Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1904-06-10
ADDISON COUNTY COURT.


I<fThe June term of Addison County
court opened at 1880 o'clock Tuesday
morning, with Judge Loveland Munson
presiding. Prayer was offered by Rev.
w. T. Forsythe and following the read
ing of the proclamation by Sheriff I. NJ.
Chapman, the docket was read. On the
court docket four cases were set for trial
and % cases continued Two cases
were continued which had been marked
for the jury calendar.
The case of Gordon II. Sprague against
the Rutland railroad company was set
for trial on June 90, and that Of Eliza
Varney against Fred Vasseau was
marked for trial. Six cases on this
calendar were left open. There are 90
cases on the chancery docket
Judge William H. Bliss stated that he
would present a memorial from the bar
/ of Addison county upon the late County
Clerk Rufus Wainwright on Thursday
morning, and asked that an adjourn
ment be taken then until Friday morn
ing, as a further mark of respect to the
deceased.
Many of the local attorneys attended
the funeral services of Joel c. Baker in
Rutland yesterday, The indications do
not point to a long term.
The first case to come to trial was that
of George L. Rankin, receiver of Far
mers' National bank of Vergennes VS..
! Huldah Olin, which was begun Tuesday
afternoon and went to the Jury Thurs
| day morning. Former receiver of the
bank, f. l.. Fish of Nergennes, appeared
for the plaintiff and the defense was
looked after by w H. Bliss of Middle
bury and W. w. Rider of Bristol. This
is one of the numerous cases which
arose out of the failure of the Farmers
bank three years ago 1t was claimed
for the plaintiff receiver that the de-
fendant owned 10 shares of the stock of
the bank of the par value of 81 900, and
this suit was brought to collect an ASSESS
ment of $1,000 levied on those shares for
the controller Of the currency at Wash
ingtOn. The defense denied that Mrs
Olin had ever owned the stock and
claimed that it was in fact owned by her
half brother, Olin A. Smith, Mrs. Olin
and Mr.. Smith being both residents of
Addison. 1t was claimed that Smith
borrowed 81 900 from his half-sister to
purchase the stock had always held it
in his own name and subsequently to
its purchase had given Mrs. Oin a note
for 81 600 as security for the borrowed
money. There was no question that the
shares had always stood in Smiths
name. but it was claimed for the plain
tiff that they had been purchased for
Mrs Olin and it was shown that she
had drawn some at least of the divi-
dends. The case was complicated and
to detail it fairly would require more
than a column. The arguments of coun-
sci were completed before the adjourn
ment Wednesday evening and Judge
Nunson occupied nearly an hour in his
charge to the jury Thursday morning.
There are some nice law points to 60 to
the Supreme Court
When the jury in the bank case had
retired the resolutions adopted by the
Addison County Bar ON the death OF
Rufus Wainwright were presented Il
y the court by Judge Bliss. Brief eulo
CYSTIC remarks were made by w. w
Rider and F. L. Fish. Judge Munsoi
said that the court coucurred in the
sentiments of the resolutions and in tn,
: remarks made by members of the bar
and the resolutions We're then ordered
spread upon the record, of the court.
The court then at 1920 o'clock ad
. iOurned to this (Friday morning, il
f order to give the court and members O
+ the bar an opportunity to attend tn
n funeral of Col. Joel c. Baker of Rutlap,
in the afternoon.