The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1911-02-16
A Lesson!
That's What Was Teached to Cy
Hoskins & Hereafter Cy Will
Have a Good EaI More Respect
for the Majesty Of the Law
Than He Has Showd in the Past

Cyrus Hoskins, one Of Our most in
fluenshial citizens and staunch pillar of
the Bingvillc Church, the richest man
in the town (and also the stingiest),
underwent one of the most humiliat-
INCEST experiences which ever fell to
the lot of mortal man last week, and
which we calkilate Cy will remember
with loathing and disgust as long as he
lives.
AS everybuddy knows, Jared Cooper
brung suit not long sinst against Jed
Sirnpkins to recover SIS which Jared
paid Jed for horse he purchased of
Jed, and which Jed represented to be
sound in wind and limb, and yet which
laid down and died on Jared's hands
before he could get it home and into
the stable.
Now it seems Cy formerly owned
this horse and sold it to Jed for $l8.
so after the horse died Jared brung
suit against Jed at the Co. seat and
had Cy subpoenad as witness to tes-
when he sold it to Jed Cy was sub
poenad by officer from the Co. seat
and the trial was to be held on We'd
nesday of last week. After the officer
had served the subpoena on Cy and had
went away, Cy said he would be dog
goned if he would be witness in any
SIGH a scandalus case as that which was
beneath his dignity and so instead of
being present at the trial he would
stay at home and they could get along
without him as well as they could
Jed Peters and Lam Brown and es-
pecially Anne Hillyer, our talented
loryer and legal light, all advised Cy
to go and be witness, being as he
might get hisself into trouble if he
didn't, but Cy got mad and stormed
around and said he was a free born
American citizen and would do as he
pleased and if he didn't want to testify,
he wouldn't testify and if anybuddy
thort they could make him do other
wise, jest let them try it on. Cy
Dragged and boosted around town about
staying home up to the last minute and
even on Wednesday, the day of the
trial he spent most of the. time in Hen
Weathersby's store talking about his
rights and saying if anybuddy could
make him go on the witness stand, he
would like to see EN- do it.
Well, the trial come off and it was
decided in Jared's favor, who arrived
in Bingville that evening as much over
joyed as Jed was cast down and dis
appointed, being as he was required to
pay back to Jared the SIS and also pay
for the costs in the case. Jared told
Cy that before all was over, he would
wish he had went over to the Co. seat
and testified as desired, but Cy said the
case was closed now and went on and
talked higher than ever.
Thursday morning at 10 o'clock Dep
uty Sheriff Miller of the Co. seat ar
rived in Bingville and called at Cys
residence, where he told Cy that Judge
Bowker had sent for him on important
business and that he would have to
come right along. Cy said he couldn't
20. being as it was his birthday and he
had invited a few friends in to help
him celebrate, but the sheriff said he
guessed he would have to put off his
celebrashion and that if he didn't come
along peaceable, he would clap the
handouts on him and make him come,
so when Cy see there wasn't anything
else to do, he consented. As the sher-
;f driv outen town with Cy settin ia