The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1879-07-28
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A MOUNDsYILLE sRErcII.

Cooney Probes the Lawyers Again OF
the Dog Law.
MOuHdsville Reporter.
Cooney brought Belly to halt at thu
hitching.post in front Of Bonar & Mather'l
store, and called Jack out to take buckle
Of blackberries, which he proposed Il
trade out for things in the grocery line,
and started around to hear the news
Being handy TO the law Office Of ]. L
Parkinson, Cooney stepped in and remark
ed that the "sun wuz cummin down the
nigh way"
GOOD mornin', Lloyd; how are ye2"
"I'm very busy, and not very we'll"
~ didn't mean nuthin by callen We by
yer first name. l nowd ye and yer folks
when ye wuz boy"
"oh, that's all right"
"Mout ak We sivil question:"
"Well, that depends on the nature Of It
l like to be accommodating and reasona
bic, but there are too many people who
try to get legal advice, and dead beat the
attorney out OF his fee. My time and Ia
Dor are worth money. Do you want tc
bring suit?"
Bring SCOT? Why bless We, no! !
liant no SCOT to bring. All the close I've
got in the world ar onto me. I'm poor
poorer than | was afore the wor, and now
they'r taken Nv taken the dogs, which
will make times wuss than ever on poor
people, and that's what wanted to az We
Kin it be dun?"
swell, sir, recollect very well some
years ago, very distinguished lawyer, in
an action Of 'trespass on the case, raised
the point and argued, that fact to be
made part OF the res geSta must be clear.
y set forth in the declaration, and now
since the Democratic Constitution abol
ished the Board OF Supervisors, l think
your only remedy is petition to the Leg
stature, asking that you be allowed "a
keep as many dogs as children, and that
the children be made to work for the sup.
port Of the dogs, if necessary. There
now, Mr.. CoOney, talk to Mcclure.
must finish this chancery decree"
"Much obleeged, Mister Parkinson"
III you should be sued," said Nc, a.
he stroked his whiskers, ~ can give you
the line Of your proper defense. The
plaintiff must show, by p:eponderance
Of testimony, that it was your dog thai
upset the barrel and eat the soap fat, ther
YOU go into Court and plead non al come a
dbuS, aSsumpSit, set of, payment, statute o.
limitations and settlement on qLantun
merti basis, and il the Court should re-
iect your pleas, take o bill OF exceptions
and go up That is all the opinion
can give you at this time; 60 and see
what Mcconnell and Criswell have to say
about it."
Cooney then sauntered up street, meet
ing number OF the legal fraternity dis
cussing an "intrica!e point" in front o.
the Mound City Hotel. Mr.. Mcconnell
was talking about decisions in 18th Graf
tan, l4th Leigh, 10th W. Va, Reports and
the rights Of married women under oul
statute. when Cooney said, in very hum
BILE tone:
"Does them books or that statyute tel
anything about taken dogs?"
Mr.. Nc. began smoothing his silk ha
with the sleeve OF his coat and said:
"Ahem! well; 1t is not improbable thel
do, but, non.con stat, ahem! that case maj
arise, there might be some difficulty ,ahem
and to avoid any Misunderstanding II
tell you that it has taken me a great many
years tofind ont some things and, ahem
ahem!I could give you vague notion
about dogs for S., but for $40 will Civ
YOU big rocking chair to sit in while
talk TO YOU for an hour on the legal priv
leges OF hounds and coon dogs, and viii
follow the question back to the time whel
James X. Polk ran for President. Now, !
so be that you want TO consult me, com,
around TO the office after dinner. will
however, say that l don't concur with tn
Junior member Of our firm in his exposi
ton OF the law you speak Of. Mr.. Nc
Carriher's views have been more forcibl,
expressed than those OF any other attor
ney that has yet been interviewed, as hi
views are plainly, logically, briefly anC
tersely expressed"
Then uncle Robert moved majesticall
IaSey, leaving Cooney to ponder upon tn
mvste,;aus Coke, Blackstone and th
category q the Infinite" and ate
heayihg deep sigh he turned to Mr. Cri'
well, saying:
III always voted fur you whsn you rul
for offs and you was alwus consideiste
to US iellers over on the Forks thar, and
ye ever cum up fur nuthern agin We
sport ye. l know ye wont be meel
mouthed about speaker your sentiment
on the dog law
"Why, certainly not; certainly no
sir. OF course, sir, Mr.. Cooney; my vie
Of the law, sir, on that question, sir,
| lust this here way, sir said Mr.. CriSwel
with an extra twtrl at his left ear. "Nov
let me see; was 1t the first or second ter
of my Prosecuting AttorneyshipP OF
yesl | recollect now, sir, that you call N
attention to 1t, sir. Why, 1t has bee
that way ever since commenced practi
ing law here, sir. I've always thougl
this about the thing, sir, that nothtI
could be palmer, sir, that the intention
the Constitutional Convention to make
provision, sir, for general and unitor
taxation OF all real and personal propert
sir; but there is no statute on the CLASH
cation Of dogs, sir, hence, sir, you rema
in. statu quo and, and, will be allowed
proceed de n0ro unless, sir, the Coun
Court should order a writ Of ad quo dam,
10 issue, then we could get out an injur
ton, sir, and quash the whole thing
dogs and all. Don't you see, sir, some
the lawyers around here dom like to col
Il right out plain on this question, sir; bu
am Independent and have no hesitancy
giving you the broadest construction Il
:. the statute will admit OF. sir"
. "Well, now" said Cooney, his q
1' looking as broad and bright asa n
wash. boiler, 'you talk purity last O
Ibut think / cotch yer meanin, The