Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1886-10-03

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NAEI 49, IH6 lullu VA
WNYM&& plication with
WSS1%YW forced indorse-
| T>IA mentS) to Governor
~ Micheltorena, and
y .RosCoMNoN. alleging that the
original grant was destroyed by fire. And
whyi
1t seemed there was q limit to Miss Car
mems initiative talent. Admirable as it was,
it did not reach to the reproduction OF thai
official seal. which would have been o neces-
sary appendage to the governors grant. But
there were letters written on stamped paper
by Governor Micheltorena to himself, Car
cia, and to Miguel, and to Miguel's father, all
| of which were duly signed by the sign manual
and rubric of Mrs. Governor Micheltorenn
Carmen de Haro. And then there was
"parol" evidence, and plenty of it; witnesses
who remembered everything about it
namely, Manuel, Miguel and the all-recollect-
ing De Haro; here were details, poetical and
suggestive; and Dame Quicklyish, as when
his late excellency, sitting not "by a sea-coal
fire" but with aguardiente and cigarros, had
sworn to him, the ex-ecclesiastical Miguel.
that no should grant, and had granted,
Garcia's request. There were clouds
Of witnesses, conversations, letters and
records glib and pat to the oc'
casion. In brief, there was nothing
wanted but the seal of his excellency. The only
copy of that was in the possession of a rival
school of renaisSant art and the restoration OF
antiques, then doing business before the land
commission.
And yet the claim was rejected Having
lately recommended two separate claimants
to a patent for the same land the land COM
mission became cautious and conservative.
Roscommon was at first %astOunded, then
indignant, and then warlike--he was for oil
"appale to onst"
With the readers previous knowledge OF
Roscommon's disposition this may seem
somewhat inconsistent, but there arc certain
natures TO whom litigation has all the excite
ment of gambling, and it should be borne in
mind that this was his first lawsuit. SO that
his lawyer, Mr.. Saponaceous Wood, found
him in that belligerent mood TO which coun'
sci are obliged to hypocritically bring all the
Sophistries of their profession. "Of course You
have your right toan appeal, but calm your,
self, my dear sir, and consider. The case was
presented strongly, the evidence overwhelm.
ing on our side, but We happened to be fight.
ing previous decisions of the land commission
that had brought them into trouble; so that
if Micheltoreha had himself appeared in
court and testified to his giving you the
grant, it would have made no difference-no
Spanish grant had a show then, nor will il
have for the next six months. You see, my
dear sir, the government sent out one Of its
big Washington lawyers to look into this
business, and he reported frauds, sir, frauds,
in a majority of the Spanish claims. And
why, sirl why? He was bought, sir, bought
body and Soul-by the ringl"
"And fwhots the ringT asked his client
sharply.
Tho ring is-aheml a combination of un-
principled but wealthy persons to defeat the
ends of justice"
"And sure, fwhot's the ring to 10 wild me
grant as that thaving Mexican gave me aS
the collatherals for the board he was OWN
me! Eli, mind that now!"
"The ring, my dear sir, is the other side.
1t is-ahem! always the other side"
"And why the divel haven't we a ring. tool
And amt / payin' We five hundred dollars
and the divel Of ring We have, at all, at oil
Fwhot I'm ] payin' ye fur, ehF
"That q judicious expenditure Of money"
began Mr.. Wood, ''outsidc Of actual disburse-
ments, may not be of infinite service to you
1 am not prepared to deny-but-"
"LOok ye, Mr.. Sappy Wood, it's the 'appale'
/ want, and the grant I'll have, more bctoken
as the old woman's har-rut and me own Ia set
on it entoirely. Get me the land and I'll give
ye the half Of it-and it's q bargain
"But, my dear sir, there are some rules in
our profesSion-technical though they may
be-"
"The divel fly away wild yer profession.
Sure Is 1t better nor me own! II I've risked
me provisions and me whisky, that cost me
solid goold in Frisco, on that thafe Garcia's
claim, bedad the loikes Of We can risk yer
law"
"Well," said Wood, with an awkward
smile, Il suppose that q deed for one half, on
the consideration Of friendship, my dear sir,
and a dollar in hand paid by me, might be
reeoncilable."
"Now it's talkin' We are. But whose the
felly we're foighten, that's got the ringf
"Ah, my dear sir, it's the United States"
said the lawyer with gravity.
"The states! the government Is it, And
iSt that ye're afeared Off Sure it's the gov
ernment that l fought in me own counthree,
it was the government that druv me to Amer
ky, and Is 1t now that I'm goin' back OH me
principlesT
%Your political sentiments do you great
credit" began Mr.. Wood.
"But fwhot's the government to do Wild the
appalef7
THE government" said Mr.. Wood signif-
cantly, will be represented by the district
attorney"
sand who's the spalpecnr"
1T Is rumOred," said Mr.. Wood slowly,
that a new one Is to be appointed. !, my.
self, have had som ambition that way"
His client bent q pair Of cunning but not
Overwise gray eyes on his American lawyer.
But he only said, %Ye have, chr
~Yes," said Wood, answering the look boldly,
and If l had the support Of anumber of your
prominent countrymen, who are so powerful
with all Parties-men like you, my dear sir