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Sharp County record., 1878-10-03
CIRCUIT COURT DOCKET.
For October Term, 1878.
STATE DOCKET.

larceny.
State VS. Frank Brown, con-
tempt.
- State VS. G W Strickland, as
Sault.
State VS. VIM Lane, larceny.
State VS. Samuel Bullock, an
aAray.
- State VS. Jas McClung, horse
racing.
- State VS. James Duncan, horse
racing.
State VS. DR.. Jordan, larceny.
State VS. Monroe Simpson, car
rying a pistol.
State VS. David Milligan, as
sault and battery.
State VS. A j Porter, carrying
pistol as a weapon.
State VS. Thos Chamberlain
~ AID VIM Lane, an affray,
State VS. Jesse Hinshaw, MUIR
der in second degree.
State VS. Calvin Barnett, play
ing cards on Sunday.
-- State VS. Thos Chamberlin, an
assault.
State VS. w G Adams, vulgar
ity and profanity.
State VS. Columbus Birchfield,
carrying a concealed weapon.
State vs. Columbus Birchfield,
disturbing religious cOngrega-
ton.
State VS. VIM Davidson, tran
script from JP court.
State VS. Arch King, gaming.
State VS. Elijah Taylor, Henry
Smith, Johnson Smith and H NJ
Smith, an atfray.
State VS. E Atkinson, gaming.
LAW DOCKET.
- L H Smith VS. Isaac Yates and
Chas Bell, forcible entry and
detainer.
- Levi Hecht and Samuel Hecht
vs. G E Goodwin, complaint at
law.
EO Wolf VS. EJ Jones, appeal
from J ? court.
G w Allen VS. J N Boothe,
mechanics lien.
-Abner Moore VS. J B Hughes,
complaint at law.
- The State VS. Carney CasOn,
forfeiture Of recognizance.
- r j Wilson ct al VS. W I At
kinson, garnishment.
----- Sarah E Kavanaugh VS. Tabi-
tha G Kavanaugh, complaint at
law.
LP Collins VS. J D Fore, me-
chanic's lien.
Malissa J Smith VS. NJ G Vain
wright, constable, and Travis
McCord, deputy constable, ap-
peal from J P court.
RD Williams VS. w T Gun
ningham, complaint at law.
Wiley G Jones VS. T Y Hud-
dleston, sheriff, complainant law.
I We Sloan Us Thos- -JGay,
appeal from J P Peourt.
The State VS. Paine and Bud
jackson, forfeiture Of bond.
Fred j Mason VS. John and
Nancy Sharp, adm'rs of l &
Sharp estate, appeal from pro
bate court.
- " G Murphy VS. T Y Huddle-
Ston and JP Cochran, complaint
at law.
w MDavidson VS. the mayor,
marshal and members Of the
town council Of Evening Shade,
complaint at law, ~.
.-, James teffel & Go VS. j J T
McAdams ct al, complaint at
law.
CONGRESSIONAL CONVEN-
TION,
Sharp County record., 1878-10-03
The old Bay statey
From all her meri


Chose blear-eyed, cock-eyed;
Cross-eyed Ben;
The Democrats,
With all their ken,
Are scooped and bottled
By spooney Ben.
Or, in other words, ths Mass
achusetts war Democrats have
nominated Ben Butler for gov;
ernor Of that state.
The following is given as All
instance Of the material that
finds its way into the postal
system, making one Of the diff;
culties with which the depart
ment has to contend. The de;
partment recently sent TO each
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GONE 10 BIZ AN ANGEL.
Poor Whisksy and Chris'mas.

