The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1877-12-26

employed to bring an action OF assault
and battery by one of the parties. and
John CalhoOn and McHenry appeared
for the defendant. The trial came on at
q term TO which a number OF the citizens
Of Ohio county had been summoned-all
old, grave, sedate men, by whom it WAS
expected TO prove facts that had occurred
in the early settlement of the county.
These old men were among the crowd
that filed the courthouse when the tailor
trial came on; even the pleas rendered
we're IN style and with q view to fun
and ridIcule, which Triplett foresaw and
done his best to have ruled out, but in
vain.
The evidence was heard and the ar.
gument opened, if succession of wit,
sarcasm, story and anecdote could be
called argument. 1t was hard to tell
which surpassed. Calhoon or McHenry.
The courthouse roared; the grave old
gentlemen from Ohio county laughed
until the tears ran down their cheeks
The judge tried in vain to preserve the
dignity OF the court. The jurymen held
their sides and leaned back for support
Triplett strained every nerve TO look as
if at funeral, but all in vain. Like a
boy in school, he had to laugh, though
he knew he would be whipped for it,
He arose to reply, and poured out a ter
rible philippe against that manner Of con-
Quoting trials, but all in vain. His
caTse, though it had some justice in it
was completely laughed out of court. Al
no period Of time, perhaps, did ever the
lawyers Of the Green river country enjoy
more true friendly intercourse than dur
ing the time Mr. McHenry travelled his
circuit as commonwealth attorney. A
very large proportion OF the bar were
men of refined manners and strict mora
integrity, meeting and mingling together
in friendship. A rivalry would some
times spring up as to who could tell the
best anecdotes, those north or south o
Green river. McHenry was always Sc
lected as the standard-bearer Of The
north side, and generally bore off th'
palm of victory. One Of his best traits
as lawyer was his candor in giving
counsel; he told a man plainly what
would be his chances of success, and
would never encourage him to go to law
If his cause was an unjust one; his fee:
were always reasonable, and he never
refused to render services to any one toe
poor to secure him fee if he thought the
cause a just one As private citizen, he
was beloved and esteemed by all the bet
| ter class of the community. Hospitablt
and obliging as a neighbor, kind and
sympathizing to the sick and afflicted
liberal almost to prodigality to public oil
charitable purposes or enterprises--h'
was looked up to and consulted as thC
leader in all measures of that character
As a politician, he, perhaps, met with
better success than most men Of hi,
stern, inflexible adherence to the right
although he knew that some popular
delusion would overwhelm him with de-
feat. He was elected to the State Legis
lature, to the convention which formed
the new Constitution, and one term t.
Congress, all Of which offices he file,
with respectability, dignity and honor
His removal to Greensboro was slmos
universally regretted by the citizens o
Ohio county At Greensboro, after lin
gering for years in feeble health, life
sun set in clear sky, leaving not a clOu
or vspor to dim the love and esteem
the many WHO knew him long and well
FRO BR CONTINUED.