Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1876-09-18
A Fight in IL Texas Court.

A correspondent Of the Baltimore American,
writing from Waco, Tex.s under date OF the
1lth inst, says:
This little town was thrown into a stew by
the excitement 10 the county court rOom on
Saturday. and could he shades oil departed 'e-
gal greatness hav: lowered over hat iltle courf
room they Wouli have opened their EYES III ~
| toulsh mcnt at the scene enacted before ihcnl.
| The cout was III SESSION. the presiding Judge
occupied the chair Of state With all oecouilng
diguity; The prisoner at the oar, arralgucd Tor
alleged cruelty 70 animals, sal with bowed !eah
while the prosecuting al >orhey hurled his thun
durbG S and gave 70 the Case and the prisoner
the darkrs, co.Gling. The Jlry noddcu uni!
he SPEAKER confinement brratlu2 tic counsel
for dcicucc- usug cxi'r"S>l'n- not p72f co'tp!i-
mnntary, and thea the * picked W ;h.lr cars
aud listened The c0up.el Tor the dcIeuco lG
minded Inc SD kCr that he was not 10 The lab
it of receiving such high compliments iu open
court. But the Lr, ecutnr, net noticing the
interruption, continued to send his shafts "t
sarc:sm aud abuse W liberia! hand. Table
stool between .hcs, Two loving dl-ci pies OF keut,
and the much. 10 led COUNSEL mounting It, be,
gan to lay his clnc about the broad shoulders
Of the speaker with d touch which showed how
much he was in carncst Lay 90 Mas, cried
voice from the crowd. Whatsoever thy
hands 6ud to do, do it with all thy might,
shouted another The bclab0rcd attorney,
seiziDg chair hurled Ii at his opponent, bur
it missed Its mark aud went crashing against
the wall opposite. The cries # the Judge on
the bench for "order order u were drowucd
10 the confusion, for
Dire was the noise
OF conhct ~
ARREST the compatauis," cried the judicial
functionary Oac Of the attendant officers
started Tor the nero Of the cane, but hau0't
quite reached him when frIen OF that law.
yer knocked that offer dawn. The judge,
seeing the turn of affairs, descended from his
lofty seat. and, takiag siXshootcr from the
hOarcd officer, said that he would restore order
iu the court, at the same time waving the dead
" weapon over his head. The crowd knew TIL,
Judge too we'll to Iub' fer Il m0mcnt that he
meant what he said, and stood not upon the
order Of their going, but went 1T once. When
the clouds (crcated by the passage OF musty
law books, &C.. through the air during the con
hict) began to clear up, aud somewhat OF the
dignity of the court was restored, the Judge
said that be regretted such a thing should nave
happened in a Texas court, and regretted 1t
the more for this his court shoul, be the scene
of such disgraceful affair; that 10 the future
when lawyers could not control their tcmrcrs 10
his court he would give them al opportunity
to repair to more suitable field where they
might satiate their thirst for blood,
The attorneys were fined tw"nty five dollars
each, and the gentleman who fl bored the officer
was called up to pay one hundred dollars as his
share 10 the entertainment. 10 day all is quite
along the Brazos, and nothing remains t. re
mind one of The bloodlcss coDhct Of Saturday,
save the crippled chairs and tables, piled up
10 the rear of the court room.