Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1910-02-24
UNITED STATES COURTS
February Term Now in Session in
This City.
Three Cnses Taken Tip Yesterday hut
Not Conpicted--So,re Others VIII
He Postponed until April 12--
Grand Jury in session.

The February term Of the United States
circuit ard district courts was opened
Mt ten O'Clock Tuesday morning in the
federal building. Judge James L. Martin
presiding.
While awaiting the arrival OF some be-
lated grand iurymen. the dockets were
called. Judge Martin suggested that the
present session would on Saturday morn
ing he adjourned until April Il At this
time. probably. Judge Martin will pre-
side. Some of the cases set for trial were
accordingly postponed until that time.
In the case of the Jerome Marble Co
vs.. the ST. Adams Street Railway Co..
Attorney j. +. Cushman said that the
masters report had been flied. Col j.
il. Mimms asked for a hearing orally or
on brief on the petition Of the interplead-
er of the Pneumatic Signal company
raising the question of whether the re-
ceiver has legal title to the interocking
plant at the Lake street crossing of the
Central Vermont railway tracks at st.
Adams, by the defendants tracks. Judge
Martin set the time for hearing at five
o'clock on Wednesday afternoon and
suggested that the counsel for the bond
holders be so notified
The grand jury was then empaneled
and sworn, and r. j. White Of this city
was appointed foreman. Judge Martin
briefly charged the body relative to it's
duties under the law. The jury members
then went into executive session 1t is
expected that their deliberations will
take several days.
Edward Gero pleaded guilty to sending
threatening letter to the Rutland Rail-
road company. District Attorney Dun
nett stated that the case was one in
which the circumstances warranted the
suspension OF sentence. Mr.. Zero has
completed a sentence in the States pris-
on at Windsor for attempting to wreck a
Train on the Rutland railroad.
The petit Jurors were then called and
sworn and civil case. Abraham Cohen
rs. John 7. Slack, an action Of trover
for the commission of certain milling
machines, was then taken up. The plain
tiff lives at Springfield. Mass. and the
defendant at Springfield. this State. II.
H. Blanchard Of Springfield and Attorney
General Sargent appear for the defend
ant, and II. c. Bacon of Brattleboro and
i. e. Brown represent the plaintiff 1t
l. set up that on August. 1860, the plain
if was a scrap iron dealer in Springfield. =.
Mass. and that the defendant owned a
cotton mill in Springfield. VT, known as
he John G. Holmes Co.'S mill. On Aug
nst a Of the same year the plaintiff sets
Up that he purchased all the machinery
la the mill, when 1t was agreed that pay
ment would be made by q sight draft.
The following Friday the plaintiff went
TO Springfield. VT. and demanded the
machinery. when delivery was refused.
This case occupied the remainder of
'he dny until after four o'clock when
the jury was excused until We'd
hcsday. Attorney General Sargent then
made a motion that a verdict be given
the defendant on the grounds that no
leg 4 bargain. as to the sale of the ma
chinery, had been made.
After five O'Clock several men were
admitted as citizens OF the United States
Among tho attorneys present from out
Of tho city were +. l.. Fish of Nerscn.
neg. II. II. Blanchard of Springfield, r
g, Bacon of Brattleboro, ]. G. Sargent
Of Ludlow and NJ. p. Maurice of Nor
rievlle who at the morning session wa.
admitted to practice in the United state!
court.
A list OF the grand and petit jurors
follow;
TIE GRAND JURY.
Edward L. Ailard. Winooski; Franz
L, Austin. Burlington. Edward J. Booth