Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1878-12-07
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FRIDAY, December 6.
Ia the matter of Carlton v. Carlton, in the band
of the jury, at the adjournment last evening, th
| foreman reported that the jury were unable I,
agree. 1t was a few minutes after ten when the,
were permitted to separate.
No II. Joseph + Stevens Y. Fanny Gurnev 4
al Heath for ptf.. Bean & Beane for defts. Ac
ton upon promissory note to ptf. for $3.50, dat
ed North Fayete, May 18Th, 1872, payable on de
mand, with interest, aud signed Fanny Gurue,
and Nathaniel Quincy. The note is witnessed b,
Bel Stevens. the ptf.s wife. The p:f. ass,ted the
deits. in procuring pension Tor the loss of Their
son IN the war also back pay and bounty; ami he
says that was the consider alton for the note. il
defence The defts. say that they paid the ptf. in
full for his rvices soon after they got their pen.
sion money, and they both deny their signature.
TO the note And they further say that if they
signed the note it was without consideration. An
unusual and very curious incident occurred dur.
ing the progress OF the Trial. The def. Nathsne
Quincy, is deaf and dumb, uneducated IN the use
Of the deaf mute alphabet, cannot read, nor write
except his own name Now it WAS of course i'm
portant that his testimony should be used, bu,
how could be got before the jury IN the shape OF
testimony under OATH was puzzle to court and
lawyers. But Glrney's misfortune does not Who'll.
ly preclude all communication with the outer
world. ii $ family and relatives, from the neces-
sty of the case, were obliged to invent q sort OF
pattomime by means of which they are able to
understand each other. Mr.. Jehn w. Durham of
Livermore Falls, long an intimate with Gurney,
had become acquainted with his language, and he
was Introduced and sworn rs an interpreter. And
20 the examination of the witness proceeded, the
yoiceless language OF the two by fingers and
al ms, and nous, and shskes. and Jerks aud smack
ing Of the lips, atfoidlng infinite amusement to
jury and spectators. Gurney -quarely denied his
signature to the note, aud all knowledge respect
Ing 1t. The testimony Is nearly all IN.
The IndustrisI school at Hailowen.
Number in school Dec. 5, 1877, 80; number in
school Dec. 4, 1875 81 average number for the
year, 81. Number received by commitment dur.
ing the year, IL returned from homes. s.: re.
turned from Maine Hospital, | married, 2: dis.
missed as unsuitable, |. The whole number com.
mitted from the school from the commencement,
January l, 1875, is 81. OF these SO are now in
comfortable homes, of whom four have been
adopted into excellent families and fonr are At
work for wages. The girls IN homes are doing
as well As could be reasonably expected. OF
the eighty two sns committed to the school
three only have been dismissed as incorfgible
Seven or eight only have decidedly bad record
All the rest, so far As The officers of the school
can Judge, are in q fair way to become useful
members Of society.
The improvement Of the gils in work in
school studies and 10 department. with few excep
tons, is very manifest and satisfactory
The girls come to the school from very unfav.
orab'e conditons-some are orphans, some from
q condition worse than orpbaDsge, and all from
circumstances of manifest danger CT falling in
TO habits of vice and immortality"
TIE school is evidently doing excellent service
for the State, and deserves a generous support
With another building sufficient to sccommo.
date thirty additional pupils, the usefulness of the
school will be more than doubled, as the expense
would be relatively less, aud the facility for
grading and discipline would be Increased.
The experiment Of Industrial School. has been
tried IN Massachusetts, Connecticut, Ohe and
Michigan Also 10 several countries in Europe.
in all cases with favorable results
Maine should be the last State to falsfy her
motto or go back upon her record, nv putting
the reformatory institutions of the State upon
short allowance.