The Glenwood post., 1909-07-24
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directors were to be sent to Jail the
lawyers should accompany them,
statement to which Mr.. Moore readily
assented.
Judge Shumate reviewed the matter
completely purged of contempt. He re
ferred to the defects in the former con
tract and said they had been remedied
in the contract which was executed
and therefore contempt would not lie.
The costs were assessed to the com
plainants. This, for the time being,
disposes of the Antlers trouble until
new Judge arrives when the matter will
be threshed over again.
Another matter of more than ordi-
nary Importance to- occupy the atten-
ton of the court brings to memory the
troubous days of the coal miners
strike in New Castle few years ago,
this being the application of Attorney
d. NJ. Campbell of Pueblo for a body
Judgment against Perry G. Coryell and
the commitment of Coryeu to the coun-
ty Jail for the period of one year be
cause of his failure or refusal to pay
Judgment rendered against him for
So, 900 in favor of John r. Lawson
whom Coryell shot ON May 2s, 1904, as
result of an alteration concerning
the strike.
1t will be remembered by Post read
ers that Coryell at the time of the
strike was operating coal mine at
New Castle. He had considerable trou-
agitators of whom Lawson was a lead
er. The feeling became more and more
bitter and the exasperatng attitude of
the loafng miners became more intense
until friends of Coryell, hearing that
Lawson and other of the strikers hal
threatened him with violence, and fear
ing for his personal safety, advised him
to leave town until the excitement sub
sided.
But whatever else Perry Coryell may
be he is not coward and he stood his
ground amid all kinds of insults and
threats until the affair eliminated one
day in tragedy which came near cost
ing Lawson his life. Coryell had driv'
en- to town with his wife and after the
shopping was finished he went into
barber shop to get shave, Mrs.
CoryeI waiting in the buggy in the
middle of the street.
Lawson was in the barber shop and
the old feud was revived. Coryell left
the shop and started toward his rig,
Lawson following and abusing him.
Coryell reached into his buggy, took
out a sawed off shotgun and perforated
Mr.. Lawson s anatomy to the extent
that the latter declares he has not
since been able to do manual labor.
Corvell was tried in the dictrict court
on criminal charge and acquitted
and later Lawson brought civil action
for $1,000 damages and jury gave
him a verdict for $4,000. On May g OF
this year writ of attachment was IS
sued in Lawson 3 favor, but the sher1h,
to whom the writ was directed, found
no property on which to levy and then
Gen. Campbell asked for jail com
mitment.
Just after the reading by Gen. Camp
bell on Thursday afternoon of his ap-
plication for Coryell s Incarceration, {.
w. Darrow, for Coryell, filed an answer
setting out that his client had on that
day made voluntary assignment for
the benefit of all his creditors, pro
rata, naming c.. C. Parks as assignee.
Mr., Darrow claimed that by this ac'
ton Coryell had placed all his property
at the disposal of the court for the can
collation. of his debts and that this was
all he could do and, having done his
best in a financial way he should nor
be made to suffer jail sentence. Judge
Shumate took different view of the
matter and held that Coryell should
serve jail sentence of six months or
pay the judgment. stay of sentence
for fifteen days was granted during
which time Mr.. Darrow will apply to
the supreme court for the setting aside
of the sentence.