The People's vindicator. [volume] (Natchitoches, La.) 1874-1883, 1874-11-07
OF Bob Gibson. Blind. "
H. A h,,a il; Sketch Of Frontier ~
tJadgs Who Vas Atan!tsstly HN
.sqxdlifsa tor HE Dist1eka ID a-pn

Iron tho D100klyn SUNDAY SUM-
Judge s er.vsis, the Associate Justice
of the First District Territorial Court
Of Montana, 10 Justly celebrated for
bic legal; learning, and 10. greatly be /,
loved by his friends, He il stern,
upright and honest. But With all his
Skxl attainments hS NJ not the great
ct man Iat cardslii &6 Tsrritory;i,lt
ha1 been said ,that be- did. not know
the jack Of hearts from t the ace 'ss Of
Ii the Radersburs Mining Camp
three psrsonsf were sitting around .
table Il oael Of those log-cabbip So
ioope, ss.witA a billiard table attached,
which are 20 common in mining
camps, playing 4 small game ofthree-
hand poker. A quarrel epsued, which
resulted in an aggravated case of as
ssult and battery. This did not end
tile affair, for at the next term Of the
Court, at the head Of the' docket;
stood tho Territory, OIL Montana w..
A. l.. Parks, for ~ assault and bat.
tery With intent 70 kill gu the body
Of Andy Anderson,
~ The trial came on, and tho only
witness 70 the, adtay WAS Bob Glib.
hons, who was tho third in the game.
Having bssu ayegp, rs, vas directed
to to tell tho Court and the Jury every
tbing Gs Knew about tie affair. AT.
tet dsarfBg'fiA throat b eommeoted
by .btati.e that ,s'saA end Parka aud
Anderson YerR, oyer, et Haalbeek'e g.;
loon, the, second dey afer election
wheen Parks proposed that VI should
have d game IF pOksf.7. AN sgreed to
Il, aud VOL went lin tho back, sGom
spd at deYnItathe game DID il not
know that there wac any bard feel
inx between Park and Andet1on;; Or
I&oHld 66t Nave played 'but heard
sibsrwaridl4i'''eed .siiliGn oid.,a >'uan,
guHsaa Bob wa INTERRUPTED. by the
Court, who directed him to keep all
beearsays to himself, end coh6nB him.
Ssff stfittly To the fabss 0f the oa1s:iG'
-otTie Witness coptinaodsle'Well We
sst.dovstpthe tablA. A1dsrson eat
ing : diagram On The clerks 'tablo).
Parks dealt the car1s /; I'1en$r blind |;
Anderson went" bind over me, and
Parks would not see:him."M' ~
1.-the JUDGE who'ds . ittleadeaf,
VIA In the habit of making an, eaSr1
trumpet Of bis hand, and throwing
hio head . little forward and eids1
ways. Having gone through THE pam
ttmino, he interrupted the vitneas BY
waking. him: ~ AsG s.,ugiino. u
,YYWhpt va, tbe reason that Parks \ 4
did, not ses Anderson I" "
|d"The Witness replied: ~ don't know,
tut III Wbald not se5 him." iGa 'has'G
,,,A.Prooesa, 3 lsaia the, 1pdaegoyu 40
2, . ~. .;a: 81 5|n b. fea laN'et
''aStbo, a. lid the Judge, thfowi
|inR hiuieslf IN awiearing attitadsi
Did | understand yousto say that you
we6t bliHdf1 1pi'a,i ,,in. q os.aa;ao
eyes, cir, I won't blind, and Ander.
sin lii vent Mihfy and Parks would
not eco him. but sLAa@ Anaarson ead
then he ssw-ns - .----.
",eithsss EdeIclsimed tho Judge,
striking the bench, with biz cleaehsd
|6it, Aio.InhesrLysu right !! sir.'ilDo
pyu1 nsa5 that ayoni went blind, uand
tAsp you tsxwsr asi,'nI!aat, ,sna'l'sI
d AYES, dr. ssplied'ths witaess. a,''
|ssw, Aslsss4b, nd Andstsoa saN, ead
iusf 4thakaehs,uanime, oh ~ upi1rB
,3~Seopl dslH cid the Jedgek snAE.
Clsrk, due The wiansss 'oses fafl 1epr
Ets,hptsdC batt, aid direct she She
riff TO take him co. iail, ,,aa3 there, tp
keep him until he4eeeives farther or.
! det5 rom tie Count. Call up. the