The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1884-09-27

self, removed all traces of the fence on
his own side, and included the whole
of the land in his own territory up to
the line where the Webster fence form
erly stood.
Mr.. Webster. came up to Franklin
soon after this had been done and was
greatly incensed by what he saw. He
ordered John Taylor into his sitting
room and said to him sternly: John
Taylor, how came you to stand still
and let Deacon Farley steal my landP"
Mr.. Webster was in one his blacklist
moods. Poor Taylor was frightened,
for in all his life he had never seen his
great friend in such a towering pas
sion. Mr.. Webster ordered him in
tones of thunder, to bring Deacon Far
ley.
The deacon came, and he, too, was
saluted with a burst of wrath that made
Kim tremble. He modestly replied that
he believed the land was his; but Mr..
Webster could not be pacified.
Thereupon the deacon and John lay
lor jumped into wagon and drove in
great alarm to see young lawyer of
the name of Pike (now senator in con-
gress from New Hampshire who lived
two and a half miles up the river.
They told Pike he must go down and
see Mr.. Webster and explain the matter.
Pike went, but as soon as he was in
Mr.. Webster's presence the latter
roared out: ''Young man, did you
advise Deacon Farley to steal my
landP" 60. .....i . r. ~
mo SIR" said Pike, did not. But
if the statements that were laid before
me are true, the land belongs to the
deacon" .e71t .,t,s...p
'Well SIR" replied Webster, ''if 1
can find lawyer in this county, | shall =
bring an action" ...
''There is no need of that, Mr.. Web
ster," said Pike. 81 will get the proper
documents and submit them to you, if
you will hear me, and | believe that
you will be convinced that the land is
not yours. "
"You are bold man, sir, if you pro-
pose to leave this case to me-" said
Mr.. Webster. "But do as you please,
l give you fair warning that consider
this land mine, and I will fight for
every inch of my fathers property"
Pike went away and procured copy
of the record which showed the laying
out of the ferry-way, and that all the
land was taken from the property of
Farley's grantor, and none of it from
the Webster property, copy of the
vote of town disseminating the ferry,
and an affidavit of former tenant of
Webster's showing that the fence on
the Webster side had been removed,
and the whole ferry-way taken into the
Webster field. The strip of land which
the discontinuance of the ferry-way
took off from what Mr.. Webster had
already regarded as his own property
extended the whole length of one of his
best fields. 30
When Pike submitted the documents
to Mr.. Webster, the latter read them
very carefully, and then said: 'Mr.
Pike, in half an hour the jury will be
ready to render their verdict Go and
ret Deacon Farley, that he may hear
~ : . 9l~TH'T3 -
In half an hour Pike returned with
/ repetition of what he had met before.
'Gentlemen, said Mr. Webster.
'hearken to the verdict. The jury find
hat the land is Deacon Farley's and
S not the land of Daniel Webster So
ays the foreman, so say all the jury.
And now, Deacon Farley, 1 have an
apology to make to you for having
reated you very roughly. But l
lever dreamed that this land was not
part of my fathers farm, and you
now what my affection for this prop
rty is. was very angry, but l hope