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J a Fieahman, ! doz brooms... .......2 90
F Beagle, Treas Benton Up set'g with Aud so
w T Morris, Treas CenterTp do 90
T Judkins, Tr Woodsield Dist do l 90
G L Tyler, Tr Clarington Dist do 2 90
Jac Reomer. Treas Salem Tp do 2 90
A Evans, Tr Beallsvills Dist do SO,
A NJ Voestley, Treas Ohio TIP do 2 90
j A schwob g" Malaga do l 80
D Brock, Tr Cameron Dist do so
6 " Mason, Treas Franklin TIP do l 70
W NJ Griffith, -" Sunsbury do l SO
w Wiley Adams do 60
D Lentz I" Perry do So
N Goodwin 4" Lee do 2 90
g Blattler Switzerland do 2 25
ii Atkinson" " Seneca do ] 65
C G Obiinger . Summit do l IS
N Huffman Wayne do ! so
John Gatchell Washington do IS
VIM Hathorn +" Jackson do IS
Saml McVay I" Bethel do S5
VIM Adamson, Treas Green TIP do 35
Insurance on Infrmary p years) ....l5l 50
James Armstrong. fees as Com'r .....32 40
ii Hoeffier, for transfer hook ...... lS5 IL
Hosfler, fees as Auditor. ..........5 500 90
Spriggs for collecting 80. .......5 90
] Burgoscher, shelving and stand for
Probate Office. d. .............l2 90
Deaf and mute Asylum of Columbus
Is LittletGn ....-..--.--.. IA 5o
Samuel Croniu, mending chairs .......l Is
VIM Read, unclaimed cost OWL casesl &c 81
N Sinclair, postage. ............ ..5 0C
J Norris unclaimed COS. (civil oases) ).... SO
7 o Castle, Probate Judge habeas corpus
cases. .27 81
all hn,
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"The Wrong ShmelI."

A high officer of the Sons of Tenn,
perance presenting himself at the door
of Division for admission, with the
smell of grog he had been drinking, was
waited upon by an Irish sentinel, to
whom lie gave the password, when the
following conversation passed:
"Sir," said he, "and ye are Mister
O'Wright; the Grand Worthy Patriarch
of the State of Khaintooky, l do be af
ter belavin'"
"Yes," said jim, "you are perfectly
right, my friend; but why do you ask
the question:"
"To tell you the truth, thin, sir, and
shame the devil" said Pat, 'ye do be
having the right password for Son oi
'Timperance, entirely; but, by the bless
ed Saint Patrick, ye've got the wrong
shmell."
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A story of two well-known clergy
men, one Of whom undertook to rebuke
the other for using the weed
"Brother g." he exclaimed, without
stopping to ask any other question, sis
it possible that you chew tobacco p
81 must confess l do," the other qui-
etly replied.
Then would quit it, sir" the old
gentleman energeticalIy continued. alt
is very unclerical practice, and l must
say very uncleanly one Tobacco
Why, sir, eren hog Uould not chen it,"
Father c." responded his amused
listener, "do you chew tobacco ?"
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1872-11-05

