Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1894-04-05
COUNTY COURT.
BEGINNING OF THE APRIL TERM FOR
THE DISTRICT OF CHlTTENDEN.
Twenty-seven of the ~ Cases on the Jury
Calendar Set for Trisl-Nany Cases Dis
continued and a Continuance Asked for
in Others.


Bakersfield, is the presiding Judge; Hons
L. c. Nichols, Westford and O. j. Tomlin
son, Huntington, assistant judges; Orman
p. Ray, Burlington, clerk; j, E. Cushman,
Burlington, States attorney; Thomas
Reeves, Burlington, sheriff; r, D. Wheeler,
Winooski, deputy in attendance Miss
Kate Benhsm of this city is the court
reporter.
Court came in at 10 o'clock,
and, after the invocation of the divine
blessing by Rev. S. L. Bates, Sheriff Reeves
made the proclamations convening the
court and summoning the petit jurors. The
names of the jurors were then called. They
are as follows:
Bolton, Edwin Hall; Burlington, Rodney
Roby, l.. A. Walker f. Brown, d. G.
Barber, f. w. Bushnell, VI. s. Storrs, Oh
iver Lamora, c. b. Gray: Charlotte, George
W. Porter, Henry W. Root; Colchester
Charles H. Shipman, Fred NJ. Wolcott;
Essex, c. S. Atherton, F. W. Ayers; Hines
burgh, o. A. Baldwin, G.. D. Leonard Hunt
ington, NJ j. Ellis, II II. Brewster; Jeri-
cho, Harrison Packard, O. II. Brown; Mil
ton, O. G. Howard, Samuel II. Phelps; Rich
mond, Barker S. Batch, Albro b. Hill
dreth; Shelburne, c. p. Van Nliet, c. S.
Allen; South Burlington, John l.. Barstow;
ST. George O. w. lsham: Underhill, E. W.
Henry; Wcstford, A. G. Dmicl, Fred l..
Nichols; Williston, Frank c. wilkins, Hiram
Isham.
There were three absentees, one of whom,
O. G. Howard ot Milton. was excused
Clerk Ray administered the oath to the
jurors and in a 20-minuto charge, Judge
Start instructed them as to their duties.
They were then excused until , o'clock.
t1rtp N Had Aa al nd tb, la
and chancery cases on the docket OF the
42 cases on the jury calendar, p
were set for trial: five We're dscon-
tinued four were continued to the next
| term: two were put for hearing by the court;
| and in two notice was given that motions
for contnuances would be uade With few
exceptions the cases on the law docket were
entered for hearing, but probably not more
| than one-sixth of the 240 or so cases will
come up for trial by jury or the court at
| this term In many the parties are not
| ready for hearing. while in others motions
for bail, or additional bail bond, continu-
ance or something else will he asked for by
| one of the parties thereto ana SO they were
entered for hearing and passed, to be
taken up and disposed of in their regular
order. The cases of Durkee & Co. VS.. the
estate of Joseph Bacon George T. Smith &
Co. VS.. H. c. Smith. Samuel Dratiin VS.
| Daniel B. Small, W. W. Baker VS. Daniel b.
Small, Henry Ballard vs.. A. A. Graves.
Harry NJ. Small vs. f. D. Fnlbv. Emily l..
Small vs.. F. d. Falby, f. d. Falby VS..
Daniel b. Small, F. b. Falbv VS.. Harry
NJ. Small, Seneca Haselton vs. Martha
Oliver, +. W. Hunt & Co. VS. John levitt.
Ida Godette vs.. Rcv. j. NJ Cloarec, Joel
r.. r. Leonard Vs. Ed"ln ~, ana Adelaide I.
Itlpiey ana Ohlh roy vs. oam W an hee and
! Moy roy ana trustee d. ). Foster were
discontinued, VI the chancery cases, that of
'i'On'' " lieoer VS., 'he National sign
| oilPany' was discontinued; and those OF
Jp''n HuyGt'e vs. Eocr Johnson and wife,
nenry NJ nun et ais vs. Eu'eh Sanctuary,
f. H. bronson vs. W eStoh, Duhham ana
otherS' uho consumers Ice company vS. II
| ~ No'h' yehnIe H. Nleulcnt vs. /. W.
| heeVeS' arlos Barnes vs.. a. H. Robertson,
W. H. 'nohlpers VS. Myra Chambers, were
conulnuei' Aiter Ie" nouncatlons by
attorneys ol motions they intended making,
| SourV tooA d RECESS u4lll : CLOCK. Judge
START stated Tor the beneht OF the lawyers
,nau inc honrs OIL court would be from to
- ana from 10 ';3p clock, but on sug-
eeStioh OF mr. hurhap' VINO sad that the
custom had been to hold two sessions OF
court OF threo hours each' ne changed the
hlShu recess hour TO D o clock
AFTERNOON SESSION.
hon court opened after the noon recess
counsel for the plalntit III the case of Mary
Bril- against +. W, Davidson pctitiQned for
a new trial. The case was tried at the
april term OF court one year ago. Court
reserved decision. ID. w. Steel Of High
gate appeared for the plaintiff and
ID. j. Foster for the defendant
In the case of the Bingham estate, j. j.
Enrlght and q. >. Dodds, executors, against
the Fh9nix Insurance company, plaintiffs
asked that the case be continued and intro
duced the affidHvits of Mr.. Enright and
Judge feck to show the cause why their re-
quest should be granted. Both atfldavit'
alleged misconduct on the pat of the de
fence The question was argued by Mr.,
Enright, Judge Peck and Mr. Ballard for
the plaintiffs and Mr. Hard and Mr.. Bliss
for the defendant Court held the afli
daylts were insufficient and overuled the
motion for continuance, Plaintiff,
then asked leave 10 file an amended declara