It is believed by Some that the present
excitement over the fence question is
but a temporary flurry, and that there
fore the employment of a lawyer may
have the effect of staving off the matter
until it has blown over. Again, it is
natural that, unless actions are begun
simultaneously against numerous of
fenders, one man, finding that he is at
tacked while bis neighbors are not dis
turbed, will, on the same principle of
self-protection which impelled him to
erect his fence, defend his right in the
courts to keep his fence standing.
Doubts are freely expressed as to the
existence of any statute under the pro
visions of which the district attorney
could proceed.
