Portland gazette and Maine advertiser., 1806-03-24
[UHole NJ. 4I3.

huch property was at take, rs he
underitood was involved in the iiTue
OF thoie sttlons. And that as CO he
had generally done bufRers FOR
John Pitts, he chofe to return the
fees paid him and not further TO be
concerned for The Defendants. -
l replied, that ;he Defendants were
men Of honour and property and that
would venture to fay, they would
Ipsy him or demand fuch fees as he
might think adequate and fatisfa0e-
~. The Judge however perfrvered
In reflGng 70 give any advice about
the paper concerning which / had ar
ked his opinion l then returned 10
Col Palmer, who was ftationed in 4
pew in the oppofre Gde of the houfe,
and ftated to him, that he mutt sd-
vance the Judge more fees He
Accordingly took out Of his pocket
book 2 twenty dollar bill aut deliver
ed me, which It the Co.'s rcqueE,
Immediately paid to the Judge, who
then informed me that the paper |
poke Of would be neCciary. Alta
mother term Of the S. !. Ceurt ia
Auguita, on the evening Of the frG
day Of tie Courts fitting, Col Pal
mer, Eli Wefon, ffq and myfelf
went with our large budget Of papers
to the houfc of Capt. N. Weiion,
where the Judge had taken lodgings
for tnat ERIN, for the purpofc Of
Further confulting him ii the acton.
and on our opening our papers
and breaking the fubied to him, he
oblervGd, that he NUT decline being
any longer conGdercd as Attorne~
for the Defendants. He added, that
he had generally been retained as
Attorney for John Pitts one of the
Lemsndants, in fnits al Law: a.
and that he, the Judge, had Gnce
the latt meeting with the Defendants
been made 10 rtmenb b5r, that, before
he had been applied to by either OF
The Defendants h5 had been engaged
by the DcmaDdants id thore very ac-
tions.-C Col Palmer ex preIed his
regret, that, be thoud in th7t fape
OF the a0ion Be unexpectedly depri-
we'd Of the Judges fervices, on which
he had placed much dependence.
And at parting lie remarked as he
was about TO leave the room. th1 he
Prefumed the Judge would nave 10
objection t. returning the fees paid
him BY the Defendants. The Tudrc
replied, that, he would return thr
money with the content of the De-
Iendants, that he fhonId undertake
or the 4dverIe party. The Col. OBJ
erved, that they could not content,
IS they had exPofed 10 the Judge 4
knowledge Of their defence-and;
haiti feemed to him, they ought 10
lave The thirty dollars refunded.
o WHICH the Judge joco.e!y repli-
q, z" YsH tHoeV C9loscl, 7rztfr 7rif
-9t rnr ut biA." On the Judges I,
pity applying to the the cafe this
i'd adage, which experience from
me tmmen1orial yerihcs, We Sid hit
ton0ur very good night and left
lis room.
In reply to the Judg's FRI letter
communicated in few Words the
ubfance Of the foregoing faC&s, and
oncldded BY obicrvins, that, for
he fake Of b'eVity, ! had avoided par
lcrlars, which wou;d communicate
iterwards, If re9ueled By him.
On the 2Sth of November, laif, the
udge 5ddrrhed fecdnl letter t5 r7s
n wkich he exrref.d fomc lu-pr;i..
nat the traniaQion referred to, NJ
near the defence Of tile PITTS
ons) could be the founJa,;.1 81.
eport he haG heard as cop AZ -
ne. IN that letter the J. .age 05t.J
,5thatl ! was mita:r i cr;nn
hat he had fugsts ,bst II bsg
zen aPPly5a 70 ; .eyieuay, By Mr..
~ ; lor ''l5- .nere never was anv
uIn IPPlo' .Vn- that he bad 10
'uh0s'5 e any ofrhe Pitts famiiy,
'a' Jo'.I-thlt, he haI repeate4r
l"enu' u his caul-s, Bat that ke was
John Pi,ts had ncv-r APP
31iied 70 mm in the ar4ioas abov. -
erred to-th5t lt flJ no ch.,,