The Daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1845-1850, 1849-08-21


A Hoe CASE. R,ther an AMUSING boy c.se
was tod US by legal gentleman recently.
whlch Tor the benefit OF our readers. we ,naLe
poohc, without mentioning the names of The mar
ues' Oh the confines of the town live two small
farmers, each' among other things, engaged IN
the rearing OF hogs. One Is an honest Germa,
me other an Englishnian Not long ago the
herman missed from has pen several hogs, with
peculiar marks and spots, which he thought he
couiu recognize any where; and, alter diligent
search' they, or what was supposed 10 be them.
were discovered by the Germans son, Hans
IN the pen OF his neighbor, the EngIishman.-
claim was Immediately made by the one ior their
restor a'lon; but was stoutly refused bv the other
who maintained that he had raised them from in
liant piggery to their then condition A suit for
their recovery was the result; lawyers were en-.
gagged and the case came before a magistrate for
his decision.
Hosts OF witnesses were examined on each side
oh the part oil the German, vas proved that his
hogs were OF the same color ard spots: that an
ola dog, with but one tooth, had bitten one OF
them III the ear, and the mark was shown. &C.
ne Enghshman proved, by an equal array OF
testimony, the litterng OF the pigs, the careful
bringing OF them up to hogdom; the cutting of
the dog bitten hogs ear with knife with bro
ken blade, &c. 1t was most doubtful case
Inc TWO women who claimed before Solomon the
their assertions than were the two litigants as TO
the ownership ofthe hogs in question Testimo.
~ was SO nicely balanced that the justice was
bothered how to decide. The lawyers on each
side made most earnest defamation as to the
rights oil their clients. At last, the Germans
lawyer (who was but young disciple of Black.
stone, and this was his first CASEY was seized with
lucky thought. He desired the son of the Ger
man to be recalled. Hans stepped FORTH He
az knh hat e. 4
hogs, and did they not answer his call. He an
swered yes "And now, Hans said the law.
yer, ''did you call them in German or English 20
"Me calls dem in Deitch," replied Hans Re-
sort was Immediately had TO the Englishman's
hog-yard. Hans called the hogs Gin Deitch,''
and 10 those which the German claimed were
the only ones out Of the number which came
forth at Hans German call. The effect was ire
sisilbio. Judgment was Immediately rendered
Tor the German, and the hogs ordered to be re-
stored to him. Whether any further legal steps
are 10 be taken in the matter, we have not learn.
ed Washington Republic
Ezg' The Editor of the New York Sunday At.
las, Mr.. S. S. Southworth, late Custom House
officer, and formerly the New York correspon.
dent of the Boston Post, under the signature of
John Smith, Jr., OF Arkansas" has been writ
ting life OF Capt Rynders Of the Empire Club.
The writer says that the organization OF the En-
p~e Club cost Rynders Individually four thou
sand dollars. The Sachems of Tammany Hall
disliked to acknowledge fellowship with Rynders,
and would not contribute money to aid in his OPP
erations But the Captain knew upon whom TO
bleed. In the months OF September and October,
1874, upwards oflorty thousand dollars were col
lected from forced loans on the New York Gus.
tom House, and paid over to the Empire Club, to
be used in operating on the then pending Presi-
dental election This discreditable fact is vouch.
ed for by the editor OF the Atlas, who saws he
was himself assessed, but upon threatening to
shoot the applicant, or " treat him as a common
toot-Pad, " he escaped taxation.
" An American ship lay in Talcahuana at
the time The several earthSTTTEvs were expert
enced there. Shortly afterward, while lying in
another port, the captain thought it necessary to
punish man, but said that il the offender could
advance any excuse for his immortal conduct, he
should be pardoned
"Why, slr,' said Jack, eye see as how think
that the earthquakes shook my moral principles
out Of me- ~
Such able reasoning had the desired effect, and
Jack was forgiven.