The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1876-05-17
The Purs haser tries to Register tkemz
and Fails.


couldn't afford to lo,e everything. to
which We replied That's what our pee
pie think hey can't afford TO do" "But, .
said we, "should you lose the warrants,
cant you get the land back = and his
reply was YES, | guess | can that
CATER long Lause) depends upon
whether OF not Lee has resold it.
We-''He paid you good price for
the lands ?"
He-"Ob, yes; l got big price for
the land. You see, didn't pay the zee
value of the warrants"
We-"How many warrants did you
get from him."
He-'Lee said there were $38. 600
that he had the amount summed UP BY
an expert, and he knew him TO be right.
But | got man that know to be accu
! rate, to 90 over them, and he made the
amount only a little over S34 900"
We-"If Lee could have disposed Of
those warrants down here, il seems to me
that he coul1 have obtained lands at
smaller figures over where he proposed
to work his Penitentiary conviotS, and
upon which he could have usei them to
better advautag, than to have purchased
lands up there"
He" Well, [ asked Lee why he didn't
sell his warrants down here, and he said
he was on bond in murer case and
didn't want to remain any longer, but
wanted to dispose of his warrants, and
then come back and pay his bond, and
leave this country forever. | was very
/ particular to have this whole matter fixed
right. My attorney told me it was not
necessary TO have bill Of sale, but I Just
went ahead, had regular transfer made
out, and took Lee before a Commissions
er for the State of Mississippi and had
him acknowledge it"
Here the dinner bell rung, when Mr.
Baldwin arose, under promise to call
again, which he never did. 5
Soon after dinner, Messrs Baldwin
and Austin and Captain Simmons and
John McBee met disappointment at Mr..
OWNS office, aud, by request, Mr.. Gwin
was to assist in the registration. Mr. b.
proceeded with extreme caution at first
bringing out only few warrants at a
time, but soon he seemed to gain conf.
dence and brought them forward with
more alacrity, until in Il short time a
| large pile rested on the table. Captain
| Simmons requested Messrs Gwin and
McBee to take this pile to another table
and begin listing them, which they did
and then the Captain turneI his admiring
gaze upon the fascinating Baldwin, the
inside of whose Goa seemed to be literally
| lined with warrants. Roll after roll
was fished up from the inner racesses OF
his comfortable habiliments, until the ta-
BILE fairly groaned upder the heavy
weight of dollars and cents represented
by those warrants and the display of
paper there was indicative Of a heavy
eruption from well stocked paper mill.
| Everything must have an end, however,
and this eruption of county warrants was
no exception to the rule; hence as the
shades Of the afternoon were lengthenirg
towards night, and when the sun was
getting down towards the horizon, Mr.
Baldwin announced that his last bit of
paper was on the table.
You are sure that these are all?" said
the Captain.
''Sure," says Baldwin.
And then John McBee arose, pulled a
paper from his pocket, and said
"Oaptain simmons, as special deputy
sheriff of Holmes county, III read to you
this injunction !" or words to that effect.
And then and there lie read to Peter
Simmons, the Clerk, in the hearing of
the two Chicag9ites, a writ which en-
Joined and restrained him, under the
/ heavy penq ty Of "a, COO, for breach of
1.-The provisions of that writ, from returning
those Warrants into the hands of NJ S.
i Baldwin, or any other man for him.
Capt. Simmons could do only one thing,
and that was tn bundle an those variants,
excuse hlhself from further attendance
upon these distinguished gentlemen from
the up country, and bowed down as he
was blythe heavy weight of paper and
legal responsibility that bad been lit rally
forced upon him, pursue his toisome way
to his usual place of business.
The Chicago shyster and his able
4 attorney. seemed to Illuminate q short
while, when they rose up, proceeded to
the hotel and ordered vehicle to convey
them to Durant inside of two hours from
, the moment of starting and notwith
host. D, W. Reall, that they would re-
main with him until next morning at the
moderate charge of IS for the two, with
; com Portable lodging and excellent meals,
they, like Rachael weeping for her
children because they were not Gre
fused TO be comforted," and set out for
the railroad with lighter lining to their
garments but heavier hearts beneath.
The Injunction had been obtained from
Hon. K. w. Williamson, by Messrs.
) Allen and Groce at the suit of Mr.. J. K!
: Herring, one of the bondsmen of H. B
LoveriH, late sheriff, upon whose bond
SUIT is now pending, and the whole bust
! ness was conducted as quietly asif tbs
, AMOUNT inv9lved was only few dollars
: instead of as many thousand
Mr. Baldwin and Captain Simmons
+ both being defendants to the bill. wer,
summoned by a regular deputy sheriff
to appear at the September term of the
-, Chancery Court, when and where tht
equities of the case will be determined
we suppose, although the two gentlemen
from Chicago left here under volunta
. nv promise to go to jackson aud do some
; thing, but nobody knows what
: The warrants have been listed, AM
+, they foot up follows:
: General County. Fund -,.s.,t.$ Is.2O2 I
| County Teachers Z" .-.....' ID 90F .
SchoolhOuse ..t..-.-,'. 1856
. judiciary .-::....' ~
Q Total amount estopped- :, >. ,S8s4,42e 0
For all Of which our people are yer.
! much rejoiced.
!. AWeII-DeserveSl Complimenf from
!, Ihe Ladies.