Arkansas true Democrat., 1859-03-30
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oiii ,er of the law, vulgarly called justice of the pea;e.
 The case was Hanks us. Brees, and the facts were:
 Firs-1hat the parties had violated the law by playing "poker" on the Sabbath. (It is, perhaps, proper to state that good folks of Deadoow had not seen the supreme court decisionS.)
 Second-That Breese played very "low down." or, in other words, cheated plain tiff.
 Thrd-That the game broke up in row. the parties being arrested by the justice, who happened to be present.
 It was an important case Both parties were we'll known, and had hosts of friends. The defendant, through his attorney, sharp little man, demanded jury. The people of Deadwood never go to trial without a jury.
 The legal preliminaries having been pro- perly arranged, the case was called. Twelve of the best men in the locality formed the jury. The attorneys were big with the event of the hour At length an odd-look- ing genus, named Stephen Lick, was plac- ed on the stand by the prosecution. The case proceeded.
 " You said you were present during the game between the parties. Did we so un- derstand you, Mir. Lick?"
 The witness nodded in the affirmative.
 Did you observe the progress of the game with any interest?''
 ' reckon l did-Licker was pendin' on it''
 '' What was the amount at stake, at the time the row occuned?"
 '' Well. the ante was two bits, and Lem Hanks bet a half on his little par Then Bill he went in-"
 Never mind the details" interrupted the lawyer, impatiently answer my ques- tion."
 "T That's what I'm goin' to do," replied the witness, drawing large black plug of tobacco from his pocket.
 You see when Lem. dropped his half on the pot, Bill kivered it with a big dol lar, cause l stood just whar 1 could see that he het little par too Lem. he then tuck drink a,d 'peared sort keerless-"
 "Come, come" again interrupted the lawyer "tell us the amount of money al stake at the time the quarrel commenced" :"
 Steve" said the judge, lamiiarlv, ''you say that when Bill Breese showed up his dollar, Lem Hanks took a snifter and 'peared sort o'keerles. Wha dtd he do Men"'
 Why he seed Bill and lifted him two scads. Bill he 'peared little uneasy, but raised Lem five. Lem he tuck another drink and said the game was gettin' interes- tin,' at the same time shaking ten-dollar piece out on the same pot. Bill he then said, Lem, you kinder suit me, and called out twenty better' Then-'
 The lawyers here protested against this manner of giving evidence, but they were overruled by the court, who asked the wiz ness what the parties did Heu.
 Then we all tuck a small drink, and Lem spread himself. : l see that matter of twenty dollars, said he, and go you thirty better
 Will the constable please keep order in the courtroom, so that the jury kin ketch all the words!" cried one of the iu- TOTS.
 The witness proceeded: Bill he then got down to scratch his feet and when he got up he lifted Lem twenty more. Then Lem began to look distressed, and pushed his shirt sleeve up to keep 1t from gettin' dirty, s'pose, but cum up bime by like man with"
 Stop, stop, stop" shouted one of the lawyers, whose patience was exhausted - We do not care about so much detail, but desire simply to know what amount of mo- ney is in dispute''
 MT. Constable, " followed the judge, who was deeply interested in the witness story, do your duty" Then fixing his eyes up- on the witness, he asked; Steve, my boy, when Bill plunged his thirty better, what did Lem come up with?''
 " Why Lem lie lifted him cool fifty"
 The judge collapsed.
 " Gentlemen of the jury, that's so, for I was thar, and seen Lem do it''
 By one of the jury: What did Bill do then?''
 '' Bill he tuck another look at his hand, and then got down and scratched his foot again. When he came up, he said to me, said he, Steve lend me hundred dollars. , Says l, what fur?' He said, to clean out Lem Hanks l said,t 1t can be did on your par of juces, for he's got bully sixes' Good thing, says be- giving me wink. River his pile, and l'll call him. I--" "Never mind what you did,'' said the law yer for defendant ' that has nothing to do with the merits of the case"
 The judge gave the lawyer terrible look Then, turning to the witness, he said, ' Steve, if the court recolIects herself, then you came up with the spondulicks, and Bill Breese tuck down Lem's pile"
 This announcement was followed by mur- murs of dissatisfaction. The attorney for the plaintiff was the first to speak.
 Now, if your honor please" said he. ''I would like to ask one question. How comes it that the defendant got that money. if he only had pair of duces against my clients sixes?'
 " Yes" said several members of the jury, '<how could that happen?"
 Bill did have iuces fust-I'U swear to that, resumed the witness, "but somehow when it come to the last, he was stronger"
 The lawyers, thinking he was about to continue the story to an endless length, re- quested him to be brief Taking fresh chaw," Steve said: 1.-The way of 1t was this: When xiv cred the pile, Bill called Lem. Says he. Lem, what have you fur yourself?' | have three of 'em,' says Lem, reaching out his arm. Three schat2' says Bill. Nice little spots, all in the middle of the keerd. says Lem, laying his fist on the money.- Show 'em,' says Bill. Thar they be- says Lem That's clever, says Bill, but they can't win this pop How so?' says Lem, putin his hand on his revolver - Cause here's -four of Me same sort says Bill, putin one hand on the money and tother on his revolver. All know Is. Bill got the pot before he was arrested,
 The lawyer for the plaintiff intended to have made good cause in relation to the manner in which defendants hand became strengthened from little pair of .'iuces' to four aces; but to do so he would proba- ply have been called on to explain how Lem got Mree 'spots.''
 The judge saw through the case at once. lie. charged the jury that if they thought there was anythinp wronu in a man scratcb