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George W. Harris, Jacob G. Bigler, Noah S. Bulkley, Ira oviatt,
George Coulson, Lyman Stoddard, C.C. Pendleton Jerome M.
Benson, Barnhaub B. Messenger to fill the place of Jacob Bigler
Calvin R. Calrk to fill the place of Jas. Allred absent..
On motion Geo. Coulson called to preside for the day.
A letter from Vernon H. Bruce President of st Joseph Branch and wife was then read
and ordered to remain in the hands of of the clerk.
The appealed case of Josiah Wright vs. martin L Benson
was presented appealed from Bishop W. W. Lanel decision
Martin L. Benson appellant.. Josiah Wright the
orginal plaintiff was called upon to lay the case before the
Council.. Wright said he let Benson have ten dollars to buy
groceries and one Bbl- flour at St Louis Mo.- They also bought
in partnership twenty six gallons of brandy and twenty five
gallons of wine, for which they paid nine dollars and 24
cents each, which was all marked in M. L. Benson's name
The said Benson was to deliver to the said Wright the
Benson
flour all the tea sugar, saleraters, and all the goods bought with
the ten dollars, at the Boat landing at Council Point Ioa
upon said Wright paying the fright up the River and
drayage.. The brandy and wine was in partnership but no
arrangements had been made for disposing of it ,, said he
had received on bbl- of mouldy hard bread which was
sent to him but hot by his request..
1st Witness B.B. Messenger said Benson told him that he sold
Brandy at one dollar per gallon and some at 75
cents per gallon.
2nd Witness Marlin Jones said Benson called on Wright in
his presence some time August last for a settlement ackn-
owledgedment himself indebted to Wright $2.99 and said
the wine had leaked out and he did not know it untill
it was at Elder Hyde's house in Kanesville..
3rd Witness C. R. Clark said he knew but little of the case he
said Benson proposed to pay Wright $2.99 --
4 Witness Geo. W. Bratton said that Wright son son told him
that Benson turned out to his father two bbls flour one
of hard bread and two sacks of corn.