Meigs County telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy [Ohio]) 1848-1859, 1851-09-09

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sSfn.,F me. of these mao eistra,es s,eas d
w,Jl bHo~,,. s,chsrac,er.' n Who Yesided III,
,,vl 10 av,,,. Indian yillaea AZ III;
roosn yiyers IA had 4 .smafsllals ~ IL, WAS
known ~ lis irlbes IS liinr gcries n This
maoisifa,e wns remafkable for his contenill
M, .legal opini.,ns :. md iadiciaI larms =.
..Fnoi,v, ,easslis hnbby. and when Ills no,
lions ofsfjeh, and iuslice came III con,acl
with, vi I. n thp lalikr was iurcad 10 give
Eway. .|1 .hourks' ,hp cusioms of lbe Ind:
sns n, s9,s)iailits3, many ass I,an III.
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such cases. TO Sc, aside The latter. Money.
cries co.opera,ed heartily with '',he court"
and BY their combined ,ffurls they managed
10 d, al GU. justice. with certainty, bu, some
times with real Indian severity. s..
The following scene once occurred "in
coun."
Magistrate. cour, is held 10 try q
case in which Little Chubby" a Creek To-.
dian, is defendant. and Tom Dale. n grocery
keeper. is plaintiff Dale claims $50 from
Little Chubby" and Chubby says he paid
it in beaver skins. Genllemen. continued
The magistrate. addressing The byslanders,
Injns ainl likely 10 lie when they owe white
men. But white men piH lie, when they
trade with The Injins. This is The expert.
ence of my court" Proceed, gentlemen,
with This case.
The attorney for Tom Dale proceeded TO
make cut his case. Dale swore tha, his
debt was "jus,, true and unpaid" He then
introduced witness 10 prove that Liule
Chubby had only caugh, ten beavers in the
las, mon,h--an lha, he had sold them to
deponen,. The Indian had no Witnesses.
and the case was thus fully made Out.
The attorney remarked, addressing the
court-"may il please your honor, claim a
judgmen, for my client-lhere is no defence
excep, an avermenl Of Chubby, and this the
cour, cant regard"
"Gen,lemen," said our magistrate, Il ain'l
satisfied, and amt going 10 allow the In
| jim 10 be swinded," said he, addressing
Moneycries, "Mr. Marshal, hand me that
book; ri take a swear in This case, myself"
and suiling The action TO the word, he kissed
the book, and addressing Moneycries, re-
marked, "Mr. Marshal, | constitute you this
court, and will luke swar in this CASE
May it please The courl," said he, 'ihere's
chea,in' round this board. and insend 10
expose ii to this court. I'd rather take an
lnjin's word than whisky sellers oath,
any lime. Bui this coun can't decide in ia.
vor ol. The lnjin wi,hou. a spar on his he.
half-and that swar am now, Mr.. Marshal
going TO lake"
lie then proceeded 10 state that Liult
Chubby had come 10 his house, and he of
iered 10 buy from him ten beaver SKINS
Chubby declined St ling them, as he haC
promised them 10 Mr.. Dale 10 pay debl %
twenty dollars due him. He saw Chubby
90 inio Dale's and leave The skins. anc
when he came out. Chubby udd him h. hac
paid his debt. When he had concluded, HI
resumed his sem
| Dalr's attorney protested agairs, this
"idking a Srdr in the case" but he was in
,errupied by the magistrate, who informed
him that this was his mode of dispensin,
equity. ..
I Lawyer.-May i, please the courl, will
lake an appeal in this case.
| Maglsirale.--The court is satisfied lha
the evidence is in favor oI Little Chubby
Auor MAY il please the court, consid
er this proceeding a Id farce!
Mug--The court considers this a case a
contempt, and will fine Mr.. Nh $2'
for swearing in court.
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