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Show Judge Blackburn's Court. The following were among the cases which came brfora. Judge Blackburn at Provo yesterday: Ephraim Xash vs.8choflelJBros. The Jury came into court and rendered ren-dered a verdict or $100 for plaintiff. Arthur-Brown, counsel for defendant, defend-ant, asked that the Jury bo polled. The clerk polled the Jury and Thatcher Hallett and F. D. Alex ander answered that such was not their verdict, and thereupon the court ordered tho jury to again retire re-tire and bring In a unanimous verdict, ver-dict, to which exception was taken by both plalntlfl's and delendant's counsel. Thejury retired, bat was sent for In about an bourby the court and discharged from further coa-sideralion coa-sideralion or the.ca c, his Honor remarking re-marking that such action on tho part or two intelligent men was highly reprehensible and punishable by the court, but that ho won! 1 overlook it this time. One of the jurors wanted to explain, but the court remarked that explanation was unnecessary. It.Dnrer vs. St. V. Leaieur; action ac-tion in ejectment for possession of six mineral wax claims in the Canvon, up Spanish Fork Canyon. The "defense objected totne ttstlmony in regard to the location of said claims the allegata must conform, to the probata. Extended arguments on this were made by Brown on the one side aud Kellogg on the other. Kellogg then Med an amended complaint and Brown pleaded surprise. Upon this the court granted twenty days to answer; plaintiff allowed to do assessment wore. |