Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1873-12-03
WOOD VS.. TOWNsLEY.
cial Correspondence

y KANSAS CITY, Dec. I, 1873.
This case had been set for trial OF
the issues submitted by the Suprem-
Court OH Monday, the first day OF
DECEMBER. The court had met and
was in session.. The hour for th,
calling of the issues for trial had ar
rived, when defendants counsel gave
notice OF an application for change
of venue; and ut or about the sam,
time the issues were called up fol
trial, plaiutif's counsel announced
ready, when defendant presented A.
application for n change of venue, OIL
Tic ground of alleged rrejudic.
against defendant in the inhabitants
Of Jackson county. The application
for change OF was argued and
overru.cd. Defendant then asked
time to prepare all affidavit for ccr.
tinuancc until next term: time was
given until the meeting of cuur,
after the dinner hour. The caus,
assigned was the absence of Fraucis
Rodman and Gov. Thos. Z. Fletcher.
stated to DC material witnesses for
defendant. Plaintiffs counsel pro-
poscd.to waive notice for The taking
OF dispositions on any day or Gays
defendant and the court might select.
The court therefore made an order
delaying and continuing the trial OF
the issues until Wednesday,, the 1Cti.
instant.
This case was several times set and
called for hearing and trial in the Su-
premc Comt,and now colnes up Oh the
issues submitted fer trial by Jury in /
the Jackson circuit court, sitting al
Kansas City. Plaintiff has all the
time and every time been ready; de-
lay has every time been asked bv
IL fendant. This, 10 us, TO say the
least Of it, is most strange. The de-
PENDANT las OH his side the advantage
Df his certificate and commission,
and has had the same access with
plaintiffs counsel to election returns.
and abstracts. lie also hail il equally i
IN his power to enforce the attemti-
ance Of witnesses by summons md
their testimony by dispositions.
And yet, rs we arc Informed, up to
the calling of ..thc issues to-day
trial, it is not known that dcfcn-
dant has taken the first step in the
direction of making ready for trial,
i'll procuring documentary
evidence, in summoning witnesses Or
II procuring their dispositions.
five long Years luve ELAPSED |
'ince the preparation of the mon-
'trous inf"ny and outrage. which it
8 the object of this proceeding to
'xpose; within which time Judge
rs IN duty bound to friends
md people. has made every effort !,
MI done everything a gentleman or
leCent NAV may or ought to do to re-
luke through the courts the great ]
wrong done, and at the same time Z.
Indicate tho right of the people to {,
moose their " officers, and es-
'cciaily such officers as are to settle
nd determine questions afecrin. the .
lie, liberty, property and reputation
t all the Inhabitants OF an cutirc
circuit. I,
we think we r actuated by no f
pirit or imnatiencc when we say il I
time there was o hearing of this =
'sc, and we think it not our of place s
add, that u constitution, indeed Il
federal constitution also, as well b
tho constitution of all tho states. !
'ntainsa provision requiring '.jnsticc -
be administered without sale, de- ii
Ial or delay"
This case is now, as to .tl,e issues. y
lbmitted in the conrt OF a judge y
iown TO the people of the whole {:
reuit, An have confidence that he 81
III allow OF 40 delay. not necessa. u
to impartial Justice. To-