Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1921-11-10
OXFORD EAGLE. OXFORD. MISSISSIPPI
"NEAR BEER" ANDERSON
DOES THE EXPECTED.

The old Secret Caucus extong the
wisdom of Judge Anderson of the State Supreme Court
his decision granting the Companies prosecuted
by the State Revenue Agent for violating Antitrust Laws
supesedeas appeal This decision by Judge Near Beer An
eson overdes the decision Of Chancellor Stricken requiring
the Companies make the customary appeal bond
The very simple. The Fire Insurance Companies
had convicted Of being Trust and had been fined n almost
the minimum penalty the whole amount to about Nine Mil
Dollars The highest assessed against
pany $195000 OF the Companies wanted to appeal
Supreme Count and when they lose there they viii went
appeal United States Supreme Court and they lose
there they will then want to appeal to the League OF Nations
the law that when any loses law suit and
judgment rendered against him. he must put up
double the of the judgment and the probably
costs That rule applied every citizen, if the
judgment than $500 1t is the law OF the land and
of the bond fixed by the amount of the judgment
There discretion anywhere for the bond to be in
other than double the amount of the judgment and probably
No lawyer about the amount OF the bond be-
cause that is fixed automatically
So in the present case, when judgment assessed
against the Trust for the of Nine Million Dollars,
round numbers the bond automatically
fixed in double that sum, and probably costs
Trust had two roads open; they could
put the Eighteen Million Dollar Bond and stay the execution
CT the Judgment they could appeal and let execution be IS
sued the judgment of the Chancellor.
Robertson had had foresight enough have
taced the belonging the Trust that he could find
Mississippi This amounted six hundred thousand
dollars If the eighteen million dollar bond not filed this
money would be paid into the state treasury at
The Insurance Trust did not want the attached funds to be
paid into the state treasury did put up eg
million dollar bond Stokes Robertson could collect
his entire nine million dollar judgment he in the
State Supreme Court AS stands he could only collect the
money he has attached
Ter hearing both sides argue the days and
after taking another two days study the law Chancellor
e decided that the Insurance Trust would have to do the
ordinary citizen of Mississippi does when he loses lawsuit put
double the amount of the judgment bond appeal with
out supersedeas that is without staying the execution OF the
judgment.
In this extremity the Insurance Lawyers rush Judge An
deson and without notice the State without hearing
without any consideration he grants superedeas appeal set
ting aside the opinion of the Chancellor who had devoted nearly
the study and trial of the Anderson rules that the
Insurance Trust stay the execution of the judgment by put
ting up bond equal to twenty-five cent of the attached
money, additional per of the for costs
and interest.
Thus we see how Insurance Trust gets special favor
Supreme Court Judges elected to
the people of the state.
But we have no right expect anything else from Judge
Anderson member of the legislature member of the
Caucus Candidate for the United States Senate
was always against people, It viii be recalled that he with
before the Secret Caucus and rewarded
by appointment to the Supreme Court by Governor Noel
member of the Supreme Court he rendered the famous
decision beer thus acquiring the title Near
Beer Thus he then friend to the
and combines
It also appears that Judge formerly the paid
attorney Trust when they sued
for the that the State Revenue Agent has been
o convict them of.
IF Anderson had any sense poprey feeling
binary decency would decline sit judge in the present.
case because paid attorney of the Insurance Trust at
time he be other than their spokesman He cannot
be Judge when he has been advocate for the Trust
This ought the voters of the state that is useless
with public office when he has proven him.
unfathfu If the people had only recalled his Secret eau
Gus and Near they would have elected W. D.
Anderson Supreme Court But they tried him once more
At the first CALL responds to the Trusts and does their bid
ding It is lesson the people should remember
Such decisions rendered by Near Beer Anderson
will do more contempt of law contempt of courts and
constitutions than anything that be DONE When people see
highest judges acting under the cloud OF suspicion they can
have no confidence in the integrity of any official
WHERE rs "PAT'?