The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1871-02-07
LEGAL xNTHhLraHMCH.
The Compound Interest QnestIon.

In the opinion delivered by Judge Sharswood on
Saturday, sitting in the Supreme Court in Nsl Prus
in the case OF Sine VS.. Norris in reference to con-
trgct decided TO be unconsconable, stress was laid
on an old reported case decided in 1868. We repro
duce here as It may interest our readers any of
whom may set the ''young folks" to calculating the
price OF the horse, remembering by the term
"dOubling'' is meant sin geometrical proportion:"-
james vs. Morgan, 1st volume of LevInz's Reports
of cases determined in the Court OF the KiAgs
Bench page liz.
Assumpsit TO pay for horse barleycorn a nall
doubling it every nail and AYERS that there were
thirty-two nails in the shoes OF the horse, which
being doubled every nail came to five hundred quar-
teTs of barley; and on non assumpsit pleaded, the
cause being tried before Byde at Hereford, he di-
rected the jury to give the value OF the horse in
damages, being eight pounds; and so they did. And
Il was 1 moved IN arrest Of Judgment for
and judgment given for the plaintin.
The Campbell Case.
Court Of Quarter SesstOns-JtdQe AHiSon.
This morning, in the Quarter Sessions Court
room, the investigation in the case of the young
lawyer, e. b. Campbell, charged with tam
pering with witness, and consequently with vio-
lating his oath of Office as an attorney of the
court, was commenced before Judge Allison.
The testimony was as follows
Thomas Fitzgerald lcoored) affirmed Campbell
came to my house about the murder; told him that
my son was such bad boy that l could not get
along with him myself; Campbell asked me whether
/ would swear that the boy was insane or that he
was drunk told him that would not do either, as
was minister OF the Gospel, and could not tell
le said II the truth would do the boy any good, he
was welcome to it, Campbell then said would get
d lOI bnOlNS 9cuieJ uut ulu hOV Duy 49,
what would get the twelve years for; visited my my
son In prison In company with CsmpDell;
Campbell spoke to my sou privately before
i did; he then asked the boy aloud
before me II he had been drinking before he COM
mitted the murders the boy said no, ne had not the
next time saw Campbell was when was arrested
and taken before an alderman on charge OF
bipamV and adultery preferred against me by Mr..
Campbell: saw him next time in my house, when
he told me had better go away from the city and
stay away; told me had better go on a mission and
90 about my business; met him again at Samuel
Dayids; Campbell did not know that i was
there; he told Dayids all about me; said was a
villain and grand rascal; words were quite high
not go away he said he would give me twelve years
il aid not go away; on last Saturday Campbell
went TO my house after the hearing In court before
j got there.
Crosse eXamined-W Campbell was In Dayids'
cellar pavids' wife and another woman and Davlds
himself wei e there the other woman had sued for
marrying unlaWfully in 1858.
Mary Allen (colOred) sworn-Was present one day
on q snowy day at Mr. F1tzgeralds house when
Campbell called Campbell told Fitzgerald that il he
testified against his strong as he did before
the Coroner, the son would be hung or imprisoned
for life.
John Henly (colored) sworn-was at Mr.. Fitz-
gerald house on the same day that Mary Allen was
there; was standing near the window and heard Mr..
Campbell say what Mary Allen said he said; Fitz-
| gerald and Campbell went away together.
| Samuel Davds (colored) sworn-I keep shoe
Campbell called; Campbell was telling me all about
| the murder when Fitzgerald made himself known To
J Campbell ana said that his character had been