The weekly Placer herald., 1853-02-26
Law Report.

AuBuRN, February Gath, 1853.
District Court Of the llth Judicial Dis
trict for Placer County. Hon. A." G.
Monson Of the 9th Judicial District pre-
siding.
CRIMINAL DOCKET.
I. The People vs.. Samuel Fl. Ste,csrt.
Indictment for murder. This case came
up on Tuesday, was tried and went to the
jury, but after being out twenty hours the
Jury was unable to agree, and were dis
charged. Case to be tried on the 15th of
March.
2. The People VS.. Charles Rice In,
dictnent for manslaughter. Continued
: on affidavit Of defendant to next General
Term.
CIVIL BUSINESS.
I. ". r. Smith vs. H. r. .Musrs.-
Damages $1,000. Continued to mex, Gen.
eral Term. .. ..t
Q. Carpenter + .4t,ceN vs. Rosecrans f.
Cutts. Debt $54S,86. Continued at de-.
PENDANTS costs.
8. VIM. Votes W E. Sable f. 60. Debt
sI4Sl,3l. Tried and verdict for plaintiffs
in amount claimed.
4. Lundy g. .Msrse vs. The Gold Hill
and Bear River Water snd Ridge Nj
ming Company. Debt and damages $s0oo
Continued upon payment of costs by de-
PENDANTS.
S. G. Boyle VS. Webster f. Hutehinson.
Debt $500. Continued ly agreement to
March Term.
q. M. Hubbard + Co. vs. Vim. A. Mott.
To recover the value Of nineteen bead Of
cattle alleged to have been stolen and sskl
to defendant. Verdict in favor Of plain
tiffs for 81 40 and costs. A more extend
Ell report Of this case is given below.
7. A. s. Beatty vs. c. s. Bee6ee- DAM
ages $4,000. Default in this case opened,
cave to answer granted and case contin-
ued to March Term.
8. jerks ct al VS. Parsons ct al. DAM
ages $4,000. Tried and verdict for plain
tiffs is S744 and costs.
g. A. A. Pond ct al VS. J. T. RocktcM
Debt g. 500 90 verdict for amount claimed
With interest and costs.
During the term the following gentle
men were admitted to practice in this
court: E. C. Carpenter. A. H. Tuttle and
c. J. Hilyer.
Thursday Feb. 24h. court adjourned to
l4th day Of March.
SPECIAL REPORT IN THE CASE or
M. Hubbard T. Co. VS. VIM. A. Mott. To
. recover the value Of nineteen head Of cat
tie alleged to have been stolen and sold to-
defendant. The train Of circumstances
AS proven, was complete. The plaintiffs
FIRST proved by Mr.. Carver two or three
hundred head Of cattle in the possession
Of plaintiffs Mt fremont on the American
River, on their way to pmintiffs ranch
1t WAS proven that SO head strayed from
the band, and were seen about fremont
for short time, when they suddenly dis
appeared on the next day. One OF PLAIN
tffs returned to the ranch Of witness with
90 Of the SO head; left them in the care
!. Of Carvieo and then went in search OF the
remaining 10. 1t was next proven that
: about the same time 10 head Of cattle with
plaintiffs marks were seen in possession
Of one Pritchett, who was driving them
! towards Auburn. The cattle were then
, trared through Auburn, and I or found
in defendants possession. 1t was Eext
proven that Pri,chett offered the ~ head
Of cattle for sale to Britain s. Co., Au-
burn, who refused to buy, aad that on tho
next day they were purchased by the o.
fendant. The jury gave verdict tor
plaintiffs for $ll40, the value Of tho cat
lie and costs. Ryerson and Thomas tor
: plaintiffs. Hale s. Hopkins for defendant