The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1874-04-11
A COurt Scene In the Early Days OF
fB@ dal Missouri.

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In earlier days in Missouri there
presided over the judicial destinies
Of large circuit d judge leuiarka-
: bic for bis official and social excel
lences. He was uniyersall,lknown
as, Horse Allen,"' to whl,A title
in later years the prefix ot Old"
was added He was a sound law.
yer and an incoruptible judge, and
in those primeval days imposed a
personal regard by the POSSESSION Of
a set Of brawny limbs that me,s said
had been called on more than one
occasion into active exercisato teach
the refractory chow to respect the
court" lie regarded the bar
composed generallyof young men
whom he called by their Christian
names almost III the light Of His
children, and they in turn soon
learned to love him as 4 father
They tell this story on the old
judge: a,,,ss ...ba7 ,4,,,,,,., .,ay
On one occasion, while he was
holding court in log cabin in one
Of the. then wild counties Of the
Southwest, two Of his boys became
50 excited over a case, that, after
each had in unrpistakable language
| questioned the yeracity OF the other,
an iukstand had been hurled, and
the compliment returned by torci.
Bile propulsion of Che Missouri Stat.
utes by the maddehed disputants at
each others heads, The whole
thing occurred 50 quickly that the
judge had not time to prevent It,
but be proved himself equal to the
| occasion. e. 9N o
~Cyrus," he remarked to the
sheriff, "adjoum court for fifteen
minutes" It was done by Mr.
Frost, the sheriff. "Now shut that
door, and lock it,
As soon as these orders had been
executed, turning to one Of the com.
batants, then States attorney, and
now an eminent citizen and lawyer
in California, be said: s@"
tsPeter come out and stand be.
hind that bench! y The represen.
tatiye Of the State quietly took 20.
sition. ss'7
"Tom,' he continued, to Young
HTorrell (of whose future your histca
rian has lost sight, @do you stand
there!" and the attitude was taken
as ordered. Fa20'
SNOW, boys" said the sold
Horse" in gentle tones, ''you have
been guilty Of a very gross disrespect
Of this court, and the court cannot
and will not stand it, and will take
proper steps to yindicate itself ]
have always held myself as good /.
Judge Of a fight as Of the law. Il
this matter Of outrage the court
will sit and see it out, and you both
shall have fair play. Now pitch III
and fight it out" xt,sfig
Nothing loath, the boys went a
it fist and skull, for theyknew yer,
well that if they did not settle it,
this way the "Old Horse woul
probably quit his seat and thrat
them both-a feat very easy Of s
complishment for him. And
they fought, and the judge look
On to see fair play. History do
not record which Of the two W
the victor, but after protracted 81
exhausting efforts, and, alas! mnd,
profanity, Of which the court to-
no official cognizanCe, the judi
turning to the sheriff, said ;''sa69
z "Cyrus, separate them, uhlCs
the door, and Oper thecouft."'"e'
And when court was opened, -
turned to the court aud @id,s
Clerk, entera fine 6ftwef
dollars each against Mr. MihorarL
Mr.. HOrtsll fota fagrsptOOuteps
of this court" ,si t.g vl.,;ia
Before the adjournment The As
We're remitted, and the boys v
evetaf taftet~ardstte best Of A4er';'.
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