Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1882-06-24

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ordinary streugth is d9ipg justice I.
Ibis digestive organs, unless, he walk
I seven mfiles every days I'll ipdfsuai,e,
nfithis principle, Judge Nort6Hfairly
Ilives out Of doors. sand may be- fHe
u lquently, found, in the early morning
Eclimbing over the Cole county hilIs
Iwith' his calm,= weatffer. beat Ell Afaet
emitting pleasantly 6pnii the pAssers
IbyonHe is fOud Of slock aud is fully
UP with the breed-book of fine cattle
lie is ,stndlons.. quick and decisive
His famous opinion in the gas case
(which made eight long columns ,o
sOlidisnonpareil,, crow ded with cita
lions from the Judiciary Of the world
land upon which hung tie DESTINY ol
millions Of dollars. WAS written il
three days. Judge Nortoniis s a native
i Of Logan. county. KY, where he was
born .November 21, 1921; was educate ed
at Central College and Tramsylvauis
University, and came to Missouri il
1852. He served rs circuit judge from
1852 to 1857, an ! as m.uber of, con.
gress during 1861 and 1862. He waf
the democratic nominee Tor supreme
Judge in 1868. and elected a membe,
/ <Nf hn a 2.
1875. In 1876 he received the ap-
pointinent= of suisreine judge and in
1878 was unanimously npminated and
duly elected his own successor. He il
married aud has charming daughter
in society. .-....,.-.. ....z... I'd (.
| II i. related of Judge Norton that
in 1854 lie nav. led the Platte circui,
on horsebrck, in company with Gen.
Jim Craig, the veteran joker OF st.
Joe. After staying all enc night at q
hospitnble farmhouse Gen. Craig sly
ly pilfered a lew SILVER spoons aud
placed them IN Judge N brtan's saddle;
bags. After breakfast ths judge rode
away alone, while Craig remained to
settle the bill. When the judge had
reached a turn iii the road, Craig
regretfully notified the lady OF the
house that his companion was a, thief
who had stolen some OF her spoons,
and that. because Of her hospitality
he did not desire that she should be
tfrcated in such shameful manner.
The lady called up her husband aud
farm hands, who armed themselves
with clubs aud whips, aud started in
pursuit Of Judge Norton. Atthe end
l'of mile the pursuers captured the
judge. made him dismouut, searched
his saddre-bags aud found the spoons.
just as they were about to commence
punitneling the terrified Judge his
companion rode up and explained the
joke; Judge Norton was chsgrined
and disgusted over the trick, but the
next night he got even with Gen.
Craig. ho thereafter solemniy prom
isetl to let the 't.litIle black mam from
Platte" alone. a.s.i 49,.
is recent acquisition TO, the bench,
and as yet has not had much oppor-
tunity 10 display his judicial ability.
He'is smaller in stature than Judge
Henry, with white hair and full white
beard. Physically he is rather deli
cate, but is doing laborious service.
He has two grown daughters OF
whom he is justly proud. Judge
Ray was nominated in 1880 over
Alex. Martin, Of your city.
.-s. AN, AGILE FUGITIVE.
| -aINew York Special to Chicago Times.
! Just before nlghtfall a, bareheaded
man rushed down Twenty-eighth,
closely pursued by two policemen,
sprang Ion board q large schooner and
climbed the main mast with the agility
Qfa monkey. "We.sail in half an hour, u
said the sdantaani The elder policeman
gray haired man OF fifty years, then
proceeded to climb the mast. The man
in the rigging smiled. The policeman
pushed steadily on, however, and the
man above finally frowned and proceed
ed to climb higher. A crowd gathered
upon the dock and watched the two men
with deep interest. Up they went until
the pursued man had reached his last
foothold. The policeman was a lew feet
below him, and still climbing. Both seem.
ed determined. A struggle at that diz
zy height was likely to result in the
death OF one or both. An unexpected
incident called forth loud cheer from
the crowd. The fugitive seized u
wire rope stretched between the two
masts, and swung himself into tne air.
Hand over hand he went until he reach
ed the second mast, which Was without
support Tor him othor than the wire
rope afforded HIM. He locked his legs
about the mast AMI clung to The rope.
The policeman descended TO the deck
"How l get that man 2" he asked
the captain. The captain smiled grimly.
IF it was any ordinary man 1 should
say you could pick. him up on deck
pretty soon, or what's lett of HIM. A liter
seeing him cross that rope. should say
you couldn't get him until he comes
down. Are you going with usp" And
he ordered his crew to cast off. The
policeman went ashore. The man
remained on his. dizzy perch until out oil
sight in the bay. The fugitive was
William Irwin. alias Mullignn, who on
May % Inflicted injuries ON Edward
Marion which kept Mr.. Marion confined
to his house unit. last Friday.
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