, 1876-11-28
IOWA.
A Liquor Case-Cnnfno 1sIght6-FatAl Eall--
Marriage under Difficulties.


Spfcia! Correspondence ef tbs Tribune.
DEs Mo1sEs, Ia, Nov. 25.-1n Clinton Dis
trLct, tho other day, the lease Of Gilmore vs..
Murphy was decided for tho third time. Tic
action WAS brought by Mrs. Gilmore against
Murphy, n 6aloou-kecpcr, to RECOVER damages
for the salc OF liquor to her husband. 1t was
FIRST tried on civil proceedings, In tue Circuit
Court, aud 4 Tcrdict rendered for the wifc for
S4.4W. 4 motion wns tnude and granted for
new trtal, Oil tlu gronnl Of excessive verdict.
The Court reduced the verdict to $4,000, which
was accepted hy plaintiff, Subsequently,, under
rulings Of the Supreme Court, that s,irh actions
were In tho nature Of criminal proceedings, and
therefore only within tho Jurisdiction Of tho
District Court, the Judgment in tho Circuit
Court, by consent, was set aside, md
tho cause transferred to tho Dis
trict Court, and there vcr-
diet was l,ad for tho wife for $1,o95. A mo-
tIou WAS filed for u ucW trial, On the ground
that tbs verdict WIS excessive and contrary to
tho evidence, and Oil nccount Of tho misconduct
Of juror, who had drank q glass Of liquor DUR
Ing tbs trial. Upon tile first Two objections tho
Court passed; but upon the last the rule ot tho
Supreme Court of this Stato was pcrcmptsry
and positive. In Rran We. Harrow, o7 Iowa,
4o4, that Court says:
nc ~ n o. a,ng ts eHe ~ % en- r 9f
duty A. such, conattrtea Sufficient sround fot set.
Ting aside The verdict and ordering new trial.
Judge nayes, In granting tho motion for
new trial, gtYes lis opinion Of the Supreme
courI thuaty;
The record shows concluslrcly that onc Of tho
tnrotNs i NM frank Sass Of Intoxicating Liquor during
nc tlMs tMe Ja51 were eonssaetine upon thnir
setossI p:l''s i1 Wnds tac5 mtIe ~ tne hote!. ~
asn coue4i,ey a,,rars ~ oot 1t nc"atrclx ssa a II
anIsnatiyeiy. thst the ,rint 10 tskcn ali nj ba mn
10 thu juror, Jury, o. tho parties, aud that II ha
No cifcct upen tic verdict Still consiuer INV.
sclf hound b, tho decisions OF tbs Supreme Court
-Atyan u. harron, y tova, a94 and casea cited
-i3 treat tue aet Is taial misconduct, and to yet
ABIDE t,e seraet iherclns a'tye u thls sonc!u,
a!on ~ wlsn fSste SG,"s h,s sa ~ aS aet eombiatnsa
n ho II H. a"u s tn1i . ~
trats hS ts case s - unaoni In ticory %lm md Mn.
mitirntediY hal il, rraciIcn. 1jowrycr # II mol
nnly NV di1ty 10 fu1iow the ]ecisens If Tho En-
prEno tourt, but it wonld be utterly futile iur mo
10 attempt to do othrrwiHc.
After delivering the opinion, tue piaintifr
conaentcd to .cccpt a verdict for 81 o0u wldcl,
s.'a's-a.'..s a.. ,.<s.,".s ~ .s,,,' ,"..
was eoossntea 10 oy lac "eieEuaa1, "a'cn 'eil'
| % the solo ground of order Tor ncw trial, tho
misconduct Of the juror: aud upon this tile case
will come III hero to tic Supreme Court. The
meet sinr,,lur iesiurs ri Tin .ase ia fHnt ttc Oh
isetion t5 tbn Juror Should co,ne com from lie dc.
fen,inut win hitnsef sells tntnyira;in,, li,,nr
md socks 10 xut I'm tianacp to his cn1lss by
I reason uf out rlass of whisky in a casa wherein
he sccks to SHOW no tla,arc rs thu rcsuIt Of a
ercat many riusscs eoltl bT him. -
THAT CANINE GAZE.
In,ny report uf the c;,sp Of the uvalIor u
dor, decided by tho Sunrcme Court, by n
luIxus yai ami II was statcl TINT tho verdict was
a9afnst thn dov. whrrrus It VIVA thu othcr wnr.
as would be niainiy ar,narcrt from a rca,1tng Il
thc oplnion Il the Co,rt: md thIa makes tho
decision more fmyortuut. us. uuler Tho ruin
ls!l Iowu no ,uastpr w5,at tasnrclatI"ns nv t .'nv
INV commit ,Innn Ilomrsti nnI",nis tl,rrn fs r.
reIrdy by ehuotinr. unless In, ia .nI,rht II, tia
uct. jis NAV Il rev thn ,,ru,mt nh,u1 h;,. " vti,
sheen alnl oier aui,nsIs Il. ,,ns liiIetl. md he
sittInr III tta huu,hra knnwIn., III. rtrrass of
nj la,sb he las slaur!tsrcI 1T he snnuot h.
shot: he must fe. III, th,. ;,,stont in tin art ri
i;litnr sr worry,,,'- liz nn;,".ti This vii ,cu'
nrniy In ,uusiIrr'j n. ns,tsi,,. ,h, iifc ~ ,nr
~, al, .yccc,lImmsv ina ,,fiht +'S NV VI "os
~ ~ r.rtf, PILL
T,os;,ov ,,orni,I 1ast .n.s,o, tnI,s ,v,s,,s ~,
,vrrE n 1i,n r,,of ,shir), VIVA cn,.nra ,t, f-Sst