The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1877-01-18


poses. There was also testimony that Chase
| attempted to harpoon his antagonist with Il
| pitchfork. During the progress of the heady
fight, Mitchel's father interfered. without effect
| in stopping it. Mrs. Chase also endeavorcd to
effect an armstce, and testified that Mitchell
even struck her i'll his blind wrath. The jury
found the case so tangled and involved i'll doubt
that they acquitted Mitchell. Foger for state.
| Thompson for respondent.
VULCAN AND VENUS.
The next case which the court gIapplcd, in
| its warfare with the flesh and the devices of
Satan, was that of William Mctaddcn, indicted
for the crime Of rape upon the person of Ro-
venia j. Clements, wife Of Edward L. Glenn
ents, living near Gurncy's Mills, North Belfast.
| Mr.. Clements pursucs the honorable calling OF
an tinerant dealer in rags, junk and any such
unconsidered tritlcs, whereby he can gain an
honest dollar. Upon the call Of the case he
came into court leading Mrs G, by the hand,
and threading their way through the crowd
| that thought its presence needed, to the end
that justice might be speedy and without delay.
Mr., c. owns to 40 years of age, while his wife
| COulilS Dut 1lC - Il t'IpIllts am
| pie in person and with placid countenance-
one of those sleepy beauties that Byron alludes
| to as the companions Of the youthful Childe
Harold, whose
''Iarge blue ewes, fair hair and snowy hands
| Might shake the santship OF an anchorite'
! The accused man, however, like Jim Blud-
soc, ''aint no saint" but rather free and easy
| fellow, who sometimes crooks his elbow. as a
| good many better men do.
Mrs Clements was attired in blue carh-
mere. always becoming TO light compleXions
| with here and there a lit of lace displayed. She
| is the mother of child OF two years, " lii all
| other in immediate expectancy, rs her appear
! ancc indicated
| M"fadden is Il young chap, only n years OF
| age, Il blacksmith by trade. who dritted hther
! from SkoW hogan, and after working in An axe
| factory on The east side for A while, hired a
| shop lusi over the line. in Waldo and there
| pursued hi aN"cation. He is rather under
sized in stature, weighing perhaps 80. and
| wearing what the gushing girls cali "a love of
| a motstache." p to a certain point the testi-
| mony OF The woman and Meladden did hot ma
| terialIy differ. Size Acknowledged an acquaint-
tu'ts lllttit ltip At M h'h N
| and a little talk now and then iii passing hi
| shop He sWore that these talk Were always
on one subject, such A. Il wife ought nol to
make 10 a young man, or any other man the
burden thereof BEING a mutual agreement that
"stolen waters air sweet. and bread eaten IN
secret l. pleasant" In short, the blacksmith
was IN a bad WAY about this woman. She
haunted his daily Labor and looked al him from
out the force FIRE. He noS en- plunged the glow
ING iron IN the roolin" water barrel that he did
not think OF her In -holt lie got up White
heat without the aid OF charcoal OF bellows.
On THURSDAY the 18th o: December he called At
her house, AT eleven O'clock in The forenoon,
and found her husband and his brother inst de
parting for the city "l Belfast. He remained
after they had gone, and here occurs the >erl-
Gus difference in The respective testimony. The
woman swear, that he seized her, took her up
in his arms. laid her on the bed, tore oil her
underclothn@, and accomplished the crime by
threatening to Kill her with Il knife. She pro-
duced the laceraed drawers worn on the occl-
sion, and displayed them rs Mare Antony did
the perforated robe Of Caesar. McFaideu. on
the other hand, swore that She went to the bed
room willingly. and that whatever took place
there was by her eonsent--hc din not like to
say however, Just what did take place; but rs
he had taken the stand to contradict the Wo-
man. the court compelled him TO make answer,
and he stated that he was guilty Of adultery,
but not Of rayishment.
The theory of the defence Was that there eN-
isted a secret understanding between the Wo-
man and McFadden, and that the husband dis
covering the trespass upon his rights, she was
compelled to adopt the only excuse open 10
her, that of rape. The affair took place IN IA
house where an cutlery or alarm could have
been heard from the street, or neighboring
houses. the alleged raViShtr went out al once
and mingled with people and the woman made
no complaint of her wrong until four or i've
| days afterwards.
| The Jury took the case about two O'Clock on
| the afternoon of Monday. and remained out UNI
| til Tuesday morning without being able to come
| to an agreement, when the court took the case
| from them, and discharged them for the term
| They We're understood to stand eight for con-
vcton to four for acquttal, County Attorney
Fogler for the State. Mcclellan for respondent
DIVORCES.
| Jonathan knowles Jr. from Matilda Knowles :;
| Julia A. Hilton from HoIatio n Hilton; Sarah
| W. Tozier from David G. Tozier; Nathaniel NJ
| Bachelor from PAMELA A. liacheder Eva l..
| Hunt from Charles W Hunt; Nathaniel Martin
| from Sarah Martin.
| Sarah G.. Narney from Joseph carney; pri-
| siIla A. Haskell from John Iia~kell Lydia T..
| MyricE from Frank b. Myrck. Laura A. Mar
den from Hiram +. Marten: Nettic II. Bird
from Frank w. Bird; Mary q. Brown from
| John W. Brown.
| A pet ton for review was heard in the case
of sophia b. Stevenson vs.. Benz. Williams. Pc
| tiion denied. Also i'll the case of Joshua Trash,
VS.. Inhabitants OF Unity. Petition granted.
ON motion Of W. =. Thompson, Esq, Burton
| f. Foster Esq. was admitted TO practice law in
| the courts Of this state.
| THE LIFE OF GEN. GEORGE A. CUSTER.
by Frederick Whitaker, Breyet Captain Sixth
| New York Cavalry. Published by Sheldon Il
| Co., New York; trocker 4 Stickney, Boston.
| This work. placed On our table by the enter.
| pri-ing Boston publishers, records the youth,
| education, manhood, brilliant military exploits
and heroic death Of one of the most dashin4 and
| chivalrouS men that ever drew saber. A large
port ion OF the work reads like romance, so
| intertWined are remarkable incidents and The
adventures OF military life with the sober facts
| of biography. Custer was lust ont Of the mill
| tary academy when the war of the rebellion be-
gan. Gen. Nee lean was the first to perceive
his abilities, and to give him advancement and
| to the latest day OF his life he cherished Il warm
admiration for the gallant chief who, like him
| self, suffered from the insoence and injustice
of power The book is elegantly printed, Illus
trated and bound, making u volume Of nearly
700 pages. Sold by subscription only, for which
the Boston publishers desire reliable agents.
They have u ''shank factory" at Water
teryile, the Mail says. Wooden leg?
| Alden Miller Jr. has been appointed