National Republican., 1873-10-07
rHR GAY GOVERNMENT ryro.
Keith smish to Pay Ills little niii-Mor'
Lisht on n Dark suhIect-keith In th'
Rseksrouud

Keith swith to Pay Ills little nili-Morc
Lisht on n Dark sutjcct-keith In the
Bscksrouud.
The trial Of Keith Smith (the man who de-
nlcs that he Is "Cordclia" Of the Sunday Ca
atte) was resumed yesterday. II was eX-
pectcd that Keith would appear and try TO
vindlcate himself, In accordance with the
denial which appeared In the RErunLicAS,
against the charges preferred, but no Keith
presented himself, and, moreover, his attor-
ney, Mr.. A. B. Williams failed TO put In an
appearance.
The Justice waited pailontly n crowd as.
sembled TO hear the result; time dragged
along from the hour set O'Clock y. M, Tor
the defendant and his brave attorney TO ap-
pear; $50 o'clock arrived, and neither Keith
nor his barristcr entered the Judicial precincts
Of Justice Taylor's court,
The crowd became anxious aud uneasy
and asked the meaning Of the contemplated
''go back" on the part OF the sO-called ag-
grieved party. The Justice stood on his
magisterial dignity and exclaimed, cam to
be fooled this wayl as a Justice, commits.
stoned by his Excellency the Governor, will
not submit 10 such treatment"
Shortly thereafter Attorney Drury entered
on the scene. Said the squirei what may
the trouble be, that has brought forth in our
midst the reporter Of the REruBLICAS;",
The Squire at this moment, In his niagisto-
rial dignity, arose and said! "The court had
decrccd that Keith Smith must pay fot his
baby"
1nis announcement met with the unaui-
nous approval of those assembled.
The following facts were ELECTED, after oil
was quiet from Long The child was brought
to his house In May last by Its grandmother.
He (Long) was engaged In his occupation as
assistant market.master In the Western mar
ket when his wifo called upon him, aud in-
formed him that she had present for him
at home, and desired his presence. tpon re-
pairing to the house she placed in his arms
an interesting boy baby, about eleven months
old; and In answer rs to whose child II was,
replied that 1t was Keith Smiths, n Govern
ment printer, aud that, having no children
Of her own, she fcltdisposed to raise this one,
especially rs the mother was going South, In
the employ Of distinguished Senator hail
ing from Mississippi, and purposcd placing
the infant In an asylum.
Smith called ut the house, threw himself on
the floor, and played fondly with the child,
holding II up, and remarked that II looked
like him, aud bcsought Mrs. Long to take
good care Of II, insisting that she, In case the
child was taken sick, would inform him i'm.
mediately and not walt ONT minute. The child
was attended during its illness by DR.. s. X.
Watts, whose bill was not allowed by the jus
ticc, Ms there was nothing given In evidence
that Smith authorized his services. After the
death and burial Of the child Edward Long
called upon Smith at his residence, Sixteenth
| street, between NJ and N streets northwest,
| and was shown TO his room by a domestic.
He (Long) presented the bill for medical at.
| tendance and burial. Smith instantly agreed
to pay the doctors bill, but objected TO that
| Of the undertaken, as being extrayagant, aud
inquired what was the use Of hiring carriages,
hearse, &c, and offered TO compromise by
paying ESQ, the amount charged In the bill
| for digging the grave, which proposition was
| declined by Long. Smith insisted upon his
terms, which were Indignantly declined ls
Long, the latter insisting upon the whole
amount claimed. The sympathcs Of all pres.
cnt were with Mr.. Long.
Justice Taylor gave his decision In favor OF
the plaintiff for s4s.5O as debt on interest
from date, with 81 costs.