The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1876-10-06
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From the Worcester Pres..l


All who have had the privilege
of being drawn on jury mnst be
familiar with this qnxi6t old Nor
man French expire ssioh, used by
the sheriff ar his representative
wheI, opening Court. Hut tew
a@ye been ineE enough 10 TssseA
to such an extraordium as came up
on the astoBished ears of the Mans
fields and O'Connors of Musking-
um from the lips of the compatriOt
of Bismark.
William Ruth ia Sheriff of Mus
kiu gum county. Ohio. lie il also
of the TeutonIc persuasion. When
he was ignorant of his duties and
greatly troubled about the way nf
opening court he con1ided his troub.
les to Congressman Southland and
several young members of the bar,
who coached him in his duties, civ.
ing him TO understand that he was a
higher official than the court itself,
and that Judge Frazier, of the Com
mon Pleas, was in the habit of in
terfering with the sheriff in a man
ner that no weil-regulated sheriff
ought to tolerate. spy shining,
ish DOT sol" said the funchonary.
"Vell, ynst wait till l opens de
COURT, ind he find dot Bill Root is
not Pense Lloyd by chug full"
When the court came on sheriff
Ruth verified his prediction. For
weeks he had been practicing his
opening speech, and Judge Frazier
turned to him with a look of Judi
cial dignity and said:
"Mr. Sheriff, open the court"
Mr.. Ruth struck an attitude and
began:
so yez, hear ye eberybody und
der peoples in sheneral dat der hon.
ora BILE Court of Common Sessions,
in und for der honorable poddy of
Muskingum county. ish now in
pleas, und dat its doors are open
for TO hear der complaints of ali
der yeomsnry und common md
take gognizance of sill misdemean-
9rs und-"
"Hold on there Hold on there.
Mr.. Sheriff. What is the meaning
of all this rigmarole ?" exclaimed
Judge Frazier.
"Shud ge, shust hold little on, }"
returned the sheriff. s.I'm Bill
Root, der sheriff of els county, und
know my business to transact in
dis COURT, ind any ganses to present
for its honorable consideration will
now approach und dat same make
known, ind may God Almighty
hat mercy on your souls, uud all
OF init your hats way quick 2"
BY the time the sheriff concluded
even Judge Frazier was roaring
with laughter. 1t took the consta-
BILE half an hour TO restore order.
The first case was called, and the
Judge said:
"Mr. Sheriff, call Peter Jones,
John Smith, aud Sarah White, three
times at the door,"
Advancing to the door and open
ing it about three inches, he pitch
ed his voice TO the highest key and
began:
"Peter Shones, Shon Smit, Sara
Vite, Sara Shones, Peter Vite, Shon
Smit, come into court NIT your
dree dimes. Your honor, dey gone
hon."
Judge Frazier.-That will never
do. Cali them three times-one at
time.
Sheriff Ruth. Mr.. --Shudge, shoost
look here. Dat ia when you make
foolish nit me. Yuo say call dree
times vonce, and den you say call
den vonce dree times, uud you say
dat ish wOrsh und worsh. II you
want Peter Shones und Shon Smit
und Sara Vite vonce dree dimes or
dree dimes vonce, you better call
dem yourself. l not dot kind of
foolishness.
Sheriff Ruth retired to Fred Dit
ner's and refreshed himself with
sundry glasses of lager, while the
constable called the witnesses.