Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1900-12-13
Windsor County Court.
DECEMBER Term, 1900.

DECEMBER TERM, 1900.
Grand jurors-Andover, Isaiah Loveioy
Barnard, G. Frank Graves; Chester, FREQ
B. Pingree; Hartford, Isaac N. Wood
Ludlow, William D. Ball and Arder
Humphrey; Norwich, Samuel Hutchir son
Plymouth, Edgar Pinney Pomiret, Ar e
mas p Clifford; Reading, Harry Burn.
BAN; Rochester, Freeman d. Aust n
Royslton, Norman w. Sewall; Stock
bridge, Asa E. Baker; Weston, George
H: Coburn; Wiz dsor, Henry w. Sheldon
Woodstock, Henry l.. Gleason, Oliver
Sherwin and Burton B. Rich. As finally
made up this is the list Of petit jurors-Bar'
nard, Jerome Morgan; Bethel, G. l.
Sanders, Q r. Ru's; Bridgewater, F. S
Perkins, Charles A. Adams; Cavendlsh
Ed. A. Murray; Chester, Alfred c. Bige
low, Winfield S. Richardson; Hartford
E. j. Wallace, John Henry Hazen; Hart
land, A. j. Stevens, o. II. Woodward
Plymouth, J. Edwin Co k; Pomfret. Mar
vim G. Wbipple; Reading, N. D. Wilder
Frank L Hoisington; Rochester, Milo M
Ball; Rovalton, E. j. Allen; Sharon
Frank w. WEIGH; Springfield, Leonard
T. Allbe, Walter B. Allen; Weathers
field, j. A Woodbury., Fred V. Barrett
Windsor, William w. Kelsey; Yves
Windsor, Ray L. Blanchard Woodstock
John M. Blake.
Daniel Jones, now high sheriff, took hi
place and opened the court in due ant
ancient form on Tuesday OF last week
Prayer was offered by Rev. Charles Par
fridge of the M. f. church.
\ The docket of Jury trials was called an,
Asore the close Of the day only five civi
causes stood for trial, number marvel
ously small. One after another was dis
posed Of by continuance or settlement
The docket as printed contained 176 Law
cases, rs state cases and % chancery cases
The reports of auditors, referees, commits
.ioners ard special masters are not yer,
numerous and will not occupy the attention
of the court very long.
The grand jurors were duly empanele'
and sworn and William D. Ball Of Ludlov
wa, appointed foreman. Sheriff Jone
ard Deputy Sheriff Moore were sworn a
officers of the grand jury. Judge Star
charged the jury as to their duties, dwell
ing particularly upon the enforcement o
the prohibitory law, and against "bucke
shops"
The members Of the petit jury we're the1
called, sworn and instructed as to their i'm
portant duties.
The grand jury this Tuesday night, arr
still in session but are expected to repor
on Wednesday. Witnesses come and 20 bu
the deathly stiffness of that ancient and i'm
portant department of the court has no
be en- broken.
In the meantime, the civil jury list wen
rapidly to pieces. Nothing seemed to b
ready. On Wednesday Of last week al
communication with the outside world BY
wire was cut off and the court was withou
business tor the jury, and that afternoon
all the petit jurors were excused iron
further attendance until Tuesday, the It'll
inst. The judges remained at the cour
house, but there was no business to trans
act except the hearing of few motions
Lawyers, officers and suitors departed
P, arl w. Lyman Of Royalton, the unfortu
nate father OF child that he declined tt
although ordered to pay IS I
month, was arrested and brought before
the court and on hearing was adjudget
guilty OF cont empt Of court and was re-
handed to Jail until be paid the arrears
to about $40. Heis sure OF hi
board even il the baby Is not.
Mertie May White was granted di
vorce from Clarence E. White, for wiltu
desertion. j j. Wilson for petitioner.
On Tuesday, the 18th, the court reassem
bled, and actually found one cause for tria
By Jury and settled down to business
This case will be immortslized as the only
civil cause tried by jury at this term
Don't forget it. The case is G. G. Abbey
Of Springfield, W. G. F. Bartlett. The
defendant il a real estate broker and
,laim.d to retain the 5000 paid to him or
. real estate deal Is bis commission for
sffecting the exchange. The case has moi
progressed to warrant . state.
nent of the facts. II. H Blanchard Of
Spring6. Id, VT, for plaintiff, E. E. Leigh.
on of Claremont. N. H., for defendant.
1t is announced that the trial Of criminal
causes will be taken up this Thursday
morning and that State vs.. Felix Tougal
will be the first trial. The charge is burg.
arv ia bresking into the store Of Badger
6 Moves, in Sharon, on the night OF Sep.
ember 81, 1900, and stealing quantity
Of goods, money and postage stamps. b
5. Kittredge OF Woodstock has beer
assigned to defend Tougas. Tougas il
described in the Information as "of part
unknown"
The county jill just now is very popular
having Is regular boarders and mors