The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1903-09-10
IN COUNTY COURT.
THURSDAY.


quickly drawn, no challenges being
made by either side. The men sitting
on the case are L. II. Goodell, Wood.
bury, Philip Shonio, Waterbury, J.
L Matthews, Warren, A. e. Mehuron,
Waitsfeld, Harry Vincent, East Mont
pelier, Herbert Wiley, Berlin, G. p.
Winter, Barre town, T. M. Devine,
Waterbury, Waldo Perkins, Plain
field, O. II. Rich, Roxbury, M. H.
Richardson, Roxbury, William Rus
sell, Moretown
The first witness put on the stand
was the plaintiff himself who testified
with regard to the happening of the
accident which the case is founded
upon. He says he was employed by
the defendant company in 1895 learn
ing the business when one day he was
told to climb pole to strip it, He
climbed the pole, which broke and
fell on top of him breaking his ankles
and otherwise injuring him so that he
was totally disabled for some time
and has not yet wholly recovered.
| The defendant claims that whatever
injuries the plaintiff received were
due to his own negligence. The di
rect examination of Sias by John w.
Gordon was concluded at IL :15 and
f." A. Rowland begun the cross exam
ination. r. A. Hoar is associated
with Mr. Gordon for the plaintiff and
John II. Senter with Mr.. Rowland
for the defendant.
A large number of divorce cases
have recently been entered in court
among which are the following
Emma A. Manning VS.. Michael Man
ming; Henry W. Flint VS.. Mary Flint
Rosa Breen VS.. John Breen; Charles
|. Farmer VS.. Winnie Farmer
Michael Manning VS.. Emma A. Man
ming; Hattie j. Corse VS.. Albert r.
Corse; Florence Sprague VS.. Frank L
Sprague; Herman e. Morse vs. Jennie
A. Morse; Joseph Dombrouski VS.
Mary A. Dombrouski; Gertrude E.
Thomas VS.. Arthur O. Thomas; Lucy
NJ. Gray VS.. John NJ. Gray: George
Bard VS.. Angie Bard; Jennie M.
Strong VS.. Thomas M. Strong; Attic
B. Minard VS.. William B. Minard /;
Annette Nire VS.. N. Nire; Percy
Templeton VS.. Flora X. Templeton {;
Caroline Remission VS.. George W.
Remission; Meora O. Magoon VS..
Charles A. Magoon; Ida Folsom VS..
Charles Folsom; Eliza j. Pike VS..
Martin L. Pike.
Juryman B. j. Lance of Cabot has
been excused for the term by the
court.
FRIDAY.
In the county court the case of Sias
VS.. Consolidated Lighting Co. is still
on trial. Yesterday afternoon and to-
day the following witnesses were
among those used for the plaintiff :
Dr.. Myron l.. Chandler, Barre, Dr.
William d. Reid, Barre, William H.
Buchanan, Barre. The deposition of
X-ray Photographer O'Connors, of
New York, was read and photographs
of Sias' ankles taken by him were put
in evidence. The testimony of Zenas
French as taken OH the former trial
was read by Attorney Gordon. The
grand jury is working steadily and
shows no disposition to report at pres
ent.
SATURDAY.
The plaintiff in the case of Sias VS..
Consolidated Lighting Company of
this forenoon rested his case with the
exception of witness who will be
heard Tuesday moring, and the de-
fence was taken up. The plaintiffs
evidence today was mostly read, be-
ing the record of evidence taken on
a former trial. The first witness for
the defence was Fred Carr, now man.
ager of the telephone exchange at
Claremont, N. H.
A few minutes were taken by the
court to hear motion in the case of
Edwin L. Glynn, admir-, VS.. the vii
lage of Mortified The defendant
moved to have the order for the de-
PENDANTS exceptions to lie, which
was made at last term, revoked and
an order made for the hearing of the
case on its law points in the Supreme
Court before trial in county court.
The exceptions ale to the refusal of
the court to grant motion to dismiss
on the ground of the statute of limita-
tions having run. The defence claims
that the amended declaration filed by
the plaintiff discloses new cause of
action. The court did not grant the
motion but set the case to the heel of
the docket for trial. Zed S. Stanton
and W. b. Q. Stickney for the plain
tiff and George W. Wing for the de-
PENDANT.
At noon, court took recess until
Tuesday morning. thus taking half
holiday on Monday afternoon.
Nine more divorce cases have just
been entered in county court, John c.
Wing being attorney for the petition
er in each case They are as follows
Emma A. Pratt VS.. Calvin O. Pratt