. Gleanings in bee culture. This firm has been engaged in active practicefor sixteen years, and I was told by numerousresidents that they were the best lawyers inthe county, and that we had made no mistakein having them to defend bee-keepers andtheir interests. They had been retained insome important railroad cases; and very re-cently had won in a celebrated drainage caseinvolving something like .?15,000. The next personage to whom I introduceyou is Judge John J. Beattie, of Warwick, , who presided at the Utter trial. As al-ready stated, he was as fair a judge as ever saton the bench. If h
. Gleanings in bee culture. This firm has been engaged in active practicefor sixteen years, and I was told by numerousresidents that they were the best lawyers inthe county, and that we had made no mistakein having them to defend bee-keepers andtheir interests. They had been retained insome important railroad cases; and very re-cently had won in a celebrated drainage caseinvolving something like .?15,000. The next personage to whom I introduceyou is Judge John J. Beattie, of Warwick, , who presided at the Utter trial. As al-ready stated, he was as fair a judge as ever saton the bench. If he had any prejudice orleaning for one side or the other it could notbe discovered. He has held his position fortwo terms, and is now on his third term. Ofhim it is said that the evil-doers of the countyhold him in wholesome fear ; that he has al-ways tempered his decisions with justice andmercy. He is a man of large physique, ofcommanding presence, a kindly, benevolentface, and every inch a JOSEPH MERRITT, ONE OF THE ATTORNEYS IN THE DEFENSE. JOHN J. BEATTIE, THE JUDGE^WHO PRESIDED. The defendant, Mr. J. W. Utter, has beenengaged in keeping bees and raising fruit fora good many years. Unfortunately, there hasbeen a difficulty between him and his brother,Mr. W. H. Utter, the plaintiff, over the settle-ment of their mothers estate ; and during theyears that have since elapsed there has beenmore or less trouble between them, culminat-ing in this celebrated suit with which our read-ers are now so familiar. From all the evidencethat I heard in the court, and from what Icould hear from local residents, it appearedthat Peach Utter had it in for his brother,and continued to annoy him on every occasion. 92 GLEANINGS IN BEE CULTURE. Feb. 1 What appeared to be a family feud resultedfinally in bringing out a test case—a casethat, in the language of the lawyers, had upto that time never been adjudicated, and there-fore involved the introduction of new prin-ciples. But the star wit
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