The Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1846-1852, 1851-07-10
The Chiffon. Uncertainties of the Law.


olher, of BIZ Of ground behiIId public
house, in Hogwash street. Adjoining
this land was a yard. belonging to the
parish of ST. Jeremiah. which The parish
trustees were fencIug In with, a wall
Bones alledged that one corner Of their
wall was advanced about ten inches on
his ground, and as they declined lo re-
move it back, he kicked dawn the brick
work befure the mortar was dry. The
Trustees, having satisfied themselves
that they were not only within their own
boundary, but that they left Bones some
feet of the parish laud to boot, built up
the wall again Bones kicked it dawn
again The Trustees pu: it up third
time, under the proicciiou Of a police
man. The inexorble Bones in spite Of
the awful presence Of this functionary,
not only kicked down the wall but kicked
the brick layers into the bargain This
was too much, and Bones was marched
off To GuildhalI, for assaiIing the brick
layers. The magistrate rather pooh
pnohed The complaint. but bound over
Bones TO keep the peace. The cauSa
6eltt, the wall, was re.edifed fourth
time; but when the Trustees revisited
the place next morning. it was again in
ruins! While they were in consultation
upon the last insult. they were politely
waited upon by an Attorneys clerk, who
served them all with "writs" in all action
Of ttespass, at the suit OF Bones. for en-
cr"aching upon his land. Thus war was
declared about dirty piece Of land, lit.
terally not so big as dnor step and the
whole fee,simple of which would not sell
for shilling. The Tru1ees, however,
thought they ought rot to give UP the
rights Of the parish to the obainacy Of
perverse fellow, like Bones, aud resolved
to indict B mes for assaulting the work
men. Accor,!ingly,the action and indict'
ment went on together. The action was
tried fist, and as the evidence clearly
showed that the Trustees had kept with.
In theirown boundary, they got the yer
dict. Bones moved for q new trial. that
failed. The Trustees now thought they
would let the matter rest, as it had cost
the parish one hundred and fifty pounds
and they supposed that Bones had had
enough Of it. But they were misken in
their man. He brought writ of error
in the action, which carried the cause in
Ito the Exchequer Court, and tied it up
nearly lwn years, aud in the meantime he
forced them noleAS 0Olens, tn lry the in.
dictmenl. When he tlal came on. the
Judge said that as the whole question had
heen decided in the action, there was M
occasion for any other proceedings. aud
therefore the defendant had better he ac-
quilted, and 80 make ar end Of it. Ac
cordingly, Bones was acquitted, and the
very next thing b mes did, was To sue the
Trustees in new action, fur nnlicnusly
instiluling the Indictment against him,
without reasonable cause! The new ac
ton went on to trial, and it being proved
that one of tho Trustees had been over.
heard to say that they wnuld punish him,
this was taken as reasonable evidence ut
malice, and Bones got a verdict of forty
slIillings damages besides all the cnsts-
Elated with this victory, Bones pushed
on his old action inthe Eychequer Cham.
her To hearing hutthe Court affirmed
the judgment against him, without hear
ing the Trustees counsel. The rrus.
tees were now sick of the very uame Of
Bones, which had become sort of bug.
bear, so that if friend met Trustee in
the street, he would be greeted with al
inquiry after the health of his friend Mr.
!; Bones They would then have gladly lei
+ the wh"le mr,ter drop into oblivion, bn
jupiter and Bones had determined 9th
wise; for the iu,lomitablc B mes brought
writ nf errurin the House of Lords
IN the u lgmcnt Of the Excheqper Cham
ber. The unhappy Trustees had caught
a Tartar, aud follow him into the House
they must. Accordingly, after another
year nr two's delay tho case came on ii
the Lords. Their LordshiPs Pronounce'
it the most trnmpery writ of error the,
had seen, aud again affirmed the judg
. ment. with costs, against Bnnes. lhC
/ Trustees now taxed their costs, and fnun'
, that they h adj spent not less than five hun
, dred pounds in defending their claim Il
1 a bit of ground that was not of the valu
y nf an old shoe. But then, Bones wa
i, condemned to pay the costs. True; s.
;. they issued execution against Bones
, canght him after some trouble, and lock
a ed him up in the goal. The next week
A Bones pelilioned the lnsolvent Cour
i got out of prison, and. on examination q
4 schedule, his effects appeared to be seC
h Os. OIL Bones had, in fact, been fight
, ing the Trustees on credit for the las
/. three years: fur his own attorney wa
a. put down as creditor To large amnnn
i which was the only satisfaction the Irhs
=, lees obtained from perusing his schedule
N They were now obliged to have recours
ID to the parish funds t" pay their own Ia'
III expenses. and were cousoling them
a selves with the reflection that these dl
not come out of their O,0a pockets. whe
7 lhey received the usual notification tht
20 bill in chauncery had been filed agaln'
!, thum, at MIR Bones suit, to overhaul the
- accounts with the parish, and preoentH u
10 miaapplication of tie parish money to tn
- payment Of their law cost! This wa
~ ~ the climax. And being myself a d sc'pI
20 of Coke, | have heard nothing fnrttIt
+. from it; being unwilling, as we'll. pc
,S 10 haps unqualified, to follow the case int
to the labyruthic vaults of the Court
n Chauncery, the catastrophe. if this wei
r. a tale could hardly be mended-so tn
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