Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1903-02-26
SHORT TERM OF COURT
Cases Set for Trial Settled or Dis
continued.
A Hearing Growing Out Of the Con-
struotion Of tho Rutland Canadian
Railroad the Most Important Fsa'
turs Of the Day.

The February term Of the United States
Circuit and District courts opened Tues
day morning at the county court house
with Judge II. RI. Wheeler presiding. The
list of grand and petit jurors was called
and the former Immediately began the
consideration of criminal matters. The
latter was excused until o'clock in the
afternoon as no cases were ready for
trial. Tho indications are that the term
will be a short one.
The grand jury is as follows: G. Il.
Gladdings and A. p. Abbott Of Barre, o.
j. Maynard of Bakersfield, II. ]. STANLEY
and L. II. Turk Of Burlington. ]. w.
Beatty of Enosburgh, G. f. Hubbell of
Georgia. A. A. Hill Of Isle La Motto. Ben
jamin Gates and c. L. Smith of Mont
pelier, j. r. Andrews of Mortified, w. -.
Greene of Richford. G. A. Tilden OF Rox-
bury Walter Martin and Warren Wright
of South Hero, o. +. Luce Of Stowe and
X. Brainerd Of st. Adams. l.. II. Turk
was appointed foreman.
The petit Jurors are Willis Ross of Bak-
ersiield. Homer Fits and +. c. Fisher Of
Barre, j. G. Bellrose, w. +. Hendee
Elias Lyman. j. w. Madigan, and Il. T..
Perkins of Burlington, D. w. Cummings
of East Montpelier, George Holmes Of
TIighgate. II. M. Hull of Hinesburgh. G.
W. Sayles of Huntington. w. w. Hol-
brook and N. G.. Wood OF Hyde Park.
ing Of Morristown. D. w. Temple and
J. J. Chimney Of Montpelier. q. c. San
born and M. D. Smith of Northheld. D..
A. Wedge of North Hyde Park, NJ. s.
Rublee, II. II. Rounds and II. r. Aver of
Richford r. L. Dodge Of Sheldon. A. d.
Collins. G. p. Twgg, John Watson and
A. l.. butcher of st. Adams, G. A. Sum
ners and T, j. Benson Of stowe. II. M.
Stone of Swanton, William Flynn and G.
". Hayden Of Underhill f. E. Allard
of Winooski. The following jurors did not
respond to their names: Willis Ross, w.
f. Hendee, f. l.. Perkins, NJ. d. Smith,
r. l.. Dodge G. p. Twigg, John Watson
and f. j. Benson.
After the petit jury had been called
Judge Wheeler called the circuit cour,
docket. The case of Newton G. Thompson
Manufacturing Co. vs. Drake Smith Co.
was continued and it was announced that
the case of George W. Sabre vs., George
NJ. Honsinger would probably be settled
| The following attorneys were then ad
mitted to practice in the United States
| courts: NJ. 6. Villas. II. E. Shaw. NJ. G.
Learv and A. d. Billings of burlington
| 6. ". Powers OF Morrisville, G.. w
| Morse OF Waterbury and II. ii. Chitten
den Of South Burlington.
Court was then adjourned until O'Clock
in the afternoon.
At the afternoon session the following
| cases W"Te eIteEeu as sctlicu AIM us
continued: D. d. Muir, receiver, Mer
chants National bank of Rutland, vs. Mar
win A. Mcclure: George w. Sabre vs
George NJ. Honsinger: John Goodwin
administrator VS.. Royal Mccormick e
ais.
Informations were filed by District AT
torney Martin against Mieshl GanowskS
and p. Burgis. both Of whom are charged
with violating the United States custom!
laws.
The following attorneys from out o
town were among those present: Distric
Attorney James l.. Martin OF Bratt,eboro
Fuller G. Smith. Col. A. A. Hall, L. A
Sowles, +. W. McGettrick. willard Far
rington. and II. NJ. Mott of st. Adams
Joel c. Baker and 4. w. Maloney o
Rutland Horace W. Bailey OF Newbury
T.. T.. Alfred of Newport; l!on. II. II
Powers and George NJ. Powers Of Morris
Vile; Jed +. Ladd Of Albursh; Marshal
Montgomery of St. Johnsbury; J. w
Page of Bristol.
After court adjourned there was n hear
irg ut Judge Wheelers room at the Na'
Ness House in the matter of tho petition
Of ]. T.. Whalen, receiver, in the case o
the Chlmplan Construction Co. Us
O'Brien & Sheehan. BY a recent orde
OF the court the receiver was ordered Z
turn over the funds in his hands to t. NJ
Butler and T. W. Moloney, attorneys 70
the defendants He surrendered to then
about so50Qo and has in his possession
about 5000 more. This he was about It
deliver when the City Surety & Trust Co
of philadelphia brought action, claiming
that the money should be turned over t
} them as they had sustained loss as IN
} result of a contract for the Boston DIR.
dock. in which they were surety TO
O'Brien G. Sheehan