The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1909-10-22

parent business. no visible means of
sapport. and no evidence of owner
a1ip sxcept a yoke on his neck. This
Eoke was evidence that the mule had
80 81 some tine In a state of sub
fction, but did not indicate to whom.
Although he does not appear to
hate been drunk or boisterous, a Wig
hat ofbcer OF he police OF the city
arresied him and took him TO the lock-
~ TIE policeman was authorized to
a. M b. a city ordinance, which
as no doubt intended and well caIcu-
laied 90 preserve the lives of the PEG
~ and the good order Of the city by
pruhibitlng mules from being loose in
~ streets
TIE mule was arrested on the 9TH
81 september and was locked up Cin)
the ciiy pound. The poundkeeper did
uot knoW Who he belonged TO, and the
muls made no disclosures of his own
ership. The pOundkeeper. it appears,
went 90 the market house, and inquir-
90 of the butchers II a mule had es-
carei from any one of them. Why
~ should suppose that a butchers
SAL should be an appropriate place
60 aud out the owner Of a live mule
does not appear. The poundkeeper
further inquired Of such country peo-
pls a. he could find IL they knew of
nnyone who had lost a mule.
A farmer who lived about three
nllles from the city. said that one of
Ms neighbors had lost a mule, and re-
quested that no advertisement be
mads until he could see IL the mule
unf his neighbor's. When the farmer
asked his nelghbor IL he had lost a
mule be- was told that he unfortunate
~ had not In this way five days
elapsed before any advertisement was
made. In the meantime, the mule
was kept in close confinement, and
refused 90 be interviewed.
on the 18th OF September, or five
days after the mule was arrested, the
rluandmasteT advertised in the Knox
tllle Journal and Tribune that the
ulule would be sold on the 14th, un-
lsss called for and charges paid; and,
no one calling. the mule was sold pub
ncly. Cor cash. for 20, and one o. L.
smith became the purchaser. The
costs and charges were paid out Of
fhs proceeds Of the sale, and the bal
ance was left in the city treasury to
b. called Tor by the owner.
What thls balance was does not APP
pear. n IL stated in the record that
d Vas ts-) blank dollars. Wheth-
80 this means that there was no bal
anco. OF that the amount was un-
knoxn and not material is left in
doubt
Mr. smith. the purchaser, sold the
mule 90 Mincey. but for what sum
does not appear Mincey, it appears,
t.ouEht the mule in good faith, and
al not know that he had ever been
arrested or confined in the city lock
a.. or that ne had been sold by the
r'ry. So far as he knew the mule had
the usual good reputat;11 of his spe-
cics
IN the meantime Mr.. Bradburn, to
whom the mule belonged, missed him
from his corncrib, and supposed ne
had rone TO SEWER county, where he
came from originally. He made IN
auiries. however. and among other
fhiurs vent 90 n telephone station 10
inquire OF che poundkeeper if he had
such q mule. II appeared, however,
that Central was busy or gone to
dinner. and Mr.. Bradburn could not
roarh the poundkeeper. He thereup-
60 asked Mr. Clark to telephone for
aim. Mr. Clark reported that WORD
came bach 10 him from the other end
81 fhe lire that there was no mule
fhcre. n does not appear who was at
go ofhcr end Of the line, so that the
trrft of THE answer is not verified.
IN mule. however. did not return
O. sctIer county. but preferred to be
l,cked up IN Knoxville. Mr.. Bradburn
"a nor see the advertisement in the
1ouruai and Tribune. Probably he
a. noi take that paper. but read the
EFnfinel
Cuunsei saws that the advertisement
as pui On an obscure place. Exactly
utat b. means the court to infer from
thni ~ arr unable to see. The court
raunoi judicially know there is any
thinr obscure In any Knoxville papea
uniess d b. In the reports Of supreme
ouurf opinions. and these appear to
~ ohscure only TO the lawyers who
49, their cases.
Amer che sale. and plainle found
- 49, hss r,,ule Was he repleVied