, 1879-03-20
ADA1N VS.. s111pMAN.

TffR CHTEHiIAT8D CASH
Of Adnir ~. 6htp,nnn Was tried in tho County
Court ycatort1aY morning. The order entered
by Jnhn u. Admir-. m attorney. was, that Elias
shlp'nan. Deputy Clerk of The County Court,
Ind committed contempt IN leaving out pos.
Lions Of an abstract Of the record 10 certain
casc which ho copied. Tho petition went on 10
statc TINT some two Of three years ago he had
ouarrclcd With thu said shipman, In
Which ho chass!scd. him, nnd that then
a,'d tf,cro tho said ahipman n1nle
threats against tho petitioner, saying
that hc woua1 be avenged, etc.; TINT wherever
A"airs nnmr appeared III tho said transcript,
The eaid shlDnan, uttrry ignorant OF thu use Ut
cBp'tal letters, wrote his pnn,o titus: III d
atla!r," atnt By bciittilng his numc III this way
caused him 10 appear IN m titlenVlnble light he.
fore superior tribunal etc., etc. Eins, III an-
swcr. stated Tint he knc cw .os'Ing Of tn. crror
0l omission Ia the transcript made by him nj
the timo, mud denied having lntlttatrd the doc
ttncnt rHrposc'y. 1t was sllut,lY n mistake OH
hs mart, 'le being greatly crowded at the time,
perpu'rnte joke. III regard to eprlllng the
hatlll q Affair without anv enpItal letters, this
Whs alf Inkc, md fo fully expected TINT It
wol1ld hnyo been corrected befura II Nent to thu
court. This vas III fact l0nc, nit! alt omissions
supplied mud crrots corrected. lie denied tint
ne natl ever llau any quarrel with lite potltoncr,
but that at one t!alo lc wns cnEnrcd tn al, nni
lnuieu conservation which was Abrnptly brought
tai manner. without causc Of proyoeation,
knocked hin down a.ll t!tcn flcd, "ith ua-
paralclcd Velocity, nnl defendant lad never
since hatl the pleasure OF conSeraiHg with ftn,
ntld ho mover made my threats whatsoever
nsninst hin. except such ns he might execute tn
tsls proper form and according To tue established
rules o! Inv.
The Court held that III contempt proceedings
at eotn!non law tho answer Of, the respondent
must be taken an true, md rs he disyowod
nalcc, the ruls mtlst necessarily be discharged,
not, however, without =" reprln,:1n4l to ahlpmnn
for taking such unwarraptcd liberties with thu
traAscFitL Of record Of tne court.
made tic foowi,nS , S Plea "Hnsse iar lis ellent: M D'
). The potis,oncr, Affair. .appeurs. as '''Amicus
Curtn." l,avo had iIolsbc Il, making my client
understand what this 'ncans. lilo At INST supposed
invoked Gojdsmit!l's s'Animated Natmro u Tor tic
tsno theory. Tut on being Informed that It moant
.sena n 'ho Court, ho desired to know Il It wus
slcx ifien' yaE appointed by cauctls, convention,
omissions weEo puruly accidental. and would hnve
with the record. The Erayamcn of the cl,argc Is
Atia.r."
:, Thts he admits that he did, but jocularly, md
had their fun, aud no daInagu contd arise. fnil.
hoWoyes. 10 SEQ how this was any Isrefpcct to thu
IoGel. Tor know that Afr. shipman entertuns thu
highest respect Tor your Honor.
Inn statutes arc slent to tho character OF tho
!ettctf which shoula b. ,,sed. and tho Views OF
changed within the last decade.
have myself. while member OF tho General
Assembly. lad occasion 10 obserYu changes In tho
atSe or lrttesb vt I'll which nlails nanr Is srrllcd
anu cscn 80 great and good paper ~ the Ehtcago
1tts often ayoitA tho Use Of capita! letters, but
meyer SUPPOSED that 1t offended tho dignity Of nay
ail The courts.