The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1896-10-03
ron, you lazy rascal! He wants some

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ice water. Get 1T ready at once; do
you understand? I'm the doctor, and
he's not well. Here, fill this pitcher
and take it to him. l will be preparing
some medicine while you are gone"
H~alf"asleep, the darkcy did not no.
tice that the self-styled doctor had
poured a white powder into the bottom
of the pitcher. He filled it with water
and ice and started toward the door.
"Scuse me, jedge, that 1 dom hear
ye," hc said in a frightened tone.
Hear me, Philo?" repeated the
Judge, without glancing up. He was
delightfully."- absorbed in applying the
decision in tombstone VS.. Hayne to the
case in hand.
"Yaas, jedge," answered Philo, COLO
quail for Phi,ostratus. "Yere's de ice
water, an de doctor'l git around lively
With de medicine."
The judge was too intent on study
to notice Philo's rambling Reuse
For a full minute the darkey stood
there, tray in hand, before the judge
looked up, a%bsently, and said:
ooh, yes. 1 didn't want ice water.
but I'm obliged. 1t will taste good.
Better go to bed, Philo."
The darkey opened his eyes in as
constituent, stared at his employer 4
moment, and pr%ecipitately sought the
kitchen. There lie met the coUk-Sue
ill great excitement.
"What you done. you brack niggah?'
she exclaimed. dat doctor man don
see me snoozin in de cornah, an he put
white stuff in de watah an light
out fore you jes gone an say fore 1
could cotch him, Dat fixes de jedge.
anyhow an dere you've been an give
de jedge pizen-"
With a great gasp of feat Philo start
ed again for the library. followed by
Sue. AS they stumbled in Judge Elol-
brook was putting an empty glass upon
the table. He looked up, surprised at
| their noise.
"Fo' the Lawd, jedge" gasped Phi
10, selling the glass and pitcher, you
done drink dat pizen water? Oh, mar
cy, jedge, say YOU done knoWed all
bout it, an trowed err stuff outen de
windcr. 1 didn't know for shu, jedge.
I fought he was de doctor. Oh. oh"
The judge rose fro mhis chair in as
constituent. The jurist stared an in
| slant at his terrified servants, put his
hands g%ropingly to his eyes and fell
heavily to the floor.
1t was the morning after the Judges
| study into the great contested will
case. A physician stood by his bed
side, while Philo and Sue, mute with
anxiety. listened near by.
"You are in no danger, Judge Hol-
brook" said the physician "Ilere is
no need to worry. We've brought you
| through all right. There isn't a parti-
Gle of poison left in your system, Il
if you want to get VI. and walk around
to-day you can do so. And you a he
| perfectly 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 judges
reply. IF you will let me get up, l
will go down to the court room before
the session is over"
The physician iuterpcsed no further
objection than to caution the patient
not to overdo. The Judge was perfect
ly calm, and before leaving the house
lie glanced over the papers he had
been studying when the draft OF pois-
on interrupted his labor. The judge
received congratulations gravely, and
when he had taken his seat on the
bench other business was suspended to
hear what he had to say.
Last night" he began, and every
body supposed he a about to refer
to the attempt to kill him, II took the
papers in tile ase of Teliafer and 9th
ers VS.. Walton. l gave them careful
study, in order to free myself FROM any
sympathetic interests With the con
k.-k1,A~ @-I Ia Ir%ov,o,ip0 tho ofriNf
bearing of the law upon the points at
issue. Because of certain cfrcum-
stances, personal to myself, I cannot
now render q complete opinion In writ
ing, as 1 had intended to do at this
time. This deficiency l will make up
at en- early day.
eat present, however, I a an
nonnce my opinion in brief, which ia
that the law clearly shows the defend
ant, Walton. to be fully and indisputa-
bly, entitled to the estate of Joseph Ie-
liafer. and judgment is accordingly
rendered for the defendant"
Judge Holbrook Was very pale as lie
pronounced Inesc words, II Inc crowd
court room vas as silent as If a funeral
grafton was being delivered. Inc
;udge himself was the first to break the
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leave the place.
At that moment there was a commo-
ton at. the door. a. flushed, excited
man came in and edged his way to
where the county sheriff sat. There
was n whispered message. and the
sheriff rose with a startled air and
said:
"Yourhonor, 1 am credibly Informed
that the defendant, Walton, has
hanged himself in his cell, and is now
dead"
Judge Holbrook never stirred for q
full minute, while all eyes were fast
ened on him. His face flushed and his
eyes glistened. At last he said:
"ln that case, l shall write out the
opinion on which my recent decision
was passed and deliver it to the court
ut an early day. This event, however,
will leave the plaintiffs, Teliafer and
others. in. undisputed possession of the
property until this day ut ISSUE. The
law is vindicated, and if I may depart
for one moment from my judicial ca
pacity, I may say that l am glad that
it has come about in this way."-Bos-
ton Globe. >
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