Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1873-03-25
n. j. Comrt--March Term. 1878.
pANFoRTH, ]. PRESIDING.

On Monday morning of the second
week, the following case was taken up;
John l.. Horne vs.. Inhabitants of Nor.
way.
In 1852 pin. purchased tho tannery
situated in Norway village, Gu Main
street, and in 1859 rebuilt. Crossing the
road in front of his shop WAS stream
called Tucker brook, oyer which The
town of Norway was obliged to keep a
bridge. In 1867 the town rebuilt the
bridge and built it OF stone, and some
what longer and . foot higher Than The
old one. and raised the grade OF the street
at either end OF The bridge. la the lleshet
of October 4lh. 1869, Il certain portion OF
the middle pier OF the bridge Tell and The
stones Tell in sich = way a. To form
dam. On the night OF October 18th PIN
had some 5000 hides in his watts in dit
ferent stages of tanning, that night the
waller flowed into his vals and washed
Out the tanning liquid. in consequence
of that no was compelled to take out the
hides. make new liquid aud replace the
hides. This took him. rs he thinks. some
three weeks, costing him in labor, ma.
terial, &c, $3.50. The hides themselves
were damaged from two to iour recent.
About the time they were replaced, tho
bridge having remained in The condition
/ in which it was left by the irsshet, q
second lreshel came and again The liquid
was washed out OF the watts and his
damage was about the same as before.
Pin. claims that when the bridge was re-
built in 1867. they built it some 10 TO 10
feet longer at the upper end, near his Ian
merry, and some % TO 80 feet longer at
the lower end that they raised the grade
of the street some two feet; that before
this the water flowed over the road about
foot deep before it would flow into his
iannsry; that the foundation OF the mid.
die pier was not solid, and that there was
not sufficient passage way Tor the water
that he told the scleclnen while they
were building il that by raising the
bridge aud the road they were forming
u sor, OF dam and the water would GER
tainly dow back into his tannery; that
betw cen The Two iresheis lac repeatedly
asked tho Sclcclmon 10 take the stones
out oil the steam, as he feared second
ireshel, and not doing that he claims
they should pay him the damage he has
suffered.
Dens. say the bridge was built on a
solid foundation. aud tie passage way
WAS sufficient 10 carry oil the water at
ANY ordinary ho,het, but that the lreshct
OF October, 1869, WAS very extraordinary,
the water being higher IN that stream
than il ever has been before az since
and beside that, that the pm. has been IN
the habi, ol dumping Tan in the stream,
thus obsIructing tree passage 81 The
wafer.
Verdict ior Pm. g, 49,
Slrout * Holmes. B!ack-
The case WAS MAS remarkably well tiled
. and ably argued by \ y Slrout Tor Pm.
and \ BLACK Tor del
CRIMINAL BUSINESS.
On Thursday morning the criminal bu-
siness was taken up, by assignment.
State VS.. James Is. Durgin.
State vs.. Malcolm Durgin.
Both OF BrownGeld. Assault and bat.
terry on l.. d. Stacy in 1871. Arraigned
and both plead guilty; Court fined them
each SO aud cost. making 500. Paid.
Stale VS.. Stephen Packard
Adultery; gave bonds for appearance
Thursday; not appearing, Co. Atty. had
the sureties dclaulted and the County
gets $500
Gen. Kimls! very quietly remarked
upon being appealed to by The Co. At
torney 10 know il deit. would be ready
Tor trial. that lac would intimate TO the
/ Court that his cl, nj had been made a
party TO what he considered an unjust
and unholy war. and TO avoid tic draft,
he mad sAedadded 10 Canada. Tho cool
ness oil counsel was refreshing, aud
caused some laughter.
State vs. Edward Mui.ano.
! State vs. John +. Rice.
/ Liquor cases. Both pleaded guilty and
each fined 800 and costs. $40. which
they paid.
TIE SEEMING MACHINE CAsE.
/ State vs.. Thos. Hewey and VIM. III.
Jones, OF Portland.
Delts. were indicted separately Tor
peddling Wheeler 81 Wilson's Sewing
Machines in Norway, without license, and
nine machines valued at $40 each, and
! the TWO teams. We believe. were seized
! by Deputy Sheriff Crookcr on warrant.
Tho government proved that delts. lad
/ eight of the machines at Besls Hotel.
and that Thos. llewey had offered one oil
| the machines tor sale at Mrs. Richardson's
house. Defts. had invited several 10 call
at tie Hotel and purchase.
The Court instructed the jury that il
was not unlawful TO sell the machines at
the hotel, and il they were offering them
tor sale from house TO house, without
licence, they were liable TO fine and
forfeiture of the machines found with
them, at the time, but no other machines.
! VstIirt uuiltv ~ IN HpWcy-not guilt,