It Was Probably Justice Fletcher

"WHúle wio'-kmen we-re eogaged in laying same water pipes la Feleh park (rmce an oíd cemete-ry) a few days sinoc tu.-y uinearbhed am lron casket cottttainíng ttoe body ot .ín oíd jnan. in au excellent Bfcate otf preservatiom. Tlie casket itself was of tiio oíd style cooiüamiing in shape to lh,' body itself. n'iid was well preeetved, only tlie aorter hvs. in -whicli it was placed beiflg wxtted away. As metallic caskets are expensive even .iïow, tlliey must have mucli more bo ia tlic earty days wtentthls body ■ ■was borted, tinis dein HLiïg that the persoia was oiie of wealth.. Aiter the pipes were laid it was placed back in ia old resting place and M'vered op again. It seoms as tliough! the city omgaat to have ïad it b-uricd at ■tlie uew ceinetery where the ether icmains tïiat were taken lip iïom that place were interred. Siince 'tihs abDve was in type the icttowing lig'ht has been throwu upon t'he subject : Pnoi. Aiwlrew ïenbrook, who iu 1844 came bere as professor ira ttoe Cnirorsity aud vb luiows more of local histoiy tinao amy ot-her raan living, staid tj'-uigilit : "The i.'uiy discO'Ver-ed Baturöay in FelcSi park was witaujt doulbt tliat ■ui OMef Justice Fletohe1.-, who died in 1852 very puo:', aud was buried at ülu expeaae o-i tihe WashtenaM 'bar," Seve?al otihier old resldenita were alSO' seen, aud all agreed tïuat ttie body w,-,s witilnut d'tvutot -fali'at 04 Judge Villiam Pletcter. His easket was oí iro;i a.ml ito Btone marked ïiirf ig-i'ave, wiiUe hls ïacc aad di'ess were exactly like thiD.se oï v'.ie bcydy receutly tomad. Pno;. TeubTüok said : 'Jude Pletcbfisi1 was mairied tu his laudlady iu th-c east. Uamortuiiately ahe proved tj be ineauc, aud aitei" coming here li.-si-ted on hia,ving a ninall farm. SÜic kept a cj-sv aind liad hay for ií always sto:cd iii the pa,rlor. Blie wioulil put on a sliert oalko dress an'J go dowij toivn wittL a basket of eggs ■on hei' arm, always ta-kimg back stveets to avoid th.e judge, wliose dignity slxe did nJt wl8b to1 oiíend. I liavo lieard her yelliinlg niuirder at aaiglht, and liave gone tol help quiet 'her. Fiaally the axbge gat a diTrce and lost all his pi-operty, so that ■'lien he died his calleasues at the bar paid for hls barial." Sevenal oíd trteads oí the judge liope moitey can be raised t) purrliase at least a slab to mavk Dhe grave of one oí Mic-.liig-iui's great me