Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1885-03-24

.th., par; of tbs wool extended near 90.
n rot into ite travelled track. Defence
claimed that the road was no, defective.
because the wool va no; 30 heated a.
o. impede travel. and that u q was DE-
iect,e, The tosn hAd no lcgAl notice Of
che fact The case Ms ably tined. AID
ihe fA.lare q he jary 10 agree created 10
sarpri.e amoss those Who beard the case
ttruugh.
Rr,f chan DAVIS.
S-.,ev. Wnghi
Hasiings.
wednesday aNernooa case Ne. l9l
"a, pat on fial I, was
Rosco u. Heard u' Amos blsro.
Red.oa. HAsi.nss s. Soa.
SsAscy
IN this case. NJ Redlon. attorney fo'
the plaintiff. 49, unable % Be present.
ana Mr.. s~asey ~as called into q 81 an
holrs noi.ce. Bat thc case was % closely
rrel anl The question Involved o. inifi-
-a,e. that the jlry failed 20 agrcc Ihis
80 IN a,,ion q uesplss, brought 70 g.
ab...h che tile % "a cofis Of NOD,
-t.ee che pi..s'ia claims tae dsisndani
tas vronsialy taken from his possession.
The case lsaso somewhat clf.1gs oae. The
parties Afr blih s'ofckccpcrs m The iosn
~ Porter. ard both claim % have put
chased the waoi aai O. have given efsdii
or .,. value sl.5o Psf cord - sued 90
ia tte wr.fl on their store books. The
game seem. Oh be ~h,ch shaA have The
amount O. credit on On otherwise ~ofih-
.o.s account In lss- there lived in
Porter. Mr. Louisa S.mpson. ~ho bad
rstt of rrdenp,ioa % 5000 in theiafm
sdicd she occupied. She A.so bad q 80
John ". Simpsoa Who was taAacially
~or,hle.. In lss.. The plaintiff tesii-
fes that be- made an Afrangsmcni o.
furnish the family supplies and take BIZ
pay n produce from ihe farm lie de-
dvered mosi 81 the supplies 20 John, bg,
al were ch.rsed 10 Mr. S.mpsoa. some
shingles and other produce ~ere delivered
Oh plaintiff AMI orriicd ca aocoani. jar.
6. lssl. Joha S.mps1n called plaintiff
o. b. mothers home. and there Mrs
S.mpsoa sold him some "a cords u wood.
then cli and p..,d Ca Der land. John
act.ng under hcf directions, took Pla.ailf
% DE wooj ana delivered i % him. aad
af,ef~afi. a oil. II saie was made and
.,snel ~ Mr.. Simp-oa. The defendant
IN th.s sait had so.d goods % John ".
>.mpson. and be- claims that this very
sood was cat Goa the purpose q paying
al. account; and that q was soii % hin
Or cha. parposs BY joan Hearing that
Joaa va ifying % play = saide game on
BIN. anl sell ihe ~ood % another party.
dsfeulani pat an attachment ca q. Ia
order 90 secure ts claim. Defendant
claims q holi under title from john.
ttroash be- attachment. and plaintiff
claims @ bold under title from Mr..
simpson,. On whose lad The Nod Wa
cat 10 sustain his tile. defendant pas
"a 18th other w.tnesses James n. kidlon
~ Porter. Who In the capacity q ooasia-
be. pa, "a the attachment. Tie testified
ia b. wcat 10 Simpsons house. And
asked Joha Il be could trade some wood
Coz q pair Of steers JOAN sad be could,
aad VA ready 10 trade this WOOD 10 dis
pate Coz them. Chapman asked aim II
iae wooi va biz. John replying ,hA, Il
~as This did no, satisfy the constable.
80 BE- weat iaio ne house With John. and
be- declares that Mrs Simpsoa then sAid
the NOD was Johns and she had no
uiie % 10. Then Chapman attached the
Nod a. john'.. and Il was subsequently,
removed under the attachment. After
ite attachment bad been pat on. the sale
~as made % p.aiai.f a. above stated.
both Mr. Simpsoa and John declaring ia
the presence Of witness that the ~ood
belonged 10 Mr. S.mPson. Mrs. SimP-
900 l. dead. and john j. locked up 10
Portland jail On tie charge q liquor
selling. The question Of fact for the
jary was "who owned the wood. Mrs.
simpson Or John." and on this question
The jary was hung We think !, would
have puzzled q philadelphia lAwyer" 10
anravel the mystery.
AL the civil cases having been disposed
q. the criminal matters we're called Up
saturday morning ;. @. Packard was
pat upon trial Cor larceny. A, ten
O'Clock. che Clerk began 20 draw a Try
Cor ihe trial Of this case. The jury hn-
ally smPanelled, vas constituted IS fol-
lows
George :. Blake. Browufei1.
W. W. Pride. Norway
Daniel NJ. Poster. Canton.
Joseph l. Rand. Albany.
George n ThOmAs, Byron.
Levi W. knxore, Newry.
Daniel = Mills, Mason.
Daniel b Grover. Bethel.
Peter b Buck. Greenwood.
Al. Andrews Norway
Elbrifge O. Wheeler. Bethel.
John Klmbail, Waterford.
County Attorney Wright presented the
case for the State in a clear and forcible
manner. From bis statement and the
testimony Of witnesses, We obtain the
following history Of the case. In 1879
J. n Bauo~s q West Paris engaged
;. O. Packard TO sea, chairs for him.
BarrOws says be gave Packard the priv
ilege Of taking a. many As one hundred
chairs per week from the factory. He
vas 20 .eat the chairs and return them 10
the factory a. soon a. they were done.
and he was to Be paid a certain price per
doren Coz this work. Packard and bis
wife did the seating II their residence ia
North PARIS. From the fall Of 1879 ill
August 1881. Packard took chairs under
this srrangement. For bis compensation
BsrOws freqoenily gave him notes. and
in October 1881. be sued Barows for