The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1889-09-24
A CELEBRATED CASE.
The Remarkable Story Of Joab
Smedgeley's Will.

al see by the county paper. Major"
said the Squire, .th't Sol DOOclaw's
son Nose hain't satisfied with the will
the OF man left, cause it don't seem TO
settle much O the Dooclaw property
On to nobody but Moses brother Jose
IN his family, an he's gointer hev the
law take whack at il.
"More'n likely" replied the Old
Settler. Jose Doociaw is good deal
setch a clutchin' sort Of Teller citizen
ez Bully Bill Smedgeley were, but the
chances is th't things wun't turn out
ez amazin' lucky fer Jose's brother
Nose ez they did wunst fer Bully Bills
brother Hackenberry. time he sot up
the law ag'in Bully Bills goblin up
all the Smedgeley clearin's in the
Sugar Swamp distric'. Them was the
days wen natur' took hand in seem
th't folks got jestice. an wen wit
nesses th't nobody hada't never thunk
8 s'penyin' tumbled outer the stand in
Sine TO yank innercence outen the
-
over heels inter the slop holes o con-
fusion clean up to its neck. But
ratur' don't seem to be like she usety
vere-leastways. not the way th't |
.ecomember her. You mind the great
will case O. Smedgeiey ag'in Smedge-
ley, don't We. Squire"
81 know'd a Smedgeley wunst th't
lived over beyent Lost Crow Barren. :"
said the Squire, 'but the name want
Bully Bill nor Hackenberry. The
name were Sophrony. an she married
Coblink. Were Sophrony in the
.awsuit?'
IL lived in Sugar Swamp in them
days." said the Old Settler, ian
know'd everybody FIN whar the dees-
trio to whar it left off. but never
heerd O. Sophrony Smedgeley. She
hadn't nuthiu' to do with the case"
Not ez much ez bein' a witneSs?"
asked the Squire.
mo. SIR" said the Old Settler. en-
phatically.
She mow't ha' know'd one o the
lawyers, mebbe," said the Squire.
"Mebbe," said the Old Settler.
Lawyers want very p'tic'lar who
they know'd in them days"
s-Or mebbe her brother-in-law, Sam
Coblink, who were a constable wunst,
mowt a had sumpin' to do with 'restin'
somebody in the case" persisted the
Squire.
.'Th' want nobody re sted" ex.
claimed the Old Settler. waxing warm.
s'Th' were some one in Jail fer sheep
stealth, though, | recomember. an
since We minded me of it, the name
were Coblinkr'
''Smedgeley ag'in Smedgeley" said
the Squire. tapping his forehead with
his knuckles. Seems to me | orte'
member a leetle sumpin' bout thai
case. Who were the Jedge. Majora"
.'Or Snappy Filler. b'gosh!' ex'
claimed the Old Settler. AN rip
shorter he were, toot'
Thar calculated the Squire. slap
ping the o d Settler on the knee Sc
knowed tn orter be somebody mixed
I'D in that case th't were familiar to
me. Sophrony's second cousin. Arte'
messy Bone. worked fer Jedge Filler
wanst! Course! Consistently Smedge
ley ag'in Smedgeley must ha' ben
case ez were case. L disremembel
the verdic', Major. Did the jury sd.
Not guilty. but don't do it ag'in" o.
did they hang the plaintiff ?"
.Jestice were done by the verdic
clean to the top notchr' said the Ok
Settler. ''an' if juries KID ha' beef
p'yoked inter haagin' plaintiffs in then
days. Squire, an you had been ;
plaintiff, jestice 'ud ha' been done L
you, too, b'gosht'lmighty, an yo1
wouldn't be settin' here a mixin' u
Coblinkses an Artemesy Boneses witt
a chapter o history ez tetchin' ez tn
case o. Smedgely ag'i Smegeley were
I'll jest tell We bout it, if it hain't fe1
nuthin' more'n TO make We 'shamed G
yerself.
''Or Joab Smedgeley were one o the
fust individuals th't had the kerridG'