New-York tribune., 1869-05-13

the suit continued against his executors The de-
Iendants claim that the note vas aligned 6y Lafarge as
plaintiffs remedy against Mrs Lahens had not been ex
S M Th sqe a sSpSs % given
poyed In discharge Of It, The Supreme Court held that
stances making him liable as principal and that the other
ment for plaintiff.
United States Telegraph COmpGny.-In December, 1884,
the plaintiffs gave to the defendants at Pittsburgh mes
sage to be sent to NewYOrd at 1890 a. dreoting their
agent IN NewYork to sell barrels OF petroleum At
l2tS they sent another message directing the sale Of
that the messages would reach New-York IN an hour
About p m. they became doubtful whether the mes
then informed that the line was broken, and recon-
r tho 10 epd s s .n 9s Of qSte Se o o s sy @
and IN all lost several thousand dollars, and seek
The Company claims that they did not undertake to send
messages except subject to Companies ordinary liabilities
pan loss 'S By not f the
message sent when they discovered the failure TO con-
25 minutes west Of NewYork, they could not after
o'clock, have sent message In time for the business
hours OF NewYork The has occupied the Court Of
Common Pleas three days. and yesterday the. Judge
charged the jury to the effect that II plaintiffs story
out three hours without agreeing directed TO bring
In a sealed verdict this morning.
Bruce, Administrator Of James d. Stout, agt.
james IT. Miller RoSpeH O. Rotston dnS g. 0thersCThls This
mon Pleas, upon motion that Miller be compelled to
make his answer more QeilnUe ana certain. Ino SUIT
presents another phase of the somewhat notorious case
OF James d. Stout, supposed unatic which has sew
era times before figured In the columns OF the news
papers The said Stout proceeded against Dy MS
children, in order to have him declared lunatc. Inc
case was brought before shers jury composed OF the
defendants this The jury dispersed after having
signed their verdict, without rendering to the Con
mssoners and retained it In their possession several
days and finally delivered 1t to the supposed lunatlc
upon receiving from him s375 Soon afterward the said
supposed lunato died, and the plaintiff was aI-
pointed his administrator and as such brings this
action to recover back the said Of $3l5 so paid to
the said Jury aforesaid. The defendant Miller answer
ing separately by his attorney says that ne admits
that he such juror and that he received MS Iees
and compensation therefor and no more from the sald
James D. Stout" To this the plaintiff ineTposed
the statute which reads follows Any person drawn
or summoned juror who shall take anything 10 give
his verdict shall receive any gift gratuy whatever
any party TO the suit, in addition to any criminal
punishment &c. shall forfeit ten times as much as he
has taken received to the party aggreyed" The
plaintiff then insisted that the defedant should ADMIT or
deny that he received the Of BIB and II not that
sum- then how much he did in fact receive 80 that the
Court could say whether the received was In fact
his legal fees 2t eents The Court however denied the
notion holding that the answer In effect admitted the
taking Of the charged in the complaint that s the
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