The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1900-01-31
SUPREME COURT.

The arguments in the case OF Reuben
Clark against E. @. Smith and g. M. Hays,
receivers, from Bennington county, were
completed Tuesday afternoon.
e. J; Hswley against Elisha B. Hurd,
Russell Lumber Company Trustee, from
Bennington county, heard at the October
term, 1898, was disposed Of Wednesday.
The opinion was rendered by Chief Judge
Taft. Judgment of county court affirmed.
Moses Sheldon, assignee, against Louise
Clemmons, from Bennington county, was
next argued. W. b. Sheldon, Waterman &
Martin for plaintiff; Bachelor & Bates, ..
Nj. Barber, Martin & Archibald for defend
ants.
In re Lucy j. Ruggles' estate against
John w. Hammond, executor, from Ben.
nington county. was heard on Wednesday
Miss Ruggles left will providing that the
residue of her estate, after paying certain
specific requests, should be paid to Ham.
mond, her executor, to found a home in
Bennington. The amount so left was about
S33,0O0 The latter provision OF her will
has not been complied with. Barber &
Darling for proponents; John b. Gale of
Boston for Hammond.
The burglary case of State against Nor
ris Fitzgerald, from Bennington county was
argued on Thursday The respondent was
brought to Montpelier from State prison
Thursday morning by SupeIinteDdentE. w.
Cakes. He was convicted of burglary in
July 1850, anu SenlenCeu 10 iOur years at
hard labor in State prison, where he has
since been. Excep ions on verdict. States
Attorney Bates for the State; W. b. Shell
don for respondent. Decision reserved and
respondent was taken back to Windsor
Thur day noon.
franklin county cases were next reached.
Sheldon Poor House Association against
the town of Sheldon was argued by g. G.
Austin for plaintiff; #. w. McGettrick and
Emmett McFeeters for the respondent.
Fanny Q. Hurburt apt against Pascal
Miller's estate was also heard this after
noon. G. g. Austin for plaintiff; Col A. A.
Hall for defendant.
The franklin county case of State against
Jack Powers, burglary, has been set at the
heel OF the docket.
The mail train Friday morning on which
were several Rutland county lawyers, was
two hours late. Because OF this Supreme
court did not sit until eleven o'clock
The first Rutland county case taken up
was In re Susan S. Pierpont's will The
Rutland hospital, lockwood Barrett and
Others apis. against the Rutland Missionary
association Joel G. Baker, Butler & Mo
loney for appellants; HI A. Hartman and G
K. Lawrence FOR the defence. This is an APP
peal from decision of probate court Case
given to Judge Tyler.
The follow. ing Rutland county cases, set
for hearing the first day of the term were
continued on Friday: Pimington Dag.
gett against the Champlain Manufacturing
Compauy Margaret Sullivan against the
President and Managers of the Delaware
and Hudson Canal Company; Dora A.
Knapp against Caroline j. Wing; Julius G.
Griffith, administrator of Royal T. Sawyer
agains' the New England Telephone and
Telegraph Company. The Rutland county
case of Edwin j Leonard against Edison
r. and Herbert ID. sprague has been set
tied and discontinued. There will be no
hearing in the Rutland county case Of Mary
j. Comstock against the Delaware and
Hudson Canal Company.
A decision was rendered Friday morning
by Chief Judge Taft in the Caledonia count :
case of George II, King against Alexander
cochran, special assumpsit, heard at the
October term. Judgment reversed, de-
murrer sustained, declaration deemed in.
sufficient, and judgment tor defendant.
Washington county cases will be- reached
some time this week IL is thought the
business of the term will be completed in
another week. The court took recess this
afternoon until Tuesday morning at nine
o'clock,