The Wichita city eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1872-1883, 1877-01-18
For the EAGLE.
4 FAOETIOUS LETTER FROM FARMER
D0OLITTLE
he Tells His Experience with the District
Court Of Sedgwick County.

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the solons of Kansas. lie says, now
Farmer, Judge Campbell makes us fell
lows down in Sumner walk up pretty
lively when we happen TO be little
tardy in court matters, but in this case
happen 10 live just in The edge of
Sumner county, and have had a sub
pena served upon me by a deputy
sheriff of Sedgwick county. when it
should have been served by the sheriff
of Sumner county. lam not going to
Wichita do you see? Said !, aye
verify. Have never been about courts
much We don't have any courts
down here at Dog Greek. So when |
arrived at Wichita thought | would
20 slow and learn the ropes. Jim
Steele told me that court was UP there
ia the Eagle Block, left hand door,
just at the head Of the stairs. went
up and knocked at the door several
times. No answer. Then | gave two
ar three hard raps, and Sheriff Dun
niug came and opened the door and
looked awful mad. But when he saw
it was me he seemed glad TO see me.
and burst on; laughing and said hello
Farmer, come in. went in aud SAT
down. a good many people were in
there. judge Campbell was sitting
by the stove. one boot of, warming
his feet, ana Judge Baldwin came in
and said, Judge where did you get
your pretty red stockings. AT Wood
mans. looked and wondered if ali
Judges wore red stockings. Down
here 81 Dog Creek We don't wear that
kind-some of us don't wear any. ANY
how it is an innovation on the old
"blue stockings. Then Judge Camp
bell put on his boot aud went inside a
little lot incloscd by picket fence, and
sat down in al armchair. Oh a raised
platform, and looked sort of grave like
a peanut vender who had taken in q
nickel and was looking for another
customer. Then he called up the old
Jury and discharged them. and said ;
Gentlemen of tie jury, with tins
term of court ends my present term OF
Office. During those six years | have
tried TO do my duty. How well have
succeeded, you can judge, The law
to-day is supreme, and person and
property are safe. Jdstice holds The
scales evenly balanced, no one dare
bulidoZe her, no returning board dare
count her out, no John Morrissey dare
declare her bets off. This can only
happen in popular government
where there is powerful loyal law
abiding constituency behind the judi
ciary. Well has this been illustrated
during my term of Office. Three years
ago. hen this city was invaded by an
armed mob of Texas rough, and | de.
!ivered an extra judicial opinion from
this bench. TO the effect that the mob
was out of order and must surrender
TO the police and go to prison, | ram
med that opinion into shot gun and
went down on the street TO deliver il
TO the mob, and when the old gong
sounded and three hundred of you APP
pearcd at my back with like opinions.
the moral effect was such that that mob
walked off TO a guard house with all
the order and simplicity of q lot OF
shoats coming home at night from an
acorn field"
The jury went out, looking sort of
pleased, and there was a murmur and
whisper all round, "bully for Camp
bell,' Then the Judge said, State
varsus Creeks-are you ready? Stan
lev got up and said the State was
ready Then hitched up on the back
of my scat and began TO lock around
for the State. saw q great, big, solid
looking fellow over there, with two
big rolls of fat around the back of his
ueck-I knew he was the State and sci
it down that Greeks was goncr
said something to him
and him Mr.. Ruggles-a technical term
| suppose-and then Old State looked
up at Stanley sort of defiant, and slip
pod down a little in his chair and said,
''ready."
When they called the names OF the
witnesses they walked inside the little
calf pasture Enclosed by the picket
fence, and sat down on bench. When
my name was called | did just as had
seen the others do. That has always
been my custom. When | am in
strange place if the people stand on
heir heads, / would try to stand on
nine. When any ones name was called
who were not present, some one would
stand up and say, they are on the road
II in town, and it seemed to be all
light. When Rushing's name was
allied, there was long pause, and
bought now is my time 10 speak for
Rushing. So got up and said if the
.ourt picaSe-then, in order to lend
liguiiy and effect | leaned back and |
truck position like a Goldfish snob
ghen he enters a church door and ele- |
ates his nose and looks over the audi
nee for some suitable place TO deposit
is important carcass-then | said Mr.. |
= C. Rushing told me Yesterday that
: he lived in Sumner county aud was
utsidc the jurisdiction of this She
ang he would not be present on this
occasion. Judge Campbell's
mited jurisdiction didn't seem to
,orry him bit, as had supposed it
'ould, he said right sharp, issue an at
lchment for Mr.. Rushing. George
eeves took his pen from behind his
ar, and drawed up his mouth like one
-ho had taken snifter out of big,
,ng-necked bottle aud was holding his
reath till he could ge; drink of wa
II, and wrote on piece of paper.
hen Tence Massey put on his over
lat and went out as though the house
as Oh fire, and his freshly-lighted ci-
n elevated at fortp-fve degrees. Old
tate slipped down little lower in
IS chair. kirkpatrick gave his shout
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