The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1902-05-10
CHORITS
COURT PRACTICE IN MISSOURI.
Some Odd Things That Surprised an
Old Lawyer From Chicago.
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Chicago Inter OCEAN,
There are many things in the lega
methods in vogue in Missouri to caus,
| a Chicago lawyer to open his eyes WIFI
| establishment" said Chicago attorne!
! who has recently returned from tina
| state. Il was down there trying cast
| a week or SO ago. The title to valu
able mining land was involved, and thu
trial was held at Canton, Lewis coun
ty That is pretty near the border line
and during the war times and for many
years after it was known as hot-bec
of secession. The most striking thing
about the county now is the abundance
of gray-haired and gray whiskereC
Johnny Rebs who live there. Court by
the way. opens there at a. m.
After 1 had got through with the
examination of one of the veniremer
called, and had accepted him, L turned
him over to the other side for examina-
ton The opposing counsel was typi-
cal old confederate, gray haired, anC
extremely courteous and ipunctilious in
his manner He began his examina-
ton in this way: ~
You live at Eden, sab, l undah.
stand you TO say?'0
Yes, sir
Walnut you postmastah, sab, al
Eden for some considerable period?
Yes, sir; for twenty two years.
"'You fo'ht in the wah, sah?'
Yes, sir.
"'On which side, sah?'
1.-The Union side. TO-
T" Did you know. Colonel S. Daggs
sab, of the confederate army
"a Yes, sir
Isn't it a fact, sab. that you re-
fused to speak to Colonel S. Daggs?'
" No, sir; I spoke to him every time
he came to the postoff1ce.'
Isn't it a fact, sab. that you did
not attend the funeral of Colonel S.
Daggs?'
CT was sick
":Nevah mind, sab. Did you or did
you not attend the funeral of Colonel
S. Daggs, sah?'
/ did not - aa1a r9f j.
"The opposing counsel looked tri-
umphant as he turned to. the judge and
said: Your honah, I object to this wit
ness on the ground of prejudice.
objection sustained said the judge,
and the venireman stepped down with
a rather sheepish expression.
This was the first I had heard of
Daggs, and I was rather curious to
know more about him. I afterward in
vestigated and found that Colonel S.
Daggs had been dead twenty-five years.
1.-THE next morning 1 was standing at
the court house door with the sheriff
Of the county, waiting until it was time
for court to open. While I was there
a fine-looking man rode up, fastened
his horse, and came up the steps. Good
morning, sheriff. he said, as he entered
the door.
THE sheriff was leaning against the
side of the door with his hands in his
pockets and he never moved as he said:
Good mornin', Cap'n Daggs. Jest step
in the marshals office there; he wants
to see you.
GAS Cap'n Daggs walked toward the
marshals room the sheriff winked SOL
EMMY at me and followed Daggs. I
accepted the wink as an invitation, and
followed the sheriff. No sooner had
Daggs entered the marshars room than
the latter went through him and took
away from him two guns almost as
long as my arm. I'll take care of these
we're, Cap'n, he said, carelessly, until
aftah cot adjourns'
THAT was all there was to it. The
'Cap'n looked a little foolish. but the
marshal and the sheriff seemed to think
it was a matter of course. and their
manner did not invite any question
ing"