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 The Supreme Court of Vermont. Judge Bennett could never reconcile his views to the opinion of the Court in the Croteau case, but long afterwards, in State v. McDonald, characterized the doctrine that the jury were judges of the law as " a most nonsensical and absurd theory." It was in the latter case that the counsel, in discussing the charge of the Court, said, "This part of the charge bristles all over

with italics, like dag gers, and drips blood at every sentence. ' Not w ithstanding what was said with reference to his trials of criminal cases, he often sided with the respondent, as in his dissent in State v. Dennin, 32 Vt., from the doctrine that a respondent can be convicted of arson, though no portion of the building was ac tually burned. In his long experience as judge in the trial of criminal cases, I think it was never known that an inno cent man was con HOYT H. victed, and it was not often that a guilty man escaped. Would that this might oftener be said of judges at the present day. Judge Bennett served until the change in the judiciary system in 1850. He acted as circuit judge for one year, was in practice with E. E. Kellogg the succeeding year, and was again chosen judge of the Supreme Court and served until 1859, when he was appointed commissioner to revise the stat utes of the State, and his judicial services then ended. He has worthy descendants well known in the profession, in his son and grandson of the Boston Law School.

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William Hebard was a resident of Randolph, and after his service as judge removed to Chelsea, where he remained until his death. He represented both towns several times in the Assembly, was a member of the State Senate, judge of probate, mem ber of the eighth and tenth Council of Censors, and secretary of the eighth. When Judge Collamer retired in 1842, Mr. Hebard was elected as his successor, and served one year. At the election in 1843, Daniel Kellogg was elected but declined, and Mr. Hebard was appointed by Gov. Mattocks. He was re-elected in 1844 and retired at the end of the year, when Judge Kellogg was elected as his succes sor. He was a good advocate, an excel lent lawyer and a faithful official in many and various positions to which he was called by the public. He had a WHKKLKR long and valuable service at the Bar, which was more agreeable to his tastes than upon the Bench. His opinions are exceed ingly well written and will bear comparison with those of his brethren. He succeeded Mr. Collamer as judge, and when the latter retired as a member of the National House of Representatives, he suc ceeded him in that position and served until 1853Daniel Kellogg was another of our Massachusetts emigrants; born in Am herst, educated at Williams College, he