The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1870-12-15
TosHA, WISCONSIN, THURSDAY, DECEMBER Is, 1870

THE Iowa LAND TRoUBLEs-Th Fort
Dodge Northeast, of the 9Th instant,
gives the following incident illustrative
of the hardships which will be wrought
upon farmers III that vicinity by the
recent decision of the United States
Supreme and Circuit Court General
CLARK, United States Marshal, had very
unpleasant duty to perform, which
brought him TO Fort Dodge on Friday
last, in the serving ofa writ Of ejectment
obtained by Senator Hawley against
Peter Miller About five years ago Peter
Miller settled on an eighty just south of
Fott Dodge claimed by Mr.. Stryker, the
notorious +" lobbyist" who figured 80 con-
spicuously ia Washington some years ago
in behalf of the River company Miller
built log house, broke up and fenced
about thirty. five acres, and has lived on
his claim until Friday of last week, hav-
ing pre.emted the land in 1868 at the
Fort Dodge land office. About three
years ago Senator Hawley and Judge
Merseryey bought Stryker's title, which
came from the River company, and pro
ceeded to get writ of ejectment against
Mr. Miller On Friday last, accompanied
by the United States Marshal and some
assistants, they went down to Miller's,
and upon his refusing to leave the house
proceeded to pull it down over his head,
completely demolishing it. Miller had
no title to the land, under the recent de
cision of the United States Courts but 1t
seems rather hard to pull down house
at the beginning Of winter and turn =
family of small children out of doors
NEVER SAY Young lawyers some
times despair of defenses which give no
encouragement, but older practitioners, =
more especially when the fees are remu-
nerative and certain-can see no dlscour-
agements held forth by the evidence, not
tn be counterbalanced and overcome by
professional acuteness and sagacisy we'll
paid. nelto asl
A prisoner was once arraigned In Kent
County, Michigan, for stealing pork He
retained young, talented, and ingeni-
Gus member of the profession for his de-
Tense.
Having listened to the prisoners own
story and heard from him what, in
al probability the peoples witnesses
uld swear to, he candidly informed his
client that it was useless to waste money
on his defense.
Never you min I, was the confdent
reply you may argue my case good
and strong. just as if you believed me a
prosecuted man, and here is twenty dol
lars for YOU" aA
The lawyer worked up to the contract.
and before he had half summed up he
had the jury in tears at the bare idea of
snatching such a bright example of
domestic and social worth from the
bosom of his family and the society Of
his nelghbors, to be thrust in Jail with
common felons i
To his astonishment his appeal was
etfective--the prisoner was acquitted.
Closeted together after the verdict and
discharge Of the culprit, and the twenty
dollars having been paid oyer, the law
yer said; 3
"By the by, B, that was most
surprising verdict, considering whatttbe
Government proved
Mot at all, y was the cool reply" sir
Of them jurymssn had some of the pork
The mercury in that lawyers bump of
selfesteem fell to zero
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