The Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1846-1852, 1852-01-22
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Win. in S.. I,nuis. dnes n"t kaow
Naab Ridgei,i Win IN n. LAoi+. has
MT snawn him fi,r laHs Time --''o' l"ng
enaugh To. MT knnw 'ng''nfy else
---ba, a Lps iim-'--ysarSi Evcn herr
10 New Olieans, Noah is tal-fahly well
kna@n. oud al I'te jiter towns 'pieimr
diate, there are e y If hts wh" arr
~ terms ot slrskii arq'lbiHiaoce with
hin. Iafaci wherever uir sf"7mer'llan, |
nibar has made Ilnding = (and where
Is he landng She lfs M sthpl alO-I
Noah has been srpn aud known at some |
iineo tNlrr iIu, in ST. I.tns well.
there's NJ usa wiling about how he is
known there And wherever known =
Eplh isa fgvniile / mig! say a grCai
fsvo-ne liehes haenr,trk 81 he afire.
said "IIapnihs" ia, dop'l kunw how
mauy. years --ahdlbe. "Hannibor" conlin.
pes ia pcrfwn vayagss between New Or
leans aud 81. LNiis, with her single pow
erful essine tout nf ~ 81 I.naj- = Cart
Swdp'a St, l,oniy.] e0d seer3 as good es
now; and Noah comes arnurl witi his
fl'eigl, bills with astonishing rr. lllriiy-
aB1 he appears better than rcl,i
BIT 10 my sfaiy. IN ~ Lapia, we all
krhw the difficulty of procuriog .jarors
gquycases before JUSTICES of the peace
III being almost raxt a. au inpossibilily
Ia get tegefher twelve ti'izens "snod
men aud true" who are willing To sit rnr
Iwo or three hours in . jnsfice's slice
which is never, by my accilcn', larger
than mo9erate sized band bux surrouu
dad by promiscnouq crowd which al
ways gathers, ,flliHg up ropn, lnnrs, and
winaBws Wheneyor Jury uial" ia n
cone ofi'-psPoeially if lawyers are en-
pinyed.init,
Iisohappened, "nncs upon p time
that Iwn merchants had q misuudersianh
ing. whichresulled in their cpiug To law
before Justice Walsh The am1nut ic
dspnle vas but mere irilo; but eacl
was ob4linatr aud wnuld not give way a
ipt--sp To law they went To mike
matfets worse, each must hlve lawyer
Ia. help bin IN. aud one of the lnwyars
determined 10 make IS moch %, Of tho
case as he could asserted tho constitution,
al right of hisclent, aud drmaR}ri ju
rys A tcnire facids was accordingly is
sued. and Constable Busby Stated of tt
execute liis writ.
AT The expiration Of about an hour
during which The court. attorneys ant
spectators vailed with exemplary pa
teuce Bnsty returned followed by on,
Soittargiadist}Qai, cafrying a huge lo
offreigbt bills in one hand and half
smoked cigar 10 the ather--it was Noah
Have yop snrmoned the jury. Mr.
.Cons,abIel' inquired the jusriccl
Yea, sir replied Bnshy. throwing
down upno ihc Jlbc his writ with the
uomc5 oftweys citizens ibcd there
On, II have aummouod them, butthoy wont
come -f
tWon's comet renerled tho justice
7'ye'll ses about 'hal. Clerk, write ouI
nHaahmerts for iheae gentlemem How
many arc lhefo who refuse To obey the
order Of tho COURT
Eleven your honnr,' answered The
sweatine constable, ',lis is the c,ly on,
o. tho lot dointius 10 our ficnd Nooh
! have been able scare up; aud he dan
eeem much dispo4oa 10 srive says h,
iateuds To plca@ lis prioiicge!'
H'What privilege. pray. Mr. Rilgely
have you To plead! Rba, valid reasor
can you give he court Why yon shoul,
not serve Oh tbs juryl' asked tho jus
tice.
4 boiiaye, replied Noah. stretching