The daily comet. [volume] (Baton Rouge, La.) 1850-1856, 1855-10-11

A COURT WITH A THOUSAND CASES.
Under this head, the New Orleans
Commercial Bulletin Of the 9th inst,
speaks of the First District (Criminal)
Court of that city:
The Criminal Court Of this city,
commonly called the First District
Court, opened yesterday for the fall
and winter session. A few cases were
disposed of, not interest however to the
public. But there is one fact con-
nected with this Court which its open
ing calls to mind that is interesting
to every one who has the welfare OF
the community at heart. who has any
regard for the execution Of the laws
and the maintenance of the peace and
good order of New Orleans. We al
lude to the fact that this Court has on
its books more than thousand cases
awaiting trial! During the session
of the Legislature last winter, we fire.
quently called attention to the urgent
necessity that existed for some legis-
lative action for the relief of this Court
whereby the ends Of justice could be
promoted and the rights of person
and property vindicated. 1t was all
to no purpose however. The Legis-
lature had no time for such trifing
considerations as the order and well
fare of this community. ana conse.
quently nothing was done. We
showed on several occasions that
there was no possibility of ever clear
ing the docket Of the criminal court of
this city by the present system. AT
the time we first referred to the SUBJ
ject there was about six hundred cases
on the docket and as facts have shown
the utmost efforts of the court could
only keep the docket somewhere in
the neighborhood Of the number
while it was actively engaged in trying
cases. The moment it stopped the
docket run up blythe daily action Of
the various city Recorders and other
Magistrates, till it contains nearly
twice the number of cases it then did.
This state Of things operates most in
juriously to the public interest and
the public good. A man is sent be-
fore the criminal court for stabbing
another we will suppose. 1t is too
serious a crime for the Recorder to
visit with fine only, and he is con-
sequently committed and gives the
required bail for his appearance be-
fore the higher court. But a thou
sand cases intervene between him and
his trial, and he may make himself
entirely easy, as before the time ar
rives the witnesses against him are
dead or gone, and Mr.. District Attor-
ney is obliged to enter mol. pros. and
the criminal is discharged from all
allegations. His bail has cost him
nothing, and in fact his crime has re-
ceived no punishment whatever. Who
does not see how much encourage
ment this gives the bully and burgu-
lar 1t is to be hoped the next Legis-
laturc will apply remidy to this grow
ing evil.
AGooD REAsoN.-A grand jury in
the South ignored bill against a huge
negroe for stealing chickens and before
discharging him from custody, the
Judge babe him stand reprimanded
he concluded as follows:
"You may 60 now, John; Shaking
bis finger at him) let me warn you
never to appear here again"
John with delight beaming from his
big white eyes, and with broad grin,
displaying row Of beautiful ivory,
replied:
Il wouldn't bin dis time Judge, only
the constable fetched me ~
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"TARTARIAN" HosPITALITY.-Says
Seymour in his works called Russia
on the Black Sea and Sea of Azof:
Far from the centres Of civilization
which the Russian have raised in the
Crimea, in the las. twenty years, the
Tartars of those regions have preserved
intact the traditions of the mast. and