News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1902-04-09

said editor is at this time much disaf-
fected toward his eXcellency the said
governor and has duly repented dhe
first time in his life in sackcloth and
ashes for his want of judgment and
discretion in that regard; that notwith-
standing all these things were well
known to the defendant and had been
by it duly considered, the said plaintsffs
at the special instance and request OF
said defendant did and performed GER
tain work and labor and furnished ma
terials for the same to said defendant,
as will more fully appear by an ac-
count herewith filed, marked 'EXhlDlt
A. and made part of this petition.
Plaintiffs state that the balance claim
ed in said account, to wit, the sum OF
$50. with interest, is due them and I'M
paid, for which, with costs of suit, at
torney's fees and a railroad pass, they
ask judgment. ID. L. DYER
Attorney for Plaintiffs.
JUDGE Hunt and Sam Maiden.
There perhaps never was any COM
munity on earth in which more anus
ing things have happened than in PIKE
county. Mo. Hon. Ezra Hunt, who
for many years was judge of the ia
nous pike circuit" was celebrated for
his urbanity and dignity no less than
for his learning and judicial ability.
Once upon time there was pending in
his court an indictment against one
Samuel Maiden for selling whisky
without a license. Maiden was quite
a character in his way. In due time
and with fitting solemnity his honor
called the case of the state of Mis-
souri, versus Samuel Maiden" There
was no response. Again and with
rather more emphasis the judge repeat
ed. 1.-THE state of Missouri versus Sam
uel Madenr' Still no answer. BY
this time the court was slightly net
tied and with some tartness said: The
state versus Sam Maiden! Who rep
resents the defendant? What shall be
done with the caseY This brought
Maiden to his feet. He arose in the
rear of the courtroom and thus made
reply, "Jedge, if you are willin', We'll
jest let that case drop"
At first there was deathlike silence,
and then the shout of merriment that
assembled from bar and spectators was
like the voice of many waters. The
sheriff hammered his desk and shout
ed Order! Order" until he was red
in the face, but there was no order, at
least for several minutes
Furnishing a Tough.
In the great brood of her aspiring
sons which Missouri has sent to the
far west to gather political laurels in
new fields Judge Andrew Jefferson
Seay of Kingfisher, o. r., is one of
the most unique and interesting char
acters. His name will be preserved in
history, however, more by one of his
defeats than by any of his victories,
for he had the distinction of being
beaten for congress by "Silver Dick"
Bland in BANDS first race.
Colonel Seay has been both judge of
the supreme court and governor of the
nascent commonwealth of which he
is now a distinguished private citizen
and from which he is United States
senator in posse. Governor Seay is
not only a soldier, statesman and jurist,
but he is also considerable of wit.
Once while holding court at Ell Reno
some tough character was before him
| for trial, and Seay sentenced him to
pay a fine of $500. The prisoner
promptly counted out the money and
remarked somewhat fiippantly, prema-
turely and unwisely to the court:
"You see, you blankety BANKED old
fool, that I always carry the stuff in
my hip pocket!'
| "And II months in the county Jail
Now see if you have that in your hip
| pocket, Mr.. Prisoner" quietly remark
ed the judge, and no amount of beg,
ging on the part of the prisoners coun,
sci could induce the x-Missourian to
mitigate the sentence.
Armed Neutrality.
At the beginning of the civil war the
people of Pike county were as badly
divided as any in the state. Among
the most enthusiastic and prominent
Union men was Colonel George W. An,
derson, an eX-Tennesseean, subsequent
ly state senator, congressman, coal oil
inspector for st. Louis and judge of the
st. Louis court of criminal correction
He is, as Mark Antony described him
self to be, a plain, blunt man and has
q most direct and emphatic, not to say
volcanic, manner of expressing him
self.
One of the most intense southern
sympath.zers was the late Colonel VIII
liam L. Gatewood, an ex-Virginian
subsequently a state senator and mos
successful lawyer and financier. HI
was a very eXcitable sort of man an(
very sincere in his affections for Con
federates.
OF all the futile policies ever dreamed
of perhaps the EARNED neutrality" fac
of Kentucky and Missouri leads thu
list. How sensible men could have in
dulged in such a vain hope as tina
passeth all comprehension, but man!
did, some in good faith and others un
Outstanding full well how ridiculous i
was.
Not to be behind their neighbors, tn
Pikers held a meeting at Bowlin;
| Green early in 1861 and passed ringing