Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1891-02-18
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What r. A. Cameron Thinks or Judge
Mckay and Jerry Simpson.

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What r. A. Cameron Thinks or Judge
Mckay and Jerry Simpson.
Wichita Beacon: "Ex-County Attor-
ney Lon Cameron, of Barber, was in the
city yesterday fand stayed over last
night to witness the Joe Jefferson en-
tertainment. Being a leading attorney
in the district over which the alliance
judge, Mckay, presides, Beacon re-
porter interviewed him with reference
to the ability of that gentleman. 1.-The
judge is all right" said he, ''he opened
court at the Lodge, Tuesday. and things
are running along as smoothly and rap
idly as creased lightning"
How does. he seem to handle things?''
:. He makes but very few mistakes,
and they are of the head and not of the
heart, and on the whole are not serious.
The judge has splendid head-that is
he has very fine ability to distinguish
between what is right and what is
wrong, and to tell you the plain truth.
would rather practice before him than
any judge in the state if / had a good
case. If l didn't have good case 1
would much prefer to have it heard be-
fore regular legally informed judge,
who would observe the technicalities of
the practice"
How do lawyers generally regard
him?''
II can't say as to that, as have only
attended court but two days since the
opening of court, but 1 suppose they
have formed the same estimate of HIM
that have. consider HIM remark
able man. He knows nothing whatever
about the practice and does not pretend
to know anything. He listens patient
ly to the evidence in the case, then alb
serbs every idea the lawyers throw out
in their arguments, and when all are
through he renders his decision with
promptness that is astonishing
How does he render them?"
Just spits them out without hesita-
ton. He quotes no authorities, observes
no formula and gives no reason what
ever for the conclusions arrived at. His
methods are the very essence of SIM
plicity and If he is wrong. or at least if
a lawyer thinks he is wrong, he will say
nothing for he is impressed with the
idea from the start that the decision is
in accordance with the convictions of
the judge, and every lawyer knows bet
ter than to kick against the conclusions
of judge when they are based on hon
est convictions"
What are the judges personal char
acteristics in court?"
He is a perfect little gentleman, an
entertaining companion, and as he is a
gentleman of first class education and
we'll read IN political and non-poIitical
literature, he is quite an entertaining
fellow. Ill tell you right now that it
is my firm belief that at the end of his
judicial term his record will be as cred
liable as that of any district Judge in
the State.''
What do you think of Jerry?"
AT this question Mr.. Cameron became
more interested still.
"Ill tell YOU" said he, THAT ND to
date the career of Jerry Simpson is
more remarkable than that of any other
man in the history of the United States.
Lincoln and Garfield climbed higher
than Jerry has done, but no man in the
history of this country has ever climbed
the slippery stairs of fame more rapid
ly than he has. Sometimes think it is
dream, and that will wake up again
and see Jerry as he was eight months
ago, lodging around corners in Medi-
cine Lodge catching dogs. Day after
day last summer used to sit at my
office window and watch him setting
traps for unfortunate CANNES who did
not possess license to live in Medicine
Lodge. 1t was amusing to see him. He
had long wire with loop in it. When
he would see dog he would steal slow
ly up to him and first observe whether
he wore tag. If he did he would leave
him alone but if he did not he would at
once commence to angle for him. He
would coax and palaver him until he
would get him close enough and then
rope him with his wire and take him to
the pound where he would put him to
death after two days if his master did
not come forward and pay the license
imposed by the city. If he will make
as clever congressman as he was a
dog catcher he will become one of the
greatest men in the United States.'
Don't you think he will make good
congressman"
Most certainly do. He is as smart
as whip and has peculiar faculty of
making people believe as he believes.
lie also has peculiar faculty for max
ing negotiations and deals and as these
are very important accomplishments in
congressman think that Jerry will
average up well with his fellow legisla-
tors. honestly consider him the most
remarkable man IN the United States
TO day. If he does not fall from the
giddy heights Of his present station dur
ing the next two years, he will climb
still higher and perhaps reach the goal
of his ambition, the treasury of the
United States"
A NEW DISCOVERY IN SUGAR.
From Senator Plumb's letter to the Kansas
City Gazette.
A new discovery has been made in
the manufacture of sugar from sor-
ghum which Is of great value. Hereto
fore it has been found impossible to
granulate much more than half the