Ashtabula weekly telegraph. [volume] (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1853-1873, 1867-05-25
Gathered from our County cotemporaries.
Court.


Court.
The May Term of Common Pleasecommenc-
ed on the 10th. The Jury was empannelled as
follows:
GRAND JURY-Morris Lellogg of Andover A.
L. Murry, Ashtabula; C. Woodwork, Williams
field L. Maltby, Geneva C. Harrington Cole
brook l.. B. Bennett. Harpersfield J. p Nye,
Hartsgrove, E. II. Curtis, Kingsville L. w.
Peck, Austinburg; B. F. Udell, J. B. Gage, JEFF
ferson Nat Owen, Andover: Calvin Crane,
Conneaut James Hart, Geneva.
PETIT JURr-A. F. johnson, Wellington
Fuller. Ambrose Curtis, James H. Rogers, II.
s. Simpkins. Philip Former, A. N. Kent, A.
Cowdry, E. B. Metcalf s. R. Parker, NJ. Brown
G. s. Chandler.
But three cases were taken up for trial the
first week. The first of these was Lay against
Strong, inwhich Lay sued Strorg to recover
money that he had contributed towards the ex-
pense of procuring substitutes for certain num-
Der of citizens of Ashtabula township, who had
been or were afraid of being drafted. In this
case sum of money was made up by party.
of which Lay was one, at the rate OF $3.50 a
piece, which was placed in the hands Of Strong,
to procure the substitutes-Strong receiving all
his instructions from one or two of the party,
without communicating with Lay at ALL When
he came to get the substitutes, they cost four
hundred dollars, instead of two hundred and
fifty, and the money net reaching round, Lay,
as well as some ofihe others, was left without
a substitute, and sued Strong for his money.
The verdict was given for the defendant, on the
ground that Strong did not know Lay in the
transaction-or at least had no special instruc-
ton from him-and was therefore not liable to
him. a
The second, was Brown against Blood, in
which Brown sued Blood for damage and loss
on an oil lease. 1t appeared that Brown and
Blood were foster brothers, brought up by a
For some reason the old gentleman willed that
farm to Blood, and left Brown without proper
ty which Blood regarded and often spoke of
among his friends as a hardship. When the
farm was found 10 be rich in oil, Blood gave
Brown an oil lease on the land, from motives
offriendly regard, and to make up to him in
some degree the inequality of the Buchanan
will. Shortly after, Blood sold the farm for
over half q million dollars but as it was en-
numbered with this lease, he promised Brown
to satisfy him ifhe would give up the lease,
which Brown did, Blood handing him $500.
Brown seems to have expected more, and after
a time insisted that he ought to have more.
Blood refused, and Brown sued him for $4,000
Tie verdict was 81, 900 in favor Of Brown, in
Guiding what he had received.
The third case was lumber case, the par
ticulars Of which we did not get, beyond this
(Which is common to nearly all suits,) the par
ties disagreed about small difference between
them, and went to law, summoned a great
many witnesses who stayed here week, piled
up bill of costs, far exceeding the amount in
volved, to make nothing but vexation. The
case was only stabbed off and turned down.,
on Saturday. Verdict was rendered on Mon
day for the Plaintiff.
!. Eli F. Sims VS.. Amander Bingham, civil Ac
ton, Jud ct for $l25, 60. ~
Heman Brown vs. J. d. Vernon. Civil Action
Dismissed.
Jules Vaurol vs. Elijah Hall ct al. Civil Ac-
RIM Laird VS. E. N. Morley, Civil Action,
Dismissed. ~ e53
Grand Jury brought in indictments against
heman hickok, Larceny 6 Burglary
Abraham Newton, Horse Stealing.
Andrew Babcox, Assault with intent TO com
init rape.
Chelsea Webster, Keeping Rooms for sale of
Liquors -
Marcellus Dearloye, Assault with intent to
commit rape.
Charles Potter, assault and battery.
E. h. GAkey ys A.. D.. Strong Civil Action
Dismissed itfit ~ -
?. N. Darling vs. Jacob Fickenger Gyil-Set-
tied. s.-.-...
s.. j. Plat vs. H. Griggs, Civil Settled.
Louisa Gray 70 l. Peck et ak- Civil Dis
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