Greene County NcArchives Court.....Benjamin Easeon, Eli Jones V. 1842
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Source: Nc Archives
Written: 1842

#3390 – JONES vs EASON

Greene County – 1842

In Superior Court Spring Term 1842 – Eli Jones by his attorney John H. Bryan 
against Benjamin C. D. Eason by his attorney William Washington – Plea of 
Trespass to the damage of $1,000 – first trial was in 1840 in Greene Co – 
jurors were Henry W. Edwards, John Sugg, James Y. Williams, Hillory Taylor Jr, 
Benja Edwards, William B. Taylor, Lewis Lane, Josiah Sugg Sr, Jesse Hart, 
James Mooring, Merrett Ormond, Cullen Edwards

Plf introduced a witness, one Silas Walston, who testified that he, the def, 
was a JP and handed him a note in favor of one Samuel Moore against the 
current plf with instructions to collect it as soon as he could – the witness 
was a constable and went to Eason's house 6 or 7 days later on Sunday evening 
and the next morning between daybreak and sunrise he went to Jones' house 
where he was putting on his clothes before he went to Edgecombe Co where he 
was working – Walston told Jones his business and told him he had to go to 
trial that day and he must go to Eason's house which was the nearest 
magistrate but Jones refused – he finally agreed to go to the gate and Eason 
came out and had the trial and said Jones owed $9 but Jones said it was only 
$7 – Jones said to prove it and Eason said he knew his handwriting and he owed 
the money – Jones said he could give security of one Amrafflen Beeman who 
lived about a mile away, or he could get the money from Mr. Webb about 3 miles 
away in Edgecombe Co, or Willie Barnes could go get the money – Barnes came 
back without the money and Eason and several others set off to Snow Hill with 
Jones and about a mile away they met John Beeman and Jones asked him to be 
security and Beeman asked for an additional person for security but this did 
not happen – they proceeded on to Snow Hill and stopped at the house of Miss 
May where Eason and Jones had business – while at Eason's house he invited 
them in for breakfast and drink and Jones refused – it appears that Eason also 
owed  Samuel C. Moore money - $70.50

Willie Barnes testified he was present at the trail of the warrant in favor of 
Moore  

NOTE: It appears that Eason and Jones just did not like each other from 
comments among the papers

Jeremiah Beeman stated he was the son of John Beeman and that he carried a 
letter from J. ?? L. ?? Eason to the def B. C. D Eason 

William Webb testified he lived 3 miles from Eason in Edgecombe Co and he 
would have been surety

Elkanah Bailey testified he was at Eason's gate and said Eason said $9 and 
Jones said $7

Jury found for plf and def asked for new trial

There is a note in the papers – Benjamin C. D. Eason, Haywood Edmundson and 
Reubin Wallace owe Eli Jones $500 – condition is the suit of Jones against 
Eason


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