The other Sunday the following was
posted up in the lobby of the Cam
bridge, Washington county, Presbyte-
rian Church ''Notice-The person who
stole Songs of the Sanctuary from seat
No. 80, should improve the opportunity
of singing theih here, as he will have no
occasion to sing them hereafter"
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for said bridges was awarded to White &
Son, Of New Brighton, Pa.
Allowed seibert & Lillev. for blanks fur
nished Probate office, s!2 50. Allowed ia
cob Burgbscher. for a case and shelving in
Probate Office, $40.
Allowed cost In the case of Ohio VS.. H
Cline, S8 60. Allowed Seibsrt & Lillsy, for
cost book furnished Probate Office, S54 AL
lowed G S Newcom & Co for L. quires of
schedules furnished Probate Office, SO.
Allowed W C Cunningham SIS for cleaning
Judges room. .as ga. ....
Allowed John Lang for coal bucket, mend
ing stove pipes in Recorders Office, S4 Be-
Ordered the Auditor to insure the Infrmary
building.
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JUNE SESSION; June s, 1879.
Allowed Jacob Hopton $50 for new bridge
across Pryor's run. The petition presented
by Joseph Fox ct al. at the March session,
praying for the vacation Of county road,
was read the second time, and it appearing to
the satisfaction of the Board that said road
has become useless, it is ordered that the
county road leading from Ruble's to Joseph
Eoy barobv a yanatad
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a Smith repairing bridge 5aoross 6unisk n
tltabove Ford's dam 49,. .l.... .s.... 100 ~
Wm findley abutments Narrews run spds;ef
Opossum creek ....sr... n ~. .&,I47r %
Trustees Ohio township bridge scsosa -
Texas run 90: lo0eoe
Y Gamble Gil Opossum creek !...... 93S ~
White and Son .0possum crssk and 4 ~
tNafrows run bridges ..oS 1s..... 1864 d
Jacob Hopton bridge across Pryor's. ran5o 90
J& s, Shraks on abutmsnis nenth ets & oP
" S.Wiley wing walls and Gil Came
rop bridge .;.. ....,. 4fs q
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q q s'...safT9a9Ts u s5dssm = "a "a
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change in the township lines, beween Jack
son and Lee townships, was continued
Ordered, the following levies to be mads on
theI taxable property Of Monroe county for
| theyear 1872: for county expenses q mills
on each dollar valuation, for Infrmary ex-
penses 10 Of enc mill on each dcllsrsvalua-
tion, for the construction of nav. bridge at
Clafington QUE mill on each dollar valuation,
Ordered, that the following stock is allowed
two years of age. Allowed Seibsrt and Lii
ley S22 so for blank book furnished Recor-
der's ofscs, aud blanks for school Examiners.
Allowed W T Morris 81 CO for glassware aud
candles Furnished Sherit's office. Allowed
David okey, Clerk Of Court, costs in State
cases, SSS As. Allowed Daniel Walton for
goods furnished Jail and Treas1rsr's Office, ST 4
Is Allowed NJ Hoefller fees as Auditor, $500
Commissioners met pursuant 10 adjourn
mont; aud csatEacted tor ths ills to be male
at the Cameron bridge. The contract to de-
liver the coal was awarded to Sebastian
Burkhard, Allowed VIM Read for Heath de-
tector, 81 so.
All of which is respectfully aubmitted.
WILLIAM WORKMAN, Commissioners
CHRISTIAN CEHEs: - of
JAMES ARMSTRONG, Monroe Co.
Auditor's Annwal Report Of the Receipts
and Expenditures Of Monroe C6uaty, Ohio
for the fiscal gear commencing September 4,
1871, and ending September ?, 1872:
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Annual Rerast OF the Directors
OF The 1nfirmary OF Monroe
County, Ohio. t.,.x

WooDsFIELD, o, Aug. 81, 1921
To the Honorable Commissioners Of Monroe
County, Ohio: e ,a,,.sN
In compliance of the requirements of
law, W. the undersigned Directors Of
the Infirmary of said County, beg leave
to submit the following annual report,
for the year ending August 81. 1872;
Number of inmates ................ ....S4
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PASSENGERS SAILED.

