Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1819-11-09
Law INTELI,IGFNCF


OF litigation for triiiing objects which il by IN
means rre,liiabie to Il peaceful cOmmuaiiy
ne Time has been when law had many lerrors.
"oI var,ouS Sacr'iices have been submitted to-
l'uer IMAM gniiy 10 law bur now the most
itvi8! tTespasS and dispute are carried into
curt amt the time OF Judge and jury is urt-
nr"htahiy expended in stIeadimg 70 such cases.
Reformation on ihs head is mucl wanted
lEePorted for re V. Y. National Id0DcatsJ
MARINE COURr-Sept. 80 IsIo.
Present, Mr.. Justice Drake
STRErroFF t4 action for taking ont of rrIffs
vs. held Ile,ter, aud damages sus-
STREET. ttaihed thereon to his damage $500.
NruON, counsel for plaintiff
q WILSON, for defendant.
Anthem opened ihe cause TO the inry and
stated that The present action was 10 recover
from STREET daTa.e for taking out Of Streitotf7s
H.'d tcMaie' helter,which the said Streitotf
claims aS hiS.
uappear' that some time since, Slerit came
TO SteiIoh's field in company win JOS. Mad
der, constable. aud cut the hclter loose which
was tel n StTeitof's field, aud was about TAX.
M her away. when Streitcif demanded of him
MS authority for taking il, upon which Madden
arrested strcitnI on a warrant for 56 cents
une Siieit--a Scutfie ensued, aud the heifer
ukihg an active part in the affair bucked
Snrit clown Strrt aud Madden, however,
Sdrteeted III hearing the hcitrr off STREET. then
snVd the plaintiff in this case before MIR Jus-
i!ce fldnuagaH. of the 9Th ward tor Keeping
me heii&r 10 hi> damage, of s 35OntliS
MAJ mere were examined on the part of the
plaintiff, STREET, 81 witnesses aud on the part
81 ,he defendant, Streitotf, III wituesses The
fdry gave "A verdict in favor of the oil iutiff
treit ) q J6
The action now brought was to recover da
SircifOif field
!lenry Sireitotf, being sworn. stated THAT the
hclier IN q.cSiiOn belongs TO his brother, the
plaintiff, aud That about six weeks since sIe
Srayed away aud was missing about iva
weeks, "he" he tonnd her on the road lie then
rn' her ea' AMI brought her to his brothers
neli: ana siIeu she was there about one week
the Hoieudant, STREET., came and took her away
;n'i thal III iaking her away she bucked him
down
Cro''-caan,iard by fFjlson. counsel for dsfealagt
- pr. -hc!inh How do yOu know The hei.
Ter TO he your brothers --by what marSsS
A. BY her having her right horn broken
Whit" spot M her belly, and because She. was
very Mild cking heiter.
= Are YOU surP the heifer now in Doss ession
Of tF-t l. vOur Lr0;heTs;
a. am sure OF i'll ought to know il, for
used to iced II every day, and many IL time il
las chased me TO buck NE.
he counsel, IN examining this witness was
V"Iy mInute Ia ms questions, which bothered
Tire witness 50 much DIS 10 suppose he was in
t., ,eJ
q streilof--how many small glasses Of rum
have sou drank to-day
y. ( H9 frjtRess putting on Il rrcoHfcfigr b,ood }
ra'hef rnrsS II, have drank just about as
amy t"HiD a. half
Ant',,n .rrpperly uncovered II IoaJlipgh.
I. a., ~
NECESSARY 10 as& lie witArs5 any such queS-
Ions.
wilson Ynu may retire, Sircitoh.
Sue'i0d IhInk you, STILL get ont as
soon az can, Tor ain as sober you, or asy
Oue ~ court.
The nest witness on the part of Tie plaintiff
was his sister I Uorg StreitoF II fine h,rge, Tat
fooht'y girfl VITO depOscd tlidI the heller was
her 1roiherS, ;at .hr htd Jdisrf II from cur
ana that II was very wild hrifer--bad
lite sp0ton ITS belly. and broke - horn &c
q (By WILSON, Whatwas tie colour OF the
better
a. IL was a brindlc heir,r, aud looked like
il. mother.
- Was itas tat n, its motllers
4. | do not think il was.
Q. How large vas tie white spot OH tie
a. About HE sic OF my and
@. Wheie was the wIiie spot?
A. Mar tie navel
q. Afe sou sure It is your brolheT's acifers
| AIN sure OF il
The nest fitness waS George Sfreitoff, the
father Of iGe piaiuiitt. " SO stared that he TOOK
Tie heller from is mother lien u WAS a. v..rk
cid, and gave u 10 lns SOH-thdi IL is d wld
hurkn2 EGifcr, has white spot oH It's belly,
did q broken h0rE 81.
C,0ss-t uuMi,rd ~ Uti.O0.
o. W. Stfei.Usi--Jte 5Ou save ihU GcileT in
CuPstiOn is your sous!
X. ! ala sure Of ~.
q By " nat rark
\. The white spot OF i's hrily.
g. Where was The Willie spul2
y. Near the navel
q. How tar FROM The navel?
a Not qoite enc hundred yards, it I am not
H.isiakJn.----< Loud laugh)
Ihc pidiUiH thcn produced about dnzeu
persons, who ali t'+tl..d ~ va. his heffHr---
taat - bad ~hite spCt On Us belly. brOksn
hOru. aui tllt thry had seen IL ygry often.
Ath0s here rested the case Oh the part of
Tie ridimiA
wilson on the pd,t Of the defendant, exam
ined twenty-five PERSONS, WHO al, swore tAat
the heifsr belonged 10 STREET, dat 10 ,vas q
very tune h-Iier. that iHcy never perceived
ANY viute spot on iis he'll, that 10, horu WIS q
hitle broke, and they never Knew Stfcit0E
had hriipf Of t,at description.
6Ir. Justice Flanagan, testified that the
cause was tried before hm, and t.ist he saw
tue hriler-that Il Was veu tame aud ho did
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