The Kansas herald of freedom., 1859-12-03
A vlll.inou. Lawyer will Make an unju., Judg,

A villsinous Lawyer will Make an Unjust Judge.
When the Lawrence Association com
promised their difficulties, in the spring of
1855, with the occupants of the town site,
five Trustees were appointed by the par
ties who were to receive titles from gov
eminent, and convey the same to the
equitable holders of the town property.
An Indian float was purchased and located
upon the town, and the party holding it
vested his entire interest under such float
to the said Trustees. These Trustees
made over to the several parties in inter
est quit-claim deed, and added to it a
bond, by which they covenanted to make
over to the party, their heirs or assigns,
such title as they should receive from
government From this title originated
all the titles to property in Lawrence, and
to this day there is no other. Through
these Trustees, Dr. Jno. p. Wood became
vested of certain city interests, which en-
braced twelve lots, and were numbered
from one to two hundred and twenty, and
these numbers, by being recorded, with
the streets and numbers of the street on
which they were located, showed what
lots were held by a city interest. For
some time after the town was located.
and this compromise was effected, single
lots were rarely sold, but whole interests
were disposed Of, as an interest of twelve
lots was only valued at from $3.50 to
$500. 1t was while matters were in this
'nchodte condition, Dr.. Jno. P. Wood con-
tracted ia ,Criting with MOSES ScoTT, (in
consideration of $500, which was to be
paid when the title to the town property
was perfected, and good and sufficient
warranty deed rendered, } and sold to him
interest No. 40. By turning to Jno. P.
Woods deed from the Trustees of the
Lawrence Town Site, and recorded with
the Register of Deeds of Lawrence, we
find this interest embraced lots No. 81
Massachusetts ST.. 103 Kentucky 16
Conn; Isl Kentucky; 148 and $50 Conn;
2s5 Indiana 23o and 232 Illinois 1856
Conn.,; 162 New jersey.
The contract with Wood and Scott
was also properly recorded. On the 7th
of February. 1856, Mr.. Scott made over
aquit-claim deed to lot No. 16 Connecti-
cut street. in usual form, to Charles L.
WILDER The latter erected stone dwell
ling on the said premises during the en-
suing season, and occupied it until last
spring for a residence.
WILDER gave a mortgage on said house
and lot, to secure the payment of GER
tain sum of money, but failed to make
payment. A suit was instituted, udg-
ment obtained under it, and the Court or
dered sale of the property to make the
money in satisfaction of the debt. 1t was
sold, and was bid in by the party having
the judgment.
On the 2sd day of September last, af-
ter the lot was advertised for sale by the
Master Commissioner, it seems that
SOLON o. Thu CHER, 4Oho is noso a
candidate for District Judge in tie Fourth
Judicial District, and hopes to be elected on
Tuesday nert, learning that there was q
slight defect in the conveyance from DIR.
Wood to Mr.. Scott, defect that could
deceive no one, nor did not deceive Mr..
ThGeher, as can be abundantly established
by incontrovertible evidence, went to DR..
Wood, and for trivial consideration pro-
cured quit-claim from him to the said
5. 0. Thacher. The latter took posses
sion OF the said premises, and has made
improvements to the amount Of several
hundred dollars. In the meantime, the
Court has confirmed the sale of the lot to
the party having mortgage; but Ihach-
er hopes to sustain his fraudulent title in
suit between himself and the party in
interest, who has acquired his title under
Scott, through Wilber and the Court
Mr. Thacher is lawyer. He aspires
to the position of JUDGE, to decide on
the most weighty matters in which the
public are concerned. If elected, the va
: rious questions involving notaOuly titles
to property, but liberty and life will be in
his keeping. With such momentous in
terests at issue, he should come to the
post with "clean hands aud pure heart" !"
Formerly it was the custom Of the judi
ciary to wear robes lined with ermine,
which was . snowy white, emblematical
ofPurity Oar law books are bound in
srIfte and their edges are left unstained,
for the same reason. Will the hands OF
Scion o. TEACHER be spotless, his heart
pure, his robes of snowy whiteness, and
will his law books all remain unstained,
if elected to the post to which he aspires9
Turn, reader, to page 247, section 80,
of the revised statutes of last winter, pro-
viding for the punishment of crimes, and
read
Every person who shall make, exe-
cute or deliver any deed or writing for
the eonveyancs or assurance Of any lands,
tenements or Embellishments. goods or