St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1914-11-18
CALL GRAND JURY
Important Criminal Cases Coming
Before County COurt---Judge
Slack To Preside.

A grand jury has been called for
the December term of Caledonia
county court which will open on
Tuesday, Dec. 1, with Judge L. P
Slack of this town presiding. That
is the plan if Judge Slack is a judge
at that time. The terms of the
judges of the Supreme Court and
the superior judges expires on Nov
80, and it is expected Gov. Fletcher
will appoint judges either to fill the
office until the legislature meets and
arranges a date of election or for
te. m of two years as there will be
some question about the legality of
the appointments, it Is understood
that Chief Judge Milessplan to send
letter to the judges OF the county
courts advising them to adjourn
court until after the legislature has
had time to act.
other unusual features of this
will be the sitting of Judge E. w.
Brown as first assistant judge and
w. A. Dutton as states attorney.
This year their terms expire the 31st
of January instead of Nov. 80 in
the past. If there is no adjourn
ment it is possible that the new as
sistant Judge, N. S. Dole of Dan
willie and N. A. No, ton of Lyndon
Vile, the new states attorney, will
have nothing to do in this term of
court.
Assistant Judges Brown and Hoff-
man, states attorney Dutton and
Sheriff Worthen met at the county
clerks Office Monday and drew the
following panel of grand Jurors for
the December term.
w. H. johnson, Barnet; Frank E.
Temple, East Burke; Nelson A. Dole;
DanviIle; George w. .Gile, West Dan
Vile; Albert P. Whitehill. Groton;
George w. Bridgeman, Hardwick; j.
Edward Warren, F'irby; w. S. JEFF
fers, Lgndonville; S. H. Graves,
Burke; 1. Welch. Groton; F. r. Nc
Call, South Ryegate; Erastus H.
Hallett, St. Johnsbury Center; Frank
A. Scott, St. Johnsbury; H. j.
Bailey, Sheffield; M. S. Hutchins,
Stannard; Austin c. Blu ms, Sutton;
John B. Goslant. Walden; Stephen
]. Hastings. Waterford.
The murder case against Hosea
Ball who is charged with shooting
Mrs. Perley Woods IN Lyndonville,
the bigamy charge against Bert
Martell and robbery charge against
Roberts, who it is alleged robbed
the Wallace store at East Ryegate
and possible other matters will come
before the grand jury.
The Petit Jurors.
The following men have been
sun moned to serve as petit jurors
at the December term:
Frank B. Ainsworth, Danville; H.
w. Bennett, Sheffield; Seriel Brooks,
Sheffield; Fred Burpee, Burke; d.
P. Coveny, St. Johnsbury; William
H. Clark, Hardwick Lucius N. Cree,
Wheelock; George w. Crane, Dan
Vile; Walter L. G aig, Sutton;
Harry M. Day, St. Johnsbury; John
T. Darling. Groton; G. H. Gibson,
Ryegate; Seth L. Grant, st. Johns
bury; ]. C. Guthrie. Peacham; Bert
J. Howieson, Hardwick; George W.
Holloway, StannaId Charles D. Hub
bard, Lyndon; William L. Jenkins,
Kirby; H. J. Johnson, Barnet;
Harvey Lyford, Peacham; Flank
Lynes, Hardwick; M. S. McLaTen,
Barnet; E. H. Miles. Waterford; Al
yah Moulton, Burke; Harry A. Mel |
BJu, GSdLSs Oyl Us L. cf7OS 0AOSOhs
Ernest w. Powers. Waterford: !
Frank M Shaw, Walden; Lyman o.
Sleeper, Newark: w. C. Smile, Ba.-
net; Arthur r. L. Smith, Lyndon; |
Charles B. Stevens, Danville; |
George H. Stuart, st. Johnsbury; |
George E. Wiley, Lyndon; Edward !
r. Witham, Walden.
Aside from the important criminal
cases mentioned above there are
four cases of state wide interest on
the civil docket. They are the state
of Vermont VS.. Tue Weste n, the |
the National and the Ca
madam Express companies, in which
the state seeks to collect over due t
taxes. Under the rules these cases
are not triable at this term of court
but if arrangement should be made
for any trial only one would be heard
and appealed to the supreme court
as a test case.
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