Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1880-11-03
THE LAW AND THE HIGH
HORSE.

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II Is recorded that once upon u tim,
two farmers who had a controversy
over very small matter went to Law
about it in u spirit which gave promis,
that the litigation would continue Il
the bitter end Ii sooned at the ont
set like ono OF tho suits which ar,
handed down Ia some families to chill
dren aud to childrens children. Eacl
party vowed undying disaster to tn,
other party One party commenced
in q prodigal manner by handing hi
lawyer ten dollars as n retainer. IL
his surprise, tho lawyer next day in
formed him that tho case was settled
The lawyer further stated that he hat
settled it by handing the party Of tht
other part a five.dolar bill, which thai
party had accepted as complete salts
faction. Tho lawyer said that il paiC
him better thus to conclude II struggle
and to pocket triiling fec than tC
keep up petty contention between
neighbors.
1t was not so in the case Of Captain
Jinks. Jinks is n horse that holds hi.
head very high six stories high, in
decd, as he lives on the topmost flool
of Now York stable. In New York
where ground is high, stables are high
too, being built like hotels, with Gle
vators. II is funny sight to see O
row of horse heads protruding from
the sixlh.story windows OF building
but the sight is by no means an un.
usual one IN New York. Captain
Jinks is said to have been stolen from
the man who now brings suit for him
The person who holds him declares
that he bought him honestly and paid
for him, not supposing that there was
flaw in the title to him. The claim
ant for Jinks sued for him and obtained
a decision that the horse was his.
This descision was accompanied by an
order Of court authorizing him to 20
ana take the animal. Armed with this
order he sent for Captain Jinks. The
present possessor of Captain Jinks told
the marshal who came for the horse
that he had no objections to his taking
the creature away; in fact, that he
would be glad to see him do so, and
would be delighted if be would do it
without q moments delay. The mar
shal, on endeavoring to lead his prize
to the ground floor found that there
were two ways of descending, Ono OF
these was a steep and narrow stair
way, used by stable boys and other
human beings the other was an Gle.
vator, up and down which horses were
wont TO ride. The possessor of Jinks,
who happened also to be owner OF the
stable, told the marshal that he was
quite welcome TO get the horse down
in any way that seemed good to him,
only that the elevator was private prop.
erty and there was nothing in the
order Of court giving the marshal the
right to use it, He intimated that,
while it would give him pleasure to
to see the horse removed, he and the
quadruped should both die Of old age
before he would consent to the use OF
the elevator Tor that purpose lie told
the marshal that he might erect a der.
rick in the street and sling Captain
Jinks to it as fro.proof safes and
other heavy things are slung when
holsted or lowered into or out Of high
buildings. He also consented to hav.
ing the horse led down the steep and
narrow stairway, but it was agreed on
all hands that this frail structure was
better adapted as Il passage for stable
boys or goats, or even angels, than for
a horse weighing a good many hun.
dred pounds, who would be sure to roll
down hoofs over head. Neither OF
these methods Of descent were approx
cd, and after several weeks Of delay
the case has again come up in court
This time it is in the shape of an at.
tempt to get mandamus by which
the horse may be brought down the
elevator. In connection with this
comes another dispute concerning the
positive identity OF the beast claimed
to be Captain Jinks. In solving the
latter question there are various efforts
to prove that he is young and vigor.
Gus horse, able to trot a mule in two or
three minutes. These efforts are offset
by testimony to the effect that hc is
nearly twenty years old and quite
feeble. To show bis speed or his sloth
it would be necessary to bring him
down the elevator and into court or
elsewhere within sight of the repre-.
sentatives Of the law. The impracti.
cability of this is seen alta glance, Ex
perts are busy on the case, one or two
Of whom have come into court with
bags of horse-teeth to show Just what
equine dental apparatus looks like at
certain ages, Probably veterinary
scientists may, as the case drags its
weary length along, present in evi.
dence the skulls of horses to show how
Captain Jinks' head would look at any
given age in the event of his pining
away and becoming skeleton.
The most interesting feature of this
vindication Of the majesty of the law
is the liberal expenditure of money on
both sides Instead Of coming to the
economical conclusion arrived at in
the case of the litigious farmers, the
litigants in the Jinks case seem TO on.
joy letting their money fly. Already
the costs amount to u sum variously
estimated at from four to ten times the
value Of the horse and the end is in
the distant future. Meantime the hap.
piest party in the case is Jinks himself.
The beast is fattening on corn and
beans and passing his time in solid in.
dolence. 1t is thought that if he does
not climb out and take exercise on tho
roofs of the neighboring houses be will
grow to such u monstrous state of
obesity that be never can be taken
down by the way OF that elevator.
Thus does the law afford pastime for
the litigious and the wealthy, and for
those who would rather spend their
cash in this way than in buying dia.
monds or paintings or ric.a.brac GIN
cracks If they enjoy the fun who
shall interfere with them p PhAddel.
phia Times.
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