Smyrna times., 1874-09-16
" Cut! John Wilson, Cut |"

had been Employed to defend seedy doc
tor, something given to drink. His name hap
pened to be .foh ohn Wilson. He was charged
with trauduIently disposing of his property
with lntont 70 defraud creditors-a misdemea-
nor punishable hy fine and imprisonment We
had been tbronch thorough examination Of
all thG tiacts before committing magistrate,
and WI SON was committed to Jail to await the
action Of the rrand jury then in session. with
an az ugly case against him on the testimony;
toLon Di course he was indicted. Inc Judges had
ueTsR}'atch T}' of criminal business.
The district attorney, one of those brilliant
genlu ses who conId may loo or poker all night
with n reasonable modicum of "old rye" to
assist and come into court fresh the next
tho Court and bar burriedly making up his lost
time in filling nm subnmnas Tor witnesses. An
informal list or docket Of the criminal cases to
be tried. made ON n loose sheet had been
handed up to the court, winch his Honor with
spectacles on nose, appeared 10 DC lntGntly
studying. Suddenly | was app2lled to near
from. the venerable judge, John Wlson; T.
stand up" The doctor Strengthened up still
ms q post. and suddenly as the scaramouch
from the box in Sicklo's show, while sal
wondering what was to come next as the judge
went on as follows:
John Wilson, you have been indicted by a
| Jury of your county for n high offence ou'
the court is gratifed to learn OF your repent
ance. and that you save the county expense DJ
pleading guilty. Your case and that OF youl
suffering family have been represented to th(
court, and we have, on conference decided tC
deal lenienty with you. But the court admon
i>hes you hereafter better to regard the laws
of meum and tuum, and if you ever come be
l mill
used up The court orders you to pay I'm,
of five dollars, and to stand committed unit
paid"
Before this eloquent speech was concluded
| had taken in the situation. | considered tn,
doctor $ case desperate. | had all his money
and enough to cover moderate fee as thing
went in those days, for defending him. QuicI
as thought | slipped five dollar bill into hi
hand, with tho woldS, PAY your fine an
cut lie waved his hand gracefully to tn
sheriff with the bill. bowed his thanks to tn
court, and was out the door in the twinklin
of an eye. Silence reiCned for near ten min
utes, when the judge called on the prosecute
to proceed. Tumhling bundle of papers i
haste, he said, " | move on the trial Of job
Wilson, first your Honor" John Wilson! !!
exclaimed the judge. 1--WE have sentence
him. Isn't that tho ham case p No you
Honor; that's John Watson. next on tn
docket. But whore is John Wilson :?
looking hard at mo. replied, " "lpresume h
: has avaled himself of the leniency of the coui
and is looking for parts unknown
With this advertisement peals of laughtC
rang through that ancient temple of iustic,
and then came rush of constabes and aud
= ence down tho stairs into the street, after tn
! flown bird. The main street Of the village W;
/ in full view for half mile rising an eminenC
q crowned with a dense wood. And at II
i fartherest point could be seen nv quonda'
+ client making the tallest sort of 40 tracks f
the woods, his coat tail streaming behind
i the wind That was the last seen in tho'
: parts of John Wilson, and that is the way n
first client was cleared. From Bench an
Bar