The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1901-07-17
WASHINGTON COUNTY COURT.

The case of q ptal Granite Company
against Charles Gloeckler & Co was TAKEN
from the jury Tuesday afternoon and az
verdict in favor of the defendant was
ordered This WAS on the ground that the
case had been adjudcated In the Iowa
court and could not again be tried in Yer.
mo :. / will go to Supreme Court on ex-
ceptons.
The case OF State against L. NJ. johnson
OF Plainfeld, liquor agent, for malfeasance
in Office, is now n trial. States Attorney
Hosr for the State, II, L Laird and @. e.
Woodward for the respondent. THIS will
probably be the las Try trial for the term
The jury in thecase of State against l. M.
Johnson, Plainfie aid liq1or agent, after being
out all night, returned into court on Thurs
day disagreed. Judge Watson sent them
back for further consideration OF the case,
urging them, IL possible, to reconcile their
differences and dispose OF the case. They
returned at eleven O'Clock, sill unable to
agree and were discharged.
No other jury cases being ready the jurors
we're discharged from further service for
he term. They were paid off that noon by
Clerk Smile. The original panels had put
! In seventy days, and others terms OF vary
/ Jag lengths The jnrors on the Capital
! Gar mite Company case, which was contin-
| ned from Wednesday OF last week TO last
Monday afternoon, held an indignation
meeting because they were not paid Tor the
! hree days last week during which court
which Clerk Snilie was powerless to rem
edy. The law provides that he shall pay
! Jurors only for the days in which court Is in
session.
The road case of silas o. Me against
the town OF Moretown-A case familiar on
Washington county and supreme court
dockets-was again called up on Thursday
| The old cour s. commission in the case was
composed OF #. l. Laird OF Montpelier
chairman, w. q. Nye of East Barre and G.
| 81 Ua,ra al lon,
,unse for plaintiff, moved to set aside the
report Of this commission bee Iuse Mr.. Laird
the chairman, Is not freeholder, as re
CURED BY law. The court granted the mo
ton, discharged the old commission. anc
appointed a new one, composed OF FRANK
Plumley OF Mortified, j. A. Coburn o
East Montpelier aud Mark Mears Of Marsh
field, The case was then continued.
A hearing was given Thursday on report
OF y 8. Stanton, referee in tn granite case
of Patch & Co. against Coburn F. B. Thorn
, as and II. j Martin appeared respectively
for plaintiff and defendant.
The docket WAS called at this Afternoon
session. Several minor matters were dis
posed of aud a few cases which had beer
left open were continued or taken from tn
, docket.
) Ia the case of Patch & Co. against Ale
, COburn, in which arguments were made o.
Thursday on the report OF 8. Stanton
> special master. Judge Watson on Frida
8 ordered judgment for plaintiff for $6O.2e
with interest thereon from Sep:em Der
: 1897, and costs. Exceptions by defend AM
Harry H. Martin against A. j. Ba'chelde
3 & Brothers. #. l.. Laird and Q. K. Woo
0 ward entered az counsel for the defendant.
t The case Of Ellis against Eastman, peti
q ton for an appeal, was set with the coul
for hearing,
4 The divorce case Of Bruce against Bruc
o was heard. M M. Gordon for petitioue
3 Bill granted for refusal to support and il
}, tolerable severity.
l. West against West, divorce, was ais
4; b. ard
9 Friday afternoon the Barre case Of Eliz
4; beth lacey against Andrew lacey, refus
/; to support, was heard j. W. Gordon fl
II plaintiff and NJ NJ. Gordon for defendsn
d 1t is expected the )urt will declare tv
9 weeks recess at the close of Wednesday
II session,