Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1896-11-17

= "Hear me, Philo2" repeated the Judged
without glancing up. He was delight
fully absorbed in applying the decision
in tombstone versus Hayne to the case
in hand.
"Yaas. jedge," answered Philo, COLI
loquial for Philostratus. "Yere's de Ice
water, an de doctor'u git around lively
with de medicine"
The Judge was too intent on study to
notice Philo's rambling excuses. Fou
a full minute the darby stood thereI
tray in hand, before the Judge looked
up absently and said:
"Oh, yes. I didn't want ice water!
but I'm obliged. 1t will taste good!
Better go to bed, Philo"
The darby opened his eyes in aston.
ishment, stared at his employer mo,
ment and precipitately sought the
kitchen. There he met the cook-Sue
in great excitement.
VIVA you done, you brack niggah?"
she exclaimed. dat doctor man DOM
see me snoozin' in de cornah, an he put
white stuff in the ice watah an light
out fore you Jest gone am say fore
could cotch him: Dat fixes the ledge
anyhow an dere you've been an giya
de jedge pizen!" Il
With great gasp of fear Philo START
ed again for the library, followed bN
Sue. AS they stumbled in Judge Hoi1
brook was putting an emptied glass
upon the table. He looked surprised at
their noise.
go de Lawd, jedge!" cried Philol
Selling the glass and pitcher, s'you done
drink dat pizen water? Oh, marcy
jedge, say you done knowed all bout
it an trowed err stuff outn de winderj
didn't know for shu', jedge. d
fought he war de doctor. Oh! Ohi's
The judge rose from his chair in ass
constituent. The jurist stared an in-
slant at his terrified servants, put his
hands gropingly to his eyes and fell
heavily to the floor.
| 1t was the morning after the judges
study into the great contested will easel
A physician stood by his bedside, while,
Philo and Sue, mute with anxiety, lisj
tened near by.
"You are in no danger, Judge Hol1
brook" said the physician. There Is
no need to worry. We've brought you
through all right There isn't a PARTICLE
/ Of poison left in your system and if you
want to get up and walk around to-day
you can do SO. And you can be perfeot1
~ easy about Walton. He has been
identified as the man who put the
powder in the Ice water, and he is now
in Jail awaiting your action |
"I'm glad to hear it," was the judge's
reply. IF you will let me get up Will
go down to the court before the after
noon session is over"
The physician interposed no objeo1
ton, further than to caution his pa
;tient not to overdo. The judgewas PERI
fectly calm, and before leaving the
house he glanced over the papers he had
been studying when the draught of
poison interrupted his labor. The Judge
received congratulations gravely, amid
when he had taken his seat on tha
bench other business was suspended toI
hear what he had to say.
LAST night" he began, and everyl
body supposed he was about to refer td
the attempt to kill him, 81 took the
papers in the case of Teliafer and others
versus Walton. I gave them careful
study in order to free myself from any
sympathetic interests with the con-,
testants and to determine the strict
bearing of the law upon the points at
issue. Because Of certain circum-
stances, personal to myself, I cannot
render now a complete opinion in writ,
ing, as had intended to do at this times
This deficiency I will make up at an
early day.
Sat present, however I can announce
my decision In brief, which is that the
law clearly shows the defendant Wall
ton to be fully and indisputably en-
titled to the estate of Josiah Teliafer,
and Judgment is accordingly rendered
for the defendant"
Judge Holbrook was very pale as he
pronounced these words, and the
crowded courtroom was as silent as If O
funeral Grafton was being delivered.
The Judge himself was the first to break
the silence as he rose from his chair to
leave the place.
AT that moment there was a comrno-
ton at the door. A flushed, excited
~H-sSA SsHAAio III anu SNSed HIS way 10
where the county sheriff sat. There
was a whispered message, and then the
sheriff rose with startled air and
said:
"Your honor, am credibly informed
THAT the defendant Walton has hanged
himself in his cell and is now dead"
Judge Holbrook never stirred for a
full minute, while all eyes were fast
ened upon him. His face flushed and
his eyes glistened. At last he said:
I'm that case shall write out an
opinion upon which my recent decision
was based and deliver it to the court al
an early day This event. however. will
! leave the plaintiffs, Teliafer and others
, In undisputed possession of the proper
ty until this day at issue. The law is
, vindieated, and if may depart for one
moment from my judicial capacity i
may say that I am glad that it has come
. about in this Boston Globe.
} "A sewing machine agent, falling i'll
was told by his physician that he must
| prepare to pay the debt of nature. son
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