The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1872-02-16
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some good stories Of English Judges
among them tie fOiokhg:
Baron Alderman. learned, gentle,
and good. could make puns, and Ind
much drOllery. A inrynan once
said that lie was deaf In one year.
Well, then, 7, said Anderson, :. you
may leave the box, for It Il necessa ry
that jurymen should hem 5oth sities.'
After Lorl Mansfield had retired,
he delighted to talk over every ini-
portant case Of the day with certain
barrister, who became a great judge.
Lord Mansfield was very kind to the
bur. When Ills court sat very late OIL
one Oecasion, he addressed the coun'
eel.. eNhhtlcmens saS ypp have Lost
your dinners, yo6 had bettci. come aiitl
dine with me-" Judges are very good
In asking yalng baiTisbers of their nc
qlaintahce to dinner, but such bon
hoDBHe as Lord 1falAtield's it' would
be hard to find now.
There was a little stir one day N
Lhcoln's lam, when Vice Chancellor
requested q gentleman Who had stroll
I'd Into thclCo,hf 70 come up and take
aseaf upon tlle bench. At least he
told the registrar to bear the message,
who was disgusted at what he con-
sidered an unofficial proceeding. The
stranger 50 tleserycdly llonored was
Macanley. "ss' @''s-'s~''
The judges can tell old stories of
going circuits. The fimctionarles, and
sometimes even the prisoners aremuch
diSglstel II instead of q Westminster
jNdge they lhiveAt6 deaf with some
counsel whose name has been included
In the commission. A prisoner for
murder was greatly annoyed because
lle, hadtO be tried byya j0urReyman
jndge." Asheriff once told n Judge
that they had ''otten jobbed off with
sergents, instead of judges In those
parts, and was he really a b0,aa 6de
jndge:'' Having had his mind satisfi-
I'd on this point, the Sheriff gracefully
took bis place BY the side of the Judge
on the back seat, but was politely in
formed that etiquette required that he
should, Sit opposite. Once q Judge
told Il mayor that Ne presided over On
ancient city. "Yes my Lord" was
the answer, lit always was an ancient
city," We expect 1t was the same
gentleplan who expressed a hope TINT
Mrs. Judge and 81 sAe little Judges
were well.
ASheriff asked a Judge at circuit
dinner whether he had gone to see the
elephant In the last place. "Why no,
High Sheriff, y he e-replied. . / cannot
say THAT I did. We both came into
the town In form, with the trumpet
sounding before us, and there was a
point of ceremony to be settled which
We shoukIvisit first Aka Il
Some absurd stories have been told
of judges thinking aloud. The fol-
lowing story Is told BY some of the
registrars of the Court of Cllancery of
4 great Chancellor. ga b&rTister,
whom lie had not previously llearl,
counsel was n man Of ability bnt be-
gan in very confused and founder
mo manner Lord Chancellor---
M haf 4 fool lint man l. y, Amer n
while the man cot more collected.
7 ,orl ChanceIlore"Ahi not snch n
fnol "a thoncht +, Finally he onite
himself and nro.,eefled adj
n,imllT I,orl J,hanreilnr.-ssE Esafi /,
n l. I that MAS the fool"
There w.as ono i,Idce who had a trick
Df checking witnesses when thew cot
m tno f,st 1or hiScnotes bv saying
,.star. STAY i; He was called ti,e Sd
,tayn,aker on times they show adj
ni1nble temner and discretion. Al
ndoe who was summing nm a case.
yss greatly disturbed by \ Young law.
ver who was talking alo,ul. with
rreat hen;on;tv he sai3 s.Mr Cnv
Il ever vol, arrive here. which some Of
hos, Glavs i hone Won viii do. Won will
.now the incnnvanience Of counsel
alkinO while Won are summing unn
A e'srIn n,,s Z sfoyviS told. iIltisfratinO
hc leUal nrecision Of 4 irllCe liz
'skad ! ma r;strote ot n ciry,It dinner
whether M he wonld fake so,ne venison.
II,a Senilsma Z answered ssSg1mnE
,on NV lori AZ yosng \, take some !
,oiled Chicken ), ord lenslerton re- |
orted - T'hat sir IL no answer IN INV
',,estion i asked von If vo, will taEe
Sme venIson ami Il viii Thanh ,vc,, to +!
'nswer yes or M rcs without G,,,ther nr.,. |
.ar;cat;on y 'I,he story w,as o'.ic;naiIv |
old in the Ororier,m Rer;s,r hna II 4
Sv 7 orI CsmnhelI
With sorne ;,m,Ces the habit NJ od. |
,c,.orv has c;n,yH 90 inratayata that |
l,ev Hava nan "n,te unohIe ~ Iaw IL
'siIe If ever thev have serioS,ulv
r,o,l thev hovo novo. s,c,oo.,oJ ~ ~
tfsSnnt a IIsi,S csse has ever, J, heen
,mOwn az a i,MlCe on tI,e hsnch tRmn.
erinc Ike an advocate at Nisi Pri,,s,
i,d1e once said flint he had o,,Iv
est tteo rcydicts since he had been
nisefl TO the bench.