The Bennington banner. [volume] (Bennington, Vt.) 1858-1894, 1892-12-09
Remington County Court.

Bennington County Court.
Hon. H. R. Start, Chief Judge; Hon. Geo.
Bond and Hon. A. E. Burton. Assistant Judges;
Edward J. Hall. Clerk; Henry $. Wilson,
| Sheriff: +. q. Archibald, States Attorney;
Chas. S, Chase, Stenographer
The December term opened in the
Court House in this village Tuesday af-
ternoon. Prayer was offered by the
Rev. A. D. Heaxt of the Methodist
Episcopal church, and the Court pro-
ceeded to business. The first causes set
for trial were the libel suits of L. P. Nor
ton VS.. j. II. Livingston; L. P. Norton
VS.. A. P. Childs and cross suit A. P.
Childs VS.. L. p. Norton, which were ex :
pected to occupy the time for week or
more. When it became known that a
proposal had been made by the defend
ants counsel looking to a settlement OF
the first case, it appeared that the bot
tom had dropped out of the calendar,
and the balance of the afternoon was oc-
cupied in hustling to get other cases
ready for trial.
Pending the agreement of principals
and counsel in the libel suits, the Courts
attention was called to the case of
Snively VS.. Snively on the new docket-a
petition for divorce. This is the action
we noted last week from the Troy papers
as one probable to be settled. The petit
ton was brought by Mrs. Snively against
her husband, the Rev, Thaddeus A.
Snively, a well-known clergyman, and
for years rector of st. Johns church in
Troy, N. Y, and the charge was ''intol-
lerable severity" The sudden resigna-
ton of Mr.. Snively, his departure for
France, acceptatiOn of a charge of the
American Church in Paris, and his
family's coming alone to the summer
residence here, was the subject OF much
comment and mystery at the time.
When the divorce proceedings were COM
menced they caused decided sensation,
and soon after the Church papers an
nounced Mr.. Snively's return, they stat
ing first that he had accepted the rector
ship of church in Florence, Italy, and
the next week that he had sailed for
America. This foreshadowed defense
or settlement. The case was with
drawn by Geo. E. Lawrence, attorney for
Mrs. Snively, the defendant being repre-
sented in iurt by John B. Gale, without
prejudice to either party, because of
lack of jurisdiction, the plaintiff not hav-
ing resided in this State sufficient time.
The Troy Times, referring to this, says {:
TT should be said in justice to those
concerned in the suit that the facts about
the residence were unknown to Mr.. Law
renee until within few days, and that
this was not the fault of Mrs. Snively."
We hope that reconciliation may be eff
fected and that this painful episode may
soon be forgotten.
The suit of Norton VS.. Livingston was
settled by a judgment in favor of the
plaintiff of 5000 and costs, and secured
by close Jail execution in default of de-
PENDANTS payment. This is the second
suit of this series. The first was tried at
the December term of 1891, and in that
case the jury brought in verdict of $500
and costs, which was paid. 1t would
seem that the costs in two suits and an
aggregate of 800 cash penalty ought to
teach the RefOrmer editor that there is a
God in Israel as far as it's aspersions of
Mr.. Norton is concerned, even if it has
not yet applied to any one else, Hon. o.
NJ. Barber excepted. The other two
suits were settled to the satisfaction of
plaintiffs and the business proceeded.
Wednesday the case of Mrs. Rose A.
Murray VS.. Frank II. Mattison, a Shafts
bury ejectment suit was commenced and
is on trial at this writing. This is case
where the plaintiff seeks damages by
reason of ejectment by defendant acting
in the capacity of an officer. 1t was
tried at the June term resulting in a
disagreement of the jury. One of the
points then seemed to be that the pa
pers were directed against Mr.. Murray
whereas Mrs. Murray rented the house
and owned the goods. What this trial
developes we shall state next week.
Batchelder and Barber for Mattson; ;
Sheldon and Cushman and j. l.. Mar
tin for Mrs. Murray.
NOTES.
Judge Start is a young man but one of
the brightest of our rising jurists of Yer
mont. lie presides with dignity and
dispatches business with CELEBRITY.
Sheriff Wilson assumed his office and is
in charge of the court. He has appoint
ed the following deputies to date !;
Frederick Godfrey of Bennington
Elijah Barber of Pownal, Frank Ii. Mat
tlson of South SALISBURY, Henry Doug
lass OF Readsboro, and Fred D. Giddings
of Manchester, the first four of whom
are in attendance upon court. Others
will be appointed later Mr.. Wilson
will make an excellent official, he having
had years experience in an official capac-
ity lower down.
The petit jurors are as follows: Ar
lington, Fred H. Coolidge and Charles H.
Crufut; Bennington, NJ. T. Hamlin, NJ.
J. Guiltinan. G. E. yelling and S. L.
Robinson; Dorset, William Holley,
William E. Tully and James NJ. Bebee /;
Glastonbury, German E. Harrington;
Landgrove, G, G. Cook; Manchester, H.
S. Sykes and Ira Bentley; Peru, W. w.
West; Pownal, A. G.. Ladd and George
Z. Scrivens; Readsboro, d. Byron Wheel
err; Rupert, Edward P. Sheldon and
Charles G.Leach; Sandgate, John Hayes
Searsburgh, Clifford II. Robert; Shafts
bury, James Horton, Abel S. Webb and
John Gordon; Stamford, G. A. Clough
Sunderland Ralph Snyder; Winhall, f.
w. Morse; Woodford, j. Fl. Miller.
Our Village Fathers.