Democratic standard. [volume] (Georgetown, Brown County, Ohio) 1837-1850, 1842-11-15
NEW sERIEs.-VoL. III. NO Ie
AN ALABAMA couRTscENE.

AN ALABAMA COURT SCENE.
sJudge, the feIIers are alI here nov,
let's open couril'said man ia 6aliss
suit, labirb psntaloons and iackoi,f =
he door was throwh open, and aosno
WelVe or thirteen promiscuous l0okiaa
persons were marshailed into Ibo Cd
barn.
II was about noOn-daL spd 81 The
morning bad been oFnameAlaiIt obscufst
by soaking shower. The eompIaioaof I.
dsieDdeni. Witnesses, and 81 IN anv wat
connected with lbe csse, had IssVeIIed
seven mics TO find this only sp0s d
large region where justice was sssun .sl
TO be under legal distribution. Iato tha
county coBTt Tocm Ihey came, sIf sosks
ing vet, snd nearly every man with dc
stump Of bsdsmelliRg cigar in hiis mouth
FwO OF three we're very drunk. and isY
right down on beBcb9s and boxes sbout
ihe place, to go 10 sleep. One msn.hsd
hongh' enough 10 kindIe FIRE, gaiheg.
InR such material as was at hand, aodas
round this the rest Of the party gathered
20 get themselves paviisIly dry. Il Wa
September day, and though not SeTy
cold, a dryjackel was more eomEOrtsbls
than a wei one.
WHO opens this cssef said The judge
as he turned over On empty tOx made 10
carry dry goods, and lying useless ina
corner otihe place.
A fellow standing before the Gre, tufh-
ed rOuHd and said, why Judge, If yOa
mean that drygOod case, il il Opeh alFea
dsr
Then there was Z laugh, and - The
Judge sat down, another man asked him
if he was going TO keep The PrisoBers
boz all TO himself
Tie deputy constable then said he'd
be d--d if The court shouldn't bekept IL
nrder,' ordering, al the same time, Bill
Bruce 10 give Lin cigar.
Tie counsel FO' The plaintiE next came
forward and was commencing an sloqgsnt
address, when the judge stopped him in
familiar way, expressing "a UTgeatand
immediate necessity fora chew of tOhse-
CO.
.Idoes'nt chew, Jadge,' said tie attOs
ney.
k;I know you does, replied the jadge.
The defenjenl then stepped forward
and supplied the judge with tObacco.
After this the trial vent on, and an ses
companjmen; Of the most ludicrOus inei-
dents prevailed. One Of the witnesses,
when wanted, was 80 sound asleep on
bench, that the two lawyers and the con-
stable. with their united efforts couldn't
wake him. When atlast arOused,he told
the whole court 10 go TO he'll, and he lay
down 20 90 TO sleep again.
An old SOW rOotedthe door opens and
came grunting into court, surrounded bt
her brood of sqnslling pigs.
Drive her put 2 was the instantaneous
decision ofihe Judge.
sIIave mercy on be widow and tbe
fatherless!' exclaimed liccuPPing drun-
ken fellow on 4 ench.
Judge. said he counsel 81 the detsn"
dant, your time know i preciouss as
muslbe the cas- With "a sbls and value
ed member 81 society. This case 10
perfectly clear, and aow s learning
and lucid intellect piafees thEoussl.i Il AZ
the firsf glance. For ne to argue, would
be not olly waste Ofmy own time, but
an insult 10 your penetration. Much
mig6t be said; but nothing is needed
Before another judge would ley dewn
the rules Of law, but here ] know they
have been deeply studied and wisely an.
derstood.. j look around me, an humble
house Of logs, yet see before me the
spirit Of truth, the unpurchasea6le dis.
tributor ot law. and the old tenement fius
es before my mental vision. proud @and'
beautiful as a nsjestic temple nfius.Ies.
lJulaa have bottle Of prime old Mon
onQahela in my pocket; for the respect
bear your character, allow me TO make
you preseu, Ofii.'
.Heraic, for tie RJeHdaat! said Inc
ludge.-Picdynae.