The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1897-11-18

young. handsome and skilled in his pro-
fession, sought home in Clinton in the
fall of 1870 and hung out his shingle,
he was not pestered by the usual ques-
tons OF curious old women as TO wheth-
er or not he was married, nor by the
often embarrassing inquiry of garru-
ous old men about his antecedents and
prospects. In fact, nobody bothered
Doctor Morrison with prying questions
Of any nature when he rented and
handsomely fitted up an office In the
principal building of the town. Every
body he met extended warm welcome
to him and hoped he would do well.
Even the medical fraternity, headed by
Doctor Britt. Joined In welcoming Doe
tor Morrison TO Clinton, and besides
manifesting a natural interest to know
from what college he had obtained his
| diploma. none of the doctors In compe-
titlon with whom he was bound sooner
or later to come annoyed him with
questions about his former home or
how long he had been practicing.
From the very first there was an air
Of mystery about Doctor Morrison
which less gentle people than those Of
Clinton would have insisted upon pene-
trating. He was reserved In manner,
answered politely but In monosyllables
all questions asked of him, showed
neither interest nor contempt for the
affairs Of others, kept light burning in
his office hours every night after even
the night owls of the town had gone
to bed. formed no companlonships, yet
was agreeable and always approacha'
BILE, and in thousand other ways de-
ported himself in such manner as
would have excited to the point of fren'
~ the curiosity of the ordinary coun
try town. Some of the more gossipy
Clntonites predicted when Doctor Nor
rison first hung ont his single that he
wouldn't stay in the town long, for the
.eason that nearly all Of the doctors
hen there except Doctor Britz "wert
almost starving to death" One o.
hem tentatively remarked this to Doc
tor Morrison one day, and the Doctor
only smiled and said something abou
"he supposed he would manage some
how to live"
Weeks rolled into months, and still
not a citizen of Clinton or Of Henr!
County called Doctor Morrison to AT
tend case of sickness. Still he con
tinued TO live at the principal hotel AM
to be the best dressed man in town. H
A wore a Prince Albert suit of black ant
, shimmering silk stoyepipe hat III
paid all of his bills promptly, and ask
!, ed nobody for the loan of a dollar. |
e he had an account at the bank there
no record of il. 1t Is remembered tina
= he bought four new suits year. on
for each season, though he Away
dressed IN solemn black, and that tn
hoy who cared for his horse and bugg
always got his pay promptly, lie a
tended all the meetings Of the tow
! and district medical societies and di'
= coursed learnedly on the various phase
, of therapeutics. He was regular Il
). PENDANT at church. showing no demon
. national bias and patronizing the fail
! of all churches alike. His conduct wa
so genteel in all respects as to disarl
prying curiosity, even If the people
Clinton had possessed their tull shal
Of that common human trait. His wal
and talk were too conventional to giN
rise TO unusual comment or to excl
undue interest in him.
Doctor Morrison was permitted
live his life in Clinton as he saw fit
live It, AZ before remarked, nabot
bothered him with questions about l.
mast or future. Not soul in the tov
except himself knew where he cal
from. In the course of year Maj
Salmon observed that Doctor Morris,
managed to get on every jury, exec
the grand jury, summoned in Hen
County. He also noticed that eve
Jury Of which Doctor Morrison was
, member returned verdicts that were {
h clared by the lawyers TO be the nj
y surprising in the history OF jurispl
dence. The Major remarked this
Doctor Britt one day and that wort
J. gentleman said he was going to ma
&c a quiet investigation of Morrison
see il anything was wrong" b
Major Salmon and Doctor Britt w
busy men and didn't meet often. A
o. so 1t happened that six months pas
-, before the two were again brought
pether where 1t was convenient to
n cuss the case Of Doctor Morrison. Th
when Major Salmon asked Doctor b
III IL he had made any discovery with
gard to Morrison the old doctor sim
shook his head in oracle fashion
ar walked away without giving an
swer.
A queer old character was Judge
-. Beth. who presided over the Conn
7oo Pleas court. Judge McBeth was rug
.ep and brusque and direct of speech.
aid not permit the lawyers to Giro
Iocute when examining a witness In
,ourt. He made them go after the
imony by direct methods, ana he
,ued the same course In his exam
.CS ion of Jurors. An important case
y volylng thousands Of dollars, was
,ore Judge McBeth for trial. When
Iury was impaneled and sworn In
ror Morrison was a member of it. "
If was organized he was elected
l;P man. Nearly oil of the Juries on W
he had previously served had non