The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1869-12-30
HORSE AND WOMAN TRADE.
Newport lhy.l CORRESPONDENCE Cincinnati Er

called witness by the name of Isaac Yelton
Tor the purpose Of impeaching the testimony
OF a witness named William Orcutt who had
testified on behalf of the plaintiffs After
the direct examination of YcltOn was con
cluded, he was turned over to Mr.. Carlisle,
one OF the attorneys for the plaintiffs, for
crosS-eXamination, when the following cyi-
dencc was elected
Attorncy-Arc YOU and Orcutt on rood
terms with each other?
Nltnes5-Yes, sir.
Attorney-Do You never have any quarrel
or difficulty?
Witness-No sir, we never did.
Attorney-Did you not take CIRCUITS wife
away from HIM, and run away with her, and
did You not have a difficulty with him about
that?
Witness--I never took his wife away from
him.
Attorney-Did not you and man named
Gosney take his wife away
Wltness-Iiis wife went away with me and
Gosney, but we did not take her away from
Orcutt. There WAS no difficulty at all about
it; it was all satisfactory l traded him a
horse for his wife, but l found that had
been imposed on, and returned her to him
and it was all right There was no quarrel
on difficulty about it,
Attorney-Eow were you imposed upon
Wltncss-l traded the horse for his wife,
but he put on me besides, two children and
dog, so returned her to him. | do not
mean that he cheated Inc IN the trade, for the
transaction WAS all fair, but he imposed on
ne--he got the best Of the bargain | had
no use for the children and the dog
This testimony was given with the utmost
coolness, and in q manner which indicated
that the witness regarded the transaction as
entirely legitimate and proper He is 4 man
OF ordinary intelligence, and has been for It
long time constable in the upper end OF
Campbell county. Having rcscinded the con
tract with Orcutt we presume that he is now
prepared to consider any new proposition
that may be submitted to him Gentlemen
who would rather winter q horse than Il wife
might find it to their advantage to give him
a call, but they must bear in mind that h.
declines to deal in children or dogs.
FIDELITY or A Doc TO HIS DYING Mas
TER. Mr.. Richard $. Bowden, aged about
twenty years, 4 Young man widely known
and much esteemed in this section, accident
ally shot himself while out hunting near his
residence. in Prince George county, on Mon
day morning, sustaining injuries from the
effects of which he died the same night. The
circumstances attending the unfortunate oc-
crlrrcnce, we learn, are about these -
After breakfast, Mr. Bowden took his gun
and calling his hounds, went out to kill some
rabbits for dinner Toward o'clock, while
skirting the woods, about half or three-quar-
ters Of Il nile from home, the dog started a
hare. The weeds being thick and high, Mr..
Bowden attempted to mount stump to get
Il view of the animal. The stump was par
TALLY decayed and gave way, the cock of the
gun striking n portion Of it, and causing the
weapon to be discharged. The muzzle of the
gun was touching his abdomen, and the en-
tire load entering that vital portion of the
body, tearing and woundng the bowels in
terrible manner, aud lodging in the liver and
lungs, Mr.. BoWdcn fell TO the ground, and
was unable to rise or even to give alarm. In
this condition he remained six hours before
he was found. He cndcayorcd to drive his
dogs home that their appearance without
him might excite suspicion and cause a search
to be made, Two of the dogs left him, but
Il third, who had never shown much tOndnesS
for him, remained and licked his hand, and
showed an intelligent and tender sympathy
for him.
Mr. Bowden wrote upon Il piece of paper
It brief announcement of his wounded condi-
ton describing the place ut which he could
be found. and with the string of his powder
flask tied il to the dogs neck, and tried to
drive the animal home. 1t was not until he
addragged himself to some underground
and broken Il switch. and several times whip
ped the dog away, ,thatthe lattcrw IS driven off
In going homeWard the dog passed across
Mr.. Richard Sankey's place, where his con
duct attracted the attention Of Mr.. s., and
brother of Mr. Bowden The animal could
not be induced to approach nearer than forty
OF fifty yards of them, and when they endeav-
orcd to approach him he would run away i'll
certain direction, and then stop as if invit-
ING them to follow. They did follow, sus-
pcctin@ something wrong, and some few hum
dred yards distant found the wounded man.
and the dog by him.
Mr.. Bowden was conveyed to Mr. Sanvay
residence, where he fingered in Great pain.
but perfectly conscious, until O'Clock at
night.
Ii may be remarked rs somewhat singular
that after the deceased had started out hunt
ing, his eldest brother expressed himself A.
very uneasy about him. He seemed to hay.
Il prcmonition of some accident to his broth
or, and even went once and found and beg
gcd him to come home. He was about start
ING a second time in search of him, in COM
pany with MIR. s, when the dog above men
toned attracted their attention. 1t may also
be mentioned that the dog followed the body
to the chamber and remained with the corpse
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room Petersburg (Na.) Index.
PRENTICE This well known wit and sat
rist wa born III Preston, Connecticut, on
December |, 1908, ana is consequently sixty
~iN years Old \ correspondent who recent
| Iy visited him at his home in Louisvilcl, Ky,
| speaks Of him Us follows:
| In appearance, Mr. Prentice in short and
rather stout, but he has Il splendid head His
| forehead is massive and full, and his eyes arr
very black and of medium size, although
they are so oycr-shadowed by his shaggy
| eyebrows that At Il glance they are supposed
to be small and snaky. His nose is shapely,
his checks are full, and the whole contour ot
his face is round. His hair retains iettv
| blackness, but is thinly distributed over his
head, although only q small space of the
scalp is actually bald. He is careless about
his clothes, and feels utterly desolated in full
| dress, which he is sometimes compelled to UNI
der@o on state occasions.
His conversational powers, strangely
enough, are very deficient. He becomes pain
fully dull and awkward when brought into
brilliant company. Introduce him to a noted
wit, and although he may laugh at the Jokes
of his new acquaintance, the laugh is parti-
ally forced, ari his replies, if he attempts
any are irrelevant and pointless. He is shy
Of making any attempt at wit and humor,
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