The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1851-03-29
s-prcDe Court-Clscust. :


NAE1u ~ In the Of thc spr.h River Rank Va.
Vm a. aaI ah r. Ssekctt ttr iurS returned .,rcsscA
tor 81 80 4! being tac iu amaus of tn uotc ci1rAsd,
CURIOUS tuarGr ~ Assault AN n,rrwy
Jlrges ~ gtScg, (,ecrge H. blrtsA.Tiis
uou fraeslG aud batter, alleged 10 ecn can,ritsA
on tho 10th March 1850 ~ tho house of the
vhen tho plaintiff went - serve him With subpes3
Dir Feignson eonductcd hi own re III tho ii,s'r,e 6
h counsel ani Ii1 that be wnuli D. oil gd ~ tytbt1h
Tie facts H. The te.tinony ~ the. drfndnt hnnAf
lhe case hai heu previously tr" u ~, Court q ses
~ ~ ond hr bru-h vI- then acquitted
The Judge ~ - Nr Scherrrs ri,pri wlisn hc
cielrd WITH Gr Ferguson. Il hr ap'rarcd cln-ea in
the eesc bc,,uc The Ji the piina could ~, coodact
Mr FergIson rrp,ci that Sir Schcrrncrlor void s.av
Take ~'o. fJr him aaj that ~ (iir - sptj conduct
Gcorrt = nrr.h Chc dcrcnl,nD wa The ar, wi,neS-
s,cd tr thr plaintiff md was examined " fcrxu-
f"u in irt-ln' lie dtpo.sd an ! bniJT, have -~~~
the paiu' hr came 20 m3 hpu,c On 'lr 10th y ,rch -
rstte atrba@rs d,nt know whcthcs - acrvsut 10
yittd the pisntH In Wa sitting ~ my drsk when Mr.
ierpu came. frrtti4on forward ani said here
= rGt-rus ~ ! tpJs thu subp.fn, ard pl4ntf SHd,
hsrr l. t.r original thn nrp.s ,nf .,,.i a. mt
wanf totcc ciih,, yVu (panil or Tie original asked
.cu then ottvr my lrym yuu we- thor from I've
toferr minute took srur hli. w,,lwas - Tie q ad,
Ihsndt i t0yUu ant 9s~ as - my prrf scs; yos
took the hat 1ui fcpla ~ thc ~ ~ sayif tpp
uusi Civ ynu h'if dlar With thc ~sbprn," yasihsp
threw thc hsf 1oa1 on the aonr tnak your lat ana
walked toward. tlc door sav thcrr vtol
used on ns pts'. I'D no puh. faqyc ity i-ni-
BIZ Ferpu~sn, t mo l. 20 etar hat iaj hand
,tu, WI 10 u PstVc ~ " tFs Atr fergt0n, ~hss
H. g. - the lt aii, if yo,e pui your haEi
viii strike (tr IN ~ll yuus" can't gay whish think
there uunssce.ury drrs If 'ne ncsu il yossr
leaving. Via no1rnsc ny baud o. clrnch f~t asd
ny feet osi * ir.ls do ~ vslking thc CsugitcsD.
! iid mt tigk aly bDiy, ies scscit,s'
Examined Il. S1r a. u Rtss.il--Ny das gltnr and ar
Brtdwe we're prt-ent * 4 e. tnF Brg-.nea could -
and hraF al lat trln.pi-pA
Margaret ilsush Jaugh3r ~ thr defalsnt. cy,nines
hy Nr. ft-wwsrn. dcru.sd-i wss rssnt wh'n The
plaintiff craze In - - rurn. ypu. tNr Fcrgnsoa3
handed M fa'itr ps..r and NV ssthes hanis-s you
your hat. vent into fhc ncNt sni When came
tatk Jcs had started - down tiE stairs 81 DID y,u
not yeur ftbe. Ytrtr me usrf tHt chair "a whsch
sou wp-r tit'it4 anI al ynu ~. throw ypnrs the
rug A. No dl1 not ste him tfike you, ~ n dhcr
came into The ath ne &hen rrturne,i, hsd
T gone ~ ra her
p,nia nch i.poset tliat A. hSi scvcrsl convcs~-
tcrs With the t,fcnlant rc ayr ~ this cc the poc
f-e l. sris ms Nsst Br~h o. o. the stsnj 10
jay; SIC Dru nssays dqt4eJ tipf lac struck
ssssd lle paniif, bc sasl u might D. Aial ~ tovc~-a
hun.
ar Pussa ala ~ a. not vish oc.up, ths t,r.s Of
/ The court I, calling any witursscs.
.r Statfre rlpfn ished ~ adrcss fsw words 10 The
| iuty "a byhalf II the piaintin
The guate egil t,si ss could hear him he had
dstngtiy 4sktJ NJ tsruuun wifaher H. in.en,-l 4.
coudret h4 not, liz had pgrfee right ~
20 % eu thease could not asl hiusc OF tie s,d Il
CoNusvl aleo
Nr Ru-,. en bchs,f II Defendant saia that In gra.
y men haa unfy appeared a te I'll - "A tic plsntiL
anl hc co.i NJ nuw aet d COUNSEL H. tbIcf,re OBJ
| Jtct1 - hss addressing IT, Jury
The ludgc remarked that thr Axrgl,y could NJ ro-
mcjtd "a once IT, va npt snat tltr- a cs-.
70 90 10 the jury ana ~ wovij aas II Il ssei on "a
40 20
Mr.. Schermer,,n- scrssi,tna an psalaeess
sudgr-lhsrr y nalhng IN thc cass " argue,
| ihe comlra.a was ther~apon 1i'inis'cd