Litchfield enquirer., 1858-02-04

We do moi know who is the author of the above communication. We give i, just as it calps. u us through the Pos,-OfIice. excep, that we have cancelled few words which seemed to be of ihe nature of personal aIlusions. But from whomso- ever it comes, he has right to an answsF >6ur coIums are open. Will nobody speak for Litch- ieldl
 There are some among us who are fond of boosting of the "higl' tone of morals'' in this town, and their representation goes out to The public year afier year to attrac, families and pul Piis hi,her. Will not some of these say word Tn reply to the fnsinuaion that our village is a haunt of drunkards and drunkard -,nakers
 Who are the dealers within ten rods of the Court-House." against whose character these in- quiries seem to he leveIed We call upon. the respectable, law-ahiding grocers and tavern.keep CTS, and refreshment dealers, to resent these as- persions of an anonymous and irresponsible wri- ter, and vindicate their own good name
 The magistrates of the town are spoken of in the above communication, as connivers at the open and avowed breach of the Law of the State. We have heard this thing hnted at in conversa- ton before now, if we mistake not, But here the question is in black and white before the pub lie ; and there is fair opportunity to answer ii. Gentlemen. for the honor of Litchfeld, and for your own, let us assure the pubic from you, that the insinnations are untrue-that you have SD nor. formed the duties committed to you. that you are in no sense guilty of conniving at the crimes of those who are violating the law, who are corrupt ing and debauching the young men, and comple. ting the perdilion of the besotted-that you are pure from the blood of all men-and the souls of the guilty drunkards. I
 Citizens of Litchfed, ARE THESE THINGS 80 2 It is question which we ought to have asked and answered for ourselves long ago, and which we should have done well to settle aright, before the corruptness of this village had become hssinp and by-word in the towns about us. If we will not inquire into these things others will. It is no impertinence when questions like these come to us from the neighboring towns. We have no right, in this seat of justice and center of con- course for the county. to keep these baited man. traps and pitfalls for the insnarng of men to their ruin. If we do so, it will be but small part of the reward we may expect that other towns shall poin, the finger of reproach, and cry Shame, shame upon us!
 SHALL ANY THING BE DONE! The question is open, and We shall be glad to receive communica- lions upon it from town or county.
 The Superior Court, Judge Butler presiding, con- menced its session on Tuesday, of last week. The docket is large aordng decided evidence of the un- amiable disposition of the county. Notwithstanding the disagreeabe state of the atmosphere, and foot deep mud, the law loving people focked in, the north giving up and the south keeping not back.
 The first case usual, was another edition of the Bromeka riot-this tinc criminal prosecution Of course the Jury don't agree, and one would fancy that by this date the plaintiffs in the case would think Litchfeld County jurors mighty disaqreeable subjects.
 The next was the State against Bearse. case of from Cornwall-parties young and of re- spectable percentage. This action excited unusual interest, and beside those who went to the Court House to whet depraved appetites, and laugh at the
  of interested friends and relatives belonging to both siaes The case was argued for the State by the district attorney, Mir. Sedgwck, assisted by Mr. Granger. For the defence Hollister and Hubbard. Sympathy for the youth of Bearse, and the higher culture of Miss Hollister, whom it claimed was most to blame of the two. was about the only de- fence set up. The Jury brought him in guilty, commenting to the mercy of the Court account of his youth. t F +a
 ssate against Olssted. Probably no case ever ex- cited more general interest in the county than this olmsted is accused of having burned the mill of the Town of Washington offered reward of one thousand dollars On the part of the prosecution was claimed that Olmsted entertained bitter and most malignant feelings towards Baldwin that for several months previous he had designed to fire the building, and had made threats to that effect that on the morning of the fire he was awake and lying in his bed in a room which looked out upon the mill that he claimed to have known nothing of the fire, notwithstanding and in conversation regard ing it was much excited. Hollister and Graves for the State. s
 On the part of the defence Mr Olmsted had em- pleyed Mr. Truman Smith, who was assisted by ,Messrs Sandford and Seymour. Mr. Smith seemed to have lost of his ability as an advocate and in cross ssexamining the witnesses recalled to mind the old scenes of the bar. when Church. Huntingdon, Seymour, Smith and others made the court room