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The County Court.

The summer term of the County
Court will convene in Manchester, Tues
day, June 9Th, next, aud Justice Russell
S. Taft of Burlington will preside. This
is the regular Grand Jury term, and
there are several important cases to
come before that body.
One of the most important will be that
of Charles Rufus Young, who is accused
of horse stealing. Young is said to have
been engaged in that business before,
and to have served several terms in vari-
Gus State prisons for that crime. He is
a pleasant appearing middle aged man,
and one who would hardly be taken for
horse thief. On the night of the 2oth of
August last julius Hill of Sunderland
heard noise in his barn, and going out
to see what was the matter saw his pair
of horses driven out of the yard. As
soon as possible the team was followed,
and near Londonderry they were found
IN possession Of Young. He was ar
rested, brought to Manchester for hear
ing and sent to the jail here for safe
keeping.
September End, at the request of the
States Attorney he was taken to Wind
sor, where he has since been confined in
the State prison. Since his confinement
there he has given information that led
to the finding and returning to their
owners several horses that had been
stolen in this vicinity during the last
three years.
Another interesting case will be that
of William Shaw, who was arrested
| September Goth, last, charged with set
ting fire to the barns of NJ. E. Burgess,
in rear of the Cottage Hotel, when five
horses, wagons, harness, etc., were
burned the night of Sept. 18th. The
hearing in the case before the Municipal
Court lasted three days, when Shaw was
bound up in the sum of 5000 to appear
before the Grand Jury of the county.
His escape from the Jail Nov. 10th, last,
in company with 81. L. Sargent is still
fresh in the minds of our readers. At
the present time Shaw is non est combat
bus, but his case will be brought before
the Grand Jury.
| A case that has attracted considerable
attention in the north part of the county
is that of A. E. Hamilton of Manchester
Centre, who was arrested charged with
setting fire to his store, when the opera
house, bank building, aud others in that
village were burned. Hamilton had a
hearing before Justice Richard W. Dean,
and at its conclusion was bound up in
/ Ou0 SuIu VI pOiUOO lOI appearance DeIOrO
the Grand Jury. His many friends are
sanguine of his exoneration of the
charge on which he is held.
Carlos Nignis has been in the Jail here
since September 18th, last. Three years
ago he is said to have defrauded a fellow
workman out of 800 by getting good
money in return for confederate bill of
the same denomination. He went to
Italy and on his return was arrested in
Troy, brought here and the Grand Jury
will be asked to indict him.
Patsey Burns, who has been confined
in the Jail since January Sth, last, is
charged with selling liquor contrary to
law. He was brought hero from the
Work House in Rutland, where he served
sentence for the same offensO. What
the specified charge against him now is
he does not know.
Mrs. Susan Moffat will be brought be-
fore the Grand Jury. She is said to
have set the barns of her husband in
Sandgate on fire, and in them was one
COW which was burned The general
impression is that Mrs. Moffat is crazy,
and that an insane asylum would be a
better place for here than county Jail.
There will be several more cases to be
considered, and should bills be found
against all, and trial set for this coming
term the session will extend over several
weeks.