The Nevada journal., 1852-06-19

them out. With an expression of hor-
ror, almost indescribable, he exclaim-
ed
"My God! Pollyw
"What on the earth is the matter,
Judge?"
"Just look at these spoons"
Dear me, where'd you get them?''
"Gct them? Don't you see the ini-
tials on them?" extending them to-
wal DIS her-"I stole them"
"Stole them, Judge?"
"Yes, stole them"
"My dear husband, it can't be pos.
sible--from whom?"
"From Sierritt, over there--his
name is on them"
Good Heavens! How could it hap
penn
i know very well, Polly-I was
very drunk when came home, wasn't
/?
why, Judge, you know your old
habit when you get among those law
yers.'
But ] was very drunk?
Yes you was
Vas l remarkably SO when l got
homer
Yes, Judge, drunk as fool, and
forty tim IS as stupid
i thought so, said the Judge, drop
ping into chair in extreme despon-
dency--'I l knew it would come to this
at last. i have always thought that
something bad would happen to INC !;
that should do something very wrong
kill somebody in moment Of pass
ion, perhaps; but ] never imagined
that shoull be mean enough TO be
guilty Of deliberate larceny
But there may be some mistake
No mistake, Polly. / know very
well how it came about. That fellow,
Sterritt, keeps the meanest sort of Ii
quor, and always did; liquor mean
enough to make man do any sort Of
a mean thing. have always said it
was mean enough to make a man steal,
and now l have practical illustration
of the fact; and the old man burst in
to tears.
Don't be Child said his wife, wi
ping away the tears, 60 like man
over to Sterritt, tell him it was little
bit Of frolic; pass it off as joke;
go and open court, and nobody will
ever think Of it again
A little of the soothing system ope-
rated upon the Judge, as such thirgs
usually do, his extreme modification
was finally subdued, and over 10 Ster-
ritt's Ec went with a tolerable face. =
Of course he had but little difficulty
in settling with him; for, aside from
the fact that the Judges integrity was
unquestionabie, he had an inkling Of
the joke that had been played.
Judge Brown proceeded to court,
and took his seat, but spoons and bad
liquor bad liquor and spoons liquor,
spoons, drunk, larceny, and Judge
Brown were so mixed up in his 'wor-
ships bewildered head, that he felt
awful pale, if he did not look so. In
fact, the Judge felt cut down, and his
usual self possessed manner Of dispo-
sing of business, his diction and deci.
sions were not what Judge Brown had
been noted for.
Several days had passed away, and
business of the court was drawing to-
ward a close, when, one morning, a
rough looking sort of customer was
arraigned on chargo Of stealing. Af-
ter the clerk had read the indictment
to him, he put the usual question
Guilty, or not guilty.
Guilty, but drunk answered the
prisoner. t2H lff'i
What's that plea? exclaimed the
Judge, who was half doing upon the
bench. he
He pleads guilty, but says he was
drunk replied the clerk.
What's the charge against the man?'
He is indicted for grand larceny.
What's the case?'
May it please your honor, said the
prosecuting attorney, the man is reg
ufariy indicted for stealing large sum
from the Columbus Hotel
'He is, hey? and he Pleads
He pleads guilty, but drunk
The Judge was now fully aroused.
Guilty, but drunk! that is a most
extraordinary plea. Young man, are
you certain you were drunk
Yes SIR
Where did you get your liquor?F
'At Sterritt's.'
did you get nons no where elses
Not drop, SIR
You got drunk on his liquor, and
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