Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1879-12-02
LAW BRIEFS.
Like lobster, the best law has Ger
tain Objectionable clause.

Like lobster, the best law has GER
tain Objectionable clause.
"A lawsuit over an estate in Hungary
has just closed after litigation of one
hundred and eleven years.
1t Is looked upon a very unfortunate
by the legal profession that senator Chan
der lcit no wiIl--ior chem Co brrak-and
yet nearly two millions ia the pot.
A Washoc jury was called on to try
man for stealing milk by drawing 10 az
night from his neghbor's COW. They
found a verdict OF guilty of stealing milk
in the hrst degree"
An Irish lad had complained the other
day before a magistrate OF the harsh treat
ment he had received from his father. He
tratCs me, said he mOunfully, cas- If
was his son by another father and mother.
Hon. Josiah II. Drummond, Of Port
land, Monday, took into partnership his
son. Josiah II. Drummond, jr., who has
been lately admitted to the bar. The style
of the firm will be Drummond s. Drum
mond
A lawsuit over ten dollars worth OF
land at Winchester, Ky, has already taken
up the time of two terms of the Circuit
Courts and cost the litigants not less than
$1,000. Finally the plaintiff has got his
case and the land.
-Ebenezer Stone and his wife, Flora,
ont in Illinois, were divorced not long ago,
but afterward they came 10 an understand
ing. were remarked, and are now happy
together rs far as we know II was case
of Eb and Flo, it would seem; at any rate
they are tide now.
In terms of graceful compliment, the
son OF Governor Henry \ Wise made Il
motion recently TO admit w. {. Roanne, a
colorcd lawyer Of Richmond, Va, TO prac-
tice in the Court OF Appeals, which is the
highest Court in that State John Browns
soul appears 10 be marching on in Virginia.
Gentlemen OF the Jury" said an
Irish barristcr, lit will be for you 70 say
whether this defendant shall bc allowed To
come into court with unblushing footsteps
with the cloak or hypocrisy in his mouth,
and draw three buIlocks out Of my clients
pocket with inpuuity."
Colonel Williamson, u noted Texan
lawyer. stood up IN church and called on a
Young lady 10 come forward aud marry
tim. Smcc that event the Texas church
fcnalcS that q man can't get standing
room inside, unless he makes sure OF being
On time by camping AZ the door over night
Mrs. Theresa Gucck died recently in
CHEYENNE, Wyoming Territory, under olive
cUm,tauCts that rendered necessary tH-
cmpnnclm2 OF Il Coruncr'S jury. Mary g..
Graham. Elsie n. Conroy. Lizzie 4 Abuy}.
Isabella MILFORD. Augusta. llui>chiJt aui
Sarah Casper were summoned and sworn
They listened % the testimony aud rDu-
..rrl verdict 100 accordance wiki the
acts This is thr hr~t instance Ia history
of ID C'roarr'> Jury composed exclusively
ut women.
Il can't bc very amU,iu. 10 Doe a jUdg
u Kentucky T. illustrate The Louis
willie A., >Iy that Judge Riddle t.w years
..ck had ID bottle thrown 90 bis bead Will,
ou the bench Judge WiekhG found b.
necessary o. shield himself behind hts
Jc,N iu court to escape >trly pistol hll...
JUG. EnIu had % abandon court aaI
leave tac town of Jackson very exp e..
trI>y And then is noted fh, higher
t.I>r of dyNclppmcut-thc truSty >ult gan
b., brought out and tIr couaiy JUG. o..
BreathItt county is k,lcJ.
-Fi0y-tyo year, ago Ms. Knowles.
'h.u Miss Wealthy llubblrdj ot Cham
pou. purchased ora lady some straw for
a1a1.t. The transaction WIS forgotten
py Mrs. Knowles until d FEW day, ago,
when ~l, received 4 letter from tuc woman
coo whom she purchased The straw, con-
tanning -. The woman who s., resident
ot Wayne County wrote that she cheated
Miss Hubbard in the measurement; that
she experienced religion 20 years ago, since
which time her conscience had troubled
her very much. She sent s. % make the
matter right. and hoped she might be for
given Car,hnys, v !. R'ppllcaH.
The reputation for stupidity which
the average jurymAn enjoys is impcrilcd by
TIC superior asinine mind OF his Russian
brother, who. 1t is said, usually makes up
his verdict without any reference whatever
10 the evidence. The following Is u case
in point ~. Petersburg lstter-carrier
was recently arrested and proved 20 have
stolen large sum OF money from letters.
He did not deny the charge, a., indeed he
could not in the face Of the evidence, but
excused himself on the double ground that
he was very of(en drunk and had no time
frequently 20 deliver all the contents of his
bag These pleas must have seemed OF
oyerpowering cogency TO the minds OF the
jury. for they pronounced him mot guilty
and he was acquitted.