Indiana American. [volume] (Brookville, Ind.) 1833-1861, 1857-07-31

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courts" Entry "caria adUiser rut.
A CASE OF MIsNoMER.
S"Moffitt rs. Flowers" said the As.
sociate Juege, ''are the parties ready2
"Ready," says Mr.. Henry G. Ham
mond, for the plaintiff. Ready,
says Flowers, in person. The action
was brought on a physicians bill foi
attendance on Lucinda, the wife OF
the defendant. Flowers was kim
of country pettifogger, who came ul
to the opinion Of Judge Mills, of Ken
lucky, when granting law license
to Davis Flournoy, who had failed to
answer single question, but who
boldly and I'M pcrtinently persisted IN
urging the Judge to grant him IL
cense "Well, Mr.. Fiourneoy, make
out your license, and | will sign it,,
you have two Of the qualifications OF
u village attorney" What are they,
siry' .lmpudcnce and Ignorance,
sir" Flowers, however, had read
"Espinasce on Misnomer." Mr.
Hammond opened the case of th,
Court, and then took up the account
of his client and commended reading.
10 visitand anodvne'-- 'Stop,
says Flowers in u voice of thunder
that startled the Court and by stand
ers, "stop reading" and rising to his
feet-"l demand q non-suit." The
Court-"Upon what groul dY" Cup.
on what ground, why OF misnomes." T"
"Of WHAT" "Of misnomer; hername
is Lucinda and not Anodyne.' The
Court-"Was she never called or
known by the name OF Anodyne?'-
"Nover that 1 ever heard off, This
was damper--a perfect chevaur de
friere in the way OF the plaintiff
Counsel for plaintiff.-"We will suffer
Il non-suit and try him again, AS We
see the Court is dead set against us. "
The Court-,'Let the new suit be en-
tered, and the next time bring the
suit in the right nan {"
"JEwING DOWN A FEE.
| was sitting at my Office at Con-
nersvilIe, one day, when in stepped
an lrishman, wh0ml Gull John Wood,
OF Union county. and told me he had
been recommended To me for sound
counsel in an important case. He
had arrived in America directly from
Cork, Ireland, only few years be-
fore, bringing with him his wife and
several children as far as Hamilton
county, Ohio, where by pure accident
he and his "ould woman had some
how got separated and had not lived
together for several years. and his
business with me was TO employ me
TO file bill for divorce in the Union
Circuit Court. We soon agreed OIL
the fee, twenty dollars, and he left.
| Immediately filed the bill a1d had
the notice published in The paper for
the next term. The old woman by
mere accident, also saw the adver-
tisement and thereby found out for
the hrst time where the man had
stopped after he left her, and came
directly over 10 the residence of the
old man. The whole matter was
soon reconcilcd between them. Soon
after tue settlement the old man came
to my office in fine humor. "Mr
Smith the ould woman and meseli
have made it up" "1ndeed well ]
am very glad OF it, you are both to
old to separate" IL know you're
glad; you are good man; just
came over to see what you intend to
charge poor man like meself who
has made up with me ould woman
IL charge you twenty dollars, Mr..
Wood. "Ah, sure, Mr.. Smith, you II
not charge poor body twenty dol
lars. The moment | landed at New
York heard of you Mr. Smith, that
We was kind hearted man and a
distinguished sergeant in the law, a.
We are Mr. Smith IL charge you
ten dollars Mr.. Wood" Surely, Mr.
Smith, you will not charge poor
body ten dollars for such n little mat.
ter as this. Mr.. Smith, have been
acquainted with all the great barris.
ters OF Ireland, with the Ponsonbys.
the Emmets. the Grattans, tho Cur.
rams and the Burkes, but there is no,
one of them tha is aiqual to you, Mr.,
smith; you are so approachable IN
Court, and you can take such grand
distinctions in the law II charge
you nothing Mr.. Wood" "Ahl you
are gentleman, Mr.. Smith, suretJ
you uid pay the Printer Mr.. Wood
was the only man | ever knew that
always carried the "barney stone
with him and knew just how to us,
it,