Putnam patriot., 1910-11-11

after which the clerk called the cisii docket.
 The first case callel was that of Per kins ss. Baldwin and 1t was claimed for trial. The jury WAS summoned in and impanaIed. On the jury were men of world fcno@n suck as Roose- seli. Rockefeller. John L. sullivan, Morgan. Dewey and others.
 Attorney for the plaintiff outlined the case and read the allegations in the complaint which set forth that on a certain day and at divers other time. and places the defeusient had made violent lose to the plaintiff and then deserted her thefeOy causing many grevioas wounds To her pure young heart. to vii. had wounded It. bruised II, broken it, split it and even twisted IL, causing great suffering and mental and bodily pain to her great damage all in the large sum of s3.4s.
 Plaintiffs witnesses were then sworn and testified in substance as follows: Mrs. Jerusa Perkins widow. lswardl kept boarding house known as Per kin's Paradise. While walking up South Main street one evening she was attacked by ferocious beast which she believed To be tiger. She had just given herself up for lost when de- fendent came along and chased the fero- eioas tiger. which, by the way, turned out to be keiley's bull dog, away. She immediately fell into her hero's arms. She invited him 10 walk home with her and then invited him in. He made many subsequent visits, gene rally coming al meal lime, especially when they had something unusually nice 10 eat. Her niece, s beautiful young lady was often present, and while defendant looked at her quite some, plaintiff was sure that il was herself he came to see. The eulmins- ton of the whole affair came one night ~ hen she told of certain young wo- man she had s2.Hp0 and would marry some young man Defendant wanted that amoant io start a fish market and said he would marry such woman. not for the money but for herself. She thereupon became somes hal faint, her heart fiutlsred So, and would have sank la lhe I sof had not The defend- ant thrown his arms about her and supported her. some of the boardefs came into the room just then and she had To explain her position and did so by announcing that they had just be- come engaged, whereupen the defen- dsnt made some unprintable cxetai- nations and rushed from the room and the house and she had not seen him since.
 pefendanI's witnesses were sworn and testified thsl they were inmates of the Perkins ha>h-no, boarding house that if was the aiece and not the plain tin that defendant came to see. Pisin- giti nade ioVe 10 every mas in the house and was mono kiep,o-maaiae on the subject of marriage. Defendant was engaged to niece, Came 10 house every night sal an wiih widoN so late ane ulghi that she woala Dc tired out the next aud would go 10 ned, thefehy leaving the coast clear for an evening with the uic4e. Took niece to all free shows and on pleasant sundays oat to see the bill boards. When widow mentioned woman with sa,a10 sap- posed Ii the nieceshe meant. Noaldnt marry widow fl last woman on earth.
 After able arguments oy the learned eounselthe Judge charged the jury at length and warned them te fiad ss they
 thought they should find without re-
 gard to the evidence, that they should find as instructed by The court as it ts Counsel for plsinua then invited the ! jury out to the most expensive place sn town. Before they left the room they borrowed eofkserew Of the judge. They returned in good spirits
 aud returned verdict for Ss.s>, sS for
 the jury and s> cents for The judge. Plaintiff was elated alsihe outcome and defendant bore ap hraveiy.
 The greatest court in the world was
 then adjourned.
 Those taking part were IS follows: Judge, Hon. l.. If. Fuller Clerk, Judge Edward c. Wright 1 Complainant, Mrs. '. p. Arnold l Defendant. Georg l.. Baldwin Prosecuting Attorney,
 | Col. A. V. Newton Worcester, Mass.
 I Court Officrr, NJ. Fl. GeisSler Court Crier, ]. Richard Carpnter Witnesses, Eric Johnson, charies E. I Rich sr1sou, Walter Walten. Mrs. Walter Wheaton, Mn Liliie Jnruss, Foreman. \, (. Cutler, M. D. Tcrr~y, William Manson, C. n. Tourtellotte, Waltes Shippee, L. 0. Wiliiauss, John Love, H. J. Thayer, Peter 6ofdnes. Harry Morse, Frank lourseliosse. W. J. Darsiest-