The Kalida venture. [volume] (Kalida, Ohio) 1841-1865, 1847-10-12
- rAL COURT AND JANE
THE rGENEn n Tg9xIN OF BUTTER.
VA NIlP E\VE' EIkA- roR OF MAJOR DOWNING

70 -.l,ud Of steady habits" SO ptc-e'-
fitlc pthrno ,;ohbors, as 10 throw them Gu,
ent over her H. Ware the uarly judicial
treiy in the shade. "I JG and even oil
reesds Of the ,old, Bay sta.., Voo"s
her daughter, Maine, while she was =:
royince, duly examined, they would atlo'I
annie evidence of enacimenls as numerous,
and as strong, and as rigdly enforced in ia
yor of good order and decorous department,
as ,hose which have conferred everlasting
honor upon The early character OF good OLD
I, ,Connec,icui. f.oi dg p rs.
We beg leave here 10 quote few exam
plos in proof Of our position.
1854. "The Court doth order 'hat ,ane
Berry is to acknowledge that she hath done
goodman Abbit wrong, in dealing wl'hou' wiz
ness. And that Sarah Abhi is TO ackhowi-
edge ,ha, she has done goodwiie Berry wrong
in evil speeches. r,..
1855. "The Grand Jury do present ihom-
as Furson, for sweating 'by God, and cuis'ng
Ills wife, and saying, "a pox lake her. sen,
fenced to pay ten shillings. and TO be bounh
unto his good behavior in bond OF ten
pounds" ."1uL f. e4a tN,,
"The Grand Jury do present the wlie OF MAI
thew Giles for swearing, and revli'hg We
constable when lie came for the rates, ana
Ikewise railina on the prudcnshall men and
their wives. Sentenced 70 be whipped seven
stripes, or TO be redeemed with ior,y shli, !,
,inps, and 10 be bound ,tphcl good bai'ovor'D
@'fhe Grand Jury do present Jane Chsn
new. tho wife of Thomas Channey, tor oes!-
iuo her sop.in-law, Jeremy Tibbe's, and his
wife: and likewise for striking her husoand
ina canoe, and giving him rowling speeches
,Ad,nouishsd by the Court, aud is pay TWO
shillings and sixpence. -gajl97 =, :, II,
.Ths Grand Jury, do present Ihil'P Eo-
qerly for ,hreatening his vile 10 break Lef
neck il she woulds not 60 out OF doors; 'ha'
for fear she came into goodman Beard
house in the night on the Lords day, a' she
7comn,ained 10 William Beard the next morn
ing. Sentenced 10 be bound I" ms gooo oe
hayior in bond Of fnr,y pounds"
w.. 1857. "Thornas Crowlie is presented 10
calling constable Alt, constable rogue ;"s ad
m.nsbed by the Court, and 10 pay Ices '"'
shillines and six pence.''a. .' -,
.-'fl61O .Thc Grand Jury present lhoma
,T,ylor for abusing Capt. Francis Rayns, be
;uo in authority, by theeiRg and Mouing
him. and many other abusive speeches.
s The Grand Jury present Mrs. Sara
Morgan for striking of her husband III
delinonent 10 stand with gng in her mou'
half an hour at kttery, at public tow
meeting. and the cause of her offence wr
and nut upon her forehead, or pay fifty sill
linps TO the Treasurer"
SRicbard Gibson, for striking Capt. FRO
n, The head ofhs company, is appointed
receive twenty-five stripes on ''e pare oa'
which were given him this day Ill prese"'
of this court D.
as l"rhe Grand Jury do present CHARLES rt
nm. for living un idle, lazy lite, following
settled empleymenl Major Bryant PembI
,on !, ieined with the Seleclmen OF va
,poa,nns. 10 dispose Of Po,um according
law and 10 pul him under family govs'
,nen,." r1s-s .,vg ;.,. nr;u;,;
times of which we speak, for any rogue
Ln,ve 10 escape punishment foi his otenc
There was no complaint then " of the la
,,dslay.'' Justice was me'eo on. WIN q Je.t w;
~ end despatch. Could this grea' anu WI
ed city Of New York be blest with a" aGI ni
istration of Justice as prompt, as search.
and az effective, what world Of CRIME IN. !.
he preyented. Now, in the multiplied len
men,s of law and Legislation, there arc
thousand chances for the culprlt 10 csc
,be nunishmen, he deserves. The labo
a"narnr.ent is now 30 much divided aud
J;,;ded. that the villain, before he meets
Au hi. deserts. has 10 20 through almost
,n,ny hands as brass pin does in being
ulaciured; aud II is ten to one II ne GOES
sIip through the fingers Of some OF 'aae"''
escape at last. ~
'7N In ,he first place We must have Leg
,,re 10 make M batch of laws to keep
hand ready for use, for the regula''on u
c;a,y. and The punishment Of wrong-don
After that. the Legislature has no mo'e
over The laws than the ostrich mas over
eggs, hut leaves them to hatch ont as
NAV. Then we must hayea judiciary !;
the culprit vino has committed GRIM
misdemeanor, must be carried into couI
trial After The matter is clearly proved
fair and square, the court hunts up the
that the Legislature has made, ana II !!
IL one tha, exactly applies 10 the case
ery poin, and title, the fellow may
some chance Of being punished y !h'
does not SO apply, he is told he may
Nhen the law suits the case, tho couf
tiafs. the delinquent to be punished; az
s,thsn handed over to another set OF OH
IS belong TO the executive branch 9
& n 3erpment; and if these all happen
81 DUTY throughout, and no mistake,
'ment after a while follows the crime
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