Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1875-09-14

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the Court in the morning. There
was no undue hilarity ON the face of
the Court during the reading of the
complaint, but-well you have seen
an old Thomas cat playing with a
captured mouse, haven't youl This
document alleged that one Sam Kec
had stolen, obtained, and feloniously
| gained possession of apair of drawers
of the value of one dollar and fifty
cents, the property of John Dunlap,
a ward and citizen of the State of
Nevada.
1t took about II minutes for the
Court and Attorney General Putnam
to polish off Mr.. Kee, whose chief de-
tense consisted of the incoherent
chattering of a dozen Mongolian
friends who had followed the prisoner
to the Courthouse.
me no guiltya' .tremblingly said
Sam, as he thought of the extra lip
he had given the Court in the morn
ing. "You see lat man habec clum
my house, gittee two dlaws. Me glib
'em some other man's-I say him
me gettee dlaws next lcek he no
llkee, much dam evlcblody-hung
long hi; mucka hi hi lung ti"-
and poor Sam broke down in par
oxysmal grief.
Attorney General Putnam then
presented the evidence of the pros
ecuting witness (Mr. Dunlap, which
was, that Dunlap had left a pair OF
new drawers at Sans to be washed,
and had received pair of old ones
in return; that on demanding The
exchange Dunlap was told that a
mistake had been made, and the new
drawers given to the wrong man;
and that as soon as the other man
brought them back to wash again,
sam would make the exchange. I'm
fortunately, for Sam, the man who
got the new drawers only changes
once in three weeks, and Sam was
Obliged to break his word to "makee
all lite next leek." Hence the ar
raignment.
"Your honor,' said Put, ''this
seems to me to be plain case. The
Remembering effects upon society
which accrues by such disreputable
transactions as this
".silence!" said the Court. "If
you refer to the Court in that man.
ner again, sir
"But, your Honorw pleadingly
broke in the eloquent attorney, II
| did not refer to the Court, but to the
despicabie and ungodly detenda mt,
who stands here charged with the
blacklist crime known to anatomical
and physiological jurisprudence
Eyes, SIR" interrupted the Court,
who had been hunting his pockets
for chew of cable twist and heard
only the last word, '.Yes, sir! I adj
wise you to be more prudent-more
prudent, sir! You may proceed
"As / was about to remark" said
Put, "the case is plain one before
the statutes. Here is a man who once
had pair OF drawers; l repeat it,
may it please the Court, n pair of
NEW drawers. He has gwen them
over in trust to this groveling son OF
CONTIGUOUS, to be properly cleansed.
Here is a point, sir! here is a point!
You will note the implicit confidence
with which this plaintiff entrusted
his property to this prisOner-the
defendant. Had he been pleased to
place his wardrobe in your guiseless
hand, your Honor, the result, sir
the result would"-
"Silence!' thundered his Honor.
T. OH. t,,f
the result would
"Have been clean drawers on do
nand," Clipped in the attorney just
in time to save himself.
"Proceed!' said the Court.
"The most liberal construction of
the law regarding implicit conf:
dence, your Honor, is the tact of a
total abstinence in security, and the
voluntary REIMBURSEMENT into the
hands OF another, goods or chattels
under the care OF the party of the
| first part. where there seems to be
no collision intended by common
law and the abrogation of the Bur-
lingame treaty; though it may be
ficitiously brought in contact with
the facts in the case and ones own
affidavit. It is therefore perfectly
amphibious to suppose that the draw.
ers of the prosecution. which ia the
commonwealth Of Nevada,-being
new-should be returned with the
texture in apy manner dilapidated-
though Mr.. Kee has facetiously re.
marked that he would at some future
period mark the indistinctiyeness of
the term. your Honora replace the
same nv a substantial eouiyalent.
You will perceive. YOUR Honor, the
irre,avapcv of this ..ontlictinv state.
ment. It is PERFECTLY misconceptions
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