The Alaska prospector., 1903-12-03

Judge Story says.
 And then again. the whole substance of the ease is tu be made uui. 1s has b en already in timaic,l. by confessions. Now. evidence "i this sort. e>Ie ially where II g"es (" the whole n.cr- its oi the case l. certainly open tn mnci "h- iscfiou. II we'll remarked. by Sir William irant in I.rnch Vs teuch. lu Ne~. 5ls. where an attempt wH> maalc to establish. hy Parni. dee- laration~ and confessions ut q party, trust ir real estate. hat it l. in all most unsuti S factory evidence. account uf the facility with which it may lc fabricated. and the im- possibility of c"ntTadirting it. BesideS; the slightest mistake ur fiulurs of fC'Dlif 'ti1I may totally alter the efi ct q! the drgiaraiian.
 The ease at har fufi> within the very evil mentioned by JudZ. story. Here the >uh.tance of the whult case is sought to he established by oral admissions positively dcaiei hS t't de- fendani>. The original contract ui ageH'y i> oral and + dispGtcd in the most Important pa>iruar and dep nds finally ,tirnn tAe "r'G >tate ncnt thcreoi by the president of the bo1.'d of dire 'tor> of plaintiffs company, wh". ii Y clearly shown. did not make it and only stated il a. told to him by Willard and r,rine Then we have Hn array ui other alleged nEal adni~s- ions testified to by ferinc. L. imHn. Willard, sexton. ifir>on. Bradshaw and Helm, and d, fully denied by the opposing witnesses. Then again, theEe l. noticeable absence from plaintiffs tc-timouy of documentary proof. which might rNea serve a> the ipInfatinn Tor a trtI-t in real pruperty. Ta.re |, not n ,iHzie writing introduced ou the lIart oi plain'in in which cau be given this effect. nor i> tl.elr documentary evidence inconsistent with tn" strietc-t bu~lnc-> Integrity on thc part "i tine cf,ndHnt>, noT does II suggest trWa'I upon the part oi tae muker>. This phIse of plaintiff . case l. met by tGc farther "ritici>n td the Cuurt in smith NS. BuTHhHm: "He added, in reference |" The ease sci":e uiin. wlJt t>" iuel ly trtc in tn ease before us. that there afr n" rorrobuIatiug ci~cIm>tauee- by any wriupg under his tthc Iaar;y'sJ haI.d. In most "i the eases there haS been at lca-t som thing iu writing. SpID1 account bE which it appeared that m. fuud Wa, lid out"
 Judge story continue~: ''l have read over the wiulr cYid ucc in tili> csi>t; and t!iHoGgh th-re {, much from tAe conf ,..i tn- 1i thr dc-
 HH Ia A. e afn al sFs on. tn the cp.lcit,ioa tEr. th ere ED> some surt oi partnership. or ju.nt interest, intended by the parties, III rtT.aiH idTCnd~cS. made or "a b.. iaadr ri iau'i- and liuuh-r iH Maine; !rt am uoi entirely >ati>i ., that il l. -o dgiiuitc and -aiiJt"t'TE. E~ to ii> nat.!r nr extent, "r the IT tl1 ,iOu- ui t!te part 's, a- Would lad q cuuTi nf c'luit; jp enforce II, tnr T. i- n a. rule ui -eh roi-rt~ iIoi 2" int -rfarc trdirrrt d specific performance ,d any Hzrsem .nt. where the terms ui tb .'patrart not at all definite and it'll, au! !t- nature aud sXirht arr Upt mad otit hy ri.pr and unai1 'isupu> PTusJ-. see story, E .'tu, .c,s 1jl, Eui, .hi. and thc cet = there ri;td Eut in: ouuii rrailins prrnf-, "n The bart "i ths dcieniaut, do certainly tnrnw great .p. fsi- and Uu r:ai1tI.~ oY -T The lr Jpf, "u the other side, and lead G> to the cnnclus- ion that there may have b'cE some mistakes, and Hii-appr htn-i"n- tn >ay the l-a-t. "n the part 0i thc plaintiffs witnesses, a> |" the pi;r- port and effect Gf thc roHVcr-a,inr- oi The de fendant. tp which they testify"
 The count .rVaiiiEg Iruoi> on tine part of the defeHaHnis, in the rase al bar. ie+d. fairly tp ihe same conclusion. There are in this recops thIe' formal admissions by the plaintiu which are awakening in their naturc. Iif.t. ihe re-
 lconrinued on Fourth pagc.l