Litchfield enquirer. [volume] (Litchfield, Conn.) 1829-current, 1857-01-08
Superior Court.

< State Ss. Aaron Read and Lorain Peat.-1nfofma-
ton for an assault and battery upon the body Of
Edward NJ. Kellogg. on the 2Sth day Of january.
1854, in the town of Kent
This is the case to which alluson has several times
been made by this journal Mr.. kellogg, resident
justice of the town Of Warren. went into the ad-
be was attacked, t,rred and fsathered and driven
out of the town. The jury viewed this assault with
an eye single to the vindicsion of our State ordi
nances, and BY their verdict settled somewhat
doubtful question in this vicinity, visthat Rowdy-
ism is not q municipal Law.
Defendants plead in Bar q former conviction for
the same offence before Justice Harvey T"rrel, on
the 5th day of July, 1856, The replication of the
attorney for the State was that said conviction
procured by the defendants. and having been done
by their solicitation and to defeat an Information
that had been filed in the Superior Court. WAS a
fraud upon public Justice and therefore void, Yer
dict VI the Jury-guilty
The defents having excepted to several rulings of
the Court against their claims, moved for q new
the Supreme Court of Errors by the Court with
stay Of sentence.
| This motion will be heard before the Supreme
Court in the month of April next. Sedgwick and
Hubbard for NE State. Graves and Treat for de-
PENDANTS.
State Vs. A. Landou.-Information charging the
accused with being particpator in the assault upon
the above named Mr., Kellogg, in Kent, on the aSsh
day. Of January, 1855. Plea-not guilty. Verdict
of Jury, not guilty. Sedgwick and Catlin for the
State Hollister and Treat for the defendants.
State vs.. Bstsferd-There were three several COM
nluts against this individual fol- selling sprituous
liquor contrary to the provisions of the Act for the
Suppression of Intemperanee, passed May Session,
1854 The defendant having been found guilty by
the magistrate before whom he was first tried ap-
peaed to the Superior Court but arranged the cases
with the State attorney by paying fines and COSTS
without submitting his crses to the Court and jury
|. State W.. Church-There were also three several
complaints against this defendant for offending under
the liquor law He was found guilty by thu magis-
trate, and fined, and appealed his cases to the su-
pesior Court. just as the Court was taking up the
cases for trial be, too went to the attorney and
paid up.
4 question was then made as to what disposition
should be made of the fines paid by these defendants
NE Court ruled, that inasmuch those fines were
net imposed by the Supreme Court. but by the ma
gistrate who had first tried the causes, the fines pro-
perly belonged to the Treasury OF the towns IN
which the oences for which the fines were imposed,
were committed.
Buel Evans vs., Amos Tyrrel,--Action Of Assault
and Battery This was u case Of great magnitnde'
iayolyiny several points Of lA~, and creating a"
unusual excitement, 1t was about certain na'aral
eel pot in which defendants whole family were in'
tersssed Fliatiff went ceiling, DEFENDANTS wife
pulled up plank aud left him on an island in the
MopA, Plaintiff yet on 10 rail, hfen,'ants SON
pulled him OF with an textbook, Plaintiff g,t q
,lu,kiuS and his hair pallea> and defendants paid
- 70 Damages
Phelps / Crthrea for plaintiffs orton and hei'
lister ier defendants,
Am.sa Smith and another vs., Robert Wright
Action u Assumpsis on alos, Note Plea Sener"
issae--lafAncy, Payment, and the 81 tsss 81 Lanai
,N,seas, jury could not agree and the papers were
taken bNek,
--arasss Ter p,a,ausfs- Hubbard and Rasseus for
deieas,sRkx,
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