New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-01-21
An ORIGINAL DECISION.
HOW THE MISSOURI JUSTICE SETTLED THE
BOUNDARY QUESTION.

! HOW THE MISSOURI JUSTICE SETTLED I"i'
BOUNDARY QUESTION.
.s, passon served In the capacity of Justice
or the peace in one OF the back counties oil My
sour, IN the good old times preceding the "''.
! Ills knowledge Of law was extremely limited ana
/ 10 ,,,rlan,, have known a mandamus from an
i;hi mn, ne possessed a fine sense of justice anu
his decisions though sometimes original were "S
4 uallv IN favor Of the right, and for the p'oho u
OF peace and harmony.
! on one occasion he had on trial before INN Gaze
entitled Hunter VS.. higgins. in which the cause o.
d,spuie was a line fence separating the farms %
! .ha CONTESTANTS The plaintiff was young willow
o,, tho defendant a bachelor. and a eool many
neon,e the Squire among the number ie't l"a' ~
could have been better for the happiness ana pTos
,aritv Of both II they had Joined IN inauHho'S
| rather than a legal battle that promlsei 20 MS
| through years and bring no gooi feSuI'S 10 ''''e
Marty in the end The Squire. observing the con-
| .a.a,.o CLOSELY before the trial. sure he had
, d,scovered something beneath the surface OF 'Hr
| hearts which they were carefully conceahhe 'oi"
the public and each other. When the case wa,
! CHILLED there was an army OF witnesses ana "o'Ii
~ evidence. and all 30 conflicting that IL wou'n
have raouired a Solomon TO have rendered just
| decision Squire Beeson listened scta'c"eu "'
| head and looked completely puzzled
This Is a case he said when the last witness
had testified that stumps me. and ackho"leuse
! that I'm beat. I've had lots o cases aiore th's,
an some Of 'em was purity bad mNen' put
| amt never had that couldn't Niger OUT '"e
right an the wrong OF IT, This though ~ diieie".'
Both sides has proved every pint set up an Do'h
49, de,roved everything proved by each other.
The evidence is Jest standon all round an III
he hanged II forty Philadelphia lawyers coud make
out which Is right an which Is wrong
The Squire paused a moment then resumed'
"Now as ! understand this matter the ""Oi"
! ,as,,o, &c which OF YOU two parties owns six
l..
Am I correct%'
"yon are" Higgins answered. and the widow
~. Wrra,tya
nodded IN the a"'rfa''e .,o sor,rs 70.
you are both agreed on mat 'ne "au"e
inHheu' % no .,,1 rho lin. he,,yeen the
thing UNDERSTAND 10 '''' "o ,a.aa = aova,
two farms has been surveyed ana ioca'eu "o~''
- ,har, survevs has M. the line in the
no Two OF the'" su.'e'' mac -, aor,.a,d,,.
same place Have j got the riSht uAdsrsldhu'''
,b,ro"
ma , ,,.,s ,s aa,oraor+ hoth nodded their
Ire piai"tHi anu "'''
assent .
IAN right" said the Squire. chat settles mat
mt. NV "a ,1onw ynars in he courts an out an
dispute q eoou nihy ::,aaa 6"zen times one way
mat II mas pesh M far nnhodv has been salts
ied az, an d mo.hl. .'h' Se'''''''"'
rn ng iber ewes back on the Squire nodded
again. A.. co,,,o ..hou an, 7 COIN 70
men, continue -, ~. ~ surwc,,nrs cant agree
aecue 'nis d ,h rnurts AMI never been able
to agree on the ownership The lanl. An what
6CcIdoG aoin. vo,ld 20 right to work to git a
hesrin' o''o' "
"%a;ther ~ tho interested par.ies made any answer