Carroll free press. [volume] (Carrollton [Ohio]) 1834-1861, 1852-03-26
!. t,eur. Of csuasaon Pleas.-The mar.

k,r CsfFol enunsy uud Ssa,s Of Ohio. under The
~ c6as6sbGbi,. land we here avail ourseh Of
he eppollppisy sFosasd By 4 psreOihesi', 70 iO-
.kural onr read, Rs lhsl that Rlorious instrument
.snll sad lobe 10 IRE hands Of its friends
.rommraec,i in lhe c0su House II CauOll'on.
tAe county seat q sbe county Aforesaid. on
a5heay ths s2l day Of Narch. inst. Asis usu-
va % spqh occasions. qui.e number Of persons
isclodine liliganis. Witnesses and jurors, assem-
able5 70 sirugslr. testify aud deliberate FOR, about
s63 concerning esrlain righs, moneys and sf-
fren wrongfany infringod upon or withheld, as
.appears lfom The "pspers" 10 each case, and
soeminely y contrary TO the common !aw and the
..masssia sach cases msdo Snd provided.
Nothing very interesting 10 others than PariieS'
,auorDeys and jurors has thus far occupied the
.Rssniioa Of the court, but ii is supposed that
before the term closes, some exciting criminal
prosecutions viii come up before 1his tribunal.
A,lhe fret eeciion Of judicial officers. BY the
p.ople, 10 Ohio, his honor, GEo. W. BELDm
.was chosen for lhe bench by the legal voters Of
.Oamoil. Smrk and COlumbiana coun,ies.-
About eieh, years sgo, the Judge lef the bench,
afler an ineumbency Of seven years, and il is
MOTTO be supposed thai, in the position he has
heen called upon to take, he will be beseG with
The embarrassment that oppresses the ndividu.
al, who, for the frs, time, occupies such an i'm.
portant station. Indeed he seems very much
al home. and presides with dignity, exercises
his muldfarious functions with ability, and
.seass with courtesy those who appear before
lin. t-.
Immediately below the Judges bench is the
dsskzof the clerk, now occupied by GEo. F.
,KsEBpY, Esqr., who was also elected BY the
NoveFeigns, under the new constitution. Mr..
skehedy has had some experience as clerk, and
discharges the duties Of his Office with rapidly
and 20 the entire satisfaction OF all concerned
uCdauscted with the desk aforesaid aud be.
tween il aud the ''crimina box, is situated an
snbl0ng table, abou, three feet high, covered by
n faded green clolh. Uttered with inksIands
pens with huge splits, scribblrd bits Of paper
sand boxes, hats, &c., &c, and surrounded By
a border OF fncet, upon which are distinctly
marked, great varieties Of character. These
fdces belong ~ the MEMBERs or TnE Bar o
CanolhOu, and few "foreign lawyers" who
have come to our court to solicit "a share o
public patronage" We trust il will not bt
considered amiss il We indulge in a haslJ
1skelch Of each Oc these gentlemen, taking then
in tbs order in which they are now mDgeC
around The grsen.oovered table Aforesaid.
ygThe fret is JoHN PEARcE Esqr., late lh'
President Judge Of the ffih judicial district o
Ihe Sta,e OF Ohio. Judge PeHrce brOugh. Il
,he bench with him rare qualifications for .
Judge; and in proof of,his remOrk, All concern
I'D are referred to The published reports Of lhC
Supreme Court Of Ohio. less number Of hi
decisions has been ovenuIcd by that court
ihan OF any other Judge who has occupied Ih'
bench, for .he same length of time, in Ohio.
The Judge comes down from The bench, il
an impaired STATE of health, but with the adVan
ages Of eight years experience as a Judge
where he had the opportunity Of aVOiling him
self Of The reading and research Of more thar
6hytawyeu. Tic has chung out a single,
informing the people that he is nt their service
ns an Attorney at Lnw, ("ofFice up stairs, ~ ant
we have no doubt hc will receive that share o
the business for Tho transaction Of which, BIZ
legal abilities so eminenily qualify him.
Nexpu chronological order sits VAN BRowS
Esqr, a gentleman Of The Old School, and $
lawyer off the Old Constitution. The ravuge,
lhal destroy cd the old constitution have made
sothe insoads upon hisown; bu, so inconsidera.
hease 'hese marks Of lime, law ard politics
tharMr. BfoWn bids fair 10 see the new consI
tuition grow old. Always at bis post. Away
ven6y % serve his clients, and generally able Il
sefysihem We, for fee-lhe only way law
yerse4a serve well. With hall grave, hal
quizieal face. every line seems 10 bo cross.ex
Grniaing witness. Ills Roman nose sirongl!
SndieaSes tnai be knows ,he spirit and the Stern
ness Roman knows
p Beside Mr.. Brown, on q windsor chair,
scaledh bis brolher.in.aw, Gen. r. r. EcKLEY
The Gen. is sabcul five feet ten inches in height
thiny.fyc or six years Ofagei with black hail
ialcssper4sd with spriukng ofgrey; weighiu
Aboutone hundred and sx,y pOundsi and no
Sithaahding the sable hue Of his face, he
peshaps ihO beH looking man a. the table. II
bus besna member OF the Ohio Senate for 81
years, and member the bar for perhaps e
teen years. IN which time he has bull, up rel
nialion os lawyer, lha. brings him larg
share Of Ihe legal business Of Carroll county.
Move one slep farther, and you find yourse
behind The ssnir Of JAMES NJ. DAVIS ESQ.,, ii
oauner ID a legal wsy, Of Gen. Eckley.-