Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1898-03-11
w1rDHAM COUNTY COURT

ABOUT $50 Gases Assigned for Iri"l h'
Jurv.--Ver,iict Tor the Plaintin IN the
cas-. Of timothy cay q GO. W. Aicen'
G. Cisbt,.
The March term of tine county court was
convened AL Newtane on lueseav with
Hon. Russell $. Taft, presiding Judge
Hon. Lewis S walker Hon. FRANK
Worden assistant judge.
Hon d. II. Merriheld. clerk
Charles H. Bobb, Esquire. states alto.
r. l.. Gordon. Esquire. sheriff
On the calling of the docket 1t was tOuna
that the % cases that had been assigned
Tor trial by jury had been reduced To- aN,
and it is quite probable that large snare
OF these will never be tried 10y the jury
As the time for trial approaches. backs.
hitherto stiff become weakened and lne
parties md DO for their interest To- settle.
Other cases are referred TO be tried during
vacation and others are set for trial nr
the court
The FIRST dav was taken up III hearing
motions for continuance. etc.. anu oin..
routine court work The FIRST jury case wa.
launched Wednesday morning and wa
submitted To- lne jury about j O cl0c
IS. NJ. the neXtdaE
Im0thu G0U d GO. r.. dlreH1 q. CTS
.,s-1ms was an action of assumpst Q.
recover Tor goods sol. The ueteuuau
pleaded paymeu, and offset The plaintiff
presented specification Tor merchandise
sold and delivered 20 the defendant on dir
tereut DAYS and times from Aug q, 1879. o.
March O.. 1880, amounting TO SIZED. ana
had given the defendant credit for eJo.tu
leaving q balance OF S2Jj.JJ due The
defendant conceded the charges tor mer-
chandlse 10 be correct but insisted, and ln-
troduced evidence tending TO prove thai
she mad paid the plaintiffs IN cash by CHECK
S54j which was amply sufficient TO satisfy
plaintiff claim toI goods ana all lnteres.
items thereon
The plaintiffs conceded that they mad Re-
ceived all the monies charged TO them 10y
the defendant but that SZs,.3J was aT-
piled by them. with the defendant assent.
Tor the extlnguisnmen, OF "a claim which
they held against defendant husband.
Cnas ChsDee. who died june ~, l~tl.
That the cnilureu OF defendant and heir
at law Of Cnas. Clspee conveyed all their
luteres, I'D their father estate IN consider
alton of her assuming the payment OF bus
debts That defendant subsequently prom
ised 10 pay the bill 10 plaintiff agent
The defendant evidence further tended 60
snow that she took letters OF admlnistTs-
/ UOu upon her husband estate. cOmmI--
sIOuers OF claims were appointed who
made their report 20 the probate court.
and that the estate had been fully settled.
That when she took the interest of nor
children lu uer husband estate she dl.
NOT assume the paymeutUl any of her bus
band debts except such as might us a..
lowe. nf the commissioner ui claims
7 la, tine plaintiff claim was not presel.
et iu the commissioners nor was 3, allow
pG uy them That She ual never promise.
10 pay tine same either tu rue plaintiff .r
tne.r aceu. Tina. lu Nuyemue- 1855.
when size learned from one of The pIalu-
t.u staimeut- sent ner tnai they were ar-
plying uer monies toward the settlement O.
their claim against Charles Cusoee, She
caused letter Go ue written the PLAINTIFF
reuuuIauuE such application Oi such iiiuls
and directing % go ue applied ~ paymel-
OF goods purchased Boy her and Iu mo- other
way The plaintiffs denied receiving amy
sucu letter
Verdict Tor plaintiffs S2tl4-. Water
man. Martin 81 Hitt Tor plaintiffs, Hsskius
81 ochwenck and butterneid Tor defendant
Walter - Slmouus nov confined Iu Ja..
Oh close lsu execution, was urough.
before the cour. Oh writ of hG1eus car-
uUs. claiming he was uuiawfUly commit
ted. The court refused 20 ORDER his r--
ieas.
Fits Tor ,imonds %. L. butterneid for
tu- execution creditor
Iu4rs- e.. Greg. rs Ma,a Wills
Tins case is bow Oh ira. and is an action
OF assumpei, to recover the amount OF
s. ItfHt f1rDrurs1n~y MOLE and interest since
lu. iA. of $500 The evidence is Delu-
given and bids 1a,r Co consume nearly a..
of FRIDAY.