The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-06-08

once more the hunter dashed to the top
stop ITSELF vent e ear down to the
very foot, where, apparently understand
Ing that 1t had been outwitted, and fee
Ing sore and disappointed. Il rose to IT'S fnll
height and walked YEARLY back TO Its
native woods.
Coleman County History.
Several years ago when Lee S. was a
young man he held down the office OF con-
stable OF the Trickham justice precinct in
Coleman cernty, and during that time
some Of the hardest fought legal battles
known IN Coleman county took place in his
ballwick. The young lawyers OF this place
were the sladiators and they felt that their
success In life depended upon the result
In each case. However, It Is not OF the
wonderful achievements VI the legal lunin-
aries that the writer Wishes to tell, out
what occurred during the trial In another
part OF the proceedings. During one or
tnese great contests Lee was ordered by
the court to call two witnesses, say john
smith ind Tom Jones. 0beyJng the com
mand he went to the door Of the court
room and loudly called smith and Jones,
smith and Jones!' The justice who was
a dignihed 1rlshman. stormed at Lee. "Call
one at n time, sir" ThereupoE Lee pro-
ceeded to sing out, zone at a time, one at
umeF to the immense delight of all pres
emit, except the squire, who remarked thar
II was Impossible TO teach the dom mon
the law"
About the year 1873 several members OF
this bar went to Camp Colorado to attend
Justice court In that historic village, once
the army home of Albert sidney Johnston
and Fltzhugh Lee Among the important
cases on the docket was one involving the
sum OF $50 The term before rule for costs
had been entered. when court convened
the plaintiffs attorney stated the fact
or the Inability OF his client to give the re-
quired bond, and asked that the case be dis
continued. Theieupon the defendants at
tcrrcy arose and protested, In the name OF
common sense and even.handed JUS
tlce, against such ng-dCTng.' he
declared that during the whole OF his
experience ut the bar ut had covered about
six months) he had never heard OF such
ridiculous proposition. He detained
against the injustice that would be done
The officers Of the court and insisted that
It's plaiu duty was to protect Itself by re.
fusing TO dismiss the suit until the plaintiff
rAid the costs he court, after scratching
its head and indulgng in profound medita-
tton, solemnly announced that 1T occurred
to 1t that defendants contention seemed to
be founded upon reason, and declined 10
allow the motion of plaintiff. Upon this
announcement being made. pla'ntins attor'
ney withdrew from the suit, saying TO
the court that II lac knew any better way
out of the matter lie was at liberty to pur-
sue that cOprse. About this stage OF the
proceeding defendants attorney quietly
slipped ont of the court room. The court
suggested further argument and asked tor
him, but he was gone. For Few minutes
u. :.
old fool and then recovered his senses and
dismissed tho case.
Years ago at Trickham In tribunal hay.
Ing the same jurisdiction, In the trial
of Il Jury case and during an excited dis
cussIon OF fncts in which all. counsel on
beth Sides as well as the learned trlal
court as our appellate courts would say,
joined 1t was made known by hystand.r
that one OF the jurors had departed, "A MATT
was called and the constable ordered 70
hunt for the missing man a snort DIS,
found engaged In u wrestling match Win
Il witness In the case VINO mad peer put
under the rule and forthwith returned into
court. lnterrosatcd as to what excuse ne
had to offer for his conduct he stated g at
he had heard all the evidence and 'dldn
want to listen to them d-n fool lawyers
talk" He was not fined.
Later on (about 1850 the scene shifted
and Santa Anna became the theater where
the young limbs Of the law covered -, them EN-
At one Of their engagements something was
said that tickled ono of the attorneys
whose feet were on little table sn front
of the Jury. to such an extent that he
kicked the table over, scattering books and
! ink and falling backwards upon the hoor,
| low named McGonigll, whose shirt front,
| cont aud trousers received liberal supply
OF the Ink. He instantly arose from his
| seat and declared that the whole proceed
| ing was an "lnfernal farce" declined to be
| Quicted by the court, left the court room
I and refused to return and continue In the
/ discharge OF his duty as Juror All par
/ ties engaged in the case seemed to agree
/ with McGoniglll that farce was being
i enacted. and feeling that one who was not
| taking part therein should not he com
| PEELED TO remain, agreed to excuse the angry
juror and tried the case with the remain
! Ing 1--WE.
! lusty youth some frosty headed citizens
! caused prosecutions to be commenced
against two hayward girls who, were Gu
camped near Coleman. When their eases
cd attorney
covered that tErce-fourths Of the town that
is, of the male portion) was on hand to
sec that they were not "proSecutcd.' The
excitement was intense ana every turn thar
the case took that was favorable to the de-
PENDANTS caused wave OF satisfaction 10
60 oyer the audience Just succeeding gan an
and counsel Tor the frail ones, while the
crowd In attendance was worked mp to
high pitch, the prosecutor asked witness witness
ants attorney could interpose an obicctiQL
Mr.. s, then young lawyer, jumped TO his
feet and In rsanmg that no had
no connection with the case he dropped
back into his chair amidst roar Of laugh
ter and volley of cheers.
An Enoch Arden Story.
TIE following queer story OF war and
love comes from AMARILLO. $50 miles west
Of Quanah. and is vouched for by the
Livestock Champion of that place;
Judge Policy returned to his old home at
! Canadian yesterday. He had been spending
! the winter In Indiana and thereby hangs
/ romance. In the year 1861 Judge Policy
Was a brilliant young lawyer IN an Indiana
| town. and n married man with two chill
! dsen. He enlisted in the Union army and
went to the war. He was wounded and
laid up in 4 Southern stocSade for months
aud all trace OF him was lost, his name
! appearing on the dead list. His wife mar
ricd again md Mr.. Policy moved West
| after the war was over In the meantime
: his wife heard that be was living and she
! secured a divorce and remarked her second
| husband. Judge Policy then married and
| raised family settling about fttteen years
/ ago at Canadian, where he. now has a
| married daughter. Last fall the judge
| went to his old home on visit and there
| learned that his wife was WOW and
! practically alone in che world and-and,
| we'll, the fire Of youth burned hercely in
! their hearts and they were remarked after
| n separation OF over forty years. The
! Champion extends congratulations ana
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