, 1870-10-20
United states Circuit Court.

Ejkc1AEST-FuRGED DEEDS ALLR0ub.
IN Ill action II cjecim+nt u recover half sccti7n
ni land IN Mercer County, The p!aiatiffs claimed
III estate In fee IS the heirs Al tar oil Timothy
fcnlants siefe1d under two titles and BY posseas.
,on and limitation. 'Thc e1ort upon the aa7t OF
Plaintiffs was 10 rroyetnal tue basis OF defenanta
niles. rurportin9 70 'N the dessls executed by
Timothy Hedges, tn the year ISIS and 1s19, con.
sisted OF fasCeEtes The plaintiffs. however, were,
sne E ns x ts'1 4. % s y g sss Ssss gs4s uas
pared TO dtsn.nve the signature. -
The court tnlo,icetsl Instructine the iury, re-
by defendant Plaintiffs made a rrima Jacie case
bT The patent issued tn March. Isis, io considers
uon Of military service 10 the war OF 1sis, anu
deed pu1portinR to have is.cn made By Timothy
lledEcsf0 one Tf,utnas Mullln. dated IN MAY
1s1e. under which oy several other e.
He.lces nlann, attact Claiming that It IS f0fetl
instrument The OIL cs,d'.ncr presently a'lluctel
bearing unon tnst question, MAS TINT Of Esther
Hedge. lads ii The ~. q sa xesra, when her
deposition was tax. H. nl@ter OF Timothy. She de-
Is % IT, eo,ia a. IT, ,e 1aef ueas sPs Sei
br,ther, for hr could not have been In Greene
Cnunsr, y. T., where the teEd purrortS 10 hare
{May 4, 1slsj because ihtry->ix days prior thai
.late his slaughter wRs b'rn, and he would not 90
s>on have lett Ills WIFE, The court Thought It OBJ
soinc lity years, nut be e5c+ci!nsly uaEeIlabie.
aud,as the msintenance NJ plaintiff title involves
tEE commission ~ EfAfts tFlue+ lHElE Ha00fd De
much .Iorc reliable testimony than detective
recollection. In this view the court cautioned the
jury against accepting theor5 or mere sugHes.
lion vt forgery. Tb fasEth cr1Ce the pEoOf
shuud 1t as clear as II the person charged with
the f.rsr7y wass,u trial for tnc cr1ncs hut tho
sury might consider III! t,e circumstances sur
there Is . deed from john ard judith Lane, Judith
sr!us described AZ 'he Enle ber of Thomas MGlo.
hut Of which aesTship 20 pt0of ts offered. Defenu-
snt acknowledges thu trCak lu his title IVY reason
Of ttis lark Of rro"f- and that this decd Is only
--n!orai,!t, TO EnaEr M for which dehc4en-
rieA he proves ihpt t1"fenaant has fN.en IN
pc<-csslar under this .nte seven years, By the
limitation Law, which EEylslrs that any person ID
in.>c>sthn Of property npsier = .onnected Title
de4fuci1Ie of Ee:orl fionl the un!ted Stalca, the
SLait, or apy pctlot uutlplx.t1 TO sell la'.A fur
sa1cs or upon legal pr1'cess. shai be deemed the
owns7 a. asaiss, 1T ~, OH y @ To- usiata ~ M claim
lDe, and, n0rwtths tandn2 eHI!re Innocence on the
part hf the parts s%ttinv up the titlr any lrau1n.
Leo, as, would 9rsrs tr MN 70 1nn ds
defeated II the seed WAS genuine, then the title
IS made 0ut- 500,
August =, 1878, pnrIrirahE to he executed l!y tht
same T1mcthy Hedges Il. 0ne Mccoy, which deed
Is shown In the oEtxu.l, NM ;th,usn 1t xas as:
competent IN 'mptarh II, H''hnn1h al second
tstai tander the statute} o:hcr aad further ey1
aence might bc a1hNcet1.
Verdict for ,,cfcnaaut.
rARTNkH-nIP-CONNlSsloS.
sd. ". Catlty r. J'"n Clalk aEd James Steele
a resident OF Mount v.r1,nu, lnsa. Ep II the 81
day Of September. lsts, pls1nis0 dealt with Inht
CLARK rs his factor, shipping rttsdaee 70 h!m ant
having purchases marie Tor him ur0u tho maeket
Erou that ssas Cle1k ~r1,e his principal that he
hai taken in 4 partner tMr. Steete}. and thai
thencet0rth busirets MstulI - cout1uct:-a by JO4L
CLARK Co, and arcount -a1es were tnAdc up It
date. showing an tpdrhts-'nFFs ~ Clark o
fs,lssG. wt:ch hsl.Hcc WIS transferred 70 tn
honks Of THE new trm The hutineas continued
and monthly accounts wert: rendered by the new
nrm until, On the sa IT January. the balsnc'
sFaiDst defendants was s3,3:3 The bushes
ceased, aud on the 1T Il Ap u letter was sent 4
caIlry enclosing ti"a' artnunt, showing an In
&let,inrsa f,y CLARK to him Of 1870 70, and fr0n
Carley TO John ttssk 4 C... Z" 81 4.3-9,7l. Suit wa
brought 10 establish tn" ltRfsflIty Of the coulran
an By t2lx AccHus,t "f lAnusry. Ftr Steele, 1t
claimed that he DID MT a--u 'e the tn1ebte1nea
OF the OLD hsu,, to whtch he did not belong. Glre
TO the jury.
n BANKRcrICY.
I1oeteding Dismitsed-WIiltam Coser, OF Ch
caEn.. ...-... ...... ...l...
I:ntttt<.i 70 Apply for Di*char9<- Harrison L. Fu
uau. OF WaukcE1n-