FOR LIvERPOOL-Tn steamship Wyomiag Juue &c. PbninS
Mr. aud Mrs W r. Wright mrs. Buns, G. j. b. Ihorbarn MS
Dickson f. T. Williams Mrs and Mss Williams. Ms j. y Perot.
Miss Smith, Mr. and Mrs G. T. Davis W. hsgny, Mr Joa1eay
T. Yennye Mr. and Mrs. w. g. Robinson g. Ward Capt Bar
stow L. H. Cone the Rev. G. Robinson Mrs
f. d. HoltoD Hse Hot0B Mr. and Mrs. G. G. Peek s. d. L.,
Miss w. Miss Fanny Mos H. S. Peek Mr. Pecks nurse Mr.
aud Mrs H. s. eEsoB Nellie Robert; and Master Larry
maid Eliza ard Miss Kate Barton Brin r. W Davis
j. Sheldon, w. Webb J. O. Simpson FedeucEson J. Aehen
Opycock. Miss Lulu HOppcock, Eugene hoppcocE
W. H. IIoppcock hr. and Mrs. }. Moore. 49,
Hopkins Mrs W. Hopkins Miss A. Hopkins Jno. Layton Atwood
Prolet B. Corn g. Gomez NJ AMI M SYDNEY Webster and ID
M and Mrs H. Downing, M MeC Jno. Miller, francs hohan,
Wiswe Mr. Haskell Mr. Ranger Mr. Emen MI and MIS- J.
Ueyn infants and T. CHADWICK, Henry Day Henry
Smith Thos Powell w. Beekman IT, Mrs. W. Humnay infant ni
serVsnti II. Murray, Mrs. C. schwartz chll ana set'slti
Morales and maid Mr. and Mrs Chas Jay cldrgn infant
purses maid, Neveomb Augustus Dennis Mr and Mrs y
servant Porter Dr. D. Haynes AgneE and Wf
Hohun MARY Tobey, Warren Weston, Dixon sd
seryRt Mr. and Mrs T. LAYTON Miss T. r. heKeen A. hsre ~ w
WalzroVe King ani Jas simpson, w. H. Fheps ene se
Shsttoek K. W. Simmons Rev J. b. MoIgsn Mr. and
M Walker Robert s. Ssude T. Hemingway. Ms A g. lemus'
emugway Mrs hOy and ma H. g. Sebbus D. Oaater,
Mss Mary Gou W. HAckett Admiral de Rohaa Ms Bartlett aud
child MI G. Malery, hr T. H. Barber Mr and Mrs 81 ohanl-
han MI Perran. Nj /. PeIan Mr. FeAn, Mr and Ma w;
Mrs n W. WHlett Mrs H. c. Jswst Mrs. c. W. Day Mr. H. g
JWe Mr.. and Mrs J. over Mr. and Mrs Ieos Shons hf ~
Whtrsu, Mr. u r. Gute. Mr. Rob, lostn Mr. W Osborn NJ
aud Henry Capp Mr. H. DAVIS and Misses ChpP hf Cal
lahan children and maid mir and Mrs H. D. Wele Mr. and o
Collier and maid Mr. snd Mrs HeiBSon " and Ny, OSss,er
MIR. u. Hooker, Dr. H. lisrsness Dr. h1cahy ny en- f
~ d. Chpp Mis-, Tennie Wolfe Mr. a. W. SANFORD ny T. r. Bran
r. H. Pine, Mss Maxwell Elisha Is. Plnney W. b Ason MI sBi
Mrs A. NJ Ageaso child infant AID Jas DogglAss Tho.
Andrews, Jas BaucI r. o. Scott j. c. Grubb Pare, r. B.
Miss AndrvE Admiral fed oIroyd son, swaa aIa
MsLI lily. NengeT, o. NJ Edwards Iho bh Josa uoElon'
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Bush, and sprolo dragged him to TIE place OF punish
ment and Jones yoked him around the throat WINE tbe
Others tied him by his thumbs and kept him so ss
pended for nearly half an for looking round IN the
chapel day. during the religious services, one OF tuo
keepers gave him 80 lashes on the bare nesn 80 -
hichael Ward said that on one occasion, whlle suS
pended by the thumbs, his shoes were removed whlch
greatly Increased his suffering
John Dempsey, who has been In the House or Kefuge
several years in the employ OF boot ana shoe CON
tractor Thought the boys there were very Ducn
oyerasked; they did at least Onehrd more work than
be men in the New-Jersey State Prison az trenton.
Valentine Eel who had also been employed IN the
House Refuge, testified that boy named stephens
was reported 10 Assistant Superintendent HaecK TOT
not finishing his work and Haeck took him INTO small
room and beat him with thick cane, cutting hn hofri-
bly, although declared that he was not aDle 20
do the work; he then taken back 10 Ills work Dnt
being unable to do 10, brought down second uine
aud beaten and then third time when the Assistant
Superintendent to the conclusion that tine boy
could not do the work. and he sent to the hospital
where died four days afterward, ana the witness
firmly believed that his death was caused by tho cfuei
Dealings he had received. -,
Justus Dunn prisoner testified that on the DAY OF
the homicide. Calvert passing his CELL ne iao
knife and tobacco In his hands, and called 0nt 10
boy I'm the next cell, :" Bulky, do you want chew =
Calvert said, will give you Bulky" and, opening lhe
cell-dOor struck him the and kicked at him, and
prevent being kicked, witness pointed the EpHe
Calvert, not intending to ipjuro him, but as
means OF seldefcns0.
Adjourned.
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DECIsIONS-JUSE II.

