Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1898-02-03
L0oklNaFoR tI,ohKsT LAWYERS.
Ccntenarian Tramps. 100 Miles ON q
VI Remarkable Mission.

Ccntenarian Tramps. 100 Miles ON
sSh Remarkable Mission.
William Shropshire, once a slave, now
nearly 100 years ole, :decrepit and in
firm, walked nearly 100 miles to Cincin-
natl for the purpose, as he SAY Of find
ing an honest lawyer, and landed penni-
less at the Hammond street station.
The old man was given berth in the
cellroom Of the station-house by Lieut..
Kane, and locked up for a nights rest.
He had richly deserved it, for his shoes
from long travel were worn through
and his bruised and bleeding feet rested
on the ground. -: s&.l. y, Sss&
It all sounds like a travesty on the
profession, for, with apologies. to the
credence of the general public, the fact
is well known that honest lawyers live
in nearly every city and town through
out the length and breadth Of this fair
land. But the: Ole ex-slaye has his
crotche tss----they usually come With.
years and sad experiences, and he made
Cincinnati the Mecca of his pilgrimage.
"Grandpap'' Shropshire, as he is
known in Doneraile, KY, a little town
near Lexington, was once considered
very wealthy, but,litigation, as hessays,
has involved him and his effects until
now he has made one last supreme eff
fort to reclaim his lands. The chapter
of his trouble is a long one and full Of
quarrels, disputes and legal technical
tiles, but from the story he told in his
feeble way at the station it seems that
he has been often victimized owing to
his generosity, until all his earthly pos
sessions have been drawn into the;
courts. His faculties are still unim-
paired and his mind on the subject of
his troubles is remarkably clear as to
names, dates and legal papers. All the
money he started with was spent for
provisions along the route ITO this city.
he offers $4,000 III cash to the attorney
who will go into the Kentucky courts
and reclaim three pieces Of property
which he claims are held unjustly by
others. .-r i
When he started for this city he had no
idea as to the immense distance he had
to travel before he reached his destina-
ton, but he was so determined to find
an honest, unprecedented lawyer that
he would not retrace his steps, though
often overcome with hunger and IA
tigue. Shropshire was once the proper-
ty of Gen. Andrew Jackson and. claims
! the distinction Of having paid for his
freedom with means that he had accu-
mulated. He is a typical old slave and
bears the characteristics, of his rapidly
disappearingfel flows to such a marked
degree as would make him aninyaluable
adjunct tosan artists studio # such a
picture were desired. i Thee narled staff
with which his journe was made less
irksome was cut from y tree. upon
which Daniel Boohfe found and slew a
bear away back q lays when The
OZARK and blood ground1 was still IN
-baptize with the IA ran which
the name was tak odd colored
man has survived all his relatives and
for years has been utterly alone in the
world, and, like the lonely occupant Of
the "Little Old Log Cabin in the Lane"
has had nothing to do Of Este years but
occasionally Swap mules. With some
remote neighbor while his. chimney
tumbled down ana his root no longer
served to keep out the sunshine and the
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