The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1884-01-19


rer. But the funny part came few
evenings after at another social cir
Gle of which he was again the conced-
ed entertainer. The topic was the
same. but this time the French cut |
a poor figure in her many wars with
her ancient rival. Again our critic
fell in so as to hear the performance.
aud If he was not the most instructed
of the party he certainly was the most
amused.
He could tell an anecdote in fine
stvle, one of which has appeared in
print, at the expense of old Judge
Stull and Mason. the elder. The
former was plain, Old-fashioned
Judge of Washington county. not
'learned in the law" rs the constitu-
ton now requires, but still lover of
Justice. One day he had cognizance
of Il horse-stealing case. In the prog
ress of the trial it appeared the horse
was stolen in Pennsylvania. when
the counsel insisted upon the acquit-
tai of his client for the want Of prop
err Venue. The judge could not see
now this trfle could stop justice. But
tile learned advocate insisted the case
could go no further that he could so
show from the abundance OfauthOrl-
ties in his Office. "Vell, Misture
| Mason, take your time and bring
your pooks The counsel at his leis'
ure came into court with books
enough to bewilder an unlearned
Judge, but to his establishment he
found his client tried, conyicted and
even punished at the whipping post,
An old fashioned row ensued, of
course, and in its midst the culprit
enquired what it all meant and was
informed only a motion for a new
trial, where upon he yelled out: mo
more trials for me-"
He left his native Washington
county in 1912 and came to Cumber-
land, where he married Miss Marian
Bruce, sister of Col. r. Bruce, and
practiced his profession on till 1855,
during which time he was justly re-
garded as the sage and senior of our
bar and an example fer us all. After
mature reflection he concluded to
move to Baltimore, but with fear and
trembling. as he said to encounter
such lawyers as Johnson, Nelson,
Schley, Mcmahon, Alexander and
others, but several years after he
told the writer he met them all he.
fore courts and juries, and had moth
ing to fear, and he further remarke ed
any lawyer who had practiced at the
Allegany bar for ten years need moi
fear TO go into any court in this coun.
try. A splendid compliment to oui
: bar from high source. We beg here
tn say that we have ourselves seer
cases tried in number of OUR sister
counties and states. hnt navnr ont side
-, ,,rya1y nave seen cases tried
!, m"eh labor. skill, eXhaus.
',oh ana "stiuess as here. Is not
; .ms excesslveness fault? Gen
; Molke, in his gr>st French campaign
2 said of one of hN favorite general.
(Steinmetz) fights toe m,ch he mas,
be disciplined. And ST. he WAS i'm,
not disgraced. Ought weuot to hav.
legal Molke to restrain too much
legal fighting? Some may saw w4
) have had.
An episode in the life of our sub
Ject remains to be told. 1t is know,
that in after life at least he did no
) look upon this little chapter with ia
v0r. Notwithstanding his usual,
amiable and "apostolic" lemeanor
, Ito use a Washington county term,
: he knew how to be aggressive as wei
|. as defensive at times. In the unpar
. alllelled political campaign of 1910 h,
took the stump for Gen. Harrison
the Wing candidate for President
and made IA number of speeches. one
in Cumberland, in which he paid hi.
respects to Francis Thomas, not We
governor, who was then in the zenith
of his power and glory. A challenge
to mortal combat came from the gov
ernor. which was readily accepted by
the orator; pistols the weapons dis
lance. twelve PAGES spot ndIEr Berk
ley Springs. Virginia. the scene the
| friends. w. HI. Norris, J. Mcpherson
and j. Hollingsworth one round and
then reconciliation; Prices ball
ranging near the hip of his adverse.
ry, and that of the latter striking the
ground midway between the belIig
erents. The governor, on account es
pecially OF his poor vision, should
not have given this challenge. He
could not make himself on equal
terms with an opponent in such a