Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1888-08-31
A Conpltcased Case.
JUSTICE RcsshoTToN ACKNOWLEDGES ruar mn CAS-
HARDLY sKk us WAY CHAR N III

JUSTICE kcsssoIToN hcksowLEnGEs THAT nm Cas-
HARDLY skk HIs WAY CHAR IN IT.
From the Albany Times.
Our esteemed friend, Justice Russbottom n.
sent US short recital Of case on which be 4 "a
Indicating, ana which contains some tnter,.ti..,
particulars and perplexities OF the law thar eve,
more learned disciples OF Jarisprudenee may A.
pleased 10 consider.
one Jonas Bench. reputable young gentIenaa
OF the dude Characteristics nom the met roDos ~
paying clandestine attention to Miss Naiv1na ,lul
terbuck, the beautiful daughter OF one of t;resas
SounDs most snostantlat tarmers aud In tbe
course OF delicate coQuetting match al the Clt.i
terbuck gate on THURSDAY night Mr. Reuch bei..v
outside on the roadway and Miss Clutterbuck D.
Ing inside, "A bull tossed Mr. Bench over the fenee
where Mr. Clutterbuck kicked him. The case -
lore Justice hussOOttOm consists OF a colnplairt
against Farmer ClutterOuck for assault a demaI,g
Iof process by which tile ownership 81 the buIi
may be ascertained In order that sun for dan
ages may he Instituted by Mr.. Bench and a
counter charge OF trespass against Mr. bench Is
NJ. ClulteIbuck, because Of the young gentleman
entrance upon his grounds at the time the buli
tossed him. The learned justice admits that tl.e
Case somewhat puzzles HIM
As 10 the assault by Farmer Clutterbuck The
Justice has given 90 TIE young man an Informal
opinion that city beau must expect 20 take nls
lie In Ills hands when he gOcs candt sInely court
Ing mountain girl, and hes but q rcreant loVsrf
WHO resorts 10 the courts Tor redress for any bOlg
inconNenlence arising from his own loye-makins
lie cites all the traditional prccedenis IN Romance
and history 20 show that tie lover Who succrrsis
Is the only lover with whom the world or law a.
noClclt Will nave SlkntSA StflfaiiA. and THAI
M the case OF Mr. Bench it were better that e band
aged his wounds In silence and DAY Ia aruio
and humility Than that lac should expose him.
sell 10 contempt ana ruin by suit. lie thOugIf
that n the young man should cease his visits 10
Miss Clutterbuck, and proceed no further IA nls
process relative TO the owner of the bull the case
against hun 81 forciole entry into Mr. Clutterbuck
grounds might be compromised. The Justice IA
waiting 10 hear the young genLleman's reply be.
fore proceeding 20 eKtrcmtieS
"As 20 the bun matter" writes the Justice "I
am constitutionally bound an my view Of duty ana
according 10 literal construction Tor am a ~
eral construction democracy not 10 take any action
at all owing 10 personal interest In the result 81
the case. The fact Is It's my bull and he'll wall
tiil-ror long tlne. before decide In my own case
against myself
The subject Is very complex but we think on
general principles the Justice Is right on souu
peiass, and pretty nearly right on Others
A CoLoREp OUTRaGER NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. nigbt
colored man, Pony Poe forced an entrance into
the residence Of Mira Blisset. a widow at Belle.
fontaine, Miss, and assaulted Mrs Bllsset ana her
young daughter, and the daughter OF a nelah bor
aged fourteen years. The next day the sheriff and
posse arrested Poe at a religious meeting where
ne was taking prominent part In the services
While the sher1n's posse was route 10 Ian with
The prisoner The next day a mob OF three hundred
men 0verpowered the officers and took the colored
man 10 the scene OF his crime, where they hanged
him. Poe confessed his guilt, and said he deserved
death. lie further said that few years ago he
assaulted white woman In North Mississippi, but
made his escape Poe was the leader OF his race
In Webster County.