rogers at the latters house. but withou
hitting him or doing HIM any lnlur.
whatever. Murphy has been in jail since
that date. having been unable to Obtain
|. the bail. 5000, under which he was placed
by Justice Eldredge at the prelimnar.
examination. At the respondents re
quest States Attorney Bliss filed an IN
formation against him. charging hin
with a>>ault WIN injcht 10 Kill and ma
der. Murphy pie did guilty to Ii
char &c of assault with intent to hil, III
not the murder lart. and The Safe
Attorney expressed his Willingness 10 aC
cep, tie pea. Me,,ls. Bills, Tor T.!
State and Wilds for the respondent mad
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with Mr.. Rogers and had no malir
against him and was so thoroughly full
that he did not know what he was dom.
and that nothing was known against hil
e prior to the transaction under consider.
= lion except the fact that he OCCASIONAL
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