The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1874-09-23
THE NEVADA JUDGE STORY.

mistressss &c
THE NEVADA JUDGES STORY.
dOn't acc ho~ 1 cOu,d have done moro
or hun than 1 did; but stlii tho man
should not have been punishsd-he should
usve Deen acquitted
Viva these words the Judge awoss TO
.bs coDscio .sIess that ho had n fellow
ravolor; aud then, ss If some eXpisnativn
OF lie remark would DO la order, he went
m;
We hal . very interesting trial in
ausslu isst wsek-Tom Csrporry --Irisn
ION, ne 10 ca,lcd-waI triod for murder.
l doisndsd him, aud never struggled
harder for client ia my liie For q wees
before, and thrOus bout ,he trial, L worked
night snd day 10 work up tcsumuny, and
. present tho case ~ Ihe jury In the bst
possible light 4 consulted with all The
.ttorneys not engaged tor the prosecution.
We got hun of with three years IN Ihe
punilsntiAry; but he ought not 10 have
Ossn punlshet--he should have been ac-
Gui,
Tho fsllnw passenger qu.rried a, to the
circumstances attending the alleged muir
ier, and 1ho idss ah.wored!
.ns reason why the trial was 50 very Ia
orosung \ woman up Ia Montsn., who
ever saw Tom Caruerry, thougLt that he
n,d done her great wrong, ana go, when
she was asked, as the phrase Is, 10 take
up win new man, shs named her terms:
XII fOm Carbsrry, of Austin, No
vada.
But l never saw nor heard OF the man,
Aid lne Montana nspir.ut
'N,vertnsisss, said shs, Kill Tom Car
berry
1t is the depth OF Winter, was OBJ
cIed, and We are hundreds Of miles from
AusJh. The journey cannot now b,
,nsds
Kill him in the spring, said the unrs.
sbt ns woman
Yes, said he, and tho compact va.
| sealed
'With the opening of travel in th'
-pring there arrived AZ Salt LAKE City, b)
.-o Aon'sun S.nxs, an individual WIZ
'iv,h austin, boz shsrriehid.L-ip: OF bofTd,i
ncn 'p.h much greater distances. Tom
Sss quickly Aivls-d OF tho approach vi
| ois visitor, bus no took no steps eiIber 1,
ssI ouI Of 'he way Or to DO specially pre-.
r.red to SEQ company lie was then .ui
Iioyed at tue Ksystons mills, nine miles
ffom town, aud he stayed Ihsre nssriy a
whole week after he knew that tbs Mon
ANA chap wac in Austin. You see, Tom
ga pesceablo maH, and he didn't wan.
any difficulty. Most men would have
come ia ut once, and g! the affair oil
.haIr banda
The listener entertained doubts Al thu.
point but saying nothing, the Judge pro.
cesied:
Saturday evening just - usual With
"iu LON came INTO inc city, aud after
getting shaved and fred up for bis hoil.
day, he went sround to the salUuns. wbrr,
many OF the people of the mining town,
.pond their leisure, to meet IN. fri,nd.
IL wasn't long before he encountered the
Mon,aps TO low, who began at once 10
Toms hearing, TO make insulting re.
marks. 2 NJ
Here the listener interrupted with
Why did be make insult ny remsrk.7
l he had mae da long journey solely TO,
The purpose OF killing Tom, why didnr b.
Shoot off hand p
Because, said the judge, that would
have been murder. Tue community i.
down on murder, and he would have been
dangling from an awning bs.m n fifteen
matter Whom Two msn gsl into q fxbt,
nd all is far bet een them, and one Kills
me oIner, 90 nmunitiss dvn'I ordipsrii,
seem to feel much concern on the sui i.ct.
Under such circumstances .he only way
'or Nohtsna wa, TO provoke Tom to =
quarrel, and lead up to tight But Tom
wasn't disposed 10 CRAFTY him he
wou 'dn't lake any not'ce-dldn't seem to
bear, but rspsstedly left one saloon to 90
70 another, just 10 keep out OF the wsy
Montana followed HIM up, Until, at las,
landing right before Tom, he jumped 40
,buut lwp feet from the fyor, and came
Town with y heavy jar, and said, I'm
,hei Even tins Tom didn't resent-b,
'nly put ms hands over his face and w. nj.
FL I, sir, The tears actus iy Ao~ed, un,,I |
as best friSnds thought hun an arrnpi
owSrd; and when he go, 40 and went
way TO his room TO bed, there wasn't on.
u say good word for him
Montana enjoyed = season OF glory
10 said, I'm chiefi, in a public place.
nd no man had dar.d TO accept the ohal-
enge.
'Ihe next morning Tom WAS standing
n the Sidewalk, when Montana came
long, and they met face to face. Tom
poke to him in very quiet, low tone,
aging;
Stranger, you used me pretty rough
~ night, but | dJu't bear malice. jest
~ that you'd been driukin' and dlant
lesn H. and we'll say NO more about il
'Mont,ns answered, no apologies in
liae.'
Well said Tom, you needn't apolgise.
on- into the saloon aud chlnk glasses
18th me, aud ven .et the matter drop
'rhsn Montana SAID, Tom Oarberry,
Their you're generous, or else you re- u
ward. don't think you're cOwardly,
ID IL I'd known you at thu start, ia
ost likely l wouldn't bs' wad"d Ia
~ Tho matter can't be lot drop, for
ers's hundreds Of people in my section a
! betwsen here and there VINO knows
AT l came hero to XIII you; 81 there's ,
II two wsys-ws mus, 6ght or you must
N. II you'll run, mn be rs good to me
TO fight
'rom's almost supplisnt bearing disap. .
AIRED on the instant, ana he a.i I =
trsngsr, amt much in the habit of run.
ng, and ( ~r'r- ln iishi. Wemsr -, wei {
We u gu, nov ms any limg. Are you !
"a az IN GgffY y
'iou asked 'h's quest,ou htcaue wel 9
va Ian .