The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1842-05-26
Supreme Court.
Before Chief Justice Nelson and Judges Bronson and

Cowan.
MAY 25.-GREAT CAsr..4. Lockwood plaintiff in error,
Henry C. Barnes defendant ia erorThis in
volyng mighty principles and was brought up for argu.
mcnt day two since with all that intense solcmny
which the richly and manesty warrants. 1t
for the care and custody ofwo colts ioalcd by
belonging to paintiin error but which claimed by
the owner ofhe sire horse under the spulaons OF
contract as he asserts most solomnly and faithfully
tered into but which broadly and unequvocaly denied
by the parties the other side Both sire and DAM il
appears llbooded beautiful animals, fleet gre
hounds and very models of symmetry and elegance Mr.
Lockwood was very DESTROYS of improving his stock and
entered into agreement with the of the horse
for that purpose BY the terms OF the contract $40
be paid by the Of the mare should the issue b.
male colt and $50 if male. Time passed on, and the
performed better than had boon contemplated
dreamed OF in contracts any thing else She present
ed her owner with two splendid male colts at birth
points to the finest Of Araby's breed and creating de-
sire for their possessi which bade fair to produce
rcJD to which the Trojan war in comparison with the ri
val deeds of Menelaus aad Paris to boot must have faded
into utter insignicancc. The owner of the horse de-
clared that his contract was to furnish but one
colt and that the issue being two, he is enti-
tied to plump $50 the protection and possession
of the animals The owner of the mare on the
other hand declares that the health of his orc beast
the risk the care all devolved upon him. and that the
Of the horse claim only the fulfmen Of the
bond and that with any thing beyond he has nothing to
do The history of the transaction, and the wrongs OF
the respective horses got noised abroad and were borne
to every quarter upon the wings of the wind Men be-
divided as to its merits-pares formed some
in favor of the horse being entitled to the possession OF
the oasothers the Finally an action OF replevin
was brought in the Common Pleas Of Columbia county
by the of the horse 10 the two coltsin
tense interest maniicsted-the solemny and
gravely argued and triedwtnesses produced and the
and custody of the colts finally awardcl by the Court
and Jury the sire. Here then commenced the conflict
of partieseNcitement which had before been intense
threatened TO burst and overwhom every thing by
its xposion Talk he'd Of applying TO his little
ceency to send down to York for the Heidelbeiger
mcn-ohers (men with mighty whiskers and terrible de-
nunciation) declared that they would defy the whole
world and New Jersey to boot but that they would have
their way and threatened the whole regular
army" Blood and thunder to pay, and Columbia
county became rocked TO her very foundation An appeal
be had arms and the tocsn sounded in every
direction. Finally the leaders found themselves thrown
together by chance common grounds battle in
evitable unless the sober second thought could be
brought into operation They ultimately concluded to
settle their differences glass OF "heavy wet and
submit the matter in dispute TO the decision OF the SUI
preme Court and the has been brought up by the
party interested, writ Of The ably
argued by the respective counsel and the whole minute
of It's merits fully and carnodly entered into after which
the Judges slowed it away in memorys fountr to be
passed upon in its proper order Thus ended of least
dark AMI bloody looking war which threaten.
ad to blow that rich and deeply valued county and ad
jocent parts" sky-hgh, tranquility being perfectly
stored and the mare, far II might be proper TO state
being the victor she quietly grazing with her proudbesr
ing offspring In Of the finest pastures in fertile Co.
In