Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1857-12-11


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In the reports II the criminal court, now
sitting Ia Portland, published ia che news
qaprr Of that clty, W. find under LAT, 9r
Dec 9Th, o., following recon-.
State ". Patrick McGI.nchy, mr being a
common seller ul intoxicating liquors in
1850, was put upon trial. The indictment,
found in July, 1856, charged che selling Co
have hrru in th. carly summer OF 1856.
This prosecution has h'gn continued from
torn % term since that time, aud now when
ilr STATE a,.l, upon the Witness. they al
iail 81 remember anything about the matter,
and thc defendant il acquitted
Hon y Clifford Tor defendant
State ". Chlrlr. Gallagher, Tor being a
common -,iler ut intoxicating liquors With
uut hccu.c, BOO May aul June, 1850. Thi,
cl-r was precisely Ike tho last. the meme
urv Of OIL. witnesses iailrl them entirely.
and the government therefore could not
make out ip casn. Defendant discharged.
Tho Court suggested O. ,bo County Att9r.
ney. the improperly 0f allowing cIrtinu-
ancr- in case, ike ih.-1 iu the future.
Hon. y Clifford for defendant
State ". James Gallagher, common eel.
lrr This was like iln providing cases ln
nll respects. The witness, were all trDu-
hlel with paralysis Ut the memory, aud
the government l1st The case.
The Court suggested 100 charging The jury
thar there Uu,a ilir inference VI perjury in
the testimony NJ che witnesses.
Hon y. clifford Tor defendant
From thi, itarpsar. that a trio Of ,hanty
rum.clIgr,, under GOV. Wells. free and easy
lic,u., law, were brought up from the
&c lar" that adorus their own DO. holes, 20
IN, bar" Of justice, and there put upon
trial for bcin: common sellers" Of demo-
craft, medicines, 10 1856. They mus, have
been cases Of yastimT1rtancc, from the fact,
that no less parsonage than the q" Hon.
y. Clifford" q gentleman who dis,iu.
euishcd himself as member Of President
Polk's Cabinet, aud was subsequently, Min
istcr to Mexico, was retained, aud appeared
as counsel.
Probably these respondents huciei some
grave constitutional questions were involved
in which Liuiy, that great idea which
troubled George H., so much IN R.'''a'
,ionary times. and tor which our Fathers
/" toui and d,of' was in danger OF boins
curnil,d. But seems the distinguished
counsel had rather an easy time OF il. H.
WIS under M necessity Of looking over the
mu.ty pages Of &c my lord Coke, or my lord
Hale" for authorities. iswi,nc,scs were
troubled with disease very common among
witnesses called 10 testify against rumscllsrs
bad. obluscatcl memories.
The distinguished counsel, Z; appears
had little TO do except lean back in hs chair
peer out behind lis well adjusted spectaeles
and look complaccntly upon the interesting
subjects before him in the shape Of wi'nes-
scs. So Patrick and Charles and Jim all
got clear. through she shockiuGly bad MEM
orics Of their government friends.
Before laying down the paper from which
| read the above Court record. turned to
another part Of the sheet and read the fol-
lowing telcgraphic despatch
WASHINGTON, Dec. >.
New York Herald Correspondence. The
President will send into the Senate the name
OF Nathan Clifford OF Maine, formerly U. :
). Attorney General. for the vacancy on
the Supreme Court Bench.