The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1877-03-23
WHY Judge Cannon Was Late at CHrrf'
e. 40 tuck Cont. ,

It will be remembered that 4 couple Of
| weeks ago q resolution passed the General
Assembly allowing 800 to be paid to Judge
Cannon for holding the January term at
Currituck, when It was admitted that he
did not hold the court at all, having ar
| rived too tate. We have Just learned the
cause OF his being behind time. The Judge
