Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1898-03-31
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OLD Enemy Of col. ID. Il. anthony Appeared
for Him and Evensd Up Old scores.
A specia from Leavenwortb, Kan,
says:
One OF the muHt interesting charac
tors living in the West to day is Col.
ID. r., Anthony lilo has had more
trouble than any other man in Kansas,
If not elsewhere. and haH cauaed more
trouble to others than any other man
In this State. He has shot and been
ehot at. He has made politicians ara
un,nade them. There have besn times
when he mas had no friends IN tho town
where he has lived aimee its infancy
and on the other band, oil other TUNES,
he has had more friends than any other
man in the town.
One Of the men who has had clua
up his sleeve sor Anthony for years is
John Atwood, a Democrat. The two
men have never agreed about anything.
The other day singular meeting ne.
| tween tho two occurred Anthony ana
| Juhn Douglass have been al war over
| tax title. Senator Lucien Baker was
| Anthony'a attorney, but when the case
was called he was 10 Washington. An.
thony had TO have a lawyer at once ana
ne went TO mis- old enemy Atwood and
| begged him 10 bury past differences
and appear in his bohalf
Atwood is as quick witted as no IL
intense 10 his hatred. lie saw an op-
portnnity 10 serve Anthony and hit him
at the same time. He acceded TO An.
thony's request. The case was called
and after the testimony WAS in Atwood
addressed the court anu won his case,
although he walloped his client as
severely ais he did the Other man. The
Standard has the following verbatim
report of Atwooi's speech
MAY it please the Court: congratu
lats myself upon the judicial frame OF
mind in which | am enabled to ap.
nrOach consideration Of this case. For
my perfected appreciation of the many
vrtus that Judge Douglass possesses,
and Col. Anthony's failure 10 apnro-
ciate any of my virtues, leaves me in a
state delightfully."- impartial. Ordinarily
n lawyers zeal for his clients cause
outruns his judgment, but when tina,
client has knocked out tho hung from
the hogshead of his wrath and deluged
him with the contents until he wadef
up to his middle in troubled waters. q
situation is presented that tends to
neutrali2e the lawyers zeal until 1T IL
reduced TO judicial cRlmneBs that IL
without bias and | am able to under
take discussion Of this case without
prejudice. passion, or any feeling.
''Ths one thing that is wrong about
the case s that your honor cannot fine
against both the parties to this suit
From the standpoint of personal meri
neither of them ought TO win. Neithe
of them came into court with cleaI
hands, and have doubts about thei
o feet But Anthony has paid the take
9 for many years on tine property, and il
s 90 doing has contributed to the revenu'
of the State and county. This is play
ing the part of the good citlZen, par
. that is new to him, that sets awkward
. upon him, ami one TINT atartles tn
Q community with its novelty. But sine
b he is playing this part he ought to b
r encouraged in it by being permitted I
Z win this suit. When you find ono dom:
q right for tine first time in his life, tn
thought Of discouraging him revolt
= the Judicial conscience. Ii it ia sal
g that Anthony stole horses in Missouri
s | reply that Douglass has stolen home
s steads in Kansas; il it is said that An
u thony has beep detriment to tn
8 county, reply that Douglass ha
never paid debt be owed the county
: IL it is said that Anthony has bae
sued often, reply that douglass ha
u been sued twice az often.
L II will admit, your Honor, that it
!. choice of evils; one of the evils has
y hooked nose and the other has a pc
y leg but the hooked nose pays bis taxes
!, and the peg leg DON'T, and that
II where my side has got the best OF il
!, If you feel inclined to decide this cas-
y in favor of my opponent because {
the delightful sentiments that cluste
around his name, and that throug
your mind should float the beautifl
ii strains OF Douglass, Douglass. Tende
# and True, ] ask you to remember ths
my client claims saint among hi
ancestors. | will admit that the claii
!. has never been allowed, but we max
! it all the same. Your Honor may thin
!. they are two old devils together, br
!. | submit that we are not responsible
!. for the age of Judge Douglass iniqu
ties. To be sure, the great age {
my client ia an EVIDENCE that the
whom the gods love die young, but thu
does not alter the fact that he and
alone of these men has paid the taxe
81 So ask your Honor TO overlook Ii
fact that my client has usually bee
wrong, and remember that now for ont
in his life he is right. Let his wicket
y ness hide itself in measure benin
the wickednoss of Douglass. | can &c
that your Ionnr is itching to hit thel
both land ordinarily you could not b
either one OF them lick amiss), b,
| pray your Honor to remember thi
you can { beat them both, much as the
both deserve it. and since you mu
give the case 10 one Of them, | as
your Honor to shut your eyes aud gi,
D. it to Anthony.
And the court did.