Supreme Court hdmbers-By. Judge barrett
Lord Naturalization dened with : 10 costs nard q 81
McCshi sTbe motion must be denied &C. Howard ag oi-
man-Olrr report surplus MeDonOugb "
guardian set cDono gh-Ton OF confirmed judgment
granted In the matter Of the application OF Tue Mayor &
opening MsdOnae &cMemoahda Tor counsel
the &c Amelia Norton infant for apPon Deni guar
dian-ke fined AID guardian appointed Schuyler e. a. g
Priudebe-htnOrabG for counsel.
y Judge Brad-Lewis Prndss aGsnted Gilmore ct al
ugL Patton al-Moton dCniedi Zee oginion)
Supe,ioy Courf-Speciol Tern,-Bv Judge Freedman.
Deguporr0n agt. The Broadway and seycnaye r. T. Co-Orr
granted Marks-Same Marks sgt BeycLSame Miller
ait GibbonS-Sme Ram ODD sgt Canteld z eases)-Saue
BY EJusi, BdrLoThcDOuah agt James ct a-Mouon FOR
extra allowance denied lSee deesiOul
Common Pleas--Specidi Icym-Bv Judge LarremOre.
Smh ag shaw aSee Mem Sehrnmm sgt SehnIa-0rer Of
reee ce Smith agt Chur h-Se Mem Scuclmanu ag Lehman
SEE Mem In the Wilelmua Weber-BeDO confirmed
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DEPARTURE or FOREIGN MAILS.
THURSDAY. JrSE u.

THURSDAY, JrNg IT,
PyinOub CherbOurg sal HaabHrE sssn
hp HOlsaiis close 1850 Supplementary Mall On Pier a.
Of ThrdsL, HoJoken closed at Loo steamship sails All
An letters deposited Supplementary Mails un be prepaid WITH
double postagei
Mails the West Indies steamship Counhs.
close at Supplementary Mail Pier No " H. Is ci0sei Al
1850 u Steamship sails AZ p. m
FRIDAY. JUNR H.
Mail for Halifax Is closed the NewYerk PostOnee ever
Friday o'clock Steamship sails from Portland. Me- on Sat-
urdaYs.
Pnlssn Closed Mail only By tho Williams Gaon and
Innan Line Steamship
SATURDAY JuNR Is
Mails EnoDe via Queenstown and LTefp o. steamship CITY
o BROOKLYN. close At a Supplementary Sail Per no ~
n. H.. Is closed a ll;l0 steamship sails at u 81
IAN letters deposited Supplementary Mails be prepaid with
double postsge
A Pruss an Closed Mail IL sent b. this lie.
Mails States SOUTHAMPTON and Bremen hY tho
steamship Weser. IL Steamship sails at from FOO,
OF Ihinl-st, iloboken.
A Direct German Msil Il sent BY this line
aud Iavre per steamship ST. Lsurtnt viii
close 10 Seamhip sails at u ~. from Pier No. % " r.
Mails for Kingston JAM Panama AspnwAn the Central American
and South Pacific Ports b. the steamship Hen Chauncy cOs
% steamship sails Al u ~. from Pier No. q n r.
Mails Po-auPfBee By tie steamship Nicburs at2 O'Clock
IN. Si.a zsbp sail at D m from Brooklyn.
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THE RETAIL TOBACCO DEALERS TAX.

TO the razor Of The Tribune.
SIR: Under the heading of Taking the
Poor" in your paper Of the stu inst, you publish an
article which, in my judgment, does great injustice alike
20 Government and the trade regret chat you
should have done this, for have been reader The
TRIBUNE for many years, and sure should De un-
willing to believe THB TRIBUNE would knowingly pub
llsh article which does not fairly state facts.
Het0 York, June 10, 1872. II. WI.
whatever the legislators meant who passed the Tax
In question, they certainly succeeded in making poen-
italy frghtful engine OF oppression 1t is to be hoped
that the Commissioner OF Internal Revenue will find
other Interpretation of the law than what its
signify people Of ordinary comprehension but 1t
njustce" to point out the obvious consequences OF
natural Interpretation. wholesale tobacco dealer.
probably quite as well informed II. W. H., since
he has made the subject matter Of investigation and
correspondence has expressed himself TO greatly
shocked at the outrage apparently contemplated-Edl
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pASSFNGERS ARRLRED

