Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1916-02-24

U. S. DISTRICT COURT
Business of February Term TAX.
en- Up Yesterday.
Woman Injured by Hull Seeks TO Re-
cover Damages from Owner Of the
Animal-Onc Indictment
Returned.

The February term of United states
district court which opened Tuesday was
re-convened yesterday morning, Judge
Harand b. Howe presiding. The docket
was called and the grand and petit jury
men charged, after which jury was
called from the petit jurors to try the
case of Hattie T.. Moses against James
*. Howe of Tunbridgc, which grows out
OF injuries received by the plaintiff when
attacked by a bull owned by the defend
ant. Wallace n. Batchelder and Dunnctt
& Shields appear for the plaintiff. and
Stanley G. Wilson for the defendant. Be-
fore the afternoon session was completed
one indictment was found by the grand
jury. the respondent pleading guilty.
Other cases OH the docket for trial are
Roy McGowan vs. Postal Telegraph COM
pany. the matter of the tug boat Paul
Leroux," etc, William L. Moses VS. James
i. Howe, companion case to that now
on trial George ~ Ostrandcr VS.. Amos
n. Blandn and trustees. Maud Runncls
admrx. OF Fred ". Runnells, VS.. town Of
Royalton. and the bankruptcy cases OF
Fraser Slate company and Martin H.
Gibson, alleged bankrupts.
Late in the afternoon the grand jury
brought in an indictment against Charles
W. Porter. charged with the embezzle
ment of a little over 1920 from the post
office at Guildhall. The respondent was
taken into court and pleaded guilty, Judge
Howe continuing his case for sentence.
Porter was postmaster at Guldhall when
the embezzlement occurred and he was
arrested in Illinois about two months ago
and brought back to this State to await
trial.
Charles r. White OF this city and Albert
Z. Ayers of Swanton were given the oath
and admitted to practice before the United
states district court. Both attorneys have
been admitted to practice before the SUI
preme court.
Following are the grand iurvmen who
answered to their names as called yes
tcrday:
Andrew II. Barrows. Wnoosli: Law
renee Barley. Burlington: George Buck
ley, Moretown: z. T.. Davis, Burlington;
NJ. ]. Doyle Montpelier: Albert S. Drew.
Rurlngton Nelson Fisk, Isle La Motto;
G. A. Gile, Morrisville; L. ". Hazen,
North Hero; Nat. Johnson, Mortified;
John Kearney, St Adams; Daniel Ma
honey. Richmond: G. ~ Marshall, Yer
gennes; Peter McGettrick, Richford; w.
Il. McKillip. Burlington; NJ. d. Phelps.
Barre; Harlan Shattuck, Eden; G.. W.
Sprague. Bristol George II. Tupper,
Barre: George r. futile Burlington.
Richard Demeritt of Waterbury, John
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Vergennes: ]. w. REYNOLDS. East Georgia
G. n. Roberts. Shelburne: w. f. Shepard.
Barre; Frank Talcott. Williston
W. II. Buckley of burlington. Charles
Dearborn of Bristol, w. NJ. Holden of
Barre, George Pitkin of Montpeler.
Richard Smith OF Enosbllrg. w. L. TilIot.
son of bakersfield and III. w Varnum
Of Cambridge were excused.
After the jurymen had taken the oath
they were charged by Judge Howe
who explained the meaning of the
oaths and cited the points of law in
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