Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1875-11-07


age Of ninety years and four months,
the delicate operation was perfectly sue
cessful, and the patient now has the
happiness of enjoying his sight once
more. The old gentleman is a physi-
cisU, by the name o. DR.. David CEeel,
and is one Of the early graduates OF the
old University Of Pennsylvania, at
| Philadelphia. He is the fstheT-in-law OF
| Judge ; ford, OF our State, ard is at
present q resident Of Cnillicothe. Part
o. DR.. Creel's history is a matter Of na-
| tiOnal integest, from the fact that he was
! one Of the Jurors in the great trial Of
Aaron Burr, for conspiracy against the
! United States government Father Creel
! l. cheerful, happy ana enthusiastic SIS q
/ sisi OF sixteen. Before the trouble With
his eyes his health was perfect, better
| than sixty years ago, and he is yet able
| to walk q good five miles. He says that
| Ill, at his great age, he is as DESTROYS Of
! living % ne ever was, and don't want to
get cut of the world a bit more than he
aid when he was twenty years old. His
| hearing is excellent, bis memory as good
as yours or suybOdy's, and his mind
| per ect!y clear. He is a man Of much
| learning and grest intelligence, quotes
Latin at Will, and knows Shakespeare,
| Cicero, and all those old fellows by
| heart. Dr. Creei has written much for
publication in his day, end gave the
final shock to his eyesight by sitting up
and using his eyes writing at night.
"lt's q great shame l male such 8
| bI0ckhead OF myself" says he.
! This risky old boy is going TO the
| Philadelphia Centennial next year to
| see the sights, and ssys he really cannot
/ fts doll 70
! years yet. He wss asked if he pursued
| auy particular plan OF diet or habits ny
| which he kept his health aud hopeful
ness in such q remarkable degree 81 this
advanced age.
mo" said he, a. have no particu-
lar diet or habits, except that l take
plenty Of exercise by walking, and
| live on brown bread entirely When
| -four is bOlted all that is good is taken
out Of it, and white bread is not fit for
| auy human being to eat. Then l drink
only black tea, black OOlODg, and not
very much of that. | use very little
! tea or coffee either"
Like most Of the old men among US,
| DR.. Creel went through the war Of 1872
| He is Virginisn by birth, aud was sur
! geOn to the Second Virginia regiment in
] the war OF 1872. On mis- way to the seat
| OF war 10 the nOrth &c stopped at Gin
| cinnati a few days, and party was Civ
en-. by General Findlsy. General Har-
! rison's daughter Elizabeth, then 3
blooming young lady, was at the party.
| DR.. Creel says that Elizabeth Harrison
was very beautiful woman, and the
! perfect picture OF hersfathsr- DT. CreeP5
| recOllecLiOns of the Burr tEl8li whom he
| knew well, are, however, the most in
teresting Of all The trial OF Aaron
| Burr, IL will be remembered, took place
| il September, 1907. So far IS our ven
| cradle friend knows, he Is the sole man
remaining of the twelve men WhO ac-
! quilted Aaron Burr Of treason against the
| United States, There is probably no
| doubt that he is the only one left, as he
| was one Of the youngest of tue Jurors,
and he i now over ninety years old.
"Ihe trial lasted month" said Faith
er CIeel.
"And how did the jury stand?' was
asked.
| Unanimous for aCquittal," said he
Unanimous. BUrr's principal lawyer
was Luther Martin, CT Philadelphia.
Luther Martin was the finest lawyer Of
| tle dSy, but ne was unfortunately, a
hopeless dTunkard. He was retained in
the BUR- case on condition that he
| would drink nothing Intoxicating az
| long as the trial lasted. He accepted
| tue condition. and agreed to drink moth.
| ing that would make him drunk till the
case was finished. But Luther Martin
could no more keep from liquor than >
| duck could keep from swimming; so,
| though he kept his pledge by the letter,
he broke 1t Ia the fact: he took bread
aud soaked 1t Ia brandy, ana ate 1t IN
cessantiy during the whole trial, thus
| whipping the devil around the stump.
son! II was famous trial thst was
worth lifetime TO near Luther Marnn
was one OF the nrst lawyers OF the age,
anu pu5 iOftn MS most pOWeLIII eHpIts
ID BurL's behaII' Cnlei justice msTsHaI
allowed BUT 90 SPEAK IL ms own CeIeuse
whenever ne chose, ana although, as L
SAID, Mafilh YVES one OF the most accom-
EIIsheu iAWyers OF the age YET BUTT
knocked 70 pieces III hNe niuuLes au
inst msrlb cO'Id cay whenever ne
opened ms lips theIe was most perfect
silence IN the court aaron Burr was so
graceful ana spIenCid III all tnaI ne u)u
or said. Every word made most pro-
found impression On the jury snail
never t2rgst ltIne never u {, live 10
be i've hundred years 90"
"Was he 50 eIoquent?"
"NO; he was lot eloquent a; all, IN
the ordinary sense OF the word. He was
not bit noWefy IN MS language II was
just clear, precise anu simple, Wlln no
atietnpV ThsLeVsf a. oIhahiehlai CLAP
Trap, put ne hSl way OF putting q
point OeIDLe jury more clearly lnal
any man ever knew, 20 clearly 'hat
tley nsu 70 see H..
W haI "as Tue I@SciHaIiou aD9uI AIih,
40 you thlhk
link Il was ms In3hHer' Inefe
vas cbasid ABOUT IhsC tn8C 10 huna
Gelns c0uiu resist, particularly woman.
IL Is q Iact} Without q paflicis o. e&sg-
sefaIiOt, Chat "hen once ne nAed MS
fascinating eye upon q woman mere was
no escape !0f hef' IL may sOuhu STRANGE
Out l, having seen ana known tDe man
as nave must sly Lhat dJuOJ II tnere
Was ever SLotnef as fascinating a man
on earth as aaron BUR. Then MS H.
tellecG was Tar more powerful tesn Is
generally supposed. his head dld not
Slope DaGh rom his p[oHs, IIAe mat OF
henry Gay, as Ii sometimes represented
N nls pictures out u was massive anu
iui! III tne ioieueaI' ms Drain was mag
Iln2enIi IN my cplnlon, equal 70 JeIIer-
sons"
was Aaron BUR- so very maud
some?
MOI so handsome IN the Iacei OUT
Ilough rSthef suisli man, ne was Ihe
nlO5G perfectly !OIiueu man ever saw
anG MS manner OF carrying hihiseiI was
lAueS S.i prIhcfly ana sptehuiu'
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