Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1895-03-21
From Annapolis.

Ed. Register-When 1 took up the
club for the good people of Annapolis
| expected to be assailed. | had fully
counted the cost. l knew that a snake
| will strike at the club with which he
is stricken, showing its blind, unreas-
| oning wrath. l have simply taken
| this matter up in behalf and by the
request of the outraged people of An
napolis. | have no other motive in
the matter If the resolutions were
overdrawn, which don't believe, they
simply voiced the sentiments of the
meeting, which is proved by the fact
present, Notwithstanding the fact that
Mr.. w. was present. l am truly sorry
for Mr.. W., and disguised with the
whole affair; but once in fight new
er turn my back on the foe. So, when
you get enough, Mr.. Editor, just close
the door. In reporting Mr.. w. S meet
ing l used my own and not his Ian
guage. His speech that he says
garbled could have been written on a
sheet of this paper, and which | could
almost give verbatim. Mr.. Walker
again engages in his old game of bluff.
Won't now tell gentlemen what is in
his hand. They knew what was in his
hand when he asked them to s'excuse
the State of Missouri" etc. And when
they come into court, perhaps they
will help him to reveal his hand. II
he had gone further in his perusal of
the scriptures, he would have found
that Christ babe the woman go and
sin no more. which it is presumed she
did; but in this case the accused avows
his intention of continuing in sin. Mr..
w. forgot to tell the REGISTER that be-
fore he cleared the courtroom he had
made the prosecuting witness repeat
the foul language once and asked her
to repeat it again; and upon her refus-
al to do SO in the presence OF so many,
the room was cleared. Mr.. Walker
says lin order that the jury might I'M
derstand it, Surely the jury under
stood English as well as the spectators;
they understood it the first time, and
Mr.. Walker understood it-but the
Jury. poor fellows! their ears were not
tuned TO that kind OF music, and Mir.
Walker, who so detests such language,
had to be shut up in that little court
room and only the jury. the justice,
and the attorney for the defense to di-
vide up that awful pile of obscenity
with him. How those words must
have grated On tbs delicate auditory
nerve of the Hon. 10. 81 assert it to
be fact says Mr.. W.. THAT it (the
meeting) was worked up by two or
ii e
ly not a fact, but has no foundation
in fact. That meeting was the result
of a spontaneous Outburst of popular
indignation. don't know who first
suggested the meeting. as it was made
known to me perhaps the last of any.
But am willing to vOuch for the fact,
however, that no inspiration was re-
| ceived from 1ronton, or any other
quarter outside of Annapolis. As for
nay report OF the second meesing-the
one called by Mr.. WI have ample
proof for the truth of every word of it,
and care nothing for. Mr.. WIS denial.
Mr.. W. never asked liberty to speak at
the citizens meeting. If he had he
| would have beon accorded "a respectful
hearing. He says he was dumb founded,
but l think run-tuddled would be a
better term for his condition at that
time, as he fell off the steps on leaving
the building. AS for my application
! for ard failure to Obtain license. The
examination was eminently fair, and l
was treated with courtesy and respect.
am not feeling sore at any one, much
| less Mr.. Walker, who went over the
same ground that Judge Green had
taken me over. But aside from this
nav salary is ABOUT d third larger than
that of Mr.. W., and as | was informed
| by a noted lawyer of Reynolds county
that there are many lawyers who make
less than / am making, have no cause
of complaint on that score. Mr.. Walk
err saws l garbled his speech. / am
of the opinion that it was somewhat
aarhlea IN his brain before il found ut
terance. / am glad that once on a
time there lived at Annapolis some
people for whom Mr.. w. had respect.
AS for me, / care about as little for the
opinions of J. B. Walker as 1 do for
those of Tom Pepper. As to his bald
erdash about huzzards, SAGA people
every where attend court when they
have time and opportunity. All good
people are justly fond of oratory, and
when leading light like the Hon. Joe
is ON the taps, is it any wonder that
the courtroom is crowded? But in JUS
tice to our people let me say that hav-
| ing few spare moments On the eve-
ming of the trial of Snodgrass, step
ed in just in time to hear the attorneys
argue the case, and a large portion of
the spectators were from Sabula, being
| friends OF the parties. The signers of