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ote concerning the settlement of his estate: Let great care and caution be exercised, particularly in respect of the bills of deputy sheriffs and constables, whose charges were so often most exorbitant and not infrequently made to me when I have distinctly marked the processes committed to them in such a manner as to notify them that I would not be responsible for officers' fees. When the Hon. Justice John W. Pettengill was a student in Mr. Griffin's office, Mr. Griffin told him to Stop Blackstone and read the statutes regarding officers' charges. Fight them and I will back you up. He classified the sheriffs and constables as robbers and Shylocks who could out-Shylock Shylock. The Transcript of May 23, 1866, paid the following tribute to Mr. Griffin: The death of John Q. A. Griffin will create quite a void in Republican circles in this state. He had for many years been known as a fearless and uncompromising champion of the ideas which triumphed in the country by the ele