[List-Cumbria] Carlisle Journal, 03 Sep 1814 - Cumberland Assizes (13)

[Petra Mitchinson]

Saturday 03 Sep 1814   (p. 4, col. 1-5)

 

CUMBERLAND ASSIZES. 

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NISI PRIUS. 

  

[continued] 

 

FLETCHER v. STEPHENSON. 

 

The plaintiff brought this action to recover the amount of certain goods sold and delivered. There being no defence, he obtained a
verdict for £13. 

 

SIM v. STEPHENSON. 

 

No defence was put in to this action which was brought to recover the sum of 10gs. for wages due; when the Jury gave a verdict to
that amount. 

 

CARR v. MACARETH. 

 

This cause was brought in order to recover the amount of charges for boarding and lodging a number of workmen at the house of the
plaintiff, who kept an inn at Bowness, whilst they were making a thrashing machine for defendant. 

 

The first witness called was a schoolmaster of the name of RICHARDSON, who kept plaintiff's accounts. He stated that he remembered a
number of men coming to Mrs. CARR's house; but she refused to accommodate them unless defendant would guarantee the payment of their
board and lodging, which he accordingly did. The number of men employed was sometimes three and sometimes four; witness made out
plaintiff' bill, which amounted to nine pounds some odd shillings, and which he believed to be just.—On his cross-examination, he
stated that the men employed to make the machine for MACARETH were BLACKEY's people:—defendant lived at North Plains, a little
distance from Bowness—the work was done in May, 1811. 

 

Wm. BELL heard BLACKEY demand a settlement from defendant: the latter answered—"How could he (BLACKEY) demand more money from him,
when he knew he had the smith and Mrs. CARR to pay, according to engagement?" 

 

For the defence, John THOMPSON, blacksmith, was called; who said that he furnished the iron work for the machine, and was paid by
BLACKEY: saw him and defendant at Mrs. HODGSON's public-house; and had seen Mrs. CARR before this, who said she had been requested
to go, but would not, as there was not enough of money for them both:—at this house BLACKEY put down £7, 17s. which he said was all
he had to pay Mrs. CARR and witness. The witness was agreeable that the sum should be equally divided, but to this Mrs. CARR would
not agree,—saying she would lay his feet fast in Carlisle for the money. Some time afterward, she gave witness a bar of iron to make
a bolt for her door, which, she said, had been left by BLACKEY, and that it was all she would get for her money.—Being
cross-examined, he acknowledged that he heard plaintiff say, MACARETH was her paymaster, but this did not relate to the present
demand; it was respecting the lodging of Mr. KING's man. 

 

The evidence was summed up by the Judge with his usual perspicuity, who made some judicious remarks upon it, when the Jury gave a
verdict for £9 for the plaintiff. 

 

 

[to be continued] 

 

 

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