The Portland gazette. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1818-1824, 1820-08-01
IMPORTANT DECISION.

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IMPORTANT DECISION.
1nfsrior city soar,. March &ss;on, 1890.
Mary Lloyd. ps Honore Homroey Declare.
ton case. Tried before his honour William
Drs5,cn, Esq. the Recordet.
This was special sction on the case for
beating negro woman, the property Of the
plaintiG. II appeared in evidence Oh the trial,
iha, some time ia The month Of June last while
the family Of the plaintiff, who is respectable
widow lady and no other children but davgh-
tiers, were At dinner, and the negro woman in
question: was attending upon them at the tsble,
the defendant rushed v,olently into the room,
where they were dining. and without assign
ing any reason, or entering into any explapa-
ton upon the subject commenced en- outrage.
Gus battery upon the servant. by beating and
striking her several blows on The head with bis
fist, knocking her dowa and kicking her Two
" three times 10 the back. swearing At tbs
seine time be would have her ears.-Ths
blsws she received were 20 sessrs as to cause
the blood to gush from her ears and to deprive
her OF all sensation Tor nearly half IN hour.
Several Of the neighbors who were either at
tracted or called particularly TO the spot at tbs
time, represented that she was to all appear
ance dead. 1t was seine time before she nx-
hibited any indication of returning life, and as
consequence Of this brutal violence, she was
coined 10 her bed nearly fortnight. during
which period she was prematureiy delivered
Of still born child. The child was fully
formed, and had evidently lost its lie from The
hicks which the mother had received. II was
nearly north before she was able 70 return
to the duties OF her situation in the house. II
was for this iljury done to the person Of her
servant tina, the plaintiff brought the present
actisn.
THE recorder charged the jury in favor Of
the plaintiff; who after a few minutes consul
talon, returned with verdict Of flee hundred
dollars damages, and costs, that being the full
extent Of damages recoverable IN the court.
We are gfatI6ed to End, that sdch brutal
and inhuman wrelch was so far punished for
his barbsrity bat we should have been inuct
better pleased. If the damages hat been ar-
Piled 10 the comfort and becchi Of the poor
creature who had been made to suffer The
consequences Of such savage abuse.
The defence SET up ior The defcndao: wsf
itreeiold--lst. That there was no EVIDENCE
tia, The slave in question was The property IL
the plaintiff, aud therefore she was entitled to
no action whatever, il being as to herelf dam
nrm obsqwe iyu,ia. 81. That the negro had
been inssient 10 aim, and that The chnstsseme,.
she received syas no more than size meshed-ana
81. That The plaintiff was entitled to TO more
damages than what she had scIiially suffered
IN tho loss OF service Of her wench, during The
incapaci,y 10 perform the ususl duties of her
place, aud that she coald not recover any fof
the persona! injury done 10 her servant.
Mr.. SHAW, member Of Congress from bt,x-
shire district. who was one Of John Rando!ph's
dough faced gently. that voted in favor OF
slavery, considering s,,trdence The better
part Of ,sor." has declined lobea candidate
Cor rrelsci'vn 20 Congress.