Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1894-05-17

July Drawn 10 one SIDE, Jumped I'd the
ground ard was trott,ng OFF This was
the signal t. let 60 the dogs. With
combined Selp they jumped for the big
gray bundle of fur The bundle. how
ever. seemed suddenly to become an
animated mass Of steel springs, white
teeth End rszor-l like claws. With one
bound his wolfsbip placed himself
against the side of the courthouse and,
facing his foes, soon caused them to re
treat TO safe distance.
| The jurors up in the jurSrCcm COM
manded full view of the squ=.s where
the wolf hunters wagon stood, but had
been too interested in trying to bring
Free Williams over to notice what was
| going on outside. At the first howl of
the dogs ss they sprang to the attack
the jurors jumped for the window over
looking the square and endeavored TO
obtain view of the fight-all but Free
Williams, VINO continued TO blow smoke
from. his corncob pipe in the corner.
His time was coming and be knew 1t.
| The fight scented To have been pro-
vided with special reference TO the COM
fort of the jury. The wolf had taken
his position just under their window
surrounded by a ring of dogs, outside
If which was the crowd of spectators
On the front row stood the Judge and
attorneys. court having been promptly
adjourned when word came that wolf
fight was on in the square. For time
the wolf held his own. Then he began
to look for safer quarters and to edge
off along the building The courthouse
was small, square brick structure, and
it was not long before his wolfship
neared the corner. still standing off the
dogs in handsome style. Ii was one
of the best fights on record, 80 every
body said, and the jury. stralning their
necks out Of the small window agreed.
JURY OFFERS TO COMPROMISE.
Finally the wolf executed strategic
maneuver to the other side of the build
ing. This took him out Of sight Of the
jurors, but the sounds of the battle and
excited shouts of the crowd reached
their ears with all the torments of
Tantalus. With one impulse the eleven
men turned TO the solitary figure en-
veloped ia the cloud Of smoke crying
Here Free, let's compromise, so we
can get out and see the rest of that
fight
I'm not compromisin, was the
reply.
Welt throw off 500; make it 5000. !"
No reply
Eight hundred, or 5000. Well,
$500 then. There, that's fair, Free.
Give Sam $500 and Wen see the fight.
mot dollar, gentlemen" was the
grim reply.
Sorry for you. 1t you want to see
it right bad, though, you had better
come to my terms"
What are thoy?' came in chorus.
"A verdict for the defendant
Nonsense, Free, you know we can't
do that"
100 bad you can't. Seems to me
from the sounds the wolf is gettin' the
best of the dogs. 1t is hard to be cooped
up here with such an ALFRED handsome
fight goin' on so near by" and Free
heaved a big sigh
! The eleven jurors stood and glared
at the Missourian. Had it not been for
! his we'll known proves in fres-for-ail
| fight he would have suffered severely
for his obstinacy. Now the sounds of
the fight came clearer. as though the
wolf was working back, and rush was
made for the window The next in
slant there came howl from the dogs
and shout from the crowd, marking
savage work by toe gfay-coated war
! Ii0r.
Once more ompromise was offered.
just verdict for few dollars for
the plaintiff, SO as t. carry the costs.
mot cent, gentlemen. was the
answer. II said the niger shouldn't
have cent and he shan't.
Further remonstrance was out of
question. The wolf might escape any
minute or be overpowered. The elev-
en- Jurors surrendered Internationally.
Draw up any verdict you want to,
Free, and we will sign it," was the
cry, "only do it quick and get US out
of here.
This was all the old man wanted, and
few minutes more verdict for the
defendant had been signed by the
twelve men and was held by Free
Williams. But ever after their sur
render the impatient jurvmen seemed
fated to miss The fight. No amount of
pounding on the door attracted atten-
ton. Sheriff Pepper was, with. the
court and attorneys. an interested
spectator of the light. Maddened at
their Imprisonment, one of the jurymen
sliced chair and hurled it through
the window, The sound OF the jngling
glass rose above the din of the fight and
caught the ear of Judge Dunn. who
cried, "Mr Sheriff, MIR Sheriff, see
what that jury are doing before they
tear the courthouse down and turned
to tho fight
Sheriff Pepper went up the st airs two
steps at jump snd threw open the
door OF the jury room, out of which the
jurors streamed in hot haste, arriving
on the ground Just in time 10 be in at
the death of the wolf
And such is the veracious chronicle
OF how General Jones was saved from
paying wages for work that was never
performed.
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