The Brookhaven leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1883-1891, 1883-09-27

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short work of the army of cranks who
periodically disturb the peace or OBJ
| struct the wheels of Justice with their
vagaries, they still have tender spot
| in their hearts for him, and are never
too busy to answer his inquiries respect
ing the momCntous suit, or to comfort
him with the assurance that some day
his much-hoped-for modification will
be granted.
To Mr.. Hcintzlcmann' $ mind, all law.
order, liberty and progress ceased when
the obnoxious judgment was pro-
nounced, and, pending its reversal, all
monarchS reign without title. all courts
sit without authority, and all govern
mcnt is usurpation- short, that it is
Anarchy and Old Night come again.
lie conccivcs himself to be the incar-
nation of outraged Justice, end, there
fore, the representative head and adj
vocatc-gcneral of the human race. He
is firmly convinced that the future his
tory of the world is closely bound up
with the issues of his controversy.
| Every passing event has some occult
bearing upon it, and every public ca
| lamty or crime is Il necessary corollary
to it. Accordingly, stray references To
| contcmpOraneouS occurrences are to be
found scattered through his volumi-
nous papers. Nothing comes amiSS To
him. The Electoral Commission, the
| Centennial Exposition. the aSSasSlna-
tons of the late Gar of Russia and OF
| President Garfield, the war between Pc
ru and Chill, the Star Route trials, the
! building of the BROOKLYN bridge and the
erection of the Bartholdi statue are all
| in some way or other connected with his
case, and all find mention in his docu-
ments.
Nothing pleases him so much as to
! gain the ear of Judge to whom he
may be unknown. If he he SO fortunate
as to elude the vigilance of the court
officer, he Immediately pours forth a
| t"rrcnt of unmeaning broken English,
| freely interlarded with scraps of Latin
| and other foreign tongues, fully per-
! Suaded that at last he is making head
way. and tardy restitution is about to be
! granted. When the officer quietly
checks him. he makes no objection,
but instantly leaves the court with his
customary rapid stride, contcntcd to
postpone the presentation of his case
until more favorable opportunity shall
occur.
| Has the reader any curiosity to see a
specimen of Mr. Hentzlemann' 5 ''docu
mentS?' Let him run his eye over the
subjoined extract and then pronounce
upon its value as legal pleading:
TAKE NoTICE.-Upon these proceedings, as
T. c undersigned with the Referees report
| heretofore presented to the Courts and the
! Cooperation Counsel and TO the District At
! torneys so far us it goes and herein after re-
| fcrrcd to as public reply and this legal educa-
! ton disclosure. For the redress of this rob
| or pubic murder and this incurablc public
| Calau / and curse of this public Otfcnsc, of
! the legal professions failure and chaos stare
! dcciSiS urbi ct orbi vOX populi justicia SUM
| quiquc lex ncrvus rCrum ab initiO in tinem
! tenn vCri'aS prevaclcbit For our Standard of
! sound mind now legal scttlCd-urhi ct orbi,
orbis terrarum sub hoe lex pro patria liber-
| tatis, in rem registered Citizen Title : Subject
! to this modification, as set forth.
Later on in the same lucid statement
of grievances he modestly applies
For an order of $500 and $l.5OO for dis
burscments on account. and be held to deliv-
| err the larthOldi Statue of Liberty and afOrc-
said Fund and Trust etc, etc. to the first par
ty for operation, and this Declaration of indie
pendencc tendency pro homo ptdIttcO.
He does not contine himself to the
higher courts in his efforts to obtain re-
dress. District courts, police courts, or
even an Assembly Investigating Com
mittee are alike acceptable. Here is
an order presented by him to one of the
| lower courts, and probably signed by
the Judge with view of giving him a
! transient taste of the pleasures of inn
pending victory:
| 1t appearing to nv satisfaction that Mr.
| Adolphus HeintZlemann Is the Chief of the
| Bar, and is clothed with all rights, privilege
| honor and justice,
|
| full sympathy with the said HcintZlCmann
and that he has sworn that his obligation is in
all respects toward the said Heintzemann to
| do everything to his aid and advantage for
! the modification of ii Barb. p. 513. even unto
death, rs our nviolable rights and only legal
settled citizen title, as registered in rem
This last paper, however, bears the
imprint of another hand than Mr..
Heintzlemann 5. 1t is too coherent to
/ be his production. 1t contains SEN
fences. His papers never do.
1t is pathetic to note his reference to
| the book in which his case is reported.
! Like King Charles head in Mr.. Dick S
/ Memorials, this alluSiOn to 81 Barb,
j73, is sure to crop up sooner or later
| in all his documents. His poor be-
| logged intellect has clung to this one
fact, or penumbral shadow of fact,
when all else has gone by the board.
He has, years ago, forgotten what his
case was about. And yet he knows,
and is careful to mention where the re-
port of it is to he found. Vigorous as
are the vituperative epithets (whatever
they may mean which are so thicklv
besprinkled over his documents, Mr..
He;ntzlcmann takes pains to explain
that he is actuated by no motives of
resentment or ill-will On the contrary,
his arduOus labOrs are prompted by
charity towards his fellows and intense
anxiety for their welfare.
Il hat no bad feeling for the Court"
says he. II spend my time in working
for their goot. / do this not only for
me and mine children, but for the
Chudges and the citizens and the coun-
try, and for the whole world
1t is impossible to describe the comic
sweep of the hands with which he illus
trates the all-embracing character of
his advocacy. Atlas is nothing to him.
He does not condescend to reason or
arguments. He states aXioms self
evident hs-conclusions, which from
their weight and cogency amount to
mathematical demonstrations.
"You see dot" he says, emphatical-
~, pointing out some phrases in his last
document. "YOu see | say dere stare
| dectSts Ter nerCuS rerat'n, IN tornaa pau
periS.'"
"How can they get Offer dot?" he
| asks, with confident smile, and his
listeners are bound to admit that it is