The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1886-04-07
CARRIERS LAW IN CLFvr
LAND

CARRIERS LAW IN CLFvr
LAND.
In 1880. Governor ST. Clair apnoin,od
Kingsbury Judge OF the Court Of c.
mon Pleas and Quarter Sssiou of -.
county; and in the following year tbere
came TO reside in the plac. Samr,,7
Huntington. nephew Of Gorar.1r.
Huntington, Of Connecticut, aud him
self atterward Governor Of Ohio IT.
was man Of cultivation, wen i.
scended, and eminent at the bar. a-.1
Kingsbary was - man highly cSte.75aI.
but in local influence taey were I-..l
overshadowed by Lorenzo Carter VII
had built his rough log cabin N H.,
mouth OF the river This man was
genuine type OF the pioneer. TherqS
rude and uacuitCred. he was generous
kind-hearted, and neirhbarlv. III lsi
shrewtl. active intellect. -r-.t
physical strength. and Keen thoa-.
crude sense OF justice, aHd these oa.f-
ties. combined with a somewhat a.
cressive and d0minccriug temper. raT.
him great asceudeney over t.e siun.e.
minded settlers ana rude aboyirtnes 8.
early as 1873 a whisky disIerv bas
been pat up by a man nam B-reB.
near the mouth OF the river. and ths
Indians focked to il in crowds Tor s.r.
plies of Gre-w1ter. Carriers house IVA.
near by. the Indians met him. and h
soon acquired an influence over them
greater than that Of their own caieitasps
His word became law among them. and
SO it soon WAS with the white settlers
Where there Is no regular admluls.rs.
ton Of Justice it is natural THAR a..
strongest should rule; bu, Eaat Wa.
known IS Carriers law had luuta-
in Cleveland long after a regularly or.
Canjzed court existed i'm the eauHtr
But the court sat at Warren. Iiftg miles
away, and WAS not attlrst attended with
such degree Of state as was calculated
to impress very much awe Uuou line
community The first session Is said n
have been held i'm the open mir. between
two curn-cribs. Judge hIng~tUrv oecunv
ING rude bench beneath Il ,ree. lie
Jurors sitting around ON ihc grass. and
the prisoners looking on from between
the STATS of the corn-crihs. Ou other CO.
cas;ons court was held I'm q barn. SIS be-
ing the most commCdious lnadn- in
the town.
Carter's law was administered with
quite as little state, hu, j, had the adj
vantage of being more accessible and o..
much speedier execution. One OF two
| instances VIII serve l- Illustrations. I'm
1897 a farm hand who uaG H.gu work
ing for neighbour suddenly deeampaL
and his disappearance was reported IL
| Garter as strange tlu-, Cor ae had
stolen nothing, auJ hat left behind
/ some unpaid Wages. mo mau can leave
this town in that manner, SAID Garter
| 1T once mounting his horse and going
after tbe runaway. OyeraaB- him. Le
babe the man return Co the settlement.
bat be decl ncti, protesting that be owed
no one anything, and Aot r.gAt TO 20
and como as he pleased Upon this
Garter poised his rifle. and gave the
runaway his choice between returning
I peaceabiy, or being shot and left in the
road, Il prey TO the WykpE-bu-zlrds
/ The man knew that Carter had WAY
Of suiting his actions TO his words. and
he seusibly returned, received Ills wages
and continued q good citizen.
But Carter's law produced its most
( saluJary effects among The Indians On
I one occasion "a large band of ouswaS
and ChippewaS had gathered on the
west shore of the river. while q small
gang OF Sonecas were oDcampej on The
( east bank. and in their mlng'nC To-
gether q Seneca had killed au Ottawa.
/ The deed was done mt ujgL.-latl. and
early on Jhc following morning the
combined 0ua~aS and Chpreaas were
seen arraYed in War-paiut, and auou, 10
descend IN vepgc5ucc upon tha little
band OF Sneca>. This being reported
10 Garter. he went among tAlw and by
the promise of gallon ol vG Sly. sue
cecdod in compromising for iut oiienSe
OF the Seneca. Unfortunately be dis
tilcry was not in operation "a. t-e time
and the whisky could not b- delivered
before the day following bul lhc In
dams were impatient, and uut disposed
10 wait the siow movements III iae dis
tiiler Again they pat ON their war
paint, and now they threatened ev,r-
nlination to bothtlp whit and lAeS.ue-
cas-. For a time il Saemyd a- Il nothing
could appcase their wrath and that
Cleveland was about 10 ho sacrificed l5.
the lack OF q single gallon oi corn
whisky. Bat, at the risk Of hjs lie,
Carter went again among the iu.ar,.t4
sayagcs, and again they t0uE his word
this time. however, inns sting upon
two gallons OF tire-uattr Carter took
good care that the distIIer Ua- Not
again tardv. and So tho Town, which
had been kept awake Jy fear for "a
couple of nights. went AGAIN 90 ueaca.u.
SAUNDERS. -EdHUpd htr4e. IN IHy.ts
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