The Perrysburg journal. [volume] (Perrysburg, Ohio) 1853-1861, 1854-11-04

NO. 80.

and | sung out again, Dodder, stop! still
he didn't mind me, and then threw another
stone; but on he came, and on | went, and
threw the third stone, which he says hit
him in the back of the neck, but which |
think is rather strange, as we were going to-
ard each other as fast as we could CO.
But he never Stacked up, and by this time
we were within about eight feet of each 9TH
er. | halted and holered at the top of my
voice, Dodder, why in - don't you stop!'
about then he did stop, and raised this 10
foot switch, as if TO strike mel sang out
Mr.. Dodder, look out You may wollup
my COWS, but if you wollup me with that
switch, you'll an animal tbatll hook!'-
Here the orator made an appropriate gestula
of the head, as in the act of hooking, which
was followed with tumultuous shouts and
laughter, that continued several 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 so, for | am
in favor of living up to the laws as long as
they are laws whether it is the Fugitive
Slave law, the Nebraska bill or the Excise
laws. | will read you little law however,
which have just seen in a book found
| here-(th speaker here picked up a law book
and read as follows Every man has right
to defend himself from personal violence. -
Now don't know whether that is law or
not, but find it in law book, a veteran
member of the bar who was sitting near the
speaker remarked to him that it was good
law Well gentlemen here is an OLD MAN,
who looks as if he might KNOW SOMETHING,
and he says this is good law. Now if you
will turn to Barbour something, page 399,
you'll find that the same doctrine is applied
to ,cATTLE-(great laughter.) Therefore |
take it, I had right to defend my cows
against Dodders 10 foot switch. Why,
gentlemen, nearly all my wealth is invested
in them 3 cows, and you can't wonder that
| became little excited when | saw Dodder
switching them with his 10 FOOT POLE.
am poor man, and have large family con
sisting of wife and six children, which
reckon is doing pretty we'll for as small a
man as am, and l could not afford to let
Dodder kill my COWS!
Now, gentlemen, l don't believe you'll
convict me, after what have said. But if
you do, and this court fines me $3.50, |
shall repudiate,' because can't pay And
if I'm jugged for six months, why these
Dodders will have it all their own way up
/ luere Dut NOTWITHSTANDING all lulS, am
willing to risk myself in your hands, and if
you think | ought to have stood by and not
done anything, when saw Dodder hammer
ing my cows, why then l am gone in, toll
gate and all.
1t is true am poor man, but not mean
one. The name of Allerton can be traced TO
the May FIoaOer, when she landed the pill
grims on Plymouth Rock, among the passen-
gers was widow, Mary AUerton, with four
fatherless children, and am descended from
that Puritan stock; and from that day to
this, there has never lived an Allerton who
hadn't Yankee spirit enough to stone Dod-
der for polling his cows. Pm done. (Here
the laughing and shouting were exceedingly
boisterous, in which all participated, and it
was several minutes, despite the repeated
cries of order, order by the court, before
order could be restored. Our eloquent and
usually unvanquished District Attorney,
fearing to cope with so formidable an an
tagonist, merely remarked It is plain
case &C., and left it to tie jury, who
promptly brought in verdict of Not
Guilty Mr.. Allerton certainly deserves
judicial promotion, and we move that he be
appointed crier of the Court.)