Weekly Council Bluffs bugle. (Council Bluffs, Iowa) 1857-1860, 1858-07-28
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4 TALE or TEzM RENtn AND BAR,
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A TALE on TaM BENCH AND BAR.
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In one ot tha Wssasan States / waa
I onss 4 pKosaeukinM a1tOEnsy, Tbs sss-
! tlarss ans wms slsan sRmiiiev mgssc, aaad
| tha pxaisam awsy fgom Ia wondlaad he'd
/ nos yss heard che s0Fsan % she sssaHl
whistle. all bTaneisss s4 soeissy, og
trade, bnsinssa and professions we're in
. STATE or transition. OF course ehs I'D
1 gss were net man Rf vast learning or Of
rare ehaSasteF snd Less l sppear raln,
may asad thss the l&wyGfs were BY no
means Uhief Jastiee TAnsyss
sThs Jndge whe ssayslaa she ciTcalt
with Us ia the eounsles Fousd ahoas the
city 1t ---, bad kssa ii saray life .
horse jockey and bad ESskea ap 8 large
amount If taat. knowlsags Of naaa and
human, aasnrs, sbnh was q mReh Rss b
! him Id Aia legal walk. ASthe Wsss ha
had hssn sasubsg az the aess ConstiEa-
| tinnaI UonYentsoa in our Ssste, and be-
| ing a good talkags and OF kuiGk natural
intellect, had shoRe in the dsbatea- OF
course is was natarA thR5, ~ he made
tha' Law, be should be ads 10 sxpoand
Il. And at the frsa election afseR the
State vas admitted, be vas shOssn .
Judge. .. .
never liked him. Viii all bis ala
bflity and appaRent dstsrsnse Of Eannsrs
there waa in his composition an under
strata uf euaning thai | suspected and
/ became wary of. When Twas chosen
! peoples solicitor he sought my coma
denes, but repellsd it, azds axssps in
court, we were lissle together. Many .
time an the civil side has be given ma .
favorable charge on facts, or asguinsesd
in my Law whsn felt thai 1 was wrong.
Nor could fashom why be shus sought
70 get Ehs winning aide Of ms.
suspected him Of kn@vePy, When
prisoners we're convicted and be had the
discretion Of pumishmsnt, his sentences
we're oaly ineaasistent. BE Rned whsEe
he should have Imprisoned, and confined
when q mere nominal paHishment would
hare answered The justice Of tbs eases--
/ Bat nevsg could gss aay clue, and with
/ the popuiace be was regarded az . man
Of rare integrity end hrmness.
One night, as the inn In the little viii
1 laas Ct Washington, where q week og
eoart was to be held, kwsAs 10 nay board
/ sd-oa' bedroom for an afssgnooB nap,
and was soon fast asleep, was AVA
ksnad BY a confessed maxmarlng, thai,
after / was thoroughly aroused, | per-
oaived 10 come frSm gn adjoining room
Que appropriated 20 Judge @.
ssHe Is committing his Grand JuFy
charge" said 10 myself, when ] heard
3 strange voice Say
! ''The boodls Is MOST used up oof ths
old stripe"
/ Nov ''boodls'' il lash term used b
! eoanterfeitsfs, and is instantly ARRESTED
my ssprosacuking'' attention. As ssi
up On she bedside, ray Of light cazns
throagh ehink oR the boaFded partition
As . man Of haaoE woald hare forbid
den "psep !" as an oGRosr ef the Law
prudence commanded it. So drawint
Tayselg noissIe8sly and closely 20 shs
wali, or kha bearded separation, look'
ed through tha ssgask, % and saw JaagI
3, G. seated at . table vita . sinister lOok'
ing man, who woFe . pair OF remarkably
/ black whia sars, and TIE swo were eonn'
ting quits . large pile Of nsw bank bills
] [ listened, but aos another word wa
spoken sons fagtins. ssw the zmomsl
/ divided into thres pilss, &nd the Jaag'
placed oae in hiR pos&sts the whiRksres
man took the Other, smd than dgawEnl
OF his baOss, divided she third pale DO
twean cash baok on the inside Of il, aas
then again placed thsm on bis ksss-s--
| Nsxt The Judge said--
! Be careful and sand Ii 10 tbs righ
pises."
4 His sinistaT gempanaen gave EneaR
ing gmils; thas shook hands the stFAn
ggr Left the roam sausiously, and sh
JadRs sas down - hts papers. eon
iinasd 70 lock asg several minutes hu
he appsard absorbed h his duties, whs
iuss 81 was aheas qWataiag nay p0ins q
, observation, he arose taking ous bis rol
Of bills placed tAam up the ehimnsy
and then continusd bis reading.
I must say my blood ran cold, foR
grave suspicion had often crossed -
mina thas he was raseal bat 1 nsys
suspseasd him o9 heing connected Wit
htha drovsxs, sFappsRs ana traders va
sometimes MAIDS bad aaoRay theig con
] aasaity. NoEya@ I sas esiieoslng N
theughka, eoaId oDussaye is possihi
: / whea ranaambaxea hew sssega hs ha
alwsys haen upon the paasera of seus
. taFEsit aonays aaa how earnessly an
sclsmnay hs alaseys im kis shargss in suc
! caaam aansaimad Aksinss "a enormity /
I eEaadsgs who saE,ssismsea d spuracI
! cuEnanGy fes eaod aas. l ahsssEsI
eancluasd skaE tAe wsra sshoodis,n y @E
the suspisieas sshaos sssAlhg, = snmst r
! late to somaa sahsg hind vi asRknce. e0l
4 neesed aiah which ! no@ fala fully asaa
!. ed he mnsa bss
= sseAlshily Kuing ont, I sagegaIiy 4
sCandea the ssafre snd entered NE bl
= room. Tbs hhaviIy whiBkaFed aaan ~
aaaeed as D sabaa reading tAN last llfl
eianati papsra - ealn sd placid &c
i be were the MsahodisE msnaBser e9 4
!. riding. saE down Rad puIsTaa aizs
Y Law papag pretended ID Fead IL. haE nIw
kIanning over Il aa The stranger. d
= eYa did nos wMndsx fgaaR a nmxsi@gsl
Il psimk sz kala paesxs nor I'd sAs sEaa8 /
u lar amsaEM msmaas@ tMxng sEzss4I@
coaaladsa hs lwas PCS zaaasiag bak sss
. sine. snaaasasaa te aasaA - agas
. eeald sol. ! nsxt tAs@Rh1 ne lgyins
= Aamsas1F 0K thA Jasa@& 20 Il
!, M usssa aazsse axsHss ~ azsng - an
= Anal duties, I agaia weaA mp akaass 4
y kaonksa ii SIS siasm. Miaplsaaasas 70
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