Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1901-12-06
ADDISON CouNTY COURT.


and Little Excitement.
The December term of the Addison
county court opened in the court house
In this village at 1915 o'clock Tuesday
forenoon, with the following officers :
Hon. John E. Watson of Montpelier,
chief Judge; Hon. B. NJ. Collins of Fer
risburg and Hon. H. d. Branch of Or
well, assistant judges; Rufus VAIN
wright of Middlebury, clerk; Thad M.
Chapman of Middleburv, sheriff; James
B. Donoway of Middlebury, states at
torney Ella M. Ballou of Rutland, stem
ographer; and Charles E. Pinney Of Mid
dlebury, treasurer. This Is Judge
Watson's first appearance as trial Judge
in the Addison county court since his
appointment to the bench.
Court was opened with prayer offered
by Rev. Benjamin Swift of Orwell, after
which Sheriff Chapman made the GUS
tomary proclamations convening the
court, and the dockets were then called
over. These seven cases on the jury cal
endar we're marked for trial: VIM.
Arthur Marcelle, by next friend, v. Rut-
land r. r. Co.; Anna May Kimberley v.
Chauncey Ackerman, bastardy; G. P.
Elithorp v. Wolcott & Norton; Clayton
Carl V. Edison Owen; Edison Tait's ad-
mnIstratrix v. Bristol Electric Light
Co.; F. l.. Fish, receiver V. Huldah Olin
and Otto p. Moore Y. Walter L. Forbes,
appellant. The cases of Byron Rays
administrator v. Celia X. Sayles, appel
liant, and d. A. Bisbee v. Addison County
! NJ lod nd
discontinued, and that of Caleb w. Rock
wood v. Orlo S. Dobbs was left open.
OF the cases on the court calendar a
goodly number, including several petit
tions for divorce, were marked for hear
ings, while several others were held
open. The case of g. c. Peck v. John II.
Sargent was discontinued without costs,
while large number of cases went over
to another term. The divorce cases of
Peter Gordon v. Della Gordon and Della
Nj. Nimblet v, Elmer j. Nimblet were
discontinued.
Many of the cases on the general law
docket were, as usual, continued, and
these we're entered settled and discontln-
ued E. B. Palmer, appellant v. E. ID,
Halls estate, appellant; Florentine Mar.
BILE Co. V. Charles E. Paige; Cortland
Wagon Co. v. L. o. Allen; Calhoun &
Stewart v. D. A. Bsbee; Mary Waite v,
f. B. Palmer and trustee, and Alma N
Manney Y. Levi j. Needham. The
divorce cases of Neva A. LaROck v. Ed
ward F. LaROck and Loren ID. Barnard
v. Edna X. Barnard were also marked
discontinued. The three remaining in
dlctments for assault with intent to kill
against Frederick Eastwood, now under
sentence of death for the murder OF
Franklin Fem in Middlebury on the
night of Aug. ii, 1899, were ordered en-
tered mot to be brought forward"
In the cases of John r. Sullivan, re
ceiver of the National Bank of Vergenne:
V. d. II. Lewis, same V. j. w. Ketchum
same v. NJ. F. Allen and trustees, same
v. Nj. F. Allen ct al. and trustees, same
v. s. n. Allen and trustees, same v
Emerson Hollands administratix, Franl
l.. Fish was allowt d to enter as receiver
In place of John u. Sullivan. The cas-,
against Ketchum was discontinued, tha
against Lewis was marked for hearing
and the others were continued. Thes,
cases all grow out Of the recent faiur,
of the Farmers National Bank of Yer
gennes, about which so much has beef
said and printed in the last few months.
On the chancery docket the case OF
Robert EastOn ct al. V. Draft Horse Co
of Addison Co. was discontinued withou
costs rs to l.. o. Allen; Harry Jimmo v
Noah LathrOp was discontinued ant
Elizabeth S. Story's guardian v. Vel
MARCEL ct al. was discontinued withou
costs. The foreclosure case OF Fish
trustee under David Smiths will v. Ottili
Balka ct al. was set for hearing and tn
remaining chancery cases were all eithe
cOntinuedor held open.
Upon the conclusion of the reading o
the calendars recess was taken at II 3
to p. m.
There was quite delegation of out-of
town lawyers present on the opening
day. They wers George f Lawrence
II. w. Mooney and F. III. Button of Rut
land, A. w. Atwel of Brandon, f. b
Finn of Springfield, w. w. Rider, G. l.
IIassetine and j w. Page of Bristol, 4
G. Hunt of New Haven, Frank w. Tut
Tie anu franz lI' II ISL VI NtTReUups. all
V. A. Bullard, Seneca Haselton, Henr
Ballard, G. j. Russell, w. l.. Burma
and Rufus f. Brown of Burlington.
At the afternoon session the grand an
petit jury panels were called and tn
oath administered, after which Judg
| Watson gave to each panel the custom
airy instructions as to the meaning of tn
+. oath taken and their duties thereundel
, In charging the grand jury the coul
cautioned them to look into the matte
of the possession of government liquC
licenses, sO-called, which he said he di
at the suggestion of States Attorne
Donoway. The REGISTER has alread
published the names of all the Juror
Two of the grand jurors summoned wei
absent, S. ii. Washburn of Goshen ha
ing died and Albert +. Stanley of Leice
: ter being Ill. To fill their places Sheri
Chapman drew from the audience Re
) A. w. Dickens and X. S. Benedict, hot
It Of Mlddlebury. Judge Gustavus
Valbar nf Rridnort uas apnnintad tha