Litchfield enquirer. [volume] (Litchfield, Conn.) 1829-current, 1834-08-28
THE ENQUIRER.


SUPERIOR CoURT.-The GUNNER term of ,his Court
lOr THE county, Oh. Justice DAGGETT presiding CON-
meneed its session on Tuesday Of last week. Among
the cases already tried, aud the only one Of much in
Ieress. is that Of
Mary An1 Toes us Siios b. Zervy.-This was an
action brought for breach Of promise Of marriage
The parties reside in PymOUth and the trial brought
together great many persons only from that town.
bot from other neighbOrhoOds. The court house was
crowded during nearly the whole progress Of the trial.
The case commenced on Tuesday afternoon, AID was
not committed 60 the jury until Friday noon. The
promise was fally aud clearly made OUTPUT the de-
fsOdant rested his defence upon the fact that the lady
was in such state Of health forbid the fu6lment
Of the contract his part 1t appears from the testi.
D0ny that the parties be,rUthed to each other in
the tall Of the year 1922 and that the marriage was
liked upon to take place in the month of May following
that in the mean time the lady was taken sick and
has continued very uOwell from that time down even
TO the present-ahal the defendant waited reasonable
time Ito wit, two years) Tor the lady to recover; but
a"0"g she did not get much better, and in the opin-
10" Ut physicians it being uncertain how soon she
m'gh recover, he broke off the connection and MARI;
ed another ady-a"d that lhereupon suis was common
cetl against Mr. Terry. Counsel for the plaintiff,
Messrs. r. NJ. Sherman, T. Smith, o. 8. Seymour,
and II. A. Mi'chell-l0r the defendant, Messrs. e.
butler, w. w. Ellsworth, J. w. Huntington, and E.
Smith. Very able elaborate and ingenious arguments
were made by The frs, two named gentlemen on each
side. The Judge charged the jury a, noon on Friday,
clearly ma"ifes'i"g tina, ia his judgment the plaintiff
was HOt entitled TO recover. On Saturday morning the
jury brought 10 verdic.-tor the defendant.
The following criminals have been tried at this term
oClhe Conri:
AHH StgnOr, a white woman and John Cwr,v, a
negro, Of New-Miford convicted Of adultery, on the
same ies,imOny-each sentenced 10 the state prison
tor Eve years.
Gideo" ". Bearce, taken a requislion from the
Governor from the state prison at Sing Sing, pea,
guilty TO the charge Of breaking open q shop in the
"'ght season, ia the west part Of Lch6eid in 1929
with intent To stea-sea.enced to the state prison Tor
lwo years.
WESTERN ELEcTIoNs.-The returns from Indiana
come in, as heretofore, strongly in favor Of the Wings
The majority for The Wing candidate for Governor
NOW exceeds GOOO-and u majority Of the Legislature
will be Of the same stamp.
From Illinois and Missouri only partial returns are
yet received but they favorable TO the triumph Of
constitutional principles. Ia Missouri, question re.
sPectng an alteration Of the constitution Of the state
constitutes an absorbing topic, and the election 10 ina
ny counties turns upo" it.
North. Carolina, il also shaking her mane-dcter-
mined no longer -"mi, the reign Of
Burensm. l" the election Of twenty five members Of
the legislature. already heard from nineteen Of them
arc Wings. AS of the p"Re+s say Of this ouiet.
unobirusive state, Rip is waking up"
Alabama, too-she who has been almost literally
chained to The Of the observation-disclosures she wing
signs oG returning reason and bursting a-,,...!.c. the
sAackles. We somehow feel strong attachment 10
our gid rie"d-a"d should be right glad witness her
c""pse,e pa'tieai regeneratioa. and her taking
proud station among her sisters Louisiana. Kentucky,
l"dia"a, &c. /" Mobile and Montgomery counties,
H"d some Others heretofore strongly Jacksoaiaa the
Wing tickets for the Legislature have nob!y triumph.
ed. In this state, Senator Congress 10 mex, win.
der 10 be elected ia place Of Mr.. King and we'll found.
cd hopes are entertained that she may be enabled 10
retur" Senator not like Mr.. King " handcufTed by
party machinery"
kfntMcky.-fn this state, the triumph of,he Wings
has bee" so overwhelming that but few jackson men
can he found hardy enough deny 1.-THE struggle ior
mastery ny them will not again he at,emp,ed-they
give W the contest in despair. The Number Of mem.
bers in the lower house Of the legislature 10 lO0Re.
'Urns have been received fine election Of co. Of which
che Wings have 10, the Jacksonians II! We make
few extracts from the Kentucky papers, 10 shew the
feeling there manifested -
kentHcky.-Our readers will see that we are epa.
bied To- present them with extensive list Of members
elected TO the Legislature. The Slate has gone nj.
most unanimously Tor the Constitution. victory so
complete was never BE- fore gained in Kentucky. There
has never been any thing in our Stale pare with
n-0Oihing 10 the Whole annals Of party. The i'm
brought 10 bear upon Us in vain: meetings have Been
held AZ Washington, sIratagems devised, emissaries
sent abroad, and the corruption fund distributed in
warn; our noble Stale has proved herself able 10 resist
all ihe PROMISES and MI the threats Of power aud pu,
the administration 10 shame. There never 10 ~.
other political conflict 10 Kentucky willis, parties re.
tain their present organization. The Wings have
have occasi0n for doing again. They can cleo,
whatever officer" they pense aud whatever laws
sbey please ny way Of arresng mitigating the con-
sequences Of the nsruIe Of the General Government
Louisville Journal.
Fro" the Lexington (Ky.J Inteiiigencer, Aug. 10.
Eiecfions-E"""gh 10 known of the result Of the g.
lection, TO a"ihorize the statement, that a" the one
hundred members elect to the House 0f Representa-
tves, not more than from 20 10 26 are Jackson The
JackaOR party has been rOuied iR every direction in
counties where heretofore they have succeeded by
overwhelming majorMies, they have been defeated by
majoEtss equally decisive 10 the recent contest The
eosaaes OF Jefferson, GaIIao, BUIlMi, Oldham, Hea-
Fy and SpeOcer, which with the city Of Louisville
CoQapose Dir. POpes Dsirict, have all gone against
te administration by majOriies which in the aggre.
gate exceed, understand. 1000 votes. The county