Dodgeville chronicle. [volume] (Dodgeville, Wis.) 1862-current, 1867-05-16
From the Atlantic Monthly for May.
The Plaintiff NOnsuIited.
BY J. o. CULVER.


BY J. o. CULVER. Il
This was the tenth and last day of a
criminal case I was reporting There
had been comfortablec rowd each morn
ing.Zone Just overlooking the benches, and
rippling about the doorway; but this clos
ing scene had drawn and packed two |
crowds into one,-a dense mass, anxious |
and silent waiting for the jury to bring in |
their verdict. 1t was very uncomfortable, |
even to those inside the bar.
eve shall have to stay here ten hours
yet,"s said one Of the lawyers. Suppose
gweadjo urns to- sthejudge's ROOM with the
reporters, and have somerefreshme a1 and
a story. $50 we all rose, much to the sur
prise of the spectators, whose anxious eyes
followed us, and walked out of the sitting
atmosphere into the library, where we made
ourselves comfortable y in the spacious
chairs and sofas.
ct call on the counsel who closed for the
Defence" said the first speaker, 4" for
story" Thus appealed to, the gentleman,
an intellectual, Ikeen-eyed man., with a
kindly expression on his Thoughtful face,
dallied with q pencil on the table moment
and said, smiling: Gentlemen, how can
you hope for or expect GOOD story from
me- when you know [ am neither woman
nor free-thinker? However, my wife is
a woman, fortunately, and will admit, IN
strict professional confidence, that she is
pretty free in expressing her thoughts on
all subjects $50 perhaps you may see tit to
waive these primary objections, and listen
to me-" Here he looked at my pencil rae
ing over the paper, and hesitated mo-
ment;y then sighed, like enc submitting
to inevitable destiny, and launched out as
at is unnecessary, perhaps, for me to
tell any of my legal brothers here, that the
summer in Nassau street is hot; but l may
be allowed to say in passing, that it was
very hot in my office in Nassau street on
one particular August afternoon, dozen
years since. In fact, / was sitting very I'M
professionally ainsmy shirt-sleeves, when
Mr.. Lockshaw- firm of Phillips and Lock
shaw-came into the office, rather red, and
much excited
"Mr. Riley said he, you must go to
Wisconsin tonight ~ ~ 61- s-
".To-night? Do you think am carr
rier pigeon, Mr. Lockshaw? 1t will take
thirty hours at, least with the best possible
Appliances of our fleet friend. the steam.
horse
awe have he continued, not needing
nv remarks, fifteen thousand dollars due
us there from Wells 81 co. and we learn
from private advices that they are going to
sell out and run away to California. Now
what can we do except attach their prop
.erty?" - tfGt 4 ID 81 81
= SsNothing, I replied, and you viii be
very fortunate if you do that before they
assign
Ellis finger trembled at this suggestion,
as he moved it slowly over the map; and,
stopping suddenly, he said: Here it is, on
the Foxgriyer, about a days drive back
from Lake Michigan. ThereSis no town
marked on the map, but you can't miss it.
We viii give you thousand dollars extra,
beside your expenses and regular fee.'
"Well, Mr. Lockshaw, suppose there
is no use in refusing, so get your notes
ready, and I'll leave ON the next train
"He had not been gone ten minutes
when up came Mr.. Wolfe, an old friend
and client and what was more important
to me, the father of Fanny Wolfe, who,
according to a mutual agreement, was to
become Mrs. Riley two months from that
E s.sWell, Riley, I'm glad to-find you in,'
said he, with something of the patronizing
air of a prospective fatherrin-law, you
must go to Wisconsin for mel rsasIq r.
20. Wisconsin! What is the matter there
Goa good deal,' said he fifteen thou
sand dollars at least, and hanging by q sin
gle thread, too.'N navy
"'Fifteen thousand dollars Why, yo,
surprise me; though / know there Is (,
great deal of money hanging by singl
threads all over the country. What shap
is it in p said T. a'Who owes it to your
5' "sWells. q Co.. he replied. f.. Why, wha
lis the matter, Riley? Are they friends q
yourss' ,H.louH
"You will excuse me, gentlemen 10
casion, as to allow my face, to betray M
feelings" said Riley to us, shut / recovere,
Immediately, and replied to Wolfe that the,
were not my friends, and asked him wher
Wells & Co. lived ..1 ( 4 - z 'ylNh0
"About' days drive back from LAX
Michigan, on the Fox rivvI,' said he, an,
you must attach their goods, They have
Jorge stock, I'm told--some forty thousant
dollars worth
7"sI am very sorry, Mr.. Wolfe, that it s.
happens, said /, greatly perplexed at tn
unpleasant position was in, sbut canno
go for you.'la bas .ll p3 ..-a, ta,e tt.a.,
"' You must said he, positively - DE-
pend on it. You are not going somewher
else, are your ~ ire9 tl''-, 'o5@'ii iia
"'No, not exactly said I, anxiously, fc
" he was not a man to be trif1ed with and
felt uneasy when thought of Fam,
'ButIm going to be busy-very busy
fact entirely absorbed in a case for anothe
Client aef,i', r iisSI it,..s sai
"Who is it9' said he. You must pU
him. off. This is too important, and mus
be attended to. Twill give youtwenty-f v
hundred dollars and your expenses, if 70
viii GO s - - :, -
ss's But cannot attend to it, I assure vol
unless my other clients release me. Iwi
send them a note, and they can, decid
while am getting ready to GO er4i
So wrote note to Phillips and Lock
shaw, stating the case, and urging them /
unite with Mr.. Wolfe, and let me collect O.
account of both claims, as Mr.. Wolfe sal
he understood there was forty thousan
dollars worth of goods in Wells tE Co
store ,v...-4ara ,,,. r..
,l.ss" When had finished writing. the or
rand-boy was gone. Here was dilemma
Tor 1 had no time to see my clients in ner
SON, and Mr.. Wolfe was pacing the room
In l excited. He had long been m,
e S and had made thousand dollar
i aoma ms business where had hundree
Gonars from Phillips and Lookshaw: he
slaes, 1 was to be one of his family in two W.
months; but had been retained bv thu tn,