Litchfield enquirer., 1872-05-09
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 The Superior Court finished it's An,;l term, last week. The following cases were disposed of:
 Ja0ses Allen vs. Cornelius C. Paraae- tee. This was Bethlehem case growing out of the disputed ownership of two sheep. An examination of the teeth of one of them settled the question in favor of the plaintiff by showing the animal older than it could have been according to the defendants claim. Judgment for plain tifto recover$8. Huntington and Seymour :! for plaintiff; Cothren for defendant.
 Frederick Beordsley ct al ys. Iega Of
 Washington. This was trial on re- monstrance of certain Washington tax payers claiming that the committee taat recently laid out 8 new highway from Waramaug Lake to the station on tLe Shepaug railroad near Rae Brook, were guilty of irregular and improper coh- duct" The only proof offered of impro- priety was the fact that the committee lodged and took their meals with Mir. G. .. Hitchcock, the leading petitioner for the road. It was shown by the petition CTS that, there being no hotel in the place, this arrangement was made between the opposing parties, and that the counsel for the town also staid at Mr. Hitchcock's. The Judge held that there was no improprie- ty whatever in the transaction and that the fact that Hitchcock would accept no pay was no favor to them since had they been put to expense in that way they would have simply charged it in their bill. The remonstants propose to carry the case up to the Supreme Court Graves for remonstrants; Andrews for petitioners.
 Ferdinand Beers &- Vie vs. [. F Scott. This was another Bethlehem case for an assault committed by the defend ent on Mrs. Beers. The latter was pick ing blackberies near the residence of the defendant, on his land. His wife request ed the plaintiff to leave the berries there for the owners use, and go into the back lots for what she wanted. She refused to leave as requested. The defendant then we1ft out to drive her away. He had a pitchfork ill his hand which we believe he had brought from the hay-feld Her l dog attacked and bit him, he struck pail several times, and she claims that he struck her. The plaintiff was impeached, but was corroborated in part by other witnesses, and the judge gave her $1O0, damages. If the battered tin pail pro- duced in evidence was any fair indication of the severity of the fight it was savage | one. Among the mistakes made by the l defendant on the occasion the most mo- l ticeable was his neglect to insert the tines of his pitchfork just behind the fifth rib of the plaintiffs dog. Cethren for plaint- if; Huntington & Seymour for defendent. D. B. " Hord vs. Natt1eO Pinaesey. Still another Bethlehem case it is to be hoped that most of the local difficulties ef that place are now settled). The de- fendant made an assault on the plaintiff, knocking him down by blow in the face. Judgement for $2OO. The defendant was committed to jail ...., ....-.- l The following divorces were granted during the term: --.. -,' ......... IsabeU E., from Joseph 1T. Gee; Ma'y from Janees Morey; Oohelio from Jonaes Gotdsnitla;; Huldah 4. from Fran els Fraraks; Mary from CHes. Cosier;; Marion A. from George R. Moore; Asa- ha from Sitas Wright.
 The denOaenae,at in Franks ys. Eraaks was little remarkable. The divorce was claimed for drunkenness and intolerable cruelty. The petitioner swore that she married the respondent on short acquaintance, and that she soon found him to be an habitual drunkard The judge reproved her for making 8 nasty marriage and advised her at considerable length and with much solemnity against haste in matters of such importance. The bar enjoyed the lecture hugely, for it was pretty generally understood that gentle man was sitting on a back bench in the court room at that very time who was in- tending to make Mrs. Franks Mrs. Some body Else as soon as the judge had united the existing knot. Sure enough the judges good advice went for nothing and that same afternoon the divorced wife and the gentleman who had occupied such an uneasy back seat were united in holy mat rimony. ses-, r,s..f.- a-I sla .s.
 - At the meeting of the Litchfeld Light Guard, Monday evening, it was voted to parade on Decoration day (May 3O, and join in any arrangement that may be made by the citizens for the proper ob, scrvance of that day. a r-rts. Isl4 .N "A modification of the articles of faith of the Congregational church proposed to church meeting, last week, was rejected. I1i-The Litchfeld company won much ! praise in New Haven, and was repeatedly cheered. Finding they were to have no refreshment in New Haven they telegraph ed for supper at the United States to which they sat down about midnight.
 l None of our Democrats have as yet bought white hats; but several are pricing the article with view to purchase. '' f 'o @.a.'s 9o w,insted. S~-si --'h. 5iEEt = aar ct -- IT afea Y @ Hn
 William P. Lathrop has been nominat- ed and will no doubt be elected, as War den of the borough for the year ensuing from and after the 1st Monday in May. I The old ticket for burgesses will in part 1 be chosen and a portion will be new men. 1 Dr. Drake will.be clerk, and g.. w Sage, l the bailiff. Pod sE*e2 3s