Weekly Caledonian. (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1919-1920, 1919-12-03
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HAS OPENED
WINTER TERM

Inc DcCcmbcr term OF the Chi
edonia county court opened at st
Johnsbury Tuesday morning will
Judge Frank l.. Fish of Vergennc
presiding. The assistant judges az,
Hon. Oscar C. Woodruff of Burke
and Hon. Morris D. Coffirin of Gro
ton. Miss Mary j. Nelson is cour
reporter.
The first cases on the jury calen
dar were the six cases of the vii
liams Manufacturing Co. against IL
many insurance companies for losse.
incurred by the plaintiffs mill wher
portion of the mill at East Haven
was destroyed by fire. The plaintiff
is represented by Porter, Writer'S &
Harvey and the defendant fire insur-
ancc companies by Dunnett, Shields
q Conant. In the debate relative to
the case Lawyer Porter urged that
the cases be tried this term, calling
attention to the fact that since the
cases were first docketed the pres.
dent of the company had died besides
two Of the witnesses that participant
ed in the cases that were previously
tried, one of which was now before
the Supreme court. Lawyer Shields,
speaking for the firm representing
the defendant corporations, said that
Lawyer Dunnctt had been ill for a
month, but expected to be in court
later in the term, and that he urged
the Court would have the cases set
at the heel of the docket. Mr.. Por-
ter announced that Judge Harland
3. Howe was one of the plaintiffs
witnesses and was available now,
but could not come later in the term.
He suggested that the Court set the
cases for Jan. Is. The Court an
nounccd that tho cases would be
passed for the present.
The case of the town of Newark
VS.. Eden W. Gray brought out con-
siderable debate between the attor-
ncys in the case. Speaking for the
defendant Lawyer Searles said Mr..
Gray had been treasurer of the town
of Newark and WAS charged with en-
bezzling about $1,000. He was
charged with embezzlcmcnt during
Il period of years and that his law
ycrs had been unable to get the
town books, which were in the Of
flee of Dunnett, Shields & Ccnant,
nor the specifications. Mr.. Searles
said the town of Newark couldn't
run if anyone embezzled any such
amount. Speaking for the plaintiff
Lawyer Shields said that he wished
the Court would pass the case until
one of his associates could be pres
cnt, and the Court announced that
action would be deferred unit! eth
CT Mr.. Conant OF Mr.. Dunnett APP
peared in court.
The disposition of the other cases
on the jury calendar was as follows:
c. B. Ensign G. Co., VS.. George Birch,
passed; D. l. Grapes VS.. C. f Will
!oughby G. IT,, continued; Frank A.
Crane VS.. Charles E. Mills and Lila
ID. Mills passed; Philip Beck, by his
next friend, Joseph X. Beck VS.. Mar
garet N. Haywood, trial; Mt. Ida
School VS.. Daniel 7. Gilman e. III.
and Trs. trial; Frank Randall,
admir-. VS.. Fred H. Davis, trial; Hen
~ J. Goodrich VS.. w. D. Policy, ana
Arthur f. Stone and First National
Bank Trs., trustees discharged and
case with Court; Sarah T. Allen, apt.
VS.. Est. of Manly Allen, trial; town
Of Newark VS.. Eden w. Gray, pass
ed; F. S. Wood VS.. Elias A. Bem's,
F. S. Woods VS.. Richard
Beattie, continued; Carrie A. Ben
nett VS.. Coop G. Lentz Enormous
Motorized Shows, default; George
Shorey VS.. S. d. Nichols, trial;
Charles S. Pierce VS.. George E. Jen-
lings and Camp Wcstmore Co., pass
ID; village of Hardwick VS.. Town of
Nolcott, no entry; Robert Delwolth
IS. Frank Keneson, trial; Sidney S.
Stimson VS.. Albert Stern, trial. II.
Z. Bceman VS.. Charles harrington & |
Tr., trial; Beulah A. Harris VS.. Amos
Norton, trial.
The disposition of the court
alcndar was as follows: l.. A. Won
,eldeneck VS.. Ellis W. Moore, hear
ny; w. L. Barter VS.. j. II. Ross G.
IT,, passed; A. Storrs G. Bement Co.
$. The Calcdonian Co., continued;
Icnry Daniels VS.. Gordon Austin,
ontinucd; Clark G. Davidson vs..
;rant Emery, hearing; A. Ronca VS..
4. Ambrosini, passed; Fl. J. Bush
way Lumber Co. VS.. B. A. Scott, apt.
earring; Thompson G. Hague Co. VS..
"A. Caldwell, continued; Myra
laundry VS.. George c. Wheeler,
assed; Oldsmobile Go. of VI, vs..
he Consolidated Automobile Co.,
efault; l.. S. Robbie VS.. Ralph
)unn, default; C. A. Smith vs..
andrew Hill and Trs.. hearing; l..
!. ROBBIE VS.. Herbert Burnham, de-
ault; McGovern VS.. Town of Lyn-
on, hearing; +. J. Mathews VS.. o.
!. Miles, default.
Tuesday afternoon the jury cmpan-
He'd and charged by the Court and
djournmcnt was taken to Wcdncs-
ny morning when the case against
frs. Margaret N. Haywood for al
eyed damages to the plaintiff when
he two automobiles passed each 9TH
+ on the North Danville road about
WO wears ago will be tried,