Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1893-06-09
ADDISON COUNTY COURT,


/The June term of court for Addison
/codnty began here on Tuesday fore
noon. with Hon James NJ. Tyler of Brat
tleboro as presiding Judge and Hons.
John E. Weeks of Salisbury and Emer-
son Holland of Panton, assistant judges.
The other officers of the court are Kent
Merritt of Shoreham, sheriff; Rufus
Wainwright of Middlebury, clerk; G. NJ.
Wilds of Middlebury, deputy clerk !;
Frank L. Fish of Vergennes, States at
torney Charles E. Pinney of Middle
bury, treasurer, and Miss Ella NJ. Ballou
of Rutland, reporter.
The following attorneys from out of
town were present at the opening of the
court: Hon. E. r. Hard, Hon. w. l..
Burnap, Hon. Seneca Haselton, Hon.
Henry Ballard and EX-State's Attorney
j. E. Cushman of Burlington; General
Geo. w. Grandey, Frank l.. Fish and F.
w. Tuttle of Vergennes; Felix w. Nc
Gettrick of st. Albans, EX-Gov. E. j.
Ormsbee and C. NJ. Willard of Brandon,
Charles F. Kingsley of Salisbury and w.
w. Rider of Bristol.
Court was opened with prayer by Rev.
Mr.. Dickens, pastor of the Middlebury
Congregational church, at l0:l5 o'clock,
and the pane! of Jurors was then called.
Thirty of the thirty-two jurors summon
ed appeared to 'answer to" their names
and "save" their 'fines."
Judge Tyler gave the jurymen some
concise but lucid instructions and the
jury calendar was then called over. The
cases thereon were marked as follows:
E. w. Kimpton VS.. Rufus Barnard, set
tied and discontinued; Virtulon Rich's
administrator VS.. Caroline Buttolph, ap-
pellant, with the court; n. j. McCuen
VS.. Fuller G. Smith, appellant, settled
aud discontinued; wardens of the First
Episcopal society of Addison County VS..
Isaac l.. Eells ct al, first held open and
then set for trial some time late in July
or early in August; E. d. Vernal VS.. W.
w. SwIney, trial; Henry S. FOote VS.. F..
Woodwork, trial; VIM. j. Chapman by
his next friend vs.. n. S. Boynton, set
tied and discontinued; w. V. Fisher VS..
7. c, Middlebrook, referred; John o.
Connell vs.. G.. j. Hamln, trial; John
Manney, appellant, VS.. William Man
ney's executor, referred to Hon. James
NJ. Slade; w. w. Chapman VS.. Wallace
Fisher, referred; Burton S. Alden VS..
William S. Alden, continued, with ii
prospect of settlement; Columbus Smith
VS.. Charles Smith, continued; Fred kOp-
per VS.. G. j. Hamlln and trustees, first
left open and later set for trial; Antoine
Loraine's executor VS.. Joseph Lorraine,
appellant, trial; G. c. Peck VS.. John
Sargent, trial; j. E. Crane VS.. James
Howker, trial Moses Didgeon VS.. r. j.
Jones, appellant, settled and discontinue
ed Julia Walkers administrator, appel
liant. VS.. Abel Walkers administrator,
trial. The case of Peck VS.. Sargent, in
volving a question of trespass, was later
referred to w. IL. Bliss.
After the calling of the jury calendar
the deputy sheriffs who are to take
charge of the several uries during the
term were called and sworn, and the
general docket for the term was then
read over. There were three criminal
cases set for trial by the States attorney,
two of them for the alleged sale of in
toXlcating liquors and one for assault
with intent to kill.
The session of court Tuesday forenoon
lasted only an hour and a quarter. In
the afternoon 40 minutes were taken up
in finding that there was nothing ready
to be done, and in sentencing one person
who came in under an information,
made at his own request, charging him
with an assault. Henry Forkey of East
Addison was the man, and it appeared
from statements made In his behalf by
w. II. Bliss and Gen. Grandey that this
was the first scrape he had ever gotten
into except once upon time for single
drunk and that he was altogether a re-
spectacle and well-behaved young man
when not under the influence of iEtoxi.
cants. The charge originally was that
Forkey on the night of February IL last
struck one Fred Tucker at Addison with
a coal-stove shaker over the head with
some sort of an intention of killing him
but as it turned out later Forkey was
not more guilty Of starting the
rumpus than Tucker was and prob
ably not more to blame for the re-
suit. After hearing the statement:
of the States attorney and Messrs. Bliss
and Grandey, Judge Tyler sentenced
Forkey to fine of $40 and costs, which
he paid cheerfully and then went on his
way, presumably rejoicing. At any rate
he bought himself nice, brand-new sui
of clothes at a cost of $50 before he lef
town and even had some money left af
ter paying all these bills.
In E. S. Reed VS.. VIM. III. Cobb, depu
ty sheriff, repleYin case, Judgment fol
one cent damages and costs was entered
for the plaintiff, in pursuance of agree
ment of counsel.
Thirteen divorce cases were marked
for trial, and one, Harriet A. Mack VS.
John Mack was Withdrawn by the plain
tiff and discontinued.
The case of Henry S. Foote VS.. f
< Woodwork was begun Wednesday