PROM SAVANNAH San JaeiatoJuue l2J g. hnl
Mis- T. Mills Mrs w Brown W. baltimore, wife. three chifel
and nurse Mitchell Mss ~ f. Hart, Miss Nevhah, Mss s.
G. Barton Greenea child and hs Greeley ,nd servant
Bond NJ Mrs A. G. Bitter, Mrs Harriet b. stowe, h
L. B stowe Stowe Mrs Behne. Capt A. j. Bent y and
Mr. and Mrs G. H. Walton snd two children
Hartley e. s. Ellis M McGU' 2, j. MclhtYre u W.
Dioble D. Schnacte berg E. Beatty Hahan wife, AMI son
Capt Christie r H. Curtis r. NJ Hen erson W Dooaey Al
fred Parker W. Erickson, II. Sbaer e. a. Perry
Atheis J. Hall Miss A. s Burke Mrs L. Hu6bel D. H. on
unehaa T. Crane hsics G. Beree Dr. L. 81 Belts B. AZ
Shine Miss T. Stafford, N IS a stsf9ni IS
Mrs Souihwck Miss T. Lawrence, }. NJ. Wells W. HuceY iley
A. Boe T. Bote Boe and three servants Ieara IL no
,engarei X. r. Jennings j. Van Vokenbug H. D. CoeeN =
Smith Rev Woodruff c. o. Strange c. Mitchell, r. = MoofTard
H. uKey L. Wmarth and wife, Miss P. ~ Lee, Miss NJ Grlys
Miss NJ rTley Camboug M Salcedo and infant ami sister Mrs
Drum Mrs b. Mss EeHenger Mrs Julius Kanfnaa Mss A. e
JenniBg Mrs. Engeke A. Dean, wife. and child e. L. ue1
ards j. Arnot H. Mourse, Dr. Koch, J.. j. Bauia r. j.
Welch, Ms Wsuandon and children, Rachel VIZ
Eeus Isabel WIkens, Sarah Drncan, G. T. Palmer,
Wood, Aias NJ b. Baldwin. A. Nc reath T. Sheppess J. H.
M De Merritt T. g. Baktr Adams g. A. Smith, Hon. c. A.
Raw r. d. Iogse, j. Watson, j. Watson Ir Sor Cont-
be and servant W snow, j. b. Robinson, W. ". Goohue j.
Coates Boody Madame RUersiof and servant Mrs O"snsi a.
Mr. ssuerenler j. T. Little Dr. B. r. Chaplin, J. Donaldson W ".
Dorr 81 RueriHr Mrs j. Mans'ee, C. Farchlls McCalae
e. Bogy n Dodge Madame GodsGh and servant Ms Bennett Mr.
Coad lady Mr. Fisher and LADY, j. B. Wilson, L. L. Campbell,
Mrs. Mansfield, and % In the steernge.
PROM LIVERPOOL-IH steamship Jdud. June NV Wood.
BALDWIN, A. McCreath B. SchePers, H. Sleeper o. o.
Skaper aud y Solomon \ NJ De Merit, A. Smith, A. NJ De
Merritt @. Baker Adams, r. A Smith, the Hon T. Ray MSS
j. Robinson. W. w, GOOue, j. Coates A. bo0dY,
Madame Rider dorf servant Mrs Owens Mr Harris lady aud two
chlrrB Mrs g. Hatch and chill Blg Mr Saneniealer j. l.
r. J. Donaldson, w. w. Don L. VI Rutherirr
Mr H. ManIfee & Fairchi L. McCande Boggl Dodge
Madame Goddard servant, Ms Bennett MI Coh aud isy Ah
FISHER and aIy j. s. lsop H. L. Campbell, Ms MAnsled
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THE DUNN TRIAL.

PUNIsHMENTs AT TIE HOUSE OF REFUGE
DUNN's STORY.
The trial of Justus Dunn, charged with
killing Samuel Calvert, akeeper of tine House OF Refuge
last March, was continued yesterday In tho Court Of
General Session. before Judge Bedford. Thomas Walsh
testified for the defense that while fined la the House
OF Refuge lie tied up by the thumbs several times
and on Que occasion kept suspended that manner
for hrseQuaTters OF hour. his feet scarcely touching
the ground be was whipped several lanes Tor not
reading the Bible; when sick lie asked thIt Il priest
might be sent for but his request was reiuscd witness
corr0borated the Statement OF the boys hO testified ON
Tuesday ms 10 the modes OF punsm employed ia The
House of Refuge. 90
George Downing. another inmate OF the House OF Ref
uge, testified that on one OCCASION tho Assistant SIpern-
tendeni, Sas Brush, threw him upIn th' nOlr, and,
placing his knee upon his back bolt severely wltn
thong which had been soaked Ia oil alter whcn lbs was
kept tied up by his thumbs Tor 20 minutes; on aIOtaur
occasion he was hung up by tho thinD5 anI cAn3L
tho bare back at tue same tlm'
Michael DrlsoVu testified that on Quo occasion Johos
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THE COURTS.
GEN. BUTLER AT NEW ORLEANS.
THE SEIZURE OF THE NAssAU-wEIGEL CROSS
EXAMINED.