Dennis Dixon, . eolored men twenty Eve
yean old, and Sank Reed another colored
boy have been working a william Lowry
in this county.
Yesterday morning thee two men start
ed for Sed.lis to spend Christmas. They
siop,ed on the rood and drank one half
pint Of vhi.key. which inside them very
drunk. Al G-oreeiovn they eat some
cheese end cracker. and pursned their
journey. Before reaching Sedalia Dennis
gave out and laid down. NJ. william
Russell v.s srp-.l-d to for assistance. Mr..
R h,uled Dennis TO Hanson Williams
house in Niger town, and while seated BY
the stove warming himself fell over dead.
Coroner Jones held IN inquess this morn
ing. The jury returned the verdict 'h.t
the deceased came to bis death from the
immoJera,e uss Of poor whisky and e..
p%ure."
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that employed 800 hands and was in
full blast al the time. and unless he
reformed she would be nothing to him
but q sister. Tho young man had all
the sister he wanted. and, falling at
her feet. he registered solemn oath,
and had it copyrighted the next day,
that q mince pie should never pass his
lips again as long as be lived. But
alas! he was already slave to strong
pie, and in less than twenty four hours
he tore himself away from his sweet
heart. who made a frantic grab for
his cOattails, and fed to his aunt's in
the city, and said be hoped she would
have some Of her excellent mince pies
for dinner. The good aunt, ignorant
Of the fact that she was putting an
enemy in his mouth to steal away his
brains, set EN- up. 20 to spes4, and in
less than two hours the young man
was riproaring. staving blind drunk,
IS usual All, my friends, the story
is CHASTITY one. and needs no embell.
ishmeDt. While in this condition the
young man. the pride Of his parents
and the hope Of q woman's heart. was
arrested for drunkenness and disorderlv
conduct. On the way to the Mayors
office be shot the officer dead in his
tracks, blew out his own brains with
another barrel Of the pistol. and than
went back and killed his aunt and q
dog that che paid 50 for. MY friends
and fellow sufierers, from the mince
pie to the tomb is but step. 1fmince
pies must be made, i demand. in the
name Of the youth Of our country,
that the people who manufacture
them be compelled to take out a
license. II they must be eaten, beg
Of you. a. you value your souls saliva
ton, do not eat them straight. A
serpent turks in every one of them.
Ten thousand devils lie beneath every
crust. be it baked ever 80 nicely.
Every currant hides q demon with q
forked tongue Of fame and q seven
proneed pitchfork. The sues. the
citron, and the chopped meat are the
broth of hell. and the whole business
from stem 20 stern is q mockerv. and
strong drink is raging. In conclusion,
my beloved hearers, touch not. taste
not. handle not. enter not into temp
tation OF, in other words. look not
upon the mince pie when il is red.
when it giveth ito color in the cup
board. =
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Married.

In Sedalia. this (ruesday) afternoon.
D~c 2llh LIS. ut The residence Of the
brides parents. an Fourth street. By Rev.
w. G. Wallace Mr.. WIN. B. Chiffon. Of
Harri-onvi'le, No, to Mis- Sallie K'Pps.
Of this city.
So Christmas chimes will peal uPo"
their new found hsppinssa. and this uni"n
vill ne con.rcrated by the dawn Of the hsp-
pie-t day of the year. May their lives be
- 'Po,less n the snows around them. and
hsigh, spring. With iis buds 40 blossoms
deck their pathway With rosea; the hr'eb,
.uae Of summer cast their radiance upon
their h"me. and when winter returns il shall
6nd them secure in their warm ELECTION
against all frosis of adveniiy.
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NAY FISKE.
How She Pulled the Wool Of Her
Manager.

