Jeffersonian Republican. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1840-1853, 1846-11-12
ruou,oe County Court.

issue aLtdCnnlenJS LOT dDOut tIlii "i'Aio"S|''
all of which, through the activity OF Sheriff /
Storm, were executed. Some OF the witness
es were sentenced to pay the cost OF the at .
tachment, together with fine. The Court
has been under the necessity OF laying down
very strict rules, with regard to Jurors and
witnesses who do not obey the first summons
as great delay and expense has been
incurred by their absence, heretofore We
would therefore advise persons subpGnaed as
Witnesses or Jurors, in future. to allow no
slight cause to detain them at home, or they
will pay dearly for their absence.
The last case tried, Grecnswelg q. Hawks
was not submitted to the Jury, until about Ii
o'clock on Saturday evening, ,and their verdict
was not decided upon, until about one O'Clock
on Sunday morning. The dlsagreeable ne
cessity which obliged the Court to submit the
case to the Jury at that time, was owing to
the causes of which we have spoken above.
We append an abstract OF the cases that
were disposed OF.
Peter B. Setter Repevin for brlndle
a. bull. The plaintiff pro-
Jacob Shaier we'd that in January lS43
his father, Abraham Setter, was the owner
OF three head of young cattle, including :
bull in question, and sold the same to plaintiff
for $40. The cattle were not taken OF the
premises of the father but suffered to remain
there, to be fed and stabbed in the same man.
ner as before the SALE In August following
the Constable with two executions against the
old man Abraham Setter, went to the prem
ises and there seized the bull and other cattle,
sold them, and the defendant became the pur-
chaser at Constable's sale. The Court charged
the Jury that the first sale was not valid
against creditors of Abraham Setter and that
in point of Law the plaintiff could not recover.
Verdict for defendant Shaw & Davis for
plaintiff, Morris Il Dimmck for defendant.
Peter B. Setzerl Replevin for a steer
q The facts in this case
Henry Shafer. were very similar to those
III the above case. The defendant having pur-
chased the steer in question at Constabe's
sale, and was one of the three head of young
cattle bought by plaintiff of his father and
sold at Constabe's sale. The plaintiff suf-
fered nonsuit. Shaw & Davis for plaintiff.
Dimmick & Morris for defendant.
Benjamin Depue, This case was
(tothe use of Moses Depue,) an appeal from
o. the judgment
William Place. J ofJustice Gun
saues, and was founded on a promissory note
for $50, alleged to have been given by de-
fendant to Benjamin Depue, which had bee n
subsequently assigned to Moses Depue. The
defence set up was that the note was forged.
Several witnesses were called on the part of
the plaintiff who swore that In their opinion
the signature was the genuine signature of the
defendant, and almost as many were called
on the part of the defendant who swore that
in their opinion the signature was not that OF
the defendant. There was much conflicting
testimony in this case, and the truth of the
matter seemed involved in considerable doubt.
The Jury found verdict for the defendant.
Davis q Reeder for plaintiff, Dimmck &
Porter for defendant.
Greensweig) Eectment for about 300
q acres of land in Ross town.
Hawks ship. The facts presented
{ Ill lIllS Cast NtlC dDtul do itilOHS. L Ht
! plaintiff was the owner of the land in ques-
/ tion,-was old and without any children, and
had some II or ID years ago,marrled neat
buxom widow by the name Of Hawk who haC
a family of three sons and three daughters
After this marriage, the old man took the
widow, with her children, to his home
Things went on very smoothly for some five
or six years, when the old man was induced
to enter into a contract for the sale of thi:
land to the sons of Mrs. Hawk. They were
to have the land and all the stock and farm
ing utensils The boys were to pay $500 tc
each of the sisters, and were to give Old God
frey one-third Of all the produce raised on the
farm, and old Godfrey and his wife, were tc
have the privilege of living in the house dur
ing their lives. Shortly after this contrac
was made, and the defendants took possession
of the land, difficulties began TO arise between
: the old man and the boys and the old mai
, formally left the place, and then brought thi
+ eiectment This case was tried before arbi
traitors, afterwards before Court, the verde
being for the plaintiff new trial was gran
ted, and it was again tried in Court and again
: verdict given for the plaintiff The cas-
was then removed by the defendants to tn
Supreme Court, Judgment reversed and sen
back for another trial. The case was las
! week tried for the third time in this Court, AN
: conditional verdict for the plaintiff rendered
, The defendants were ordered to pay int
Court s607 within given time, as well a
: the costs of suit, and the plaintiff is not
receive the money until he files a deed cor
y veying the premises to the defendants in fe
s simple, and the defendants are TO give NOR