The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1911-06-15
THE PAST WEEK IN COURT.
Work Progressing Slowly But Sure
~. The Hitt-Wise Case Prom
is0es 10 bo "a Long One.

Work Progressing slowly hut Sure
~. The Hitt-Wise Case Prom
isoes 10 be Long One.
This is the second week OF the
Bennington County Court which Isl
being held here. During the first
part OF the first week there was lit
tie done except by the grand jury
which held sessions every day. On
Friday OF last week the court ap--
pointed three receivers for Bottum
AZ Torrance Company OF Benning-
ton, these receivers were Irving y
Gibson, Arthur j. Holden and Albert
NJ. Torrance. On Friday also the
case of Il. A. Strout Company, l.. !.
4 f. l. Farnum, agents Henry Wy
man apt, In case of assumpsit was
tried and the jury brought In a YER
diet In favor of the Strout Company
The attorneys We're Holden a. llealy
for the plaintiff and Chas. Maurer
for the defendant.
The case OF Mary =. Hit ct al VI
Lyman B. Wise ct al was set for
trial on Monday morning at 1O|
clock and the case IL expected 10
take up the whole week. as all the
Jurors who were not drawn on the
case were excused until next Monday
afternoon at 2.30.
On Saturday the Grand Jury
made its annual pilgrimage TO Ben
nington to inspect the County build
ing there.
The Hitt-Wise case Is the one
OF which everyone IN this section
heard so much about the first OF
the year. that OF the arrestiDg OF
five men for the cutting OF some
wood on wood lot on Rupert noun
tain. Mr.. Wise, the defendant pur-
chased this land and sent four men
up there to cut the wood as he
had made a contract with a lumber
concern to take the entire output OF
this wood. He had also made ar
rangements for saving the wood
and having II drawn from the woods
Other parties claimed the land and
served warrants for the arrest OF
the five men and they were arrest
ed and held In $4,000 bail each. Mr..
Wise was the only one who could
furnish bail and the other four were
Kept In jail in Bennington for sew
eral weeks until bail was furnished.
The first day of the trial was
taken up with the introducing OF re-
cords dating from 1888 until the pre-
sent time. After all the records
were given the hearing OF witnesses
was begun. Thus far the two prin-
cipal witnesses have been two sur
veyors who have recently surveyed
the land to determine the boundries
OF the lot and they have also made
charts OF the surveys and these
have been introduced as exhibits.
Several blocks OF wood taken from
some OF the trees on the land show
markings made by surveyors who
surveyed tho land good many
years ago were also introduced as
exhibits.
The jury before whom this case
comes Is composed OF Gilbert Burt,
Henry Amadon, H. Il. Bouplon, II
A. Niles, Peter Longtin, Edward
Bushnell OF Bennington; Jesse Kink,
Sandgatee; John NJ. Gordon, Shafts
bury; Herbert Johnson. Winhall; II
A. Leisure. Readsboro; and Spencer
White. Landgroye.
This will probably be the Last
civil case TO be tried by Jury this
session although there will be a
of court cases
The attorneys are for the plain
tiff Chase A. DAILY and for the de-
fendant r. G. Archibald assisted by
Robers Healy
One Of the cases which came be-
fore the Grand Jury on Monday was
the sudden death at the Soldiers
Home ia Bennington of Alexander
veteran who died follow
ing an alteration with fellow In
mate, Henry o. Camp. DR. B III
stone. pathologis, at the state lab
,ratory Of hygiene. Burlington who
performed an autopy at the home
Saturday afternoon, viii be one Of
he witnesses before the grand jury
States Attorney W. ]. Neagber
Iays II Is impossible for him 70
rive out any Information relating 20
he autopsy he Insisted upon the
nyestigatlon before The grand Jury
" a necessary proceeding, pariien.
afly for the reason that the occur
ence took place al state inEiith-
lon.
Ffceman died early Saturday
morning IN the home hospital,
.here be had been slnce the quar-
- with Camp on the previous after.
oon. The circumWanees Of Free ,
Mans death would seem 20 Indicate
hat hls death was due 10 heart fall
IRE following the excitement Of the /
yraasie and eiinch With Camp. The