Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1862-06-26
CITY AND COUNTY.

CORES of the general laws and resolves
passed by the legislature of 1862, may be OBJ
tanned upon application at the Office of Samuel
Smith, Esq, city clerk.
PERsoNAL.-Adjutan George w. Baldwin
of the 18th regiment, who rose from sick
bed to take part in the battle of Fair Oaks, in
which he distinguished himself, and after
which was attacked by relapse of his fever
is now at the house of his father, Hon. Roger
S. Baldwin, in New Haven, slowly recovering
his health.
TEMPERANCE CELEBRATION OF THE FOURTH
OF JULY.-Several divisions of the sons of
temperance in this county have nearly COM
pleted arrangements to have grand temper
ance celebration on the 4th of July at Sterl-
ing junction Grove, Some of our most dis
tinguished temperance advocates will be pres
ent and address the meeting. 1t is to be on
the social picnic plan; SO that all the friends
of liberty and humanity, can join in the cele-
bration. As soon as the arrangements are
fully completed, notice will be given through
the papers.
POLICE CoURT.-Yesterday, Simon Carney
and Catherine Mcfarland, for being drunk,
were each fined 81 and costs. Catherine was
| committed for non payment.
FAMILY JARs.-Two interesting cases were
tried before the superior court at Fitchburg
last week, and are reported at length in the
Palladium. The parties to the first were Joel
Bruce of Fitchburg, plaintiff, and Marshall
S. Priest of Marlboro, defendant; charge
horse-whpping. 1t appears that Joel Bruce
was, in early or rather middle life, familiar
acquaintance of the courts in MiddleSex
county, and now, at the age of eighty-five
years, has very little.''to fall back upon" He
is living with his third wife, whose reputation
is also cloudy, and adds something to his dis
comfort. Last Thanksgiving they happened
in at the house of Benjamin Priest, farmer
in good circumstances in Marlboro, Bruccs
nephew. The visitors were not at that time
very welcome, as may be supposed, and the
defendant, son of Benjamin Priest advised
them to leave. Some words passed between
them before Bruce and his wife rose
to go. Before they were out of the yard
| Marshall had armed himself with a carriage
whip, which he paid on" smartly over the
aged plaintiffs head and shoulders, draw
ing blood upon both checks, and inficting
other slighter injuries. The result was the pre-
sent suit the plaintiff claiming $500 damages.
The counsel for plaintiff were Messrs. Wood
and Torrey of Fitchburg for defendant, Messrs
Bacon of Worcester and Joslin of Feltonville
for defendant. The principal charge was not
denied, but Bruce's past character was used
against him, and his wife's character with
still greater force, which affected the jury so
much as to reduce the award to ST., and
| throwing the costs upon the plaintiff
MALICIOUS Prosecution. - The second
suit was brought by Edwin Z. Carruth of
Clinton against Amory Davidson of Sterling,
for malicious prosecution. Carruth, who
seems to have been a poor man. agreed to sell
his COW to Davidsons son for $50 cash,
which the son sold to the father Before re-
ceiving his pay trustee process was served
upon the younger Davidson, against Carruth
thus depriving the plaintiff of the val
ne Of the COW, which could not 9TH
erwise have been attached. With tine
advice of counsel, Carruth attempted tC
get possession of his cow again, without break.
ing the peace, but failed in the attempt anC
was arrested for larceny. Failing also to gel
bonds he was compelled to spend some days
and nights in Jail. When the evidence was
in, the court directed the jury to acquit Car
ruth on the ground that as a matter of law he
had not parted with his property in the COW,
it not having been paid for according to agree
ment and therefore there had been no larce-
ny. The suit was then brought against the
elder Davidson for malicious prosecution
Geo. f. Very of Worcester, for plaintiff; P
G. Bacon Of Worcester and c.. G. Stevens Of
Clinton, for defendant. The jury returned q
verdict of 1925 in favor of Carruth, the plain.
tiff.