Grand Rapids morning telegram., 1885-03-19

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sad Property

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lsa-s les-l.s 80 Ofisr - E15og as Hfs
.ad Property,
LsslsViils Coar1er- Joslrriall
~ bad = singular case sease e-rs ago."
al . l-leysr LAs ether dsF. -hut tar t-s
larx 81 attendant eireuasstz2ets Il sou.a
have created seasa-iea. As q ~as g
had ths f4aking ID il sf = modern Hofsi-"
--Fas cass sas gwen to 1e - tae Eic7
Caancsllor's s Court. ae continued. judge
HARLAN 0as ga tae heneu 4s the Time
a4Lked Ia 0Be ul9ralas sua BE- laslae-
diarely appointed ule O. dsiead a ll l4tie.
asked where -as gne mal. au1 Was stf-
nrised ~ had bln sItliag AZ nly siae. -
81 xed ~ os perfeslY sane an1 +" al 7-eii-
el1csd hs aas 81 ~ fe~ nia4tes
co4versation- - queslleuiuS lim tllie
/ sLr-s gal bis story. AID Is vas aa 4A-
usual one- fhe lafarma-lon . alnaes
lad been dlsd - hi. brother eeinan
was at ths botIon ~ ~. and she
Nas my clieuf's ~lfe. fhey dlt uot
getialoag together very well. AMI she sas
Ia the habit of accepting atteatioas from
othsr mea, being especially leni ~ riding
an4 dri.ing out Nith his brother Her bus
tani used o. ren0nstrate with hrf atolt
q. IA
1Aa next time he saw them together hs
would xiii their horses. A. il happened.
he vas away from home oee day anl inn
blDe1 enough liquor q make him reckless
Ou his return he met his wife and broth r.
bowling along gayly over the road. lie
dismouuted. and getting club, actually
carried oat bis word. knocking dowu boSh
the horses and nearly killing one.
.-fIis brother had him arrested and he
Was placed ia Jail. where be had a pretty
severe attack of deiirium tremens. An in-
formation OF luuacy was filed, and as his
trial came up almost Immediately, Il
seemed likely that he would be committed.
tie had no attorney, and a. there seemed
nothing unusual about the case, my ap-
poin6ment Was purely formal matter.
'.tn answer 20 my queries my client told
me that he thought his brother was trying
u got possession OF his farm. This let IN "a
light upon the whole proceedings, and
framed my defense IA accordance. l put
his brother on the stand and subjected him
poa ngid examination lie grew restive
after a little, but finally asked him fair
ly and squarely II he wasn't trying 70 get
the defendaut's property. lie didn't like
10 A bit, but the Judge demanded 10 know
what meant by such an examination. l
at once stated that there was a conspiracy
against my client, ard there was every
reason 20 believe that his brothers object
was 10 have him sent 10 the asylum and be
appointed hs administrator The farm
would then be in his hands 10 do with "a he
pleased. Upon this statement the Judge
told me 10 20 ahead.
When my examination OF the witness
was finished ne was glad q step down.
next called several who knew the defend
ant. and proved By them that he was a
hard-wOrking farmer, who did not live
agreeably with his wife, and sOme-
times drank % excess, but did nothing
worse. The trial was not hurried through,
and / could see az first my position was
not understood. But when | unfolded the
conspiracy, by dint Of cross examination,
+ thu case attracted attention. When IL was
given 10 the jury, they We're but a little
while ia settling upon a verdict that ac-
quit a the prisoner.
What became OF the man | never knew
nor whether he made up with his wife. He
lived out IN tho country some miles, and
have never seen him since. He did not
even pay me fee. His case was singular
one. and but for the prosaic SURROUNDING
it would have caused the State TO ring from
one end To the other -