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Mr. GVIIIIIT, for the Defendant; said, he shoir ' ' ~.,„
prove that the debt sought to lia recovered woo ' -
gambling one, and therefore not recoverable by Is
Mr. Jebb, the brother of the -Defendant, w •
then examined, and stated, that ties or
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peas ago be et the Plaintiff. at that tr ! 4
not know, by him, at Tatiersoll'sb!who asked lint ; 1
where his brother, the Deferidarit was, as hr V-10 .
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note of hand of his for 401. ovincli.he hid ono a
play, at a gaming-house (as winless hrtievrel, i
Pull-mall. Witness hat eternal "interviews wi.t A
him afterward,, and ha always trild•rise sense ~arty
' Mr. POLLOCIC argued, thot the Deifecolout lOU '
not made out sufficieut for his defence, mid elate •
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vo ired to establish the distioctionlhetween gullse. ..
of chance and games of skill. con4liallirg, neat tle !
latter were not within the statute. . fir wise seer
ruled, however, by the CluefJuotice; and the Jury. ~,
under his Lordship's direction, found.* verdict fin i
the Defendant. f
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THZ MIRO V. otehnza.
This was an indictineot for an •strvoult, at the
prosecution of a Mr. Gough; the fracas wAich est,* ,
rise to it took place at the Bath Hotel, Arliiigton- ?
street, in June lest. I
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The first senoras called was a boy, named Lew, •
who gave his evidence as follows ;—Was g n t,,
Mr. Gough. is Jane last. sehris hr lived at thi '
Bath Hotel, Arlington-street ; recollected Alr.
Fielder coining there one morning in the course 01 c
that mouth; he went up stairs. soil wirileaa follow. •
nag him, heard a piece of work; *prod into hi.
mister', room, sod saw Mr. FieldeOliere; heard
him call his master a d—d thief, or a ra tea', slid
tint recollect which. said a dog-straler, and ih lief. ,
to expose him to all his friends. A scuttle emoted, :
and • mug was broke.. sad the wale repined 1116461 t.
but he did not know is Whom the mug woe brake;
the scuffle was between Mr. Gough and .1.. Fiel-
der, and the hair-dresser; the latter was imdeavout.
ing to part them.
Michael Firegerald, the hair-dresser. woo thess
called, but before taking the oaf), rand be was a
man who lived by his dad' latour, and hoped hr f,
should be compensated for his I,:u ut. time. I. I
reply to II question from Mr. SC•ILLETT, of Coml. '
eel for the prosecutor. he said that his employer •
paid another persou 10s. a day in hiastead during his
absence; that he had been iu attendance four shqs,
and had yet received but teii shilling.. On Isensa
assured, however, by Mr. Scariest, tut he shimiii
receive whatever was reasouable, lie expressed lino.
self satisfied. This witness then gave his it-simony.
parts of which produced touch laughter in Coat;
us follows:—Was with Mr. Gough of the 111‘41.111r
in question; heard a rap at the door, at which tune '
Mr. Gough was in the attitude of shoring. and wit-
news was waiting for the razor. Mr: Cough said
a, Who is there?' and desired the person to walk in,
on which Mr. Fielder entered, acid (Jemmied like
dog. Mr. Gough replied, 6, What dog duple
mean ?" To which the other answered, 11 My dog,
which you have, and I will make you give up."
Mr. Mr. Gough then opened the door, sod desired him
to walk out, but the Defendant said hi widthd ex-
pose hint, and called hius a d•sl rascal, mid a
tkierobber. Mr. Gough observed, that if he did
not go oat, he would make him go. During din
time wituras took up the razor which .Ir. Gough
hod pot down, for fear I,f onyx depredation being
committed by the Gentktaers. They coition,
each other, and witness pulled each of them
os hard as he could to separate them. One of
them, he believed Mr. Gough. had a basin of
water, which the ether dragged out of his hoods,
and the water was scattered all over witness ; he had
the honour of receiviug the )water, and same
of the Gentlemen's blood ; thought that the blood
came from Mr. Gough's chin, and that Mr.
Fielder's nose was cut'; could not tell who struck
the first blow, as that happened while witness war
going round for the razor.
The CHIEF JUSTICE here interposed and said,
that the case was not worth palming, as it could
not be made out who struck the first blow. His
Lordship expressed his sorrow that it had been
brought into Court. and told the Jury that dill
might as well find. the Defendant not guilty, which
verdict they accordingly gave in.
BENTLEY V. EIGEOLDS. •
This was an action to recover 4amages for as
assault. The damages were laid at 4004 Tim
Defendants pleaded generally not guilty. and o. e
of them put in an additional plea, that he had
proposed to the Plaintiff to settle it,.,, difference..
by a sport called /arknif, or sky-larking, ibat• w p
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to say, by mutually inn mg such parts of the ha.
dies of each other as were exposed, with the t peu
hand. Plaiotiff replied, that he had not tweed to
any udch proposition, and on this fact the penal •
were at issue.
The CHIEF JUSTICE recommended that the not
should he left to the decivion of vine banister out
of Court, and by consent of Counsel it was accord:
ingly reforftd to Mr. Starkie.
'. • EAT? o. HOHIEED.
I ilia, as action of *manliest to recover the 1
sem t; 701111. with interest, alleged by the Plaintiff
to.hooolleto deposited by htni in the hands of the i.
Defeltdaut in the year Ind, to be laid out iu the
purchase of ail annuity, or in si,ut usher adeau. i
tageous way, for which he declared he had since ie.
coved no consideration deratiou whatever, cad which D.
Pendant now refused to pay.
The Defendant pleaded that he had wide co I
promise within six years. There was assume► plus ~
applying to souther count iu the decisre.tioii. s 3.
that The money bad been iiivesteil in sloe purchase
oratiannuity, with she Plaintiff's cintsenr. .
"tifivo or three wilVeSSes, the first of whom was f
alitiosi stetililiticl, were examined, but the Plan" i
tilt failing id `make out his cad. walk rioneuitid.
Thl Coon then proceeded to die trial of ta .
ftsided•esset, 1
COURT Of COMMON PLEAS.
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