Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1888-08-02

t|tLtAusoat papers Wu&cA Usually en-
cumhsr a solicitors table A. / en-
tered he looked up.
Good morning, Mr. Crawley.~ I
said. u have called 70 sees you about
That matter % FLINT -. Jackson
"Oh. ye-, said Mr.. CraWley. lean
ing back 10 his chair and pushing his
I spectaclss us To- hi- forehead Yas
are acting for the defendant. aren't
youa
Ye~ I-ai,l, sand - arr u@araral-
Is much as'aui-htI ~ tae pr,c.~Ilug.
which . hav commenced Ny eli-
eut inform mc tla' BE- n-eer heard II
their being such "a claiu until he wa
served Nith the writ
You don't sag s0r exclaimed Mr..
Crawley. opening his eyes with real or
well-fetgned a-tpai-hmeaL Now.
TINT very extraordinary.
"Y | SAID. and before taking
any steps IN the matter. ms client
wishes 70 make a thorough investiga-
tion into the affair. and | have called
10 know q you will let me see the
bond.
"Oh, certainly. certainly" said Mr..
CrawIey| mo objections whatever
and going TO the safe. he took the doe
umcut out and handed it 10 me-.
II WAS "a formal bond drawn up in
the usual words, By which the said
William jackson bound himself. his
executors and administration 10 pay
the said Sharper Flint. his executors or
administrators, on demand. the sum Of
El.tso. with intercs, at five per cent"
and il was signed and sealed by Mr..
William jackson. and Witnessed by
MIR Winter, his solicitor. I examined
the stamp and looked at the water
mark on the paper, but could find no
flaw 10 the document mt all.
You will admit. ! said. that it Il
a very suspicious circumstance that
Mr.. Flint should never have mentioned
the fact n hi- having any such bond.
and should not even have applied for
the interest
Well, said Mr.. Crawley. lit i M
fortunate that It has been len - long,
but my client informs me that il was
only intended to be a temporary loan.
and he therefore did not include it
among the amounts he had put on
mortgage, and ON which interest was
pay able regularly. In fact. it was
overlooked till the other day. when he
had 4 thorough >tock-taking,r
could not succeed in getting any
further information. and therefore
took my leave. | did NJ believe that
Mr.. Sharper Flint was the man to for
get that he had an amount OF a thou
sand pounds due 10 him.
Mr.. jackson called upon me in the
afternoon, and | reported to him what
had doue.
Il must say" | said. that 30 far |
do not see that we have any defense.
The bond purports To be witnessed by
Mr.. Winter, your fathers solicitor,
and on the lace OF It appears to be- "A
perfectly genuine document.
Never mind that, said Mr.. Jack
son. bringing hi- list down upon the
table Il feel certain that my father
never had that money. AMI | mean to
fight him. and make him prove his
claim in court.
Well | said. Il think II Il too
large an amount Ia pay without A
strict Investigation. especially consid-
criug the suspicious circumstance of
the ease: and think it will be wise to
defend the action and let it 20 to trial:
aud in the meantime we must make "A
strict investigation md get all the in
formation we can.
You are right. sir" said MIR. Jack
son. and yeu need not be particular
about the expense. | shan't mind
paving the money 50 much. if they win
it after a fair fight"