Mineral Point weekly tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1859-1868, 1859-12-20
NISERAL PoINr. Wis. Dec. Ii. 50.

cs'sning Scafte-cti-Se he search E2Sr%Ht ~ae
granted Oh AFFIDAVIT copy Of which l <usioin
as a legal curiosity. Mach has been said al,.
wri'ten about the legal exactiiude OF Papers
esnasiating f.sr, magistrates who heretofore
foari.lseti ,i1rin., the flush times of Alabama
il bower Egypt; and the half-horsc, half aligl-
t"rs Of 4. kansas; aud in many other noted
I places of Tie west and s,uth- west bat doubt
/ if ihcs1 ever cnlanatcd from these high sources
| IN il:eir pAln.;est days. any document tina; for
/ legal lore and technical exacti:ude Will COM
| pare with his. Here it il.
| STAT. ~ Wr-cpssIS. =
lows CuvsTY-
] JAHxs F. Bsoxx being dulr sworn. .ieps.s..s
! aud says, ,lie i2ih day "f December 4. ID.
lo-,9. Tire City uf Mineral icmi ia sad cn,,i-
| ~, sell ST single harness OF the value of
/ fourteen 5)-I0J dollars, the property of one
SANUsL B"rsuMs, vas feloniouely stolen, taken
and carried away from the wagon of this dcpo-
! nelt. IN said CIty that THIS deponcnt bU.,,ii
-aid harness for said BorroAs said - IA day
! of Dccem',cr. and Put the THIS dcpo-
uentS wagon. to carry the same t. said i,rTroaS;
| that this drIonrnt left his and wagon with
-aId harness thereon al tle Post Office s..iur liz
/ said Cry, while he went into the Post Office
/ that This dcpoueut remained in the sail Pos,
] Office about a minute. that while he IA said
| Post Office. his team and wagon started ahead
! on a walk. that he overlook said team bet wecn
the residences of Messrs PEIEsrLY and PLuw-
MAN, that the harness was then gone, that he,
with Mr. HuGH PHrLLIrs and others. aftcrwar,is
took lantern. and searched along the stree,
sui l"is ad accent thereto for said harness. but
Gould not i4d it that the harness was stolen
about T. VI. of said 18th day of December
that IL then was 50 dark he could not see his
team more than , or 3 rods ahead that while
he and others were searching along said street
for said harness he met one SAMUEL HARnrs. " no
then asked him what he looking for, TO
which question tins deponeut made reply,
~hereuFon said II AREis Immediately went on
ufthoaa making any dnsrrcr and laughing. that
.a,d H,aREs la. for long time been susI ected
of stealing, aud that this deponert has good rea
-on 10 believe that said HARRIs stole said har-
ness. and that the same is concealed III the
dwelling -hnusc or III the barn t-house, of
said HARRIS.
Therefore this deponent prays that search
warrant may he granted him TO search the dwell
house, barn and ut-houses of said ,RKrs.
JAMES +. BROWN.
Sworn to and Subscribed before this 18Th
! day of Dee, A. ID. 1859.
ERNEST WEISEN,
! Justice of the Peace.
This precious document was, l believe. the
labered result of our respected District Attnr-
neys legal wisdom 1t is to be hoped that Thu,
Is not far sample of his Ia,c y,1n-rs If Ii i
that this will not fall under the notice of the
community Of there's. shall be plagued with
sudden influx OF the light fingered gentry. who
will feel confident that with so much leqI! &c
c,nnsn in the prosecuting officer, conviction
would be impossible in court, how ever clear de
lection might be o,a of it, And vet upon an
affidavit so I'uerile, and upon grounds of spi-
zion So baseless. a magistrate was found who
would issue warrant to invade my d"r4icile.
insult my family, ransack my premises. tear up
my barn floor and more than this subject me
10 the vile imputaton OF being a highway rob
Der and common thief
/ And now, Messrs Editors VIVA, remedy have
| for this thing? You will say prosecute
/ BRowS for slauder" I would if he was worth
the powder; but of what satisfaction would pc
cunIary damages be against man, valid
claims against whom, are offered at so cents on
the dollar, and no buyers. Prosecute the mag
istrate trespass and granting a warrant on
Insufficient affidavit" you may say. Before
whom sF-.ii | bring such an action If am to
Judge Of tie remedy am likely to get hy the
action Of one of our City courts Of i.stice where
the magistrate allows a rowdy to defy hrm and
his court. to curse him. and although brought in
TO his court under arrest 10 walk out OF il NJ lis
own pleasure and defy him and his officers To
detan him and to do all this without word
being said or thing being done on the part of
the sitting magistrate. either ri the time ar sub
>equently; because, forsooih, the ilu.trious
character votes the Democratic ticket if am
To Judge say from this. OF the remedy I am
likely to get III saech court, as against broth
. err nrniorp nffiriaI 7
individual. who shall be uameess and hold the
court IN the Internal regions. Under these cir
crustances | can see remedy except in lay
ing my case before the public. through your col
unns hoping If the parties through whom /
have been Insulted aad DETAINED NAV go I'M
whipped of justice, that they may feel their
backs slightly excoria,ed by the lash of public
opinion.
With respect to the harness sought for, il,
seems that BRowS placed this harness on the
top OF a load of lumber. and presume follow
ing his usual custom of getting toxicated. ev-
cry time he comes TO town, he lost the harness
nom of his load some persons who live Al Bar
rel Town found il laying in,the road, and took it
home on inling out the next day to WHOM it
belonged, returned 1t to BRowy. Aud yet be
cause saw BRewS and others, on the night Of
the loss searching for something and laughing
ly asking them if they had lost themselves. a
magistrate tujecis ma to the insult am, indicni-
y OF 4 search warrant % CRAFTY old 81 lite Of
hE"ws : against which dates back from the
time when VA. City watchman. interfered
!" prevent the r"Ndyi~m of BRowS and hi. as :
so !Ates. who were fond of the amusement of
rtf nIns wagon, and carriages down High Street
hin. removir. signs. and practicinr rowdv,.m
IN general
ours most trnly.
SAMUEL HARRIS
Washington and jefferson on Slavery.