Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1854-12-01

County Jury.
Il was no, my ~ish, I am sure. ] was Ia
ken up once before, and lhcn he only swore
to an assault bu, ihre. mon,hs' thinking has
put the battery 70 it. | acknowledge the as.
saul,, but am justified, for lc was 1sshulling
my COW. He has ,ried 10 pick quarrel with
me ever since wen, to the gate. lie stones
my cows, my chickens, and | can't stand il.
| Threw the stones; ! admit il-6rst fifteen
feet to the rights then over his head, and when
saw the cow iall as he Knocked her down,
then did shave him, but didn't hiI him.
and tia, aiu'tall, I'm prove IL; and ask YOU
hrner., n you would no, DO the same lhlng'
can prove that lrv Knocked her down By my
brother.
Defendants brother was then called. and
stated ,ha, /, was Sunday when the occur.
renee h,Ppcucd; saw complainant, Dodjer.
running ahor aud striking a, defeudln,', cows,
saw him strike, and one fall, can't say he
struck her; dcirndau, threw stones, none hl,
him. wen, out, and when came ~ to bod.
der, he ,ad dcisudlr, had thrown stones al,
him, bu, he msnagcl by jumping aud dojsins
uo, to have any ofihem hi him.
The testimony here closed.
The der-udcnI then proceeded to sum ur
,he clusc. lis Honor dropped his pen, the
Jury leaned forward, the member, of the bar
Verc wlukinr and noljur across TO one an.
other, and a universal t.,erInc prvaicd the
room. Ilo commenced and bis sharp, shrlll
vl.cc drowned all else.
Gentlemen o f,he jury This is tho frs,
time ever was in such a ptcklr-nc,cr drj
before appear before a irry or my country.
Thi, Mr D,ilcr has brought me here, and
have 10 appeal In YOU, no, knowing whether
YOU are wonlly Heads, Silver Greys, Hard
Shell. OF SoN Shells
Yeti think rh., Dollor will find ou, before
I am through ,ha, am harder she'll Than
he imagined.
Yon know, gentlemen, that ! am IN the en-.
p'oy of the Munrlup Valley. Fouc,iburrh
a0t Port J,rvrs ph7sro,l Company, as
1rekccpcr. Tht, company, i, seem, had sui.
fr,cn, confidence IN my integrity and homes,
20 place me in that impora1, station. aui
even n .hou'I receive $4,000 and steal
$500 II IL, that. b,lwcrn me and the Com.
r1ny, and %, none or p,licr', bu,Inc,,
Now when the Company sen, no OPP along
,h.s ra1d to co'lcc, tolls. lhi, DoIlor was one
uf the inhabitants found ,hsre in lhc woods,
and will nv flr him that he is ,cry hir
specimen of the r',, Of the population. b.,
there isn't any orlhcm that seem TO apprc.
riaic the benefit. N ,h,s plankroai
lils. out 20 civilization q elias, oi PEOPLE
VINO never brine had ,hc idea lhl, there was
such a ,h.or as civilized life, nnd ,hi, Dodicr
one ofthrm. LISA fac, that soon ,nor
moved up,h.rr, a yourr vom7n. st,,scnyclre
Oh. came down oui of tho mountains on ,le
plank ro7l ono DAY. and sr.l-I never been
oa, before. She h.rh seemed surprised 90
SEQ a white man. AMI a6rr asking a few
questions went back into thc voul.. Tn,
Dallsr was my nearest re.- -'b,r, and a good
deal nearer than wanted ltu, and I hadn't
been there long before ! lcarI ,la, be had
been living about mr Go ona ut the directors,
and I soon found oul ,h1, he Wanted to &C.,
h.s son. who was sworn here against mc. In
my place. nu, b, lasa', done &, yei. and if
yua Cont coav.r, mc reckon he Won, very
soon.
I, won't take long ,nJ.sposr Of DaIler No
= IIei-,Hf,. ,la, ar s7u me throw three
stone, a, his hthcr. aal saw DO, cold man
dodge" On rruss examination be- says that
be was .n his own house ,q ne rroob. ami
iha, he had to look over l,lI twenty Ges,
hf,h. and also over three slab fences and ,wo
stone walls. We'll, ifhc iclls the truth. an
I wish is that / had Young Doldrr's cye,.
ne is certainly remarkable boy aad can't
DENY h., "Glher."
/ am uillipr ,o admit th,tIltI v,opr in
fryo,,,p- ,,,,res n D8sder and | ,polori,s
10 an the world. and thi, county particularly
G,t The doctor. tell. a, tbat there are
tao cause. for an diseases. prclispo.i,Ion and
sy,i,,b.Iiv Think twas the Inter r,use
,b,, moved me Il, s,,,e Dpllsr.
I,bc,cg,,, c,p,.., myself -uilry or the a,.
g,y,, Inn, IN. b,,,ery deny and If Won find
90, ,r,l,y n ,bs b,,,sry will ,cre,I IN the
l-.i..--,. 60, HI. IL, ,,..tc