GEN. DO Al NEW -OhiJEhNo'
THE SEIZURE OF THE NAssAU-wEIGEL CROSS
EXAMINED.
The case of Henry A. Tilden agt. Gen. But
Ter was continued yesterday in the United States Cir
cult Court, before Judge shipman. The plaintiff claims
that Gen. Butler, while In command at Neworleans H.
legally seized tho steamship Nassau for pretended Gov
eminent service and for his private advantage caused
the transfer to be made for % the real value Of the
vessel being SEQ 000 for which plaintiff William H.
Wegel formerly aid Gen. Buffers stall. who tes
titled Thursday, that he had heard Butler say, We
must get the Nassauf not in my other way, Ivy SELF
ure." recalled, yesterday, and crossexamned by
Gen. Butler. . . -.
you did h eute and aid decamp for tna but for
BRAVERY atieras with eIIet New
North again month before the Commanding General
relieved wrote letter requesting To be relieved ou d1i
have been feAgnauon 49,. -
ii was personal Gen. Butler said he intended To
by that Wege was under arrest that date that lie
was in fault then and that he remained In fault until he
service The Court excluded the letter. and Geu
Butler then produced another letter which printed
slip was attached. The witness said lie did not wIe the
letter but the printed part was produced by him.
Several other letters which witness acknowledged lie
had written, while having no part In the production OF
the printed slips attached admitted in evidence to
defendant The printed matter consisted of uncompli-
mentary newspaper illusions to Buffers actions In New
Orleans. Documentary evidence followed relating TO
the value OF the Nassau considering her chances"
Gen Buffers objection To the admission OF this evidence
was oyerrued. Adjourned
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THE REAyY-THoMAs CAsE-A LAWYER ON TRIAL.

THE REAvY-THoMAs CAsE-A LAWYER ON TRIAL
The trial of Alexander II. Reavy and George
IT, Thomas for having fraudulenty secured the sigma
ture OF Mrs Elizabeth Taylor Thomass foster-mother,
to the deed of house, the preense that 1t was an In
junction 10 restrain lien, was continued before
Recorder IIac kctt yesterday Mr.. Fowler, lawyer, In
rebutta OF tho testimony OF Mrs. Taylor and her nus
band testified that they the deed before it was hod
and that It was fcd up except with the signature ana
acknowledgment
Hugh Rcayy lawyer. brother Of the defendant test-
fed that he took an acknowledgment OF deed in Mrs
Tayor's house, last Jnnunry, Mrs Taylor ana tho de
PENDANT, Thomas, being present. 80,
George Symings and Martin William Emmans nom
testified that Mira Taylor had directly lmpued 10 tnch
her intention 70 give the house to Thomas.
George H. Thomas testified that IN DECEMBER, 1870, MIS-
TAYLOR In presence of Ferguson. offered him decd OF
the house condition that he 1nsedit 80 thatse eOud
have the rent while size lived TO which he agreed Wncn
the house was finished no introduced Rcayy, and Mrs.
Taylor handed him an old deed from which 10 draw
decd OF the house to Thomas remarking that se nan
Thomas was n fcoliog sou to her; Reayy drew the
decd ana asked her II she signed NltnOnI Ieat
OF her husbands she signed. saying, "lwasnt AFRAID OF
him when young, and am sure am not now sue tneh
took the deed to the old man. aud asked him TO sign IL
"What Is tl he asked; she answered, " An lDunc-
tiOn;" at Is lie" he answered, but ne signed II
Rcavy back with the deed In the evening" ana sad
lhero something WRONG and That he wOuld uIaW up
on Monday, presence OF Hugh Reayy put her arms
around witness's neck and kissed HIM, Saying. Inank
the Lord that raised up SOM; Reavy dd not aov
an Injunction but witness had pr0pOsed 10 10 MIS- lay
lor. both sbe and her husband knew IL Deed; wit
said that before ho got the doed he lana GUY gO
the house. thinking II was Ills own; the Ola lauy
called him to give her back tho deed ana ne reiS
"Then," said "n sou don't will rip up eternity"