News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1898-08-10
Lamoille County Court.


County Court assembled at Hyde
Park Monday afternoon, Judge Start
presiding, with all the lawyers, subor-
dinate officers, and spectators pres
ent necessary to a proper starting of
the tangled skein of legal intricacies.
Business was resumed at the stopping
point of several months ago. The
first case to be called was that
of E. r. Brush, executor of the will of
Catherine Stinson, VS.. Anna Purdy,
an appeal from the allowance of the
will.
Mrs. Stinson died in January, '97,
leaving an estate of about $4,000.
There are four natural heirs, two
sons, a married daughter, and a
granddaughter. The grandchild,
Anna, was left the sum of $40 only.
Hence the attempt to have the will
set aside. 1t appears that Mrs. Stin-
son made her will just the day before
she deceased. The defense will at
tempt to establish that Mrs. StinsOn
at the time she executed her will was
mentally incapacitated, and, further,
that she was unduly influenced by
the other heirs. Bates & May of st.
Johnsbury and Hulburd ofHyde Park
appearfor plaintiff Powers of Morris
vile and Parker Of Cambridge for de-
PENDANT. 1t was anticipated that it
would require until Thursday to fin
ish this case, but a telegram was re-
ceived Tuesday stating that an i'm
portant witness subpGned from Bos-
ton was unable to be present because
of sickness. The cas- was therefore
continued.
The jury empanelled to listen to
and weigh the evidence presented was
made up as follows: d. G. Walker, E.
S. Wilkins, Bronson Wiley, o, W.
Adams, D. D. Morgan. G. A. Davis,
j. c. Benson, f. l.. Stafford, L. M.
Jones, C. B. Terrill, NJ. S. Parker and
0. N. Campbell.
B. A.. Hunt V. o. G. Buck, Aplt., an
action in assumpsit, was then COM
menced. The plaintiff is assisted by
Powers < Cheney, while G. E. Mon
teith conducts the defense. A jury OF
twelve good men and true was drawn
as follows: Jonas Harrington, G. W.
Adams, Bronson Wiley, O. w. Adams,
NJ. p. Cheney, D. D. Morgan, C. A.
Davis, NJ. S. Parker, G. B. Richards,
Frank L, Stafford, J. c. Benson, Ned
F. Chaffee.
BRIEFS.
The States Attorney will have some
business to attend to before the close
of the term.
Miss Benham is officiating at the
reporters desk, where she is singing
the ink that records about every
thing that transpires.
The Sheriff and his corps of work
ing deputies were on deck, ready to
attend to all duties and bring into
court, dead or alive" anybody that
is needed.
Among the outside legal fraternity
present, beside those already men
toned, were Guy Start of Bakers
field, and C. D. Watson of st. Adams.
Home talent was represented in full,
with a harmonious blending of old
and young.
Though the resumption of business
at an adjourned term is not accom-
panied by quite the eclat that goes
with the opening day Of q new term,
still court has interest for outsiders,
as was evidenced by the molly throng
that filled the spectators seats.
Lieutenant Governor" Bates easy
way of probing each juryman in his
search for bad spots" was very
effective. 1t was not found necessary
to call them all before a satisfactory
jury was selected, but some of those
first Tailed off found there we're
Others"