The Harrison times. (Harrison, Boone Co., Ark) 1876-1938, 1886-05-01

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Editor Times.
| see that the war still goes on
concerning the notable license
esae. Seeing SO much about 1t and
some Misrepresentation wish to
say something but it seems hardly
safe from the spirit that Is mani
tested by some, but Ill promise
you this, it shall not be CT He'd
anonymous, I'll stick my own sig.
nature to it, and hope you will
not have to shoulder it also.
see that the great effort now is
TO throw shadows of falsehood over
the whole procedure. But lets ex-
anime it. -. .yg esEss
| notice that Mr.. Curnutt and
the editor of the BdnAer don't give
true facts concerning it. The BdA-
nef. man may know no better, but
Mr.. c. does. The facts are these,
naked and unvarnished, We peo-
pie from Batayia-Dr Eddins
doing the most of the work-sent
our petition down at the January
term of County Court with a good
majority of genuine signatures, and
with the proper affidavit. But alas,
What was done With it? Was it
granted2 No. Then what was
wrong1 The WRONG was this, the
Hon. (?) Judge Curhntt didn't
grant it. That is the only wrong
any of us could see aboutit. But
let us have the whole thing" says
one.
1t is this; DIR. Eddins' son, Will
lie, a very brilliant young lad, II
years of age, went to Harrison that
very cold day in January, and got
frost bitten on the trip, carried the
petition and presented it to. Hon.
b. B. Hudgins for inspection and
counsel, made the proper affidavit
and had it presented through Mr..
Hudgins, but the Hon. Judge did
not grant it. Hon. b.. b. Hudgins
notified ms that ne had not granted
it, without giving q reason for his
action. On the day set for the
called term of court Mr.. Beech, DR.
Eddins, Mr. Cory. and myself went
down to take an appeal. But the
Judge saw fit on that occasion te
grant our petition. notice also
that it is claimed that the point o.
signatures was not brought out.
say most positively it was.
], under oath, stated that l wrote
nineteen of the names myself, ant
J, that other names we're there aftel
the same manner, and yet he grant
ed it. Does this sound like fai
play?
Now I'll give what Judge G. sale
to us about it, and if he denies /
we appeal to Clerk w. w. Watkins
! for the facts in the case, ms he wa
there and heard it. He said:
Gentlemen, I'll grant your pc
i tition. | don't know what kind o
, news you heard about my no
) grantins5gttefF Of al : d1riiFFih1tagn D
: was not n, ----.--,-,,,. aroa'r oi1N lei
III the matter anyway. 1t sas pre-
scented by mere lad, one VIII,
could not sign the petition, and
: was not willing to take it on hi
affidavit. But I'll grant it now"
Now let's examine his fiinsy ex
euse. Does any court on earth re
quire man to be 81 years of ag,
before he is allowed his oath
, None, | think but Judge C.'s su
perior court / am sure in hi
common court Willie e. would b,
allowed his oath. ..
Now, dear readers, this is no
personal, for / am barely &C
quainted with Judge c., but We
do feel that he imposed ON Vi
either wilfGlly or ignorartly, ant
let it be either one or the other
it is serious wrong, one that We
don't want again, and hope thai
he may never have the opportu
nifty to trouble us with again.
The wrong he has done Harri
son should haunt HIM day anC
night. But enough.
." 80 DAN MCCURRY.