, 1876-05-05
GUNN'S LEG,
Tho Law Suit About Efs
Pht1ddetphta Bt,fittfI,

A good deal Of interest was feis In Tho case Of
Gum Versus Barclay, which was tried recently
In tic Blink county court. It involved ques-
ton Of the ovnorYhip Of Gums right leg.
Dunn related the facts Of tho caao to our report.
or ~ followB:
You see, ono day last rinter while was
shoyeling snow OF Of The roof OF my house, I
Alippcd aud foil oyer on the pavement below.
When thoy piakod mo up they fouud that my
right log was fractured. DR.. barclay oxnminod
it and gave 1t as Ills opinion thnt modification
would DO certnln TO Set 10 uhloas thnt leg caaa
OF. 30 I told him he'd better chop 1t away, aud
ho wont round to- his office. and presently hs
came back NTH q butchot-k knife aud q c.oas-cut
snH and lot Of rags. Theu thoY chotofotmpd
mo, aud while waa asleep they removed thai
leg. When came 10 folt pretty comfortable,
aud tho doctor, after writing aomo prescriptions,
papor; then he tuckod tho bundle under Lis
arm and began to move toward the door. !
waa Watching lin all Tho time, aid I hollosed
"Whete " ' 2 Il, Ia ths e. mischief arc you going With
" no: going my sn{waese ,,oa With thes log q
"Wall, you'a batter drop It," sa'il1. "Taat
leg belongs to MO. and want It. Iwant It for
keopsako:"
Aud you know 10 faood no down about 1t.
6atd when doctor sawed man apart no aluaya
IDUh tuG 0u4pAkht1Q tAHllUpI Aa DuR I'll Nll
rer4usstes; and he said that as it vaa his laga
right to sake something on such ocoaslons, II
was merely optional With him whether 10 took
tho log. or left the leg and took tho 1aat OF me,
but ha preferred tho leg. And when asked
what lie wanted with 1t. anyway, ha said to was
going to put y In glass lar full ot alcohol. aud
Htnna 1t In his Office. Then | told lin TINT it
sAockod my 1nooesty to think Of bare lev Of
mina being, put public exhibition iu that nan-
nor, with no pantaloon on; but ho .aaid 10
Thought 10 could etau1 1t.
Dus I protested. I said I'd Ind that leg for
good many years. and telt sortar attacAod TO-
II. knew all its little waya. ! would fool
lonely without it. WHO wonld tenl to tho coru4
TINT had cated for 30 long2 Who would tseat
tho bunlon with tho proper degree Of dolcncyl
Who would rub tic toes with ]ihimcot when
they got froBtcd2 Aud who would koop tho
shin from bulug kicked? Nobody could DO It ~
nell ~ could. becauHo felt an iutorost In tho
Jog, feis nociable aud friendly, mud acquainted
with 1t. hut barclay Baid hc thought lie couid
attend to it, and Il woula do the co1nB good to
Bonk IN tho ALCOHOL
Aud told him Id hoard that, even after \
nau lost . liuh, II anybody hurt tl!at !iulb tho
orlginal ownor folt 1t. and told Barclay
wouldn't trust hluu not to troad on my toes, aud
stick Plus In my calf, aud naaks me suffer every
t,mo lle had srulge agat,,st mo, and Ao said
ho didn't know, maybe he would II 4un't treat
him right.
And i wanted to know uhat was 70 hinder
him il te fot hko It, taktuB tho bone out Of the
leg and making part Of 1t Do into knife hauilea
and HuBI,eudoe buttons, and working tho scat up
into eene kind Of a eiar,not with inger-ho'eA
punched In the eides. could stRud good deal,
I said, eyen II had only ono log, hut / couldn't
bear 10 think OF q mnh going Rround the COM
muulty berenkdlng grla with tuned played on
one OF my bones-s boue, too that fU!t kind
OF atfeotlan for. II 10 couldn't touch glrl's
heart without eeeeuAling hor with one Of my
bones, why he had hattor remnin siugle, Aud
no On.
We blhthered away for about an lour, and Il
last he sAtd 10 was disguised NTH 30 much
bosh about 4 rillculoua Bit Of 1neat aud muscle,
aud he wrapped tho paper around the ley again
and rushed OUT OF tho door for homo, When
suod him, and when the caae cauaa up in court
tue Judge instructed the Jury thAt tic avidsncs
taas = lex belonged to lna1l wRa that hs had H.
mud ~ Barclay lad lis log thu ptasumtion wai
thst Il NAs h;s. but no !nan WAS ever kno"a
to lave three logs and a. BAIclay th,,B h&d three
TIE Second pEeaumtion WAS that 1t was not tllh
but, ~ Gum did uot'haye It., tho Law could pol
accept the theory that II was Gpnu'a leg, aud
consequently the law couldn't tell who nndar p!
sun tho log did belong to, aud tho Jury aoula
have to gueas st 1t. 30 the jury brought 70
vardlot against both OF us, nud EeooMtnonded
that In tbs uncertainty that existed the lea
should b buried. The log was lying during th!
trial out u the restibule Of tue courtroom, aue
We found afteFNAd t4at during tho srgunen!
Bill Woods dog had run of with II, aud thai
settled tho thing. Queer, waant It?