Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1866-05-31

5 How A MT, VsRSoN LAwyss cor. "a
FEw" AHEAD OF A New YoRK Opvidxn.
We have . FIRST tate local item" to
chronicle this week--the best that has
turned upin this region for a coon's age
and without any preliminary remarks,
we shall o., once proceed to give the facts e.
9th case just as they occurred.
on sunday last . gentleman calling
himself Myrom w Eddy purporting to
be the Deputy Sheriff of Chstauaua ooun.
", N. Y, appeared in our city. .'srtded
and equipped" with a rcquisition from
the Governor Of New York. and a war.
rant fiom the Governor of Ohio, to arrest
one Horatio l.. Parsons, proprietor of a
saloon on Main street. MT Vernon. oppo-
site the Lybrand House, who was charged
with committing some crime in N. York.
for which he was indicted at jamestown
Chatauqua county aforesaid. The arrest
was made by Sheriff Steele, and Parsons
was committed to the Kuox county Jail
Thereupon Parsons sent for Henry II.
Porter, who has the reputation of being
pretty well posted in all the 'quirks Of tho
law and also is generally pretty success
fol with "hari Cases." Mr.. Porter at
once applied to Judge Parke for writ
Of haheas corpus, and the case was to DO
heard on Monday. On Monday morn
ing. howevsr, professional business called
Mr.. Porter to Mansfield; and after he left
Sheriff Steele took the liberty of giving
the prisoner Parsons) over to officer Ell
dy. who had him band cutfei and mana.
cled, and started off with his prize by
way OF Mansfield towards New York.
These facts were telegraphed to Mr.. Por-
ter by his partner. Col. Cooper. and as
soon as the Mt. Vernon train reached tha
depot at Mansfield, Porter had an officer
there, with a writ of habeas corpus in his
hand, ana Parsons was taken before Judge
Worden. Upon being required to show
prisoner 10 custody, Eddy discovered that
he had left the warrant from Gov. Gonas
well as other important papers in tho
hands of Sheriff Steele. Thereupon,
Judge Worden, under the advice Of Judge
Geddes, continued the case until Tuesday.
for further hearing. Eddy made a tre-
mendous buster. and talked rather con-
temptuously of Ignorant Buckeye law.
yers," DC. But this only had the effect
of making Mr.. Porter more determined to
fight it through on that line if it took all
GUNNER" Eddy came down on the eve
fning train from Mansfield. intending to
get his ''documenA" and return on Tues.
day to Mansfield. Mr.. Porter also came
down, bnt upon a different mission. He
procured an afiIqfit from Mrs. Parsons,
alleging that an &ssault and battery had
been committed upon her husband by Ed
dy. in having his hands manacled and q
log chain fastened to his legs. Mr.. Porter
rode that night to the villsge'o Of Lncerne
on the western edge of this county. and
got Squire Wilkinson to Issue a warrant
for the arrest Of Eddy. This warrant was
placed in the hands Of Constable Ander-
son Of Frederick,own, VINO boarded the
train on Tuesday morning, as directed by
Mr.. Porter. arrested Eddy and had him
conveyed to Lucerne. Eddy. upon being
a%rraigned before the justice, plead guilty
! to the assault and battery, and paid a fine
Of IS, and was released. While this pro.
ceeding was going on at Lucerne Mr..
Porter got back to Mansfield. and appear.
ed before Judge Wordsn. IN, behalf. Of his
client Parsons. Of course Eddy was not
, there, nor was any person present to an
swer for him; and as no evidence was pro.
duced to show the legality Of Parsons ar
rest, the Judge had no other alternative
, but to set him at liberty. And thus the
case ended in q com 2lete7 triumph ofths
/ Buckeye lawyer" over this wise New
York Sheriff What became of Parsons
we did not learn, but it is supposed he
went ona visit, to some of his country
|, cousins" And as for Eddy. after he set
tied with Squire Wilkinson, at Lucerne,
, it is generally believed thai be hired q
guide to pilot him back to Fredericktown
, end then skuted off home with a big Aea
in his ea,l-Mt. Vernon Banner.