Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1897-06-04
ADDISON COUNTY COURT.

Inc June term OF the county court
opened here Tuesday forenoon, Hon
Loveland MunsOn of Manchester presid-
ing.
Rev. J. G. Goodng of Middlebury
made the opening prayer and Sheriff
Merritt of Shoreham then made the Gus
tomary proclamations concerning the
court, The panel of petit jurors was
called and sworn. We have already
printed a list of the jurors.
The general docket was next called
and at its close it appeared that there
were only two civil cases on the jury
calendar set for trial, with possibility
of two more. The possibility in the two
latter has since resolved itself into a
certainty that they will not be tried at
this term. The cases on the Jury caen-
dar were entered as follows: a. y.
Upper V. Charles Chapman, apt, re-
ferred and continued; Mary 4. Gala
han V. Fred Newton ct al. apis, struck
from the jury list and left OPEN Lorette
=. Curler V. +. G. Middlebrook, apt
settled and discontinued; Olive l.. Wales
V. Irving Murray. continued; Arthur w.
Hawkins V. Chester X. Hawkins ct al,
trial William lIalnon V. Isaac Wimett,
referred to W. II. Bliss aud continued /;
Clinton Smith v. Charles \. Piper, trial /;
J.. BraytOn II Co, apis, V. NJ. T. But
terrified, continued; Frank A. FAIR v.
Julius Galpin, apt, continued on terms
as to defendant; Henry p. Fisher ct al.
w. Albert Her, apt, left open on motion
for continuance by the defense; Thomas
Dupont V. John w. Grace, apt, open.
\ considerable number of cases on the
general docket were entered settled and
4 discontinued. Several others were not
disposed of on account of the absence of
he attorneys and several more were
continued. Ten divorce cases were
&marked to be heard and two were dis
continued. States Attorney Fish set
pine criminal cases for trial and num-
yer of others were continued. The cases
set for trial are for the most part small
Dnes and nearly all of them grow out of
he prohibtory law in one way or an
bther. One criminal case, that of State
T. George Knapp, was nol-prossed. This
finished up the work of the forenoon, the
Ease of Hawkins V. Hawkins ct al. being
bet as the first civil case for trial. In
he afternoon nothing was done and at
40 recess was taken until 9 O'Clock
Wednesday morning with the under
tanding that the Hawkins case would
Pome on at 10 o'clock.
At that hour the case was called and
T. l.. Fish, of counsel for the defendants
tated that c. NJ. Wids, counsel for one
pf the def ndants, who had had the
principal management OF the case, was
Unable to go on with 1t and asked for a
continuance. The court thought the de-
pendants had better get together and
Employ new counsel, and after confer
Ence they engaged w. II. Bliss. Mr..
Bliss then renewed the motion for con-
inuance on the ground that neither Mr..
fish nor himself was familiar enough
With the case to proceed at this time, but
he court was not inclined to grant the
potion and gave the attorneys until
80 to see if they could agree upon "A
basis of continuance with suitable terms
o the plaintiff. This they were unable
o do and the trial of the case vas ac-
1ordingly begun in the afternoon
1t is an important case and in brief is
his Arthur W. Hawkins. the plaintiff,
ues his brother, Chester r. Hawkins,
nd the latter's brOther-in-law, Richard
'restOn, for $1,000 damages with a re-
uest on file TO make the amount $4,000
or alleged assaults committed upon him
Py them on the 18th and 10Th of July
asst The Hawkins boys live mile and
half apart in Ferrisburgh, the PLAIN
fl being % years and the defendant
hawkins p years old. In the February
efore the alleged assaults the estate of
heir father was settled and by the set |
lement defendant Hawkins kept the |
ONE place Some property, including
ousehOld furniture, hives of bees. etc, |
belonging to the plaintiff remained on
tle place until June, and the assaults |
re alleged to have been committed on
wo occasions when the plaintiff went to
be place to get his property. He claims |
b have been struck with a stone in, the |
lbow, chOked and pounded and kicked |
nto insensibility, Preston helping about |
he pounding and his brother doing che |
hoking' and as result sets up that he ,
as nervous pTOstratiOn, constant head |
ches and such general weakness that he !
as been able to do but little for the past !
ear. The defense is a general denial !
,nd claim that the assaults were in /
bet begun by the plaintiff brother |
he two young men are prosperous |
lrmers in Ferrisburgh, while Preston |
YES in MOnkton, but was working for !
is brOther-in-law at the time of the
FOuble. The case is likely to use up the
Pst of the week. Hon. Henry Ballard
hd j. f. Cushman of Burlington repre-
ent the plaintiff.
Wednesday morning warrants were
Prved on the following Middlebury
hrties, the complaints charging them
it'll furnishing Illegally; II. Kidder, G..
kldder, |. NJ. Taylor, Edward
oulett and j. b. Cobb The Kidders,
hder the firm name of II. Kidder &
pm, put up in this town a beverage
enerally called "hOp beer, or three
Pr cent and the other respondents
Re charged with retailing the mixture.
Is understood that the state will claim
bat the solution is lager beer and there
pre- under the ban of the law, while the