Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1859-04-12
CASES AT LAW.

The Forrest and Willis libel suit, in the New
York Court of Common Pleas, attracts unusual
attention. 1t is understood to be the purpose
of the plaintiff to revive much Of the matter
connected with the famous divorce suit, and it
is said that some testimony will be introduced
that has never been made public hitherto, and
that may show certain things in a new phase.
Henry Pierson shipped as seaman on a
voyage to China and back to New York, but
died on the homeward passage in March last.
A month before his death he made verbal dis.
posal of his property in presence of three OF
his shipmates, who swore to its specifications
in favor of two orphans named Anna and Mary
Louisa Ross, residing in New York The Sur
rogate directed that the will be admitted to pro
bate that letters of guardianship be issued to
the two iegatees and that the guardian take
out letters of administration with the will an
nexed.
II. Kuhl, United States soldier, stationed
on Governors Island, New York, was brought
before Judge Culver, of the Brooklyn City
Court ON the Sth inst, on the petition of his
wife, who asked his discharge on the ground
of being a married man with family, who
were likely to become a charge upon the
County Kuhl, it appeared, had been in the
service for three years, and having sustained
an excellent reputation among his superior Off
GERS, no opposition was offered on the part of
the government He was thereupon discharg-
ed. and went home with his wife and children,
all apparently very much rejoiced.
At the recent term of the Circuit Court of
Hanover, Va, the suit of VIM. I. Wickham
VS. the Virginia Central Railroad was decided
in favor of the plaintiff This suit, which has
excited good deal of interest was brought for
the recovery of damages in the burning OF a
large amount of cord wood, belonging to the
nI,1r rnAIt rrop pnfW
mulated near the railroad, and was alleged to
he burned by sparks from the locomotive.
The Jury assessed the damages at 81, l06 and
interest from the time the wood was burned.
In the matter of the Henry Parish will case,
which has been litigated for some time past
much to the benefit of certain members of the
New York bar, the expenses amounted IN the
apgrepate to SS3, 220.20 of which sum Sl4,-
600 went to fee the lawyers.
A LoSG PENDING CHANcERY SUIT.-ln a
late decision of side issue connected with
chancery suit il was stated that the case was
first commenced in 1882, and that no money
was released from the Court until 1861, an in
teryal of nineteen years, while the costs taxed
and paid amounted to upwards OF S500OO.
SINGULAR Discovery OF FoRGERY.-ln
the Liverpool Circuit Court, man named
Smith sued his brother for note of E2l0, al
legged to be due on the settlement of the estate
of their mother. The defendant made answer
that he never signed such note, when the
plaintiff produced five receipts Of the payment
of interest on the note and his daughter test-
fed that she was present when one OF these
payments was made. This was positively de-
uied by defendant. The Judge, upon exami-
nation of the note, which was dated in 1888,
discovered that the water mark on the paper
bore date in 1850, while one Of the jury stated
that the paper on which the note was written
was blue wove, quality not invented twenty
years ago The jury at once found verdict
for defendant.
The Boston Post Office controversy is not
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