The democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1868-1874, 1873-03-31
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70 tie Editor Of The Democrat.
Tho first Circuit Court in this coun.
ty under tho new dispcnsation," i'd
journod to-day, aft r q session ofthroo
days. As was not without some pre-
viOu' misgivings as to the propricty of
n change in Judicial officers, | must
confess that | was ngrceaLly surprised
at the quiet, aiguitied and efficient
manner in which his TlonoA Judge
Holt, presided. That Judge Holt was
a good lawyer, | never doubted; yet
that he could SO satisfactorily perform
the moro ouerous duties OF his new to-
sition without previous practice, | was
act so ready to believe; and am now
free to confess and proud to know
that no better selection could have been
made in tho district, with'the Cyidcn!
amount Of good material that it con-
tains. But as nothing Of a lively ma
turo lranspirel during Court to relieve
the monotony. it was left for the nun.
icipal authorities to dovclopc something
in tina. line, which they Cor it)
promptly did to-day in the prosecution
of ono Philip lroxill for tho rather
complicated offence Of using ptofans
language on the streets, ns'aulting All
individual, getting too much influenced
in a wrong direction, by repeated in.
spection Of "unmixed alcohol &c. =;
and when called before his Honor. tile
Mayor, to render an account for some
of the lnisdsCis of his corporal frame,
the said r. Troxill Immediately per-
potrated a strictly defined work of
supcrorcgalion by employing counsel,
and then deliberately managing tho
case wholly himself. First demnrriug
10 tue proceedings in toto, then filed
tho plea Of temporary insanity. and
threw the whole blame on tue i,rimum
mobile, or agent, i. c. tho "nnmixcd
alcohol" These dilusory moiions, not
seeming 10 answer the object had in
view, the defendant g9t up and rcas.
ontd with tue Court respecting the
manifest absurdity Of limited Courts of
jurisdiction in general, and the one
acting in lis case in particular. show.
lug in his argument tile pronencss
Of human nature TO err, and the con.
elusive duty Of Court in such cases
TO exercise lenity. The defendant
then proposed to pay s., burn the
papers and quit, which, in view Of tlEU
manner 10 which the proposition was
made, was thought BY tho Court to be
a species Of contempt, and induced
that fuhcsionary 10 rcprimund tho dc.
tendent in very plain and emphatic
language, to the effect that he was now
in tho presence Of tho Honorable May.
or Of the town Of Sutton-an indiyid.
ual Whose power aud jurisdiction run
parallel with tho Executive of the
State and the President Of the United
States Of Nsrth America, md was 9TH
crwise pondcrOus md sweeping in its
course aud operations, and to violate,
infringe upon or treat with contempt
such fountain of judicial lore, was
the most dangerous and insane of in
sanstOry procedures, all OF which Was
totally lost upon said defendant, owing
to the "unmixed" condition of the be-
fore mentioned liquid Of which he had
been partnking too freely. At this
stage Of the game, the Mayor promptly
cut Of further debate by fining the do.
PENDANT 81 30, costs and damages,
amounting in tho aggregate to some
$40 or Sl2, which Mr.. T'rOxill forth.
with liQuidatcd. ind left the hall of
justice with the consoling and encour.
aging remark that when the corpo.
ration again stood badly in need Of
money to buy coffee, they could call
upon him, without going away empty"
Yours, sc, VARIETY.
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