Last fall May F1ske. with her ia
nous English Blondes. visited Sedalia.
and gave one performance. All the
married men who ATTENDED the lodge"
that night will remember the large
woman who stood ut the head Of the
stains and received the tickets. That
Vas May Fiske. A Montreal paper
thus relates her last scrimmage:
The night before last there was .
rumpus at the American House.
the abode Of the celestial
blondes. whose airy antics and
glowing glances delight morbid hunters
at the Dominion Theater. 1t appears
from what could be gathered by our
reporter that May Fisks and her agent
came from the theater. both somewhat
the worse q liquor, having imbibed
too much. When they got to their
quarters Mr.. Madding. the agent for
the troupe. happened, metaphorically
speaking. to tread on the toes Of the
chieftainess. This aroused her ire, and in
the heat Of her anger she hurled. With
the strength Of juno, q water pitcher.
weighing something over six pounds.
at the head Of the unlucky object Of her
wrath, who lodged in the nick Of time.
the missile soaring over his head. See
ing her first effort to terminate Mr..
Madding's career bafled, she seized
him % he attempted. to escape from
the apartment, and commenced opera
lions with her hands Flrst she beat
him, then she pulled his hair. and,
not content with that, she even tried
to throw him out Of the window.
Catching him in her brawny arms.
she forced him through the window
head and shoulders, and would have
tumbled him into the street had it not
been for the double window, which
her strength could not master. % she
was gradually getting exhausted. BY
this time the attention Of other par.
ties Vas attracted BY the noise. and
the combatants were separated after
some trouble.
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On Tuesday Of lsst week. DR.. c. E. Ed.
wards vas called upon to visit patient
some . miles south OF this city. Oving
TO severe snow storm he vas compelled to
remain somewhat longer than he had an
ticips,ed. hut on Sunday morning he de-
,~rm,ned to make start for home. Sad
ding his horse he commenced the journey.
The roads vere entirely obscured by the
heavy fall Of snow, but with good view
of the mountains he thought to be able to
reach the railroad, mp which he could pro-
coed to this city. "But veil laid plans"
etc. After having travelled two or three
miles, . heavy snow storm came up. NAB
ing j, impossible for him to see the noun
,sin-. and the sun being ve,led he xss IN
able to direct his counse b. that. In this
wsv he Vas forced to Ego j; blind" and
wandering around until after dark. he con-
clud-d to stop and camp out for the night.
Having nothing With which to make Gre,
he selected soft spot behind large csc.
,us aud "went to bed" Alter . resrlsss
night, anil dreams that he hsd gone on one
81 Bennet's expeditions to the north pole
he awake. Thinking that hi neck va
unusually siia. and that his nose and ear.
iels very peculiar. he made IN examina
Iion, and found that those parts had been
S.~.~~ Afs., ~usu~ sheUu,h ska npor>,s ri
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Oil City Dirreck.

ti my prrecx.
Nv friends. there ie another rock /
wish all to guard against. 1t is hid
den by the still summer sea but upon
it many . human bark has split. I
refer to the mincs-pie. Yes. my
hearers, the mince- pie is q rock that
has brought thousands to watery
graves-or, not to watery graves
exactly but you understand what I
mean. The mince pie is the curse Of
our land. 1t is allurirg our youth
from the path Of virtue ana sobriety.
and leading them down to ruin. 1t
begets an appetite for strong drink
that sweeps everything before it.
Look uot upon the accursed thing.
Shun it rs you would q viper Sit on
it trample it under your feet, as it
were. l once knew brilliant young
man. His is the case Of thousands.
This young man used to visit bis auut
in the fall, that fatal time Of the year
when the mince iestalks up and down
through the earth. seeking where it
may devour somebody. This young
mans aunt could make q mince pie
ill you couldn't rest. and her art
lured him to his destruction. That
in.atiate monster. At first he ate
spsringly Of the damning food. then
as his appetite grew by what it fed
upon. he ate deeper. until after every
meal he would sink into q heavy
sleep only to awake with head on
him bigger than Daniel Webster.
He would chew cloves and cardamor
seeds for hours, and yet you cuuld
smell his breath .scrnss the bigges,
county in the state. He saw that b,
was becoming q slave to the accurset
pie. His sfliance,a bride. who to bin
vas the one fair woman beneath thu
sun, said that she would never MARI
a man that emelled like q distillery
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How Q Conductor Got ahead Of
o Drummer.

