Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1869-03-26

! Danville junction, who was ready to en-
list, and who put himself under Worm
ellis charge, and agreed that, If he could
procure for him s40O. bounty, that he,
Wormell, should have all he could get
over. Plaintiff went with York to Yates
Office, in Auburn, where York signed
Yates enlistment papers, and Yates a
greed with plaintiff to pay him the sum
of $50. the next time they met, provided
York passed examination, and was ac-
cepted. Yates was unwilling to have
York examined at Auburn, and had him
forwarded to Augusta The next time
the parties met, the defendant acknowl-
edged the claim of plaintiff and promised
to pay II as soon as he could get the
money from one Delaney, with whom nc
had dealings in the substitute business,
who was owing him $1,000, and was
then in Jail. Time went on, and Yates
went to Canada. The next time they
met. Yates denied his liability, the con-
tract or the claim. Hence this suit. This
is the story as the plaintiff tells it,
The defendant on the stand denies the
| contract, denies that he agreed before
hand to pay Wormell for any recruit fur
nished, denies that he agreed TO pay him
after the recruit was furnished, denies
the subsequent conversation and his ac-
acknowledgement Of the claim, denies the
whole thing, so that the question was
fairly submitted to the jury rs to which
statement they believed.
Yorl, was witness, and corroborated
Wormelrs statements
Verdict for plaintiff, S5i.S5.
Gibson. Davis, Hammons.
Philip f. Kezer ct ux. VS.. Inhabitants
of Hiram.
For damages on Hiram Bridge. In
this case, reported last week. we omitted
to state the verdict of the jury. They
found specially, that the want of lining
10 the bridge, was defect. II appears
that they must have found that the plain.
,iffs were not in the exercise of ordinary
care. or that the light from the store
caused a shadow 10 be thrown before the
horse and made him shy. and that one or
the other Of these causes contributed 20
the accident. The jury found general
verdict for the defendants
Littlefcld. Aver Hastings,
Martha II. Bartlett Administrative, VS..
Ezekiel Merrill Bartlett.
Reported last week. \ full record
supplies the omission Of names of Cot'n-
sci. Jury disagreed.
lIammons. Gibson
Lewis Leighton, Libellant ys. Hannah
L. Leighton.
Libel for divorce The allegations OF
Libel were, lst, dcsertion by the wife.
I'd. tina, the husband was a man OF weak
mind. or non compos mentis at the time
of the alleged marriage. and consequent
" was incapable of contracting legal
marriage.
Divorce dccrced.
Bisbce for Observation-Disclosures for
Libelee
Nancy J, Floyd vs.. Samuel F. Floyd
Divorce decreed. Custody of child
given 10 the mother rs prayed for.
Cleaves
Polly b. Buck vs.. James 5. Buck.
Divorce decrced.
Virgin x Upton.
The Court closed on Saturday, having
set eleven days and transacted an un-
usual amount of business for the time.
In the first ten days, ten square tria IS
were had before the jury which ended in
one report, one withdrawal and submi'-
sion 10 court, one disagreement, and
seven yerdicts. In the same time the
whole Criminal Docket has been dis
posed Of. and final disposition in
every case except the new entries. SIX
divorces dccreed. the Docket of new en-
tries called, and the customary amount
OF motions and hearings.
j d. Pulsifcr, Esq, of Auburn, the
original stenographer, was in attendance
and no time was wasted in writing down
what the witnesses said. The history of
this Court has shown, that in only three
cases out of the ten which have been
heard. would the preservation of the tes-
,imony have served any useful purpose.
One of these cases went up on report of
the evidence. one on motion to set aside
the verdict, and one disagreement of jul
Nv. But the trouble under the old sys-
tenn has been that attorneys could not tell
till the trial was all over whether they
would have occasion to preserve the testi-
mony or not. The advantage of the new
system is. that the testimony is preserv-
ed where it is wanted and no time lost in
taking il down where il is not wanted.
and that it is all preserved for possible
future use, and operates rs check
against perjury. Cases are more prompt
" and better tried, and Courts, officers.
counsel. clients and witnesses not delay
ed by taking down testimony.
Remarks in 8. j. Court.
On the Death Of Z. b. Richardson, ana
c. W. Howdrd, ESqutres,
March IL, 1869.