The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1878-01-10
NO. 40


not know him. and it was not necessary to
further explain why he had lnt,nded him.
: self. A lawyer was not to he put down
$ with any such special pleading. and recall
9 ling events OF twelve years past, he convlnc-
ed the young lady that il she did not remem
Der the visitor. at least he had the advantage
Of a multitude of facts to prove that he had
known her from her very childhood. And
so the spell which had lead him captive 80
many years took them both back to the
beginning, aud she, recognizing in his
fidelity the creation OF her own charms, re
ceived his devotion and with it the affection
which had nurtured it,
AT THE BAR.
In the meantime the lyoung lawyer per-
sisted in digesting the law and Mrs. Folsom 5
diet, hoping that he should one day get into
practice that would enable him to lie the
man and husband lie AIMED to be- He was
now getting along toward thirty, and with
manly age was more ambitions than ever to
acquire reputation and competence, The
long desired opportunity now presented it,
self. In the order. OF events a man stole !
horse in Indiana, and brought him to Cincin-
matt and sold him. The culprit was tlrsy-
man, and his employer said he sEoula be
defended A clerk in the store was author
lied to give n young lawyer $25 to act a.
counsel, and the ease was tried before Judge
| II. u. Warden. at present residingin Wash
instoE, and Il member OF the Board OF
| H.
that did not hinder Lawyer Hayes from urg-
ing his suit with the 1.-the and beautiful
maiden who was closing her school days at
. the college OH Vine street. Another event
helped the aspirant for her hand to press his
+ suit with greater zeal than ever. A nan
named Simmons had killed a man, and he
was indicted for murder The lawyers en-
gagged were the most skillful in criminal
practic 1T the bar Of Hamilton County, but
i it was necessary that a third lawyer should
be employed to assist the seniors in taking
notes. This duty was assigned to Mr.. r. y.
| Hayes, attorney and counsellor at law
! for which he was to receive $780, That and
his other prospects were enough to warrant
/ him in becoming married man, and his
proposal was accepted, and the 30tll day OF
+ December, 1852, fixed AS the time for the
+ marriage. The Judges who sat on the bench
of the Superior Court, before which Sim
mons was tried, were Allen G.. Thurman.
Senator from Ohio, aud Don Piatt. During
the trial some important question arsse
! about the correctness Of one OF Judge Thur
man rulings, and the yoluMinous notes Of
Mr. Hayes being referred to, were found cor
rect and satisfactory to Judge Thurman.
/ Toward the close the Court was anxious
/ to bring the arguments before the jury. and
as the counsel could not agree, the Court as
sumed TO decide the order ia which the ar
guments should be presented. 1t was here
that Judge Piatt claims to have discovered
Rutherford b. Hayes. Attracted by the cor
rectness Of the notes taken by Mr.. hayes and
| his modesty in addressing the Court, he suS-
! gested to Judge Thurman that Mr.. Hayes
should open in a speech Of an hour in behalf
Of the accused. The case was finally given
/ to the jury, and the verdict being gulty,the
senior counsel, disgnsted at their efforts,
went off to celebrate the ending Of the case.
Mr. Hayes, however, did not desert his eli
| emit. He had noted some forty exceptions
to the rulings of the Court, and gave notice
that he would ask for a new trial. Judge
! Thurman ordered the exceptions noted, and
| upon hearing the argument OF Mr.. Hayes,
granted the appeal to the State Supreme
i Court
A SUCCESSFUL SUIT
In the meantime preparations for the
great event We're progressing. Mrs Webb
was making arrangements for her daughters
marriage, and how quiet the affair was can
best be Judged by the few who were invited
to be present. OF the relatives OF Mr. Hayes
there were his only sister. Mrs. Fanny
Platt and her daughter Laura, now Mrs. j.
G.. Mitchell. Of Columbus, Ohio, who stood
with Miss Webb, clasping her left hand. OF
the brides relatives there were her mother
Mrs. Maria Webb, who died in 1865 !; her
brother. Joseph 7. Webb, still living. and
James d. Webb, who died in 1878, and Aunt
Lucy Cook. now Mrs John Boggs, of Chilli
cothe. These were the only relatives pres
ent. OF the friends OF the family there were
Mr.. and Mrs. Heron and DIR. and Mrs. Jno.
Davis; the Presidents private Secretary, Mr.
Rogers; Mrs. Wilbur, wife Of the President
Of the Wesleyan Female College, and the
Rev. DR.. T.. d. McCabe. These completed
the party. Mrs. Hayes wore the fashionable
brides dress of that day--whitc satin-and
its ample folds have been found abundant
to admit of lis being refittea, and she will
wear it anew Oil Monday evening next. At
the conclusion OF the marriage ceremony the
couple received the congratulations of their
friends and the supreme Court being in
session at Columbus, Mr.. Hayes decided to
make his bridal tour to that city, as he must
be present the following day to arsue the
Simmons case before it. Thithcr they went
making the house OF Mr.. Hayes sister their
residence during their stay in that city. The
legal case was attended to. Soon after Mr..
Hayes had the pleasure OF hearing that his
argument had been rewarded with a compli-
ment from the Hon. Thomas Ewing. Still
later he was rcioiced to learn that the ruling
OF the Superior Court in the Simmons case
had been reversed and 4 new trial ordered.
, / - >~------
The browrcst wedding we have heard Of
took place in Tuscaloosa a few days age.
, The groom and bride were Mr.. David l..
Brown and Miss Minnie Brown, and the GER
emory was performed by Rev. John Brown,
] aud the reception was given by Mr.. Henry
Brown. Miss Minnie Brown has brown eyet
r and was attired in brown rousseau, while
Mr.. David Brown was likewise dressed in
o brown suit. Altogether, tue occasion was I
brown affair.
G If every State in the Union had a law tina
0 the body of every suicide should be giveI
:, over to the doctors for dissection, suicide
: would be heard of only at rare intervals
e Free Press. Dubious. Even when the
q hoI spaaial CT :. l-n n tI,a oo,,ntry tho,