Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1850-1854, 1854-11-16

ems, becallsethey trespassee in his woods
where actually the rocks are so thick
+ that the cats can't find their way nd
through them; but then / knew he woliIr
deny it, and itwould grieye me to head
him. lie admits that he1was diving my
three cows up the road, and that he struck
at one of 'em, but says if was with q
small switch. | have proved that this
switch was 4 pole about 10 feet lone. and
about two inches across the butt end.
and | have also proved that when he
that struck the co10 fell. It is
true my witness couldn't swear that the
stick hit her, he was 50 far oil. but take
the blow and the fall together. and ne can
guess the rest. Hyou, gentlemen. should
see me point gun alta man, and pull the
ItriCker, see the flash and heard the report
and at the same time see the man drop
| think you would say that / shot him,
although you might not see the ball strike
him.
Now the fact is, gentlemen, that on
Sunday, was lying on my l5uneein my
house when my wife said that Dodder
was chasing my cews. / jumped up and
I pulled onmy bootsand went out of doors,
and saw D5dder and theseows coming up
the road. Itis true lie says he wasn't
driving them. but says he and the COWS
was both going along the road in one di-
/ rection, and this was as near as | could
get him to the cows or to the truth; but
| it is proved that the COWS were going
along ahead Of him, and he was following
after them, striking at them with his lit
tie switch. ten feet long and two inches
across the butt and reckon you'll think
he was driving" them. ! sung out To
him: 'Dodder. stop!" bat he Didn't mind
my order. and j0st threw a StoHein that
direction, which went about Is feet oven,
his head. at tie same time going toward
him. He paid no attention, and 1 SING
out again: "Dodder, Stop." Still he didn't
mind me, and then Just threw another
stone; but on he came and on | went,
and | threw the third stone. which lie
says hit him on the back Of the neck but
which I think is rather strange as we
were going toward each other as fast as
we could 90. But lie never Stacked up
and by tins time were within about eight
feet Of each other. halted and ha.loocd
at the top Of my voice: ''Dodder NY in
hi don't you stop About IN he
did stop and raised his ten feet switch,
as if tostrkc me. sang out: 'Mr. bod
der, look out. You may wollup my cows.
but if you wollap me with that switch,
you'll wollup an animal that'll hook !"
Here the orator made an appropriate
gesture of the head as in the act Of hook
ing which was followed with tumultuous
shouts and laughter, that continued sew
eral minutes.
Now, gentlemen, if you convict me,
this Court can fine me $3.50 and jug me
for six months, and if you really think
ought to be convicted Of this assault, say
for am in favor Of living up to the laws.
as long as they arc laws, whether it is
the Fugitive Slave law, the Nebraska bill,
or the Excise laws. I will read you a
Ettie law, however. which | have just
seen in q book founl here tic speak
er picked up law book and read as fol-
IoWs:)-"Eycry man haS a right to defend
himself from personal violence" Now
dolI't know whether that Is law or not
but liud it in law book, a yctran mem
Der Of the bar who was sitting near the
speaker, remarked to him that it was 2
good law. Wen, gentlemen, here is en-
Oh man who looks as if he might know
something, and he says it's good law.
~ Il =" aon ~ 'o't ~, ~ PA 'oui S'ii''
- w! p"o 80 ou ! nv va, Wy 9''lile
"o'1' '' ~, y "IPle, ~ 49,
te' iie' 10Y ."@t - :, nv 9 ~
- ,'o'cI.a my GTne '"'.,9t i>o'4,'e! VI,
ioo' ;" tlG' !" ny .IiiiNi 10 81
NY Meai.'l - '..' go - ,'e'iS w - ~ ?
,.'' 20 ~. ,, ~ s,'S
49, -, 49,. ~ c,,+ ,aIa
no '1.,'i' 49, ~, Ia,,,. I'll.
.. - T.,3,,t,, .,.1;'i.
I''''' VI q ~ '',',' % ne - ~
recAoh y o9.ie Wy WI 10. 80 80. S'i'a''
NM 40 ,''., ''.'' oo'','' i'0 ~
ie' D01'''oi N''' my CO..
NoW. gentlemen. don't tsi!eIe yon Il
convict me, alter what nave SAID 1Ht
II YOU 90; anu lhis SoUfI ili!ca ne f1-'9.
l shail iFpadIate; because can pay
ANA II I'm Jog6eu ioF SIX nouns; why
these DodderS VIII nave II an 'helf OWE
way up mere. Dot hot"l'hStani'hS AL
IliS, l "ui Nt'i'"5 ~ I'9N NY ~ ~ ) va
n'I''l 1 anu u W. d I',,i INV ~ ~ "
S sa, n91 ,i,,. han,,,,,,,,,. nav cows uiy
fi', o,l - ,,i1.anfo a,d iii
t,',o a,, IN, [7,n,, INF NOT
1l,.' , ~ W. Ti,n ,aino cr HIi;nato,, com
he traced TO the MAY Flower. When
She landed the pilgrims on Plymouth
Rock among the passengers was a widow.
Mary ,4iL8gfoa with four fatherless chill
dren and am descended from that Pu-
r;fan stock and from that day to this
there has never lived an Arlington who
hadn't Yankee shirt enough to stone q
Dodlnr for noIinq his COWS. Pm, dane.