Conductor Farr. one Il the jolliest men
on the n. K. 4 T., got even not long ago
vith one u them Sc. Louis drummer, who
imagine thrm>elsss Of more Consequence
than both houses Of Congress in joint s@s-
sion. One Of this kind entered Fsr's train.
and after taking up three or four sra,s nth
his ir.pa and ssmplrs. planted himself
sqnarely in front Of iwo ladies, and sireich-
ed him.elf out ut full length in his seat
that they might admire his magnificent
prcpor,ionc. II 20 happened tha, Fsrr
vas carving down the road several hun
dred dollars belonging TO q FREUD. When
he came To the drummer for his fare. the
latter h.ushiily said he had no ticket
didu't carry any, At the same time drawing
out and conspicuou.ly 6ourrahinG to the
view u the ladies q one hundred dollar
bill Farr promptly vent down into his
pocket and drew out the huge roll that be
lonsed to his friend. and quietly changed
the bill % IL il "a. an ordinary occurrence
uerrly remarking tn the drummer that he
could accommodate him BY changing ten
times that amount IL he wished.
A. soon ~ he had collected his fare,
Farr, sho knew the ladies, came back and
took ~ at With them in front Of the drummer
and engaged in conversation, in the course
Of which he told them he had been down
on q hunting excurrion in the Nation
short time previous. YES" said Farr,
land one evening got lost. I came To .
house and .sked the lady, vino vas 6ne
looking woman, il might stay all night.
She said her husbsnj Vas not at home, but
when he came she would ask him. Well, !
sat down and pretty soon . coal blacx,
thick-lipped niger entered. and the lady
asked him il nigh; stay there that night
The Niger said yes, and went out TO take
care Of his horse.
After the negro went out said in aston.
ishment 10 the lady, Why, MADAM Hoe
l. il possible that you, . lady Of beauty and
refinement. could marry IN ignorant, coal
black Africanv
Il will tell you,' said she. my sister mar
ried ST. Louis drummer, and determin.
ed to get even With her,"
The ladies and Others saw the point and
. shout of laughter greeted the sally. amid
which The drummer grabbed up his bag.
gage and rushe into another car. feeling
that il twenty-five cents were offered for
drummerr be would not bring more than
fifteen.
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First PRINCIPLES.

To setile all doubt about J. w. Kneisley.
representaiive-elecs from Boone county,
walking to the stale capitol, the Colunbis
Heraid says:
We are authorized 10 state that, ctr etly
according to consr.ct. on Tneadsy morning,
January I. 1879. NJ the rising Of the sun,
the Boone county representative will l~sve
Columbia upon hia "pedesirian exeun;oa'
to terminate at Jraer-on City -s such time
- the capabilities Of his pedal extre~isies
will permit.
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Another Lady Robbed.

Last Tuesday night, Nm. Kate Dolan.
from Douglass county, Illinois. going TO
Chelaea. Butler county. Ksnsaa. had her
pocketbook. containing $50. stolen at the
Union depot in this city. The money vss
in IN old leather pockesbook, tied AZ u"d
With tviEs string, and in her packet.
She sav the men Who picked her pocket. o.
did Others, but the RACIAL has % far escap
ed, merchandising all the exestions oi
the railroad officials and Others.
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A Poor Shot.

A shooting .6r.y occurred early Sunday
morning in the Grand S,uihesn saloon. the
shoolisl being John D,nahue. . sec,ion
buas on the ~. K. 4 T., and the shooiee =
man named Phil. Smith. The latter work
cd under D.nahue ON the road, and vss
bounced Tor neeligence which - ~aid iu
have been the e.u.e Of the quarrel. Smith
Vas slixh,ly injured j" tie body. Dora
hue Use arrested. The case came up be-
fore the Mayors court yesterday and Vas
continued Dsnisos Nnrs.
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That oeage Hills L,etter.

M. T. C. C6sp~sn, Of Liocols, Benton
county, called % the BA1oo 70 day, and
stated that b he'd bses accused Of The su-
ihorh,p of certais letter that appeared in
the BAzoo. cone weeks ago, giving . hu
norous description Of ihs Osaee hills in
Benton county. For his beae6s. - will
state that M. Chsposa i not ths aathor Of
the letter. Which ~ whites in and mailed
from Wanss. Again ve asauss our Bestoa
county fEiesds hey ass making ooeA sdo
about sothiag.
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TRUE STORY OF SANTA CLAUS.

A m ong the golden tales cf youth.
There's none no vague and vet 20 dear,
A that Of good old Santa Clans,
Who brings the children Christmas cheer.
He akims the clear and frosty sir.
He Ellis The stockings long snd white,
He blinks within the hearthsione's glow,
Lauehs, and il If into the night.
I am no cLiId, yet still 1 love
Above Ill saints, Ola Santa Claus.
For he haa simmered dOwa to one
The cs,untlera ag~a' many lava,
"Do good" 10 al hla Testament,
BE good" IL all thnt he commando,
He ella the atockin9a with the aeeds
And leaves the fruit TO human hands.
Oh dear, Oh kind old Santa Claua!
We know his moods and methods veil.
But where w.s born or where doih live,
No man Of msny minds can tell.
But once ye.r We hear his sIeigh,
But once a wear his chirrup clear;
The good old 10y, I've found him out.
He's born, near Christmas, once . year.
/ pesped one dsy. not DER 4 roof.
Nor in q ch,mney's y.wnine mouth,
Before . warm xsnd from the SOUTH.
I peeped with eve alert and keen
Into far-oG secret room
Where gathered silent, quaint -dreased men
Within arrange and twilight gloom.
There Vas table, long and broad,
Bearing pot Of shape antique,
Over whoae brown and rugged aide
Dropped long. dark .hr-.i- Of old perique,
Before each quaint man lay pipe
A ward perhaps in length ar more,
A rooster croved and each man ixpI<d
His long -stemmed pipe upon the aoor.
The long shreda faded into smoke.
A blue cloud TO the ceiling scared,
A-eabtle e ence tickIed all
The full ripe no~es round the board.
Il seemed - If pair Of eyes.
Lack-luster, dim and without gaze.
Peeped from their overhanging brows
Out Of The shifllesa, dreary hsse.
And then before each quaint dressed man,
A il BY magic there appeared
A glsas Of HOllands, sweet and white,
That dewed each long. streaming beard,
Too rows Of eyes turned 10 the ky,
Two rows of gurgIes stirred the smoke,
And With the epirit thus endowed
s6t. Nicholas through the ceiling broke.
And thus 81. Nicholas was born
OF fragrant Hollands and the weed;
He sped away, and from each man
There came . eoftIy sighed God speed
Then they tvo left the dim, Low room.
And each one slowly vent his way;
But il they knew what they had done.
There's no man living that can say.
For when ut Christmas time the child
Clasps arms shout his fathers knee,
Old Santa Claus disciple sage.
''be sure, my de~r. il was not me-"
And the disciple IL not dreaAed
In old quaint clothes With nose red rip
Nor does he bear in either hand
A glsss Of Hollands end pipe.
"a
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Scrln.


One of the pleasantess delusions OF
youth IL that in which Chris Kringie ap-
pears as The donor Of gifts to the little ones.
The BAzoo hung up it, sock
Chr,simas eve, end was rewarded With .
club of ten new Subscribers from Bunceton.
No.. yesterday.
The Goldens arrived this morning and
are CHARTERED al the Garrison. They ap-
pear at Smiths Hall tonight. Let them
have rousing house.
"A Fifth street family mourns the loas
Of an elegant chair which Was aent TO their
house yesterday by mistake. See commu-
nicat;on in another column.
The finest travelling troupe that ever
visited SedaIia-Loui.e Pomeroy Comoi-
nation. They deserved crowded houses in
place If empty seats aud a cold hall.
Young America is out on the side
wake with skates. 1t il great aid to
those pedestrinns Who want 10 aide occa-
.ion.lI,. just like they used to did in Aud
Lang Syne.
The young man who went vest Tues
day evening, to interview his intended
moiher-in-law. returned to the city this
morning, q ssider and perhaps wiser youth.
The old lady gave him warm reception
yer, red hot.
The preliminary examination OF Charles
Martin, colored. charged with striking
Fewell. is progressing to-day at the Circuit
Court room. before E-quire Weber. Up to
the hour Of going to press nothing new had
been developed.
Remember the poor. How many Their
may be who have not pair of last year,
overshoes, or perchance . stray sock, which
has stood the brunt of but . few seasons
which would cause the heart Of some worthy
person, poor yet honest, TO beat faster, ant
icause the giver to be permesied with ,
peace beyond understanding.
Louise Pomeroy, Who was the star o
the troupe hat:clo~ed their engagement n
iSmi,h's Hall last night, is the divorced wif'
, of "Brick" Pomeroy. She wrote 70
Pomeroys New York Dmoet. few year
ago, over the signature Of Emorlu," whicI
interpreted means Emma or Louise" 6h
10 brilliant woman.
-Yesterday morning while team hitch
ed to coal wagon employed in hsulio
coal for S. F. Rose, vas passing dow
Ohio street. one Of the animals slipped o
the ice and both becoming frightened, n
At break neck speed north across The raj
road. when . gentleman At the risk Of h
{ neck jumped and caught the bat Of one {
them and stopped them without danaess
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HUUAH NATURE.
A. Svlnced b. men Who Want
Post Once.

\
"oe" ma" sa"'s 'oe Pos' o"c%' "e s'-
ways wants |" oso.
IL" Que Of those d'eeases 'has ofesks
oos ssdde"iy' ana rende" the pa"e"' q
de''F'""s . . mao mule while the % u
on.
some me" were born Tor once oot "n"
'onu".'e'y TINS crop |" TOO '"'ek-'oe'e
ant omees enough 10 20 'oo"d.
Ah" t,"o VIII commence .! keH'"S TOT
'"s F1e''oe"ey' s"o a''e! e''e"'"e - <<'.
s'eP dog" the LADDER they u" the groo""
win hump. ana stra'ght~ay sa''e up
"ees'nR 70 oe oeP"'y eo"'''o'e
a snort time ego come o''e.'Aoeo Ne
pno''cans made trouble ~ warrington
ana spec'ai agent vas se"' 70 Se"s". 10
investigate ms''efs ana report
Tie arrived ana orsen n's '"'est'es"o"'
ana In the e""'se OF '"em vent 10 '"'!'ee"
prominent nep"o''eanA' E'e" one Of the"
~as d'ssa''ened win the present Pos'"As-
ter.
Inc sse"'' IN ofoef 10 aeeer's'" '"e 'ee''
ing s-Seo eae"' y" case the Pfe'e"' past.
"as'e' va" .e"o'ec VINO ne ."oos"' ""."
oe oe"t n''eo 10 'ake nus place ana give
genera sa''''.e"o"'
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ALMOST FROZEN.
A Teamster Found IN an Almost
Insens,ble Condition on Christ
mas Morning..

Since the recent heavy snoW storms ard
the exceedingly cold weather following, il
il great wonder that 20 fev eases of fressins
are reported. This has undoubtedly been
the scvereias cold snap that ve have had
for several year. end has been severely
irls.
NJ. J. L. Berry. ticket ssent Of the Mo.
Pacific, Will. on bis way home Christmas
morning At o'clock, saw standing on
Broadway. near the residence Of Mr.. Gran
dali wagon and team apparently without
. driver. On approaching near.r he dis
covered the owner Of the team, Mr. Frank.
liz. vho lives in CsmPbell's addition. lying
back upon the se.t in fruzen and uncon-
sc,ous condition. Mr.. Frsnkli6 had been
hauling beer during the evening for VIM.
N. Moore, and had sirained himself Gun.
siiessbly in lifting kegs. On his way home
after working hours he snhdeniy became
UNCONSCIOUS n before stated.
Nr. Berry, sfier realizing the situation
took charge Of him and his team. and drove
down tn the station house, where "f6c~rs
Kelly and wenisisman took charge Of hi".
and after Considerable work succes,i~d in
rrcu.ii.,ing him. After having thorough
y warmed him. they pu, HIM in hi. wagon
and drove him to his home. where he nov
IL. in I. very bid condition. but wisb good
attention he will recover.
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A Queer Court.

A. c. Scott went down 10 Syracuse to de-
lend man named Griffin who wss sccuaed
Of violating the liquor Iaw in that place.
The Justice who tried the caae had fore
head about h.if an inch in height The
prosecuting witness vas pairing his eorna
With bowie knife, and the defendant whit
ling broom handle With . butcher knife
during trial. When the prosecuting ~i,ne-a
attempted to give his testimony, he would
be frequently interrupted by the cures "f
the defendant. When The Justice threaten.
ed TO 6ne the latter. the profanity v.'
vas directed toward the dixnif1fy him.elt
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CIpr. Scott cleared his man.