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Saturday, October 10, 1857.+-

Metamora, IL.

Lincoln and Grove represent Melissa Goings, defendant, in People v. Goings, charged with murdering her husband, Roswell, with stick of firewood. During trial defendant disappears, causing Lincoln to be accused of encouraging her to depart. "I did not run her off," Lincoln is alleged to have replied. "She wanted to know where she could get a good drink of water, and I told her there was mighty good water in Tennessee." In Lahr v. Blair, trespass, Lincoln is for plaintiff with Davidson and Shope. He writes part of replication. Case is dismissed by agreement at defendant's cost. In Saltonstall v. Saltonstall et al., Lincoln writes John Saltonstall's answer. Record; Photocopy.