Show BECK HIS OWN LAWYER A profound ond and L n d curious document stricken 0 out ut by the court third district court proceeding a were enlivened yesterday liy by the reading to the court of 0 a literary gem anil and legal curiosity in the shape of a demurrer filed by br the defendants in person in tho the ce case of 0 charted charles E pomeroy against kabrt V W beck and wife paie eroy recently died an action against agali uit beck and w n ire ife to collect 1219 f 65 5 on a promissory note and the defend atile in utter dislo gRul of 0 the old saw with rp ference frence to 0 o a roan man w n ho he pleads his OR oft n case lied filed n what hat th thy they Y termed a demurrer in the case which reatis reads as tc 01 ol A lows iowa sow now come the defendants in the abort abare case care and demur to the complaint tit and for cause say airet that the ahe note made by the d defendants cien danee on which the action Is laid is 11 unjust and contrary to the and design of mot mm as governed by the courts of 0 equity in the history lil tory of mortgaged mor taKe in that the note Is drawn tor for one tear after date but that tbt lie he 11 latter ater clause ot of the note I 1 that agreement by stating slating that K the interest be not paid is aa stipulated stipulate the legal holder of 0 the llie note may declare the principal due and proceed by law to recover the principal and interest this said clause empowering empower lne tho the mortgagee to lo foreclose even for otto months interest no matter what the condition of 0 the mortgage nr through sickness absence or inability to pay thus liable to lose property worth much more valuable than for 12 such a clause mutt have been insinuated as R an n atter after thought and recent consider 4 1 tinn ot of some keen heen witted lawyer 0 or 1 rr asping moneylender money lender lendor its aa it is ain in cnown town to procedure in equity courts the history ot of mortgage cos i tr judges on equity and the laws pon trally lavi havo always been careful to protest te t the unfortunate borrowers front froni ning N aln ing suddenly ruined the laws in the tha reveral states mates allowing even from six sic to twenty one years lor for redemption demp tion second that tho the adoro mentioned note Is in drawn in the usual torm form of totes notes whore where mortgages mor are not ov given e n or in ordinary business transactions makes the vit vitiating lating clause ot of ald tim note unjust eruct cruel and oppressive wherefore tile the def defendants Q pray that ike plaintiff may be barred of his acan and they ask ark it ir they should plead to te the complaint after hearing the alleged demurrer rod judge merritt ordered it stricken st int and gave the defendant ten days Is which to answer y |