His First Case In Court
[Original.!
George Crawford left the high school
of his native village to go to college
with a view to becoming a lawyer.
How be was to pay his way no one
knew, for he bad not a cent In the
world. Moreover, there was a love
match between him and his school
mate. Maggie Pixley. the beginning of
which neither could remember. The
affair first began to look serious when
George went to college. At least. It
was then that Maggie's father first
took notice of it and showed his oppo
sition. He reminded his daughter that
she was at a marriageable age, while
her lover had four years at college,
three at law school and no one could
tell how many more In gettiug a prac
tice at his profession. But all this de
pended on his gettiug the money to
pay his expenses. Maggie made up her
blind to wait for tieorge Crawford.
George at his entrance to college won
a scholarship that l?y dint of rigid
economy helped him through his first
year. After that he did odd Jobs,
taught, won prizes, thus scraping to
gether enough to put him through col
lege When it came to studying law.
he found a position In a school requir
ing but a few hours of each day. This
gave him what he needed to complete
his legal education.
tieorge was advised by most of his
professors to il.uit himself In a large
city, but one of them, differing from
the rest, recommended the country,
where, if the field was smaller, the
competition was less. I Jeorge chose the j
country aud settled in his native vil
lage.
When one ttuds himself oil the wroug
siile of a question the more the case
goes against hlt? the closer he Is tempt
ed to cliug to it. Macule's father was
the notary of the village, aud. havlug
once studied a little law in a country
i>tfi>-e. now found his daughter's suitor,
whom he had opposed, looking down on
him from a comparatively high legal
pinnacle. His opposition to the match
was more obstinate than It had been
seven years before.
Judge l'lxley. as he had come to be
called by his fellow citizens who knew
his weakness in respect to legal lore,
was the recipient of many small trusts.
One day four men came together to
his office and after asklug If be were
Judge Pixley. laying stress on the
-Judge." asked him to take charge of
some S1-.0OU till they should call for
It agaiu. offering him a large fee. The
notarv. without stopping to inquire
whence the men came, accepted the
trust and at their request drew up a
receipt, ending with an agreement to
pay over the money when called for
to ea<'h and every one of those who
had left It with him and to none of
them separately. This done, they de
parted. ,
In a few minutes the spokesman or
the party, who had flattered the no
tarv. returned and said that he wished
to couut the money. Pixley put him
at a table with the bills and durlug the
couuting was called for a moment Into
another room. When he returned both
the man and the money had vanished.
This was the severest blow the no
tary had ever received. The only prop
erty he possessed was his dwelling,
aud he had beeu years paying off a
mortgage upon it. To replace the lost
mouev would require the sacrifice ot
the house and something besides. The
?Id man was tu au agony. He spent
what ready money he had going to t e
cltv and consulting lawyers, all or
whom told him that the theft of one of
the depositors did not absolve his In
debtedness to the others.
He was not kept long In suspense.
In a few days the men. excepting the
thief returned and claimed their prop
erty' Not receiving It. they entered
suit against Pixley. and as there was
but little business before the court the
case was soon called for trial. There
was no lawyer In the place except
George Crawford, and IMxley had no
mouev with which to pay a lawyer.
Maggie begged George to do something
for her father, aud the old man was
obliged to Intrust his case to the per- ^
son he so bitterly opt>osed.
On the day of the trial excellent!
counsel appeared on behalf ?* **
claimants, who made speeches setting
forth "the villainy of the rascal who
had sought to defraud these honest
men of their dues." Crawford sa.
without a protest to these charges, the
gaping villagers setting bin. down for
a vert- poor lawyer for not furling
-fhem back In the attorneys* teeth. The
Judge and Jury were uot avewe to Pix
lev but they did not see how they
could obey the law and not find a ver
dict for the plaintiff.
When the case against the defendant
had been stated and George arose it
was hoped that at last he would make |
flerv speech accusing the claimant*
of collusion besides other crimes and
set forth the high standing the defend
ant had held in the community^ In
stead he called for a rending of the re
ceipt. When the reader came to the
words "shall pay to the said (the names
here followed) together and not sepa
rately" George called a halt and said.
??Your honor. I ask for a dismissal
of the case against my client on the
ground that the Instrument expressly
forbids my client to pay It except o
the four inen together."
"Case dismissed." said the Judge.
At the same moment detectives ad
vanced and arrested the claimants on
a charge of murder and robbery.
George Crawford suspected one or
both these crimes and hud notified the
police of a neighboring city, who had
ferreted out a double crime.
The case was the beglnulug of George
Crawford's success at the bar and aft
erward in public life- He married
Maeirie Pixlev. with her father's ap
probtttloai ? WH.LAKD K. FIFKR.
IN jRACE
Jerome Would Take Demo
cratic Nomination
(Special Dispatch to Daily Alaskan.)
! QNew York, Aug. 20? William Iraverj
Jetome, New York's famous prosecut
ing attorney, announces that he will
accept the democratic nomination for
governor if it shall be offered to him
without any strings attached. He is
being supported by many who are seek
ing a popular candidate to bead off
William R. Hearst.
SKAGWAY WEATHER
The result of the observation taken
at Moore wnarf at midnight, Aug. 19,
1906, is as follows:
Temperature time observat'n. .49 above
Max. temp, preceding 24 hours.. "3 "
Mln " " " " -45 "
Mean " " " " -.59 "
Barometer 30. 33
Clear and.Calm,
WEATHER BUREAU REPORT
Skagway, August 18 1906.
The weather conditions at Skagway
for the 24 hours preceding noon today
were as follows:
Max. Temp 65 above zero
Min. " 38 " "
Mean " 52 " "
feni p. at noon 62 " "
Precipitation .OU -ncnes
H. D. Clark,
Volunteer U. S. Weather observer.
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ALL OFF
Juneaa Makes Complete
Back Down
I The baseball season has probably clos
ed so far as Southeastern Alaska is con
cerned. Manager J. M. Tanner received
word Saturday evening that the Juneau
team could not come to Skagway, and
withdrawing the challenge for the
Whitehorse challenge cup.
Negotiations have been In progress
several weeks for a game between
Skagway and Juneau. The latter!
challenged for the cup which Skagway j
won on Victoria Day from Whitehorse,
Juneau and Douglas, and successfully
defended at Skagway's Fourth of July
celebration against the teams from the
same towns. The challenge was re
ceived about a month ago. Skagway
accepted the challenge . and named
August 25 as the day for the game.
After much backing and filling word
was received last week that the time
would be satisfactory and that there
would be a large excursion from Juneau
to this place. Now comes word that
Juneau will be unable to make good.
It is understood that the game has
been called off because of the inability
of the Juneau baseballists to retain the
services of a battery that was imported
from Tacouia early in the season,
HOGGATT COMING
BACK TO JUNEAU
Got. W. B. Hoggatt, of this district,
was a passenger from Seattle to Juneau
on the Jefferson. He has completed a
tour of the Alas?an interior and comes
back to Juneau to begin work on his
first annual report to the secretary of
the interior.
While away from his home Gov.
Hoggatt was entertained at Dawson,
Fairbanks and Nome. He visited the
Tanana creeks and the mining districts
of Seward peninsula in addition to the
camps along the Yukon.
WollMd Branohea (lot
F. Wolland, formerly of Skagwav, is
branching out at Juneau. He is adding
a line of men's fu-nishings to his mer
chant tailoring business.
Summer Diarrhoea in Children
During toe hot weather of the summ
er mouths the first unnatural looseness
of a child's bowels should have immedi
ate attention, so as to check the disease
before it becomes serious, All that is
necessary is few doses of Chamberlain's
Colic. Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy
followed by a dose of castor oil to
cleanse the system. Rev. M. O. Stock
land, Pastor of the first M. E. Church,
Little Falls, Minn., writes: "We have
used Chamberlain's Colic, Cholera and
Diarrhoea Remedy for several years
and find it a very valuable remedy,
especially for summer disorders in
children." Sold by Wm, Britt
Notloe
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