Western liberal. (Lordsburg, N.M.) 1887-1919, 1890-06-13
PECULIAR Law CASE IN NEW MEX
100.

From the New York Tribune.
How much may a widows fesliuga be
traed with ?-wa do not say a widows
ad, ctisnp, because a widow will not allow
her affections to be trihed with. A case
bas just been brought into court in the
thriving but heretofore unknown town Of
Little Watsrpoekst. N. NJ, which involves
the question we havs ssked. We lesrn
from the publiahed accounts that citizen
named johnson CAssAway died last fall in
Little waterpockrt. He was better
knowa as "Bull Ruu" CAssaway, from =
popular legsnd to the effect
that he had led the Union forces
at the battle OF Bull Run--in ths retreat,
rather than in The advance. This he
always denied, but, be this as it may, he
died as We have said The Little Water
pocket Palladium" refers to his death as
having heen caused bY snake bite,
through the daily newspaper Of rival
town. The Los Brazos Roaring Whirl-
wind, hints dsrkly that it miEht have
besn traced to "a long course of Little
Wntsrpocket whiskey, fatal alike TO msH,
bird aAd beast. But these details are
not to the point, interesting as they mSy
be as local history.
Mr. Cassaway died-sf this there is no
question, He was also buried, and in due
course OF time. Mrs. Csssaway caused Il
suitable hsadstons to be erected over bis
grave. 0u this stone. after stating in con
ventlonal terms that johnson CassHway,
proprietor Of the Blus Front Livery
stabe, on Whpsaw-ave.. departed this
life October 81, 1889, aged sfty four years
and six months "a line certainly eoaTey.
lug the intelligence of n,out praise
worthy state OF things. Now it seems
that the marble cutter had difficulty in
collecting tho pay tOr this stSns-iR fact,
he has not got it to this day. All through
the winter he attn ased hunself by present
ing his bill at frequent lhserVals, but to no
purpose. He tried every way known e
the enterprising esllsetor, and We arc in
farmed that they are many, but none OF
them moved the widow She continued
h mourn for her husband and carry on
the lively business on Whipsaw-ava., but
abe positively refused to pay for the head
Steuc. The an who had sold it 0 hei
deapaired at last, and determined en- re-
venge he accordingly ons day toek .
chlse and Nn ebese potato masher. such al
the Pleasant Prospect Cemstery, wher.
the late Cassaway's grave is located, and Sc
Wrought upon the headstone that ths lat.
ter part Of tho inscription read, and stiI
reads, like thi,: Husband. thou ar
aou,ned for, but J. MiIiken, the Popular
II Oue Pnea Marble Cutter is not paid fol
this stonq Then he sunk awTy, Hnc
the widow fnw the ehauge and susd Liza
Tor $1,000 damages.
The defeues that Mllken will make il
that the stone was not paid for, and there
tore it was his and he could no as hc
pleased with it. The widow sets up th'
claim that no matter whether is was pac
for or not or whose stone it was, her feel
iings-tho most sacred feel
ugs that can animate a woman . bosom
have been hurt, anG she therefore ask
damages The point she makes is that M
woman can weep properly at her has
bands grave with such sentiments a
those added by the defendant staring a
her in dull, cold marble The case wi
up at the June term Of court. We hav
no desire to PREJUDICE it, but it seems to u
frsAl this distance that the widow has th
stronger side. We shall expect to hea
that the Jury returAS a verdict in her fave
without leaving their seats.