Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1899-06-15
Orange County Court.

The June term OF Orange county court
began on Tuesday, June 6Ihi lsss, hon,
James NJ. Tyler being the presiding Judge
and Hons. Henry W. Fits OF bralntres
ana James r. McLam OF Topsham, the as
sistant judges; Curtis 5. Emery clerki
Frank |. W nitney, sheriff; Hale X. OAR
ling, states attorney; Margaret Il. Chest
nut, reporter; Scion X. Berry, high balm,
The NAMES OF the grand and petit jurors
drawn were given IN this paper OF May IL
last.
Tine court and members OF the bar who
were present in town went into the court
room at 10 O'Clock and the docket OF cases
on the several lists was called, from which
il appeared that little civil business would
be done. The court formally opened IT'S
session at O'Clock in the afternoon, that
being the time at which the grand and
petit Jurors were summoned to appear, &C
cording to the statute OF the last legisla-
tive session. After prayer by Rev A. j..
| Eastman, pastor OF the Congl church, the
grand Jurors were called. all but Raymond
/ p. Camp OF Orange and A. q. wheeler oil
Randolph ans gering to their names, these
/ having been excused. Charles Mills OF
/ Orange and VIM. {. SaDbofn OF Bradford
were called as talesmen aud, the jurors
being sworn, Judge TYLER delivered very
! full aud explicit charge, carefully explain
! ing End enforcing the various duties en-
| Joined by their oath. Hon. Cyrus u. La
| throp OF Milliamstown, once assistant
Judge, from 1854 TO lsSs, was appointed
foreman. or the thirty-four petit jurors
summoned, two from each town IN the
county, four had been excused, thirty then
taking the oath. In short and concise
charge Judge Tyler carefully but emphat-
ically explained to them their duties.
The forenoon's call OF the Jury calender
had shown but three civil cases then ready
for trial and during the noon recess the
fret one, that OF Eliza A. Fisher, apt, v
Alden stevens estate, was settled, the
plaintiff receiving $500, the attorneys be-
ing David 5. Conant and John b. Pickett
for the plainti1 and scott Sloane Of
Woodsville, n. h and ex Gov. W. +.
Dillingham; OF Waterbury for the defend
ant estate.
This left the OF Der cases not ready and
recess till Wednesday morning was tax
en-. At that time the next Case, y. Y.
Downing 5. ID. Slbley, an action on tue
case for the slleged burning OF plaintiffs
dwelling house 10 Barre, was set "not for
jury" by X. NJ. Harvey OF plaintiffs coun-
sci, defendants counsel, Mayor Gordon, of
Barre, being ready for trial. bot the post
ponement OF this case LETT the latter as
substituted counsel In the next case un-
prepared for immediate trial and recess
was taken till afternoon. Then that case,
Fred Il. Hartman y. W. Jackson, an
action Of lrespass 10 test the legality OF
tax assessment in Orange, was entered as
settled, plaintiff receiving sl3 damages,
Mr.. Harvey the town counsel, having be-
come satisfied that several errors existed
in the proceedings OF his clerk.
In the other case in which these same
attorneys were acting, A. ). Martyr, apt, |
v Estate OF Francis Curtis. X. T.. Beard, /
Admir-, Fred Hartman being the plaintiff /
in interest, II was agreed that Judgment /
should be rendered for plaintiff for one
cent damages, without costs, and a certain 1
line was agreed upon as the correct /
boundary between the lands OF the con-
tending parties, and II was stipulated that 1
this agreement be made part OF the /
judgment.
Two other cases, Robert r. Straine l
Ebert o. Leonard, an action OF sec. 1852 /
Df Vermont Statutes TO recover penalty for 1
not showing books OF Bradford Savings /
bank and E.McCrillis James Pierce apt,
we're set To the heel OF the criminal docket /
md the jury was excused until Tuesday /
morning when criminal trials began.
NOTES.
On Tuesday evening last at the court /
'oom was held the adjourned meeting of |
he Orange County Bar association which
vas formally organized at the December
ERIN. In the absence OF Curtis ). Emery,
temporary chairman, Joseph ID. Denison
vas chosen, Geo. L. Stow serving as tenn.
'orary clerk. The latter submitted the
eport OF the committee appointed at the
)ecem Der term TO prepare a constitution,
he other member of that committee be-
ng Hon. Roney NJ. Harvey, Judge John
4. Watson, March NJ. Wilson and RAY
nond Z. Smith, Esq. This report was
ccepted and, after some little amend.
nent, the constitution proposed was
copted. An organization under the new /
constitution was then made by the selee-
ion OF the following officers: President,
boswell farnham; vice president, Joseph Z
: Darling; secretary ana treasurer, Cur /
Is ;. Emery; executive committee the I
resident, z. NJ. Harvey and Geo. L.Stow;
ommittee on Jurisprudence and law re-
orm, John b. Pickett; committee on le-
al history and biography, Nelson L.Boy- I
en. Joseph h Darling delivered an In
eresting address Astounding in reminis
ences OF his % years practice at the Or 4
nge county bar. Owing to his former !
lckness and bis more recent absence from I
ONE, ex- Gov. Farnham, to whom had =
cen left the preparation OF obituary ex-
rcises upon The late Hon. Heman A.
White and Geo. A. Dickey, Esq, an ad.
'urDment was taken till the first Tues
~ VI next Dtctm Der term Tor the OBJ
srvance OF those memorial services and
'r such other exercises as the executive b
shall arrange.
Among the lawyers in attendance on b
1urt during the hrst week were ex- Gov,
I'm. p. Dillingham; OF Waterbury, Scott n
loane OF Woodsville, n. H., Isaac \.
base OF Fairfield, l.. {. Moody OF stowe. i.
7. b. Z. Stickney OF Bethel, Allen Mar.
n OF Essex Junction, Arthur q. Whit.
am and Leon Latham of South Royalton c
10 ". M. stockoridge, whose office is In
he Sears building, Boston. Z
That hoary litigant, Fred II. Hartman
Orange, was on hand as usual when fe
'urt opened. Indeed, session OF county a
'urt without him in attendance would
EN- scarcely legal. The low ebb Of law ~
-actiee Is indicated when this valiant -
.teran of the art OF litigation, the hero III
hundred suits, allows two OF his cases
be settled without trial. Ii was loosely te
lggested that his counsel must have maid "
IN something. Fred dearly loves a legal
'ntest, not SO much for the money in IL "
for principle and the fun OF the fight. b,
Quite contingent OF Bradford's popu.
ton favored the grand jury last week al dl
a -