Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1892-03-08
PARIS. MAINE, TUESDAY. MARCH 8. 1892.

said Bro an, ~ shall die soou, hut !
have one thing 10 comfort me, old welch
has got 90 soon follow me-" ] amer
wards mentioned this circumstance 10
Gen. Fessenden, Who had as counsel
faithfully stuck by Brown for over
twenty years. The general Strengthened
up aud said, "Dsiat my old oiisaf de
ydmsI' Fessenden 4 Deblois we're a..
torneys for brown aud Codmsn 4 foI
Tor welch. Soon after the death of the
parties their counsel and heirs hal .
meeting. The property In dispute Was
sold, the counsel fees on both sides paid.
aud the whole controversy settled.
remember the suit OF Goofssow 70.
Briigfos many years ago, for damage In
breaking plaintiffs arm, on account of
alleged defective highway In defend ant
town. The plaintiffs broken arm MAS
attended by . "ihomp.oulsn" or "ho'
crop" doctor. who WAS q witness. N. \.
I.ittleheli aud Judge Howard were
counsel for Bridgton. and David Ham
mons for Goodenow. In arguing the
case to the Jury the defendants counsel
roundiy abused this "qusck" doctor (ss
they called hlm), and nude out what
they thought q good defence. The Yer.
diet was for the plaintiff. Cause, two of
the "hot crop" doctors patients were
on the Jury. Mr.. Littlehelh often laugh.
cd about hls great mistake In firing ai
random, not knowing wbo would be hit.
An amusing incident took place At the
trial 81 case ysIid BALES 70. Thon1.
Cossla., more than thirty years ago. A
distinguished lawyer from Portland,
that shall call Mr.. W., WAS senior
counsel for defendant, and In making
the closing argument "a the jury, very
severely criticised the testimony OF the
late Judge Rawson of Rumford, Who
had been q witness In the csse for plain
tin. The late Caleb u. Aver. Who al.
ways liked q good natur~i Joke. went to
LAWYER ". at the close Of hls argument,
aud told him privately that ''be had bet.
ter leave Immediately, s Raw.on had
determined tn give him whipping a.
soon a. court adjourned" Upon this
Lawyer ". hustled together hls paper.
la great haste, told hl. associate counsel
the writer of thl. articlc) that he must
take car, of the case, slyly cr-pt out ~
the court house, halfway looking b.
hind him. h,.tenei to hi. hotel aud start
ei for Portland. The Joke hal becn
whispered round among tb. members of
IN. bar, aud when ". went out th.r
"a. q roar ~ laughter all round, which
th. late .~iat. Judge Goodeno~, then
presiding. had h,ri work to suppress.
There VA. q noted highway cas-"
knosn N the "HIrrispH-OIfori rO1i
od.s" which la obe form ani another
~. Al a lsf.
little les. than twenty years. The
friend. of the road claimed II would
divert the travel from Harrison snd
Briigion 20 the q. r. u. road from south
Paris. 10 point about three mile. south
Ia "a. town of Oxfori, making " much
near,r reaching .,ii railroad. Tb. pro-
po.ei route VA. located and dlscon.
iinuci. hearing after hearing had by
hy Iolnt board of commissioners from
oxford aud Cumbcrlani Counties, In /
dIctmcnts found snd qus.hei. or'i.r.
after orier. aud decr.cs frum the county
.ome ~ which we're
ulcyci aud some not, appeal. - the Law
count sni st least half dotcn hearing.
Il ai.i priss. The town of Oxford wa-
In the ,nl compelled to make th. road.
Subsequent events have proved the
toss eis righ. for slncc th. rOad NJ.
built, Including an expensive bridge,
there ha. never been travel enough an
II to keep the gra.. from growing under !
the horses f-.t. IL MAS Que of tho.s
oatrsg,. occasionally committed on
town by lying wl,nes. aud a mistaken
court.
The Oxford County bar has always
he.n composed of ss honorable, high |
minded. reliable elias. of men s can be-
iouni Ia any county 81 the state. Ihrre
% tb. judges ~ the suprcme Judicial
Court, nov on th. bench, are natives %
Oxford County aud taken from the Ox'
ford bar.
Prom an oxford County jury you al |
ways gct an honest verdict. ifmistakc-
once Ia great while happen, they are
uuintentional errors, aud ought Ia be
parionci. Jou> j. FERRY.