Eastern times. [volume] (Bath, Me.) 1846-1857, 1850-11-07
Correspondence Of the Eastern Timss.
District Court Proceedings.
Wise AssRr, Nov. lth, 1850


twrscA ASSET, Nov 9Th, 1850.
The Court convened on the 22d inst-and as
my letter Of last week failed 70 reach yeu in
season for publication, will &c back and re-
capitulats. A 81 M
The first case to the jury was commenced on
the afternoon of the first day of the term, and
was No. 244 on the trial docket-Moses Call
Us. VIM. Hiscock, ct al-on a note of hand
verdict for plff., in the sum of 1927 "a. Defts'
appeal. H. c. Lowell for plff., E. B. French.
for defts. Az SS q = u - -
The next case was l92-Weeks rs. Blen-
an action of assumpsit for services rendered
verdict for rlH.. sls,oe. Hagar for plf,-and
Lowell for def.
26l-Margaret Waters. Ex., rs David Boyn-
ton-note of hand-defence, payment. Jury
tailed 10 agree. Kennedy for plf.-Loweii
and Carleton for defence.
25s-Timothy Batchelder vs. John Elwell.
Verdict for plff. Deft. appeals. Tallman for
plff.-Gilbert for def.
247-Thomas C. Dodge rs. Thos. Cunning
ham sheriff. This was an action of replevln
Verdict for plff Hubbard for plff-Wood and
Foote for deft.
No. 2s4-A pro.forma verdict for plf. was
rendered, for the purpose OF carrying the action
up.
2s1-Isaac Means ct al Us. Prince Dinsmore
ct al. This was an action on a judgment Of
over 81 years standing-defence, statute pre-
sumption of payment. Verdict for defts.-
Tallnan and Converse for plffs-Ruggles and
Wells for defts.
The grand jury rose on Monday morning.
They have had an immense mass of matter be-
fore them the present term-growing princi-
pally out of liquor prosecutions in the eastern
part of the County A large docket was made
up-conssting of twenty-five entries-tweIve
of which were indictments eleven appealed
cases and two scise tacias. The indictments
were
State Us. Elias Abbott, of Jefferson, passing
counterfeit money-Abial Avery, do-Charles
Barnes, of Portland, libel-Benj. Leighr. ct al
larceny-Robert r. Coombs, of Rockland, for
selling Intoxicating liquors-Green!eaf w.
Palmer, do. do-Samuel V. Ames, do. do
Enoch II. Heald, do. do-George Filmer, do do
-Jere. F. Whitney, Topsham, do do-Luther
Storer, West Bath. forgery-Auslin Cunning
ham, Jefferson, larceny.
The criminal business has been assigned for
the fourth (next) week. l doubt very much
whether the cause of temperance will be sub
served by the spasmodic movement in its be
half, the present term.
A hearing upon "ha5eas corpus" the early
part of last week, created some interest here
may revert to it, at my leisure.
Two cases only went to the jury last week.
No. sos, Lime Rock Bank rs. John L. Mallett
was on note of hand, which the deft, with
one other person, signed to enable the princi-
pal to negotiate a loan. Defence that the deft
signed as surety and was discharged by fire.
quent renewals Of the note-which defence
was sustained. Lowell for plff.-A. P. Gould
for defence.
No. SO9-Wm. Glidden rs. Damariscotta
Toll Bridge, was one of those lengthy cases Pc
cular to that town, in which all the inhabi-
tants seeme interested and "posted up" L;
was an action for damages alleged to have
been sustained by defect in the bridge. The
trial occupied nearly four days, and resulted in
a verdict of $3.50, for plff-from which the
defts. appeal, of course. E. B. French and IL.
c. Lowell for plf-Farley, Tallman and Rug
giles for the defence. Messrs. Lowell and Rug
giles made the closing arguments.