The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1894-06-13
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under such laws as ii proposes shall gov
ern this country when it gets the people
to thinking. with it.-Columbus special TO
Cincinnati Post.
Columbus is getting ready to entertain
the Fifth district democratic congress
sional convention in a hospitable way.
A committee of fifty citizens has been
appointed on reception. The Herald
says: I'm pursuance of the call Of the
county chairman the democrats met at
the court house Friday night to take the
initiatorY steps in making the arrange
ments for entertaining the convention
of the Fifth district, which will be held
here June u. DR.. z. II. Hauser was
chosen permanent chairman. 1t was the
sense of the meeting that Columbus put
on her best attire and winning smile
and extend to the visitors hearty and
cordial welcome in keeping with the
proud distinction as the best city in the
Fifth district. The convention promises
to be a meeting of some magnitude. The
brightest minds and most influential and
prominent men of eight counties will as
semble here for a day, and it is no more
than mete that they be properly enter
tanned. For over fifteen years Columbus
has generously given away to other cit
les in the district in the matter of hold
ing the convention. This year she
sought it and she will take good care to
be worthy of the honor bestowed upon
Crump's beautiful theater, which has
ample seating capacity. The two mag
nificent hotels, together with the smaller
hosteiries, will amply accommodate the
crowd, while transportation facilities
could not be improved upon. This is a
welcome opportunity and our citizens
should unite and help to make the most
of it.-Columbus Herald.
We mentioned last week in our court
items the case of r. ID. Tefft VS.. Mrs.
Catherine Munger, in which Tefft got a
judgment against the defendant. 1t was
a note she gave a long time ago, to re-
lieve her sons goods from attachment for
debt he owed and refused to pay Mr..
Tefft did not expect to collect the money
OF her and had told her so, and that all
he wanted was to get it into a judgment
so he could perhaps get It of the son.
after she longer needed her property.
But she tried TO fight the suit just the
same. AS there was no defense she could
make, her attorney, c. NJ. Phillips, declined
TO make any plea, and besides the lady
wished to make the plea herself. She
asked Judge Powers if she could speak
in her own behalf and he said she could.
ThereupOn she arose, and with a good
deal Of dignity and calmness made a plea,
which George NJ. Henderson, the cour;
reported took down in shorthand. The
following is her plea to the jury: Gentle
men: / am an old woman. have been
a widow for twenty-five years, and re-
sided in this county for thirty-three years,
in Waterloo. I have laboled hard all my
life. Years ago l used to work in the
tailor shops until 1 ruined my eyesight
and than l began weaving, and by my
hard work and frugality / have secured
a liule home, and j do not believe you
will permit it to be taken from me by a
man who can live without it, All that ]
ask is justice. do not feel that 1 should
be compelled to pay this debt; it is not
my debt. and 1 should not be made to suf-
fer for it. All that i have in this world
is a little home worth about three hundred
dollars, and / have worked hard to keep
it up and fix it occasionally so that ]
could live in it. And haven't l done all
| that is required of me? L pay my debts
| / do not make debts. unless l can pay
them but this debt came onto me una.
| wares; / was not expecting it, and 1 was
obliged to do something. 1 never got a
cent for it, and do you think it is right
that I should pay the debt? But, you will
do with me as you please. you will do with
me as you like, but 1 beg of you to dc
with me as you would like to be done by
OF as you would have your wives done
by. and that is all l will ask 1t create
quhe stir in court, for all felt she had
made a sensible speech. But, of course
the Jury could not do otherwise thar
| bring in verdict against her, as the case
was al plain one and she did not deny Civ
| ing the note Mr.. Tefft will have to wait
| till she is dead, however, if he ever real
| ICES anything on his NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
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