Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1871-1872, 1871-07-12
RecolleetionS Of the west in the
Wear 1890.

Judge Breckenridge, Of Pittsburg, Pa,
gives the following sketch Of Butler, Pa, al
an early day
On my arrival at Butler, there were Il few
log houses just raised, bat not Sufficiently
completed 10 be occupied. II WAS not long
before there were two tAverns, q store, ana
= blacksmith shop ~ was then g town
The coJnry around was a perfect wilderness,
with tbs exceptions of q few scattered set
Elements. The first court ever held IN Butter,
drew the whole population to the town
some on account CT business, some to make
business, bat the greater part from ldh
Curiosity They were al that time chiefly
Irish, who had all the characteristics of the
nation A log c,b.n, jGst raised and covered
bat without Windows, sash or doors, or d.ub
ing, was proposed for the hail Of Justice. A
carpenters bench with three chairs upon i
was the judgnen' sect.
The bar Of PitIsburE attended aud III.
presiding Judge, = suf, formal ano
pedsntio old bachelor took his scat, sup
ported oy two associate judges, Who were
common farmers, one of whom was blind O;
one eye. The hall sSs barely sufficient L
contain the bench, bar, jurors aud consts
bIes. But few of the spectators could BE-
accommodated on the lower floor, the onl,
one yet laid macy, therefore, clAmbered o.
the walls, su1 placing their hands and feet
10 the open space between tbs logs, huu.
there suspended like enormous AAdsgascsu
bats. Some had taken pOssession @
the joisls aud "Oig John McJuusjn, who hsa
uuui low ruled az all public gatherings
had placed a foot on one JOlst, and Il fUol O.
another, directly over the heads OF tbei
"honors,' staining Ike the colossus Of
Rhodes The judges ssGse Of prophet
was shocked 81 this exhibition. Tlo Sheriff
John AcCantlsss, Was called, aud ORDERED
TO clean the walls and jJI.ts lie weut !
work with his assistants, snd soon p4Iieo
doEn By the legs those who were IN 10 yer,
great haste TO obey. NcJunkin IVES tHs
last, and began 10 growl es be prepared T.
descend. "Whst do you say, SIR ." said Ia
Judge. Il say l pay my taIes. and hss "
good a rect here as my moa.' "SherE
Sheriff, ~ said the Judge, bring him retor.
the Court" McJunkin's ire was nov up
as be reached ths floor, be began to STRIKE
his breast, e1clAiming, "My name is John
McJnokin, dye see-heEe's The brist thor
never launched, il so be i; was in 8 good
cause. I'll rgan' my mon e h oh in Bule,
county, If so be he'll clear me- 0 the Ia.
bring him before the Court said tn,
Judge. He was accordingly pinIoned, aud
II not gagged, ~ less: forced 10 be silent
while his case vas under confederation
some Of the lawyers volunteered as dmtci
curiR some volunteered q word Of apology
tor McJunkin. The Judge pronounced sen
tence Of i'm prisCnment for two hours 10 the
jail OF the county, aud ordered the Sheriff O.
take him into custody The Sheriff with
mach simplicity observed, May it plszt
the Coort, Ihere is no Jail At all, at all, to
put him Ia - Here the Judge took . learned
distinction, upon which ne expaEiAted a.
some length, Tor the benefit of the bar. E,
said there were two kiuds of custody. The
fret is when the body must be forthcoming
10 Answer q demAGd or accusation, and IL
this case, the body may be delivered for III,
time being of the hands OF the law Oh
bail or recognlzsnce before When
the Imprisonment forms = part Of tbt
satisfaction or punishment, then can be d
bal or % Ain prIze.-This is the reason Of th,
common law, IN relation 10 escape undei
Capiss and AatIsfscIendCn, and also VII,
q Co Sa csnnot issue after the deteudHu
has been once arrested aud then discharge,
by the plainuf.-ln Ike manner n mai
cannot be twice imprisoned tor the ssu,
of-Dse even if be be released before IL,
expiration Of the time OF I'm prIsoDmenL, TIM
i ~clpariv q case of close custody rictt
CHs'Odia. End the prisoner must be confined
body and limb, without bail or msiH prize
III some place Of close Incarceration Her,
he was interrupted by the Sheriff, VIII.
seemed TO have hit upon 9 lucky thought
MAY It please the Court, lim just thinking
that may BE- | can take him till Bill Bowen,
pig pen-did you see-the pigs are kilt 70
the coorte to ate an' the pen is empty
"You have heard the opinion Of the Courl
said the Judge, proceed Sir do yo.r dutg
The Sheriff accordingly retired with ms
prisoner, ana drew after him three fourth
OF the spectators and s~uiiors, while tn
Judge, thus relieved, proceeded to organic
the Court. But this was not the termlDf
ton Of the affair. Peace and order hsC
hardly been restored, when the Sheriff cam
Fnshiug to the house, with the crowd o. hi
heels CRYING out, Mr. Ji3qe, Mr.. Tdg'
NAV il phase the c%uortel" What is ID,
ms sr Sheriff Q" "Mr. Jidue, Mr. Ji1ge.'
John NJ iJnukius' got OF dye mind!7" WbAr
escaped, Sheriff ? "Sammons the moss
comitstus ~ The pusse, the puSse Nv b
man you see I'll JUST tell ye how ithAppe ed
He was goiu' on ye see veil enough, till h
got to the hazzle pat b an all q, once b
pitched aft Until the bushes, an, ! after HIN
but @ bunch Of q three kitched my faet.a IN
pitched NE three wards of, but We see | f.
forit. and that's good luck We mind.-Ti
Judge could not retain his gravity, the b.
raised a laugh and there the matter endeI