Litchfield enquirer., 1838-09-06
TIE ENQUIRER.
LlTCHFIELD, SEPT. g. Isss.

AAAOME A2ADS SEE he ~ A60Ds
surxnIoR coURr-lThs session Of this Court cIunsd
is term for this county on Friday last after session
Of IeaS than tao weeks We expected 10 have been
favored with statement Of the civil causes Tried, but
have received only the following -
@. and +. King ~. A. C.. Carser.-This was m
ecton Of tTespass far taking more than reasonable
proportion" Of tulips and other flowers. It was tried
in the County Cour, Dec term, 1887, where the Ps.
obtained verdict Of 92O,S7, and costs The plaintiffs
considering themselves aggfieved by the amount Of
damages appealed to the Superior Court, and the ac
zion was again tried At it's present session. The Jury
returned verdict of e2o,25 damages and costs OF
suit but the Court, after smart exhortaGon for
increase Of damages, returned the jury to second
consideration Of the subject. when they increased
their verdict to S435O damages and costs Of suit
Counsel for the plaintiffs, A. Sterling and Sedgwick
and Hall for the defendant.
Several criminals were anaigned and tried. The
following are the most important -
Benjamin Preston, Of Winchester was indicted for
a meyhcn Of young chld-plead guilty, and sentenc-
ed to confinement in the State prison during life
9Romas' Brnig, Of Washington, charged with horse
ssealng-iound guilty., sentenced to State prison for
Joel Riggs. ofOxord. charged also with horse steal
ing, found guilty. and sentenced 70 State prison for
four years. ..r, ',,ts...
Stephen and .B.nneH Beandsley. Of Rozbury, tried
for burglary-Stephen fourd guilty, and senteucedto
State prison for two years-Benne.s acquitted.
Abd D. Case Of Barkhamsted, indicted for perjury;
verdict Of the Jury not guilty.
1ssothy G.. Stone Of Sharon, indicted for man.
slaughter, tried aud found not guilty, by the jury.
~ young woman. about "a years Of age. appar-
emily in q state Of partial mental arrangement. or
monomania, came into this village Friday last, and
was taken into the mansion Of Of our benevolent
citizens, where she will remain, unless she makes her
escape until she be reclaimed by her relatives or
friends, ftbey can be found ont She 10 very taci-
turn in her manners refuses to give her narne or an
swer any questions which will lead to its discovery
svl sometimes yen,dia for hours without giving any
answer to questions propounded to her. On exanin-
alton Of her clothes three articles have the half oblt
Grated marks Of Mary Dewng Doing, one distinct
~ marked M. A. L. She 10 good looking, makes use
Of good language when she speaks at a and has evil
IDENTIFY been we'll educated, but never speaks unless
first spoken TO. Mentions North Brookfeld Mass, as
the residence Of her paEents-hat she has two broth
ers younger than herself and had one sister who died
young-that she has not been able TO speak and an
swer oil questions for five or six yearsthat her pa
rents when she heard about them last had broken up
.keeping-tat she 10 their Oldest child, and some
other particulars Of minor importance. She seems to
lave dread Of public instituiioas and appears ap-
prehensive constantly that 10 in pursuit Of
her-will fee on the entrance Of stranger into the
room where che is. This notice is given, the sub
stance of which we trust will be copied by other pri
ters, that che may be restored TO her friends II
The following notice from the Hereford Courant
doubtless relates 10 the same individual:
A young lady. aged about twenty years, arrived at
Waterbury on Friday, the liza instant, apparently
Ss X 6s @ bsek ese. ssnd dressed in new
calico gown, and IN open worked tuscan hat; Her
clothes have the initials M. A. L. them She re-
pears desrous 70 elude the pursuit Of her friends She
10 in very destitute circumstances, and s much an
need Of the Mid and care Of her fends They are re-
quesed il this notice should reach them, to send tor
her 10 Waterbury.-COur0nf.
Rhode Esland-The election for nesabers Of the L.
eslaure Of This gallant little state was held last week,
and resulted in the triumph Of the wings by about the
same majority last year-ihat is nearly two toone
in the IIouee-snd the whole Senate, elected last
year, are Whge This election has one important
feature. A u S. Senator is to be chosen in place Of
Mr. Robbins; and we are glad to hear that the vete-
ran Burgess is spoken Of as a candidate.
IUineis.-Tle election in this state 10 much more
favorable TO the wings than expected. The loco
candidate fr Governor Is chosen by very small ma
jerty, il a-and the legislature is nearly balanced.
We have one conservative congressman certain, Mr..
Casey, and probability Of wing in another district,
Stuart. The returns are coee that hing but the
official returns will decide who s choeen.
The following is from paper which, if not Van
Buren,, is at least not Wing:
The Eisctinps.-The returns which We publish to-
day, decisive Of the results in the States mention
ed, viz: Nsrth Carolina, Alabama, Indiana, Illinois
and Missouri With the exception Of North Carroll
in Kentucky, from the results in 1895. North Ca
roina is thoroughly revouonized, and is Louisia
m. The only States where elections for members Of
the next Congress have yet been held, are Louis
lana, Illinois and Missouri. In the first mentioned
State there is gain Of one Wing Congressman; in
Missouri, both the former " b. candidates
elected; in Illinois, Zadoc Casey, Conservative is
of A. w. Snyder Of the same politics and Stephen
a. DouglasS ". b. in place Of William L. May,
~xho. lately ,'has siied with the Conservatives.
rtr. lyIs q a... Journal Of Commerce.
Prentice. Of the Louisville Journal, having recently
Published something rejecting Mr.. Cachell, Of
Indiana that parsonage Eepes to him in the following
characteristic Of genuine live HOosier"
snThe frstAnuf I get at him. l. in the 6erceness Of
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