The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1898-10-12
VERMONT BAR ASSOCIATION


by President Harry Blodgett In the |
grand jury room of the Washington county |
court house at P. M, yesterday. About |
thirty members were present; many being |
prevented from attending, on account OF
the sessions Of supreme and county courts.
Two new members were elected, Charles
II. Robb OF Bellows Falls and Walter A.
Dutton, OF Hardwick.
No reports from standing committees
were forthcoming, except from that on pre-
fessional conduct through Mr.. button re.
ported that no complaints had reached the
committee the past year.
Hon. John FL. Senter moved the appoint
ment OF committee OF one member from
each county to nominate officers for the
year ensuing; the report to be made at the
session Wednesday morning.
The chair appointed the following:-Ls-
noble loounty, II. II. Powers; Addison
county, #. l.. Fish; Bennington county,
Charles II. Darling; Caledonia county, Dav-
i'd Porter; Chittenden county, e. B. Taft;
Essex county, #. d. Hale; Grand Isle coun-
son; Orleans county, W. W. Grouti Rut-
land county, George Il. Lawrence; WASH
ton county, q. s. Stanton; Windham coun-
ty, K. l.. Waterman; Windsor, county, w.
b. O.. Stickney. On motion Of Mr.. Senter,
adjourned to meet at P. M, at court room.
PRESIDENT HOGAN's ADDRESS.
The annual address befors the State Bar
Association was delivered Tuesday evening
by Hon. G. P. Hogan Of st. Adams,
the president. In his address Mr.. Hogan
attacked the grand jury system as it it now
exists and urged its abolition. All recent
legislation on both sides of the Atlantic
has resulted in radical modification Of the
system and in some instances its complete
adjustment. In Illinois, Nebraska. Ore
gon, Iowa, California, Kansas Colorado,
Wisconsin,, Michigan, Indiana, Connecti-
cut, Utah and other states the grand jury
nraQtlu
Colorado the grand jury is never sum-
NODDED, but prosecution is by information.
The changes in the law both in this coun-
try and England were exhaustively refer
red to and the opinions OF eminent authori-
ties in other states were quoted by Mr.. Ho-
gam all Of which were anything but eulC
gies upon the grand jury system. Is YER
most prepared to abolish the grand jury
system? To do this would require mod
ificatioD OF the Constitution by legislative
enactment. The present system is a step in
the dark. The accused Is not permitted to
to meet his accusers face to face. A NAL
icious person may under the present sys-
| TEN, stand behind closed doors and prefer
| charges against person he would never
dare to prefer face to face. The person
complained of is not legally accused even
if he is legally tried. The accusing party
is a law unto himself only as he is control
| led by the states attorney.
The recent Washington county case of
State against Brewster was taken as an ex-
ample of the absurdity OF hearing of the
case before the grand jury before the cese
| actually came to trial. The State was oblig-
| ed to pay the cost Of two preliminary hear
| ings, one before the committing magistrate
and one before the grand Jury, amounting
! in the aggregate to several hundred dollars.
| How much longer shall this system be
retained by US in its present form. 1t is
unnecessary, unwieldy, irresponsible, and
should be relegated to obscurity with other
similar procedures that were abolished cen.
| turtles ago.
Judge R. S. Taft then read an admirable
paper on 1.-THE Law and lawyers" Any
attempted abstract of the address would dc
| the author and his paper injustice.
An obituary sketch OF George w. Har.
man of Bennington was read by Hon. Daniel
Roberts Of B Burlington, and of s. @. Shurt.
left by Hon. j. II. Senter.
| At 10 o'clock sharp last evening the Re
vilion dining room we3 comfortably filled
with members OF the association and
| guests, and the gathering was called to or
der by President Hogan OF the association,
while Rev. A. N. Lewis invoked blessing
the brevity and point Of which was widely
and most favorably commented on.
| At the presidents table were Chief jug
tice Ross on Mr.. Hogan's left. ex-Chief JUG
tice Ide Of Samoa, now OF st. Johnsbury
Judge Rowell, Ex-Governor Dillingham;
Rev. A. N. Lewis and Speaker Heokins
|
lowed by Congressman Powers, Judge
Start, Judge Thompson, ex.Mayor Wing
and Judge Carleton OF this city.
The menu was e. follows:
The lawyers met,
| The judges all ranged terrible show"
John Gay
| 1.-THE maynoo that spread that night
| Eugene Field
Blue Point- on Half Shell.
"Neither fish nor flesh nor good red herring or
| Consomme Celestine.
| Chicken Broth with Rice.
Celery Hearts. Sliced Tomatoes
Broiled Scrood, Drawn Butter.
Saratoga Potatoes
'Ah, dainty monarch Of the flood,
How often have 1 cast for your
Boiled Westphslian Ham, Champagne Sauce
"Grsece, but living Greece more byron.
! stake from me eyes. ears and all,
Time thy ruthless thief
Except the ssh teeth e w VIII with.
| Eugene Field
Roast Young Vermont Turkey, Cranberry
| sauce.
| Hunch OF Venison, Hunters Style.
Fiet OF Beef Larded, Mushroom Sauce.
Bruised Saddle of Southdown
Mutton. Apple Jelly.
"Revenons a moutons."
Golden Fritters, Bavarisn Sauce.
| perpetual feast of nectar'd sweets
Where no crude surfet reigns."-Milton.
| ROMAN PUNCH.
| Chicken Salad, la Mayonnaise.
Mashed Potatoes, Baked Sweet Potatoes
Stewed Sweet Corn. May Green Peas.
''For out of the old hedes as saith,
Cometh al this new come fro yere to yerc
-Onaucer
Steamed Fig Pudding, Brandy Sauce.
| "Let the world slide, let the world go;
| A fig for care and hg for woel"
John Haywood
Assorted Nuts. Layer Rsisins
Assorted Cake. Orange Jelly.
EAT thy cake, and have 1t too"
Concord Grapes. Banana Ice Cream
Crackers. Cheese.
Tea. Cigars. Coffee
"some slipping punch, Some slipping tea"
| Wordsworth
| @Sublime tobaccol which from east to west
| Ehaara tha tar lain 0r a raAtU