Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1915-03-11
COUNTY COURT IN 5ESS|O
Calendars Called and Cases
Marked for Disposition.
tsuni Difficulty Experienced In Find
Ing Anything Ready for Trial
Grand Jury Receives In
structions.

Chittcnden unit court convened Tues
day for the March term with Leighton
+. Slack as presiding judge and Fred w.
Hall and Henry W. Tracy as assistant
judges. The morning session began at
ten o'clock when Sheriff j. H.. Allen is
sued the proclamation and prayer was Of
fercd by the Rev. J. s. Braker of the
First Ba ptist Church.
The remainder of the forenoon was
spent in the calling of the jury and court
calendars. There are a large number OF
cases on the jury calendar but consider
able difficulty is being experienced in ar
ranging to bring any of them to trial,
owing to various circumstances Four
members of the bar, Senator Powell, Rep
resentativc Black and Attorney Noul-
ton and G.. NJ Page arc now in Montpel-
Ter, where they will be Obliged to remain
until the close of the session, and as they
are engaged on a number of cases this
materially delays their trial.
In the afternoon at two o'clock the
grand jury was called II all We're pres
ent except r. f.. Rice of Milton. John
McCuen. talisman. was drawn to take his
place, and Clerk Russell administered the
oath. Judge Slack gave the jury its in
structions and they went at once into
session. States Attorney Hopkins hopes
to have some of the state cases ready
for trial by Monday. Z. E. Davis OF
Burlington was selected as foreman of
the grand jury. The grand jury is con-
stituted as follows:
+. r. Davis of Bolton, j. w. Thomas.
John McCuen. Joseph Agel and f. f..
I a r-fC of Pa r1i,p4n,,- = u J@nnto % rIn,
lotte, a. l.. Morgan of Colchester, Edwin
D~rinkwater of Hineshurg. H.. w. Ayers
of Essex. II. L. Pierce of Huntington, h
G.. Brown Of Jericho, Carl c. Fletcher of
Shclburne. NJ. s. Whitcomb of Richmond.
John DUEL of South Burlington, Edward
Kehoe of St. George. S. Is. Rawson Of
Underhill, William Brown Of Westford
and r. f.. Brown Of Williston.
Following the grand jury, the petit jury
was sworn in and they We're later ex-
cused until nine o'clock Wednesday morn
ing.
DISPOSITION OF CASES.
follows:
Fred Howes vs.. John S. wilkins, APP
pellant. continued.
The Frank Jones Brewing ompany VS.
Frank Robillard, assumpsit. set to court.
Hotel Vermont VS.. estate Of T.. F..
Moore. appeal from probate court, set
to court.
Amos Atwood, administrator, VS.. the
Mutual Life Insurance company of New
York, set to court.
Hugh NJ. Moore vs.. Guy Potter Benton.
passed.
Mary NJ. Dakin ct al. VS.. estate Of
Homer kimball, appeal from probate
court, continued,
Mary \. Hosford, Administrative of the
estate Of Carroll a. Hosford, deceased.
VS.. keil Myers ct al, continued.
James r. eastman vs., Isaac Perelman
ct al. and tn, set to court,
Dwight Warner vs.. William Alpert and
Louis Alpert, negligence, trial.
Independent Pharmaceutical company
vs.. q. l.. Thomas. appellant, trover.
bankruptcy of defendant suggested.
John Mitchell ct al, VS.. a. Demarco,
appellant, cicctment, set to court.
Ielig Berger VS.. Joseph Yeti, case,
continued.
Clark a. Rood VS.. H.. II. Reynolds ct
al, case, open.
E. j. Davis vs.. j. p. Hoadley. ap-
p%ellant, assumpsit. set to court.
w. w. Smith vs.. IL. Ii. Reynolds ct
al, case, open.
Elizabeth Botsford, appellant, VS., John
Trono, alienation, trial doubtful.
Town of South Burlington VS.. Charles
Marsh ct al, trial.
Mary Rose Pratt vs.. William Crocher,
bastardy, passed.
Thomas Reeves, trustee bankrupt estate
of Thomas Redmond, vs., Katie Red
mond. debt, trial doubtful.
William ; llamil company VS.. T. H..
Murphy, case, motion for continuance.
Town Of -. George vs.. II. II Tilley
and trustees, debt, death of Mr.. Tilley
suggested and case continued.
c. H. Arnold vs.. T.. X. Somers ct al,
case, trial.
Corkins Brothers VS.. Earl B, Smith,
appellant, case, trial.
J. w. LamourcauX vs., Fred Crano ct
al, appellants, general assumpsit, set to
court.
j. II. May vs. L. f.. Pope, case, passed.
Linus h. Phelps VS.. Eugene Martell,
assumpslt, trial.
In re will Of John tMarier) Murray,
Frederick n. Paquettc, special admins
traitor of property, VS., Mary Bslvue Ct
al, appeal from probate court, no trial.
John w. Louther VS., Elmer Walker
ct al, case, trial.
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