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Show JUDGE STRICKLAND AGAIN EXPLAINS- Judgo Strickland aain roao to explain ex-plain yesterday, and did it personally, which showed a keener appreciation ol the eiiuation than a tiinplu authorization authoriza-tion of a denial wunid do. Tito IIoo. Obed F. Htriekland this time did col deny; neither did ho cliaro the Hon. Thomas Jefferson J)rake with boioj,' a liar of "great ago and deaf'tict-H," Lut tho Hon. Obed K Htriekland owned up, admitted tho wholo thing, confessed con-fessed ho did giro tho note, that it was given aa stated io judge Drake's letter, and conscqaently that cverythiug which judge Drake had then said relative rela-tive to tho bargain and sale of an aso-oiato aso-oiato justiceship in Utah, of which Hod. Thomas Jefferson Drako wa aullcr and Hon. Obed F, Strickland was purohasor thougii ho never paid was and is truo. Whatarowo to think to day of tho denial duly "authorized" "au-thorized" by judge Strickland? Wo say he oonfcHeos tho whole truth makcB a clean breast of it; and haro isthe proof. In tho first place, Mr. liatofl, on March 27th, last past, opened open-ed up communication with our esteemed esteem-ed friend judgo Strickland, on this interesting in-teresting eubjoct We havo taken paioa to obtain a copy of Mr. Bates' letter, so that thia memorable history might bo eomploto in its dutaila. Mr. Bates writes: Salt Lako City, Utnh, March 27, 1873. 0. F. Strickland, Esq., UounHollor-at-Law, Salt Lako. Sir : I horowith enclose you a copy of your noto given to my old friend, Thomas Jefferson Drake, of l'oniiao, Michigan, dated March '20, lbti'J, Washington city, D. (.'., by you; aud have also his letters to mo detailing all tho oiroumstaaocs under which nutii noto was given. I am authorized by judge Drake to propose to judge Siriek-land, Siriek-land, that, if you aro willing to pay it, or any part of V, I am to deliver it to ynu. Unions it be paid, then 1 shall bring suit upon it forthwith, and do what I may to seo that equal and ex-not ex-not justico is dono io the premises An you aro both from Michigan, and that is my homo, 1 hope to so arraugo tho matter aa that no dishonor or disgrace shall bo brought uion our Peninsular State. 1 will await your reply until Monday morning next. When, if you do not tako it up, 1 shall proceed by all tho known means of tho law, to collect col-lect it. Yours, tfce., Geo. 0. Batee. Our worthy and esteemed friend, judgo Stiioklaud, didn't reply to this Jeftcr, which he probably considered a nicddlcsomo sort of an affair many peoplo do roceivo such communications in this way. Mr. Bates, it appears, waited twenty dajs, waited and watched, watch-ed, and hoped, that tho honorable scion of tho Peninsular Stato whom ho had thuB appoalingly apostrophised in behalf be-half of an ancient friend, a proud commonwealth com-monwealth and a noto for $2,800, would do something to avert tho disgrace dis-grace which publicity would bring; "any part thereof " would havo been tuWou, jot tbyjudiuinl gtver of tno note deolincd, by his silence, to disburse even a maravedi to redeem that little piooe of paper. But tho attorney for judge Drako waited in vain; and so, on Tuesday last, ho oommonccd suit,mak-iog suit,mak-iog tho declaration given in substance in Wednesday's Herald, and accompanying accom-panying it with tho oopy of the note and the copy of judge Drake's letter whioh we havo already given. Yesterday judgo Strickland answered, in the shape of a demurrer, and here is his answer; Third District Court. Thomas Jefferson Drako, ) Plaintiff, vs. -Obed F. Strickland, I Defendant. j Now comes the defendant, O. I?. Strickland, iu person, and demurs to the oomplaint on uio in this cause, and allege?, 1st. That tho oomplaint on hla in this does not stato facta sufficient to constitute a oauso of action, in this., Tho contract referred to, set out in Baid oomplaint, is void, on the ground of public policy; honoe tho oauso cannot can-not bo maintained, nor the collection of the said note enforced. 0. F. Strickland, in person. It was published on Wednesday that judge Strickland authorized a denial; jude Strickland does not deny the oharge that ho purchased his judgeship judge-ship for $2,00, still unpaid; ho admits it; he confesses tho whole; ho does not say ho did not givo the note; he does not say his signature is a forgery; he doos say judgo Drako's letter is f alse ; he admits everything, and pleads that the oontract is void "on the ground of publio policy," that tho rascality per-potrated per-potrated by two es-associato justices of the Bupreme court of fhis Territory is auch that a written contract mado in connection with it cannot be enforced, because public policy, the publio interest inter-est and" common justico and honesty forbid it. Ho does more. Uo is a lawyer, aud knows that by this demurrer he has estopped him Belf forever from denying tho charges; has pliccd himsc.f ou record as a trafficker in judicial positions who 10-fuaofl 10-fuaofl to pay the price agreed upon fir thejudgship thus obtained, and pro-eludes pro-eludes himself from ever again attempting attempt-ing to deny the fact, after "authorizing" "authoriz-ing" a fiat denial thVough the public pros?. We wait for those letters and documents docu-ments from tho cast. ojt enough to cover a space of twelve njiies Hauare a foot deep. At the Bame tiuuo the enormous furoe of the water carries tho great portion of this accu- 1 mulation far out to sea, the depth of the gulf within ten miles of the mouth of tho river being over 11,000 feet. General Beauregard has invented a sjlf-actinif excavator, to be worked by the current, but its usefulness his not 1 yet been practically demonstrated. ' I Meanwhile, added to tho great detri- j mcnt of her political troubles, Louisi- ana is suffering seriously in her com- ; mercc. ' |