Lamoille newsdealer. [volume] (Hyde Park, Vt.) 1860-1877, 1870-06-22
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scarcely looking up from his book, said, 4
don't think you have got any case Piqued
by his abruptness, answered, when you
give the subiectas much attention as I have
| perhaps you will be of different opinion.'
I tlf you Bill come. tomorrow morning, he
treplied, i will give you a final answer
When i went back he Bssin the same po.
sition. 1t did not seem to me that he had
moved, or turned leaf of the volume be-
fore him, Without addressing a word
directly tome except to,acknowledge my
kpresence,Sh HE said as if reading aloud 10
himself, "A conveyance hat is yciid is void
forever Not relishing that application
of law, and nettled by his manner, I res
marked that the counsel for the other side
would probably be able to find that prin.
ciple without his assistance. Without
needing my interruption, he went on, in
the same measured manner But the SOW.
erelgn power, by a asorereign act, mat give
validity TO the, 4 terms Of conveyance which
is,void..' | saw his meaning and its in.
poitancc AS by fash of lightning, and,
applying it to the case, exclaimed Then
an act of the Legislature may refer to a
void deed for Il desert ption oflandsj and
it is the Law which conveys the title, not
the deed y Precisely; | will take your
case, and win it, From the moment he
announced his position, / felt that he
would win lit; but when the cause was
coming on for trial, l was amazed and
terrified BY the quantity Of brandy LIE
drank. | demonstrated to no purpose
Outside the courtroom he became dull
and stolid within, on trial, he was lumin.
Gus, ready upon every proposition and
L was constantly asking myself, How long
can he hold out?' The case was on trial
several days; four lawyers, as able as any
in the State, were on the other side; and
do not remember a single instance in
which Lockwood was taken at disadvan.
tage, either in argument, authority or re.
partee, He held out made his words
good, and won the case n ..H r--..
He was Immediately retained by Palm
er, Cook & Co. as their general counsel
and though paid large fees, his legal SER
vices were considered cheap. His large
/ professional gains only fed his passion for
gambling. ....t .... ... 0... l.. g.,
Again at war with himself and the
world, he determined in the summer of
'53, to break off his associations and 90 to
! Australia. Some of his clients subsidized
the master of the vessel to remain in port
a week after lockwood had gone on board,
4 to see if lie would not change his mind -
4 When il was evident he would not, one
Of them visited him toinquire if he had any
money. Yes" he answered, taking a
quarter-eagle from his pocket and throw
ing it overheard, hut. will sail free."
His friend, Mr.. Beard, Eowever, had
! placed some clothing and money in the
4 hands Of the captain with orders to SNUG
| gle them into Lockwood's room '4when
his fit was over" goa.,) ua.ta .
!, Arrived at Sydney, he set out to walk
to Melbournc--about zoo miles--thlough
f wide rstf'tches Of uDinhabited bush, over
spurs OF mountains where there was not
so1nuch as bridle-path; journey SO
lonely and wild and desolate, that no 9th.
! erwwhite man ever Voluntarily made it
, alone and on foot. .aut a'a'i2.iH Lf'7aIa
! &. He had always great admiration for
English law reports, and high opinion of
!, English courts. He loved the old common
! law system of pleading; the distinction
d between law and equity proceedings and
bad little respect for the code of "law
}. made easy Nwith itssone form of civil'ac-
, ,tion and unlimited liberty to amend, He
thought that in an English. court he would
8 get unto purer atmosphere Of law
= where the cases would not be argued by
f the newspapers .acand prejudged by the
5 public that makes and unmakes couris.--
/, He was not destined however to have any
Z such experience, for a law of the colony
D. llprshibtcd any one not a subject Of the
g Queen, from practising law until after
residence of seven years in Australia. ~.
He remained in Australia nearly two
T years At one time he was book keeper
: to mercantile house at another clerk
;bin law office. from which he was dis.
] charged for refusing to copy paragraph
into a brief, which be said was not law;
; and for some months he was employed in
s the lonely but not incoDgenial occupation
| iof herding sheep, D'''''A ~
0 s,After his return, speaking Of his ttipto
!, Australia, hc-said, II know ycu thought
f | was crazy, but was pot. II was the
! sanest act of my life. | felt that must
e do some great penance for my sins and
sd folh"s. wanted to put guf between
4 me aud the past.rlH aaiai aa4.al
t Soon afer he arrived at San Francisco,
} he was offered very large fee and con.
b tihgcnt fortune, to appear for the Peter
o Smith titles. It was a temptation for ho
r was very poor and wanted money wanted
still more the eclat Of q great law suit,
/ and thirsted for its excitement; but, on
e collateral case, ho had once given an
d opinion against the validity Of the Peter
d Smith sales, and from a. delicate sense
e of professional honor, declined the en-
d ployment and refused to re,examine the
! question. ltogF8U
e Z Afer his "great penance' Els character
i \ grew more subdhed, his aims more ratien-
o al bislife more sieadfast. He no longer
Y. sought excitement, and forgetfnlness in
N dissipation and gambling. He had always
l. cludg TO the idea. Of immortality--but
~ rather as hope than a faith and there
d was not a ssar on his soul Of which he
(. was not painfully conscious. His tired
r koart r,antod rect oud hn uoo haoinnino N