The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1871-05-04

guileless manner. and with an evident desire
to tell the whole truth, that frequently moved
the Jury and spectators to laughter.
Francis Farnham, defendant, called by his
counsel testified: | have lived in Penobscot
ever since i was born; mother is living; | was
married the 18th of Sept. 1865; first knew
plaintiff when she came to work for me Aug.
4tll, 1868; had heard of Mr.. Perkins family be-
fore. She was stopping at Mr.. Bowdoins; l
sent up word and she came down to see me;
did not walk three miles to get her. | never
was engaged to her and she knows it too; did
not know that she claimed to be engaged to
me till July 1870, when Mr.. Abbott sent me
letter; once went with her from my house up
to her grandmothers 8 miles; she wanted me
to drive the horse; did not want to 90; never
sat up to court her: never thought OF it. never
owned a gold ring in my life. The Lord knows
| never saw that ring marked Forget me not
before to day. Her aunt Roseline Perkins who
lives in PenobScOt came to our house TO see
her; she said her aunt wanted to take my
picture would fetch it right back again;
thought it would be mean for me to hold on to
it, and her aunt took it away from my house;
she told me so and she knows it too; have
small farm, worth 500 or 5000; did not know
Robert Conden till day or two ago, when l
sent for him witness; never heard of
Esther Howard; should not know her from
Adam; saw plaintiff posted in paper; was not
there to see her married; did not send anybody
plaintiff came to my house to work; Abbie
knew | went to see her and she did not like it
at all: was always Jealous because ] would 60
and see the Webster GIRL other girls that lived
there were jealous of me. Young Perkins
worked for me that summer about two months;
he courted Abbie; and they use to sit up
nights after went to bed; Abbie said so and
she knows it; from 1865 to 1870 was never
called on by her for money; had the same
property then as now.
CROSS EXAMINED.
Plaintiff came TO my house the 4th of Aug.
1868; / put it down in my book; did not bring
INV wife home till about Il week after we We're
married; plaintiff left me the day | was
married; left nobody in the house to do the
work but mother; don't know as there was
more than one beside plaintiff jealous of me:
plaintiff Use to run the woman that | went to
see; don't know but she did me sonnet lines; in
winter of 1860 cut my foot; she use to help me
| do the work; sometimes she would take me to
| the barn on hand sled; once in while she
would pitch some hay down; she did not hurt
herself, l think. Ques. Did you hurt your
self:
Ans. Yes, when l cut myself; never rode
to Castinc with plaintiff; never gave her ring,
God knows it; came here to tell the truth;
wrote two or three business letters for her to
send home; did not let her keep the key to ny
chest; never told Mary that l was going to
| marry Abbe.
William II. Perkins, called by defendant tes-
titled: live at PcnobscOt; age 81; know Miss
Perkins; went to work for Farnham in July.
1860; boarded and slept at his house; was at
his house when he was married; had heard
| that he was engaged to his present wife,
Frances Webster; he was not engaged to Abbie
| Perkins; never saw him sit up with her nor
| walk with her | sat up with her as MANY as a
| dozen times, in the parlor, alone; Farnham
knew it; carried her to my fathers house and
| stayed three days; She went home with me in
| the stage once; sad one night and | carried
| her back to Farnham's with my fathers horse :;
| | was engaged to her to be married: she left
me; she went down 10 Mr.. Towards and 1
| lost run of her then.
CROSS EXAMINED.
was engaged to her after had been to Farm
| hams about two days. never saw her before
| went there; plaintiff could not help knowing
| that Farnham was going with another woman ;
| don't know why she broke off her engagement
| with me; perhaps she liked the looks of some
| one else better; did not tell Farnham nor any
body else, that was counting Abbie; i recollect
distinctly of setting up with her three Saturday
| nights. | asked Farnham for the parlor and
| then asked her to sit up with me and she did;
am sure of that; was there the morning she
came back and got her pay.
| james Ordway, called by defendant, testified :
Am twenty-five years old live in Castine; have
| known Farnham seven years; have seen PLAIN
| tiff at Farnham's house; Farnham was then
| keeping Miss WobSter's COMPANY, and has since
work at Farnham's; once ioked Abby about be-
| ing engaged TO Perkins, she said sheiWas en-
gagged to Perkins and was To be married; have
seen Perkins and plaintiff walking several times
to together.
CROSS. EXAMINED.
When ioked her about Perkins. she flew in
to passion and allowed it was none of my
business.
Robert Condor, called by defendant testified:
Have acted as justice of the peace; never saw
Farnham till last Sunday; have seen this plain
tiff before: married her to Geo. w. Howard at
Howard's house; he presented me with what
purported to be certificate from the town
clerk; married them in Towards kitchen; this
plaintiff stood up and consented to the marriage;
my wife and two daughters We're present went
to meeting that evening: Mr.. Howard and
bride, this plaintiff walked along with us.cighth
OF Il mile to the schoo-house; services about an
hour; after meeting we separated ut the doors;
our homes lay in different directions; plaintiff
babe my wife good evening. next saw plaln-
tiff two Ou three days afterwards; knocked ut
my door i'll the morning. invited her into the
house; She declined and said that she wished
me TO unmarry her: that she did not wish to
live with Mr.. Howard, he was too Old man
for her and she wished 10 be unmarried. told
her | could only marry. | had no authority to
uninarry. Howard was fifty-four years old
then.
Geo. w. Howard. called by defendant tesi-
fed; have lived in Brooks, lille all my life, sixty
wears July coming; never saw the defendant
till last week. Moss Cove, where they say he
lives, is about dozen miles from my house.
/ have been married three times and have had
three children, a son, who died in the war and
two daughters married. Julia Leason. Henry
Lessons wife, wrote a letter to plaintiff for me
and | received u letter from her; did not 60 for
her at all; she came of her own accord by the
stage, to my house with her trunk and things;
my neice Esther Howard was stopping with
me for a short time; it was not more than three
or four days from the time plt. came before we
were married. [ did marry plaintiff with her
consent; she was not druggcd. | went to
church with her that evening and returned
home with her; occupied the same bed with
her that night; She got up and got breakfast
for mo the next morning; said she want
ted to- 90 down to Mr.. Iiutchinsons, want
ed me to come down and come home with her.
| told her | would. | went down to come
home with her. | told her heard they We're
going to Serenade lis. She said they would
not have the privilege of sercnading Abbie Per-
kins that night. told her she took my name
she said that she was going to be unmarried;
that is the last time saw her. She went to
my house Sunday, when | was away, got her
trunk. wheeled it away on my wheel1arrow
and brought the wheclbarrow back | posted
her Nov. 23d. 1865; have ;,0t been divorced
but want TO be.
CROSS EXAMINED.
Esther Howard had lived with Mr.. Emerson.
During the three days that the plaintiff was nj
my house, did not court her any. She nut
me right up to marry her there or not at all.
and | consented to be married. She told me
that she would have me the day before we
were married; and the next day got the GER
tllicate and was married
Tuesday morning. Mcclellan addressed the
jury for the defendant, and Abbott for the
plaintiff. During Mr.. Abbott's address to the
jury, the plaintiff was moved to sobs and tears,
so much as to disturb the proceedings. She
arose, passed in front of the jury. and left the
room.
fudge Cutting concluded his charge at eleven
O'Clock and in about fifteen minutes thereafter
the jury returned verdict that the defendant
did not promise, as alleged.
James F. Churchill and Francis Tower. for
assault and battery on John Dickey, at Bel
mont. Plead guilty, and were fined each $40
and costs.
James f. Churchill, for assault and battery
ON John Dckey, in 1913, plead guilty, and was
fined $40 and COSTS.
Isaac W. Havner vs.. Isaac George and ais,
Assumpsit on note on six months, against the
dot innt Ll:..