The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1876-12-29
An Hour ut the Central Station
COurt.
Detroit Free Press.

into a quiet frame of mind a prisoner
was heard calling out from his cell:
"Fve killed four police justices, and
banker to clay another
Bijah grinned as be went in after him
and when the chap stood before the desk
he answered to the name of Jack Henry, |
and added:
"Put me down as the great grizzly |
bear slayer of the proud Northwest"
"Do YOU own private burying- ground
anywhere?" asked the coart.
81 don't care for burying grounds
want breakfast. replied Jack.
"Give me list of those murdered
police justices. if you please"
"Don't fool with me, Judge. Pm the
great bear-hunter Of the mountains
the Nimrod of the prairies-she lion of
the gulches. Hurry up and say what
you want to, for / must find my dog and
be off on the trail of the red handed de-
mons"
When il had been ascertained that he
arrived on the Bay CITY train, got drunk
in half an hour, and was picked up in
doorway, the court said:
at is my sworn duty to protect the
bears of the West, and to throw my pro-
tectiye mantle over the buffalo and the
wild cat III put you in camp for sixty
days and give the game rest"
81 demand j-u-r-yV exclaimed the
prisoner.
"They are all frozen up, Mr.. Hen
~"
"I'll have one or di e!'
"Please go into the storeroom and take
a seat. You ought to be thankful that
you are going where the Presidential
question won't bother yon again"
Biiah drew him in, and the sounds OF
a struggle were heard in the land
When the janitor came out with fresh
man there was an odor of burnt wooler
and baked meat, and he whispered te
the court:
"They allus give up after I've held
'em agin the stove for a minute!"
A REMINIscENcE.
Monroe Edmunds, man in the prim'
of life, had been picked out of a dr..
goods box limpsy drunk, and as be stoo'
on the mark he said.
powerful cold night, wasn't it Judge
thought at one time I'd have to get III
and spread my tobacco box over me t
keep from freezing to DEATH"
"Is this your first time here?" aske
the court.
"Yes, sir, it air. Is there thermon
eter here by which can see how cold
is?"
i "Never mind the thermometer; you
case is at zero, and that's enough for 20
to take care Of"
b. "The reason / asked about the thel
- mometer," continued Mr.. Edmund
Il Twas to see how it averaged with an e,
perience of mine in Nebraska. 1t W,
u in the winter of 1859, and I"
- "Never mind any yarns," interrupte
e his Honor, "what is your plea?"
l. YARNS! Why I'm going to tell Il
III truth-the solid truth! was campo
out at Cross-eyed River, and all of
vi sudden it came on colder than ten thou
y and matches. I didn't"
10 II shall enter plea of guilty, al
aS send you up if you don't want tria,
ef said the court.
p. 81 do want a trial, of course, ] wa
III to know whether Pm innocent or gull
TO- jnst as bad as you do. AS was sayiI
he the weather whipped around as quick
re lightning, and my dog Tiber, who v
% Rome-ing around, came into camp
frozen corpse. I set to work"
n- II shall send you up for thirty day
oi call the next"
10 "The dog was as rigid as iron," s.
es- the prisoner, speaking louder, "and wi
70 picked him up his ears broke off as
he were glass dog. wiped the te
we "You can wipe your eyes on y
en' coat-tails if you want to, but foil
ian Bijah or I'll double your sentenced"
m "l'll follow Bijah, of course; but a
was saying, that poor dog was as soil
a stone horse block. / laid-him-
Ae side--the-the--"
The door closed and the rest of
the story was lost to the audience.
red THE QUIET DRUNKARo.
I'VE "Certainly was drunk" softly re
'n'' William Parsons, "but I was very
gns served about it."
OF The officer was of the same opin
an He first saw William standing in
sn', center of the street trying to main
ano an upright position, with arms fo
''y and feet close together, so as n OF to
oVe anybody's way or take up too n
or room. When he discovered thai
u OF couldn't stand up tried to lie dow
OF top of hitchiog- post, and at this
at ture the officer asked him to take a m
n'eo light ramble.
md Don't you know better than te
'eos drunk during such a cold snap?'
aght manded the court.
OF II don't control the weather." ,
ap- pered the prisoner.
cor "You ought to control yoursel
on least"
'ha' 81 do, Judge do; I could
~ ~ drank twice as much, but contr
nu'e myself. Please excuse this little
'saP- burst of enthusiasm and send me
rejoicing"
large "Well, you may go; but want i
west derstood that the law knows no diffe
.oou' between a noisy drunk and q quiet
~ If you come again you'd better
lots of money and lawyer wei
large two hundred pounds"
olh- Bijah shut off judicial steam
ike marking:
from "If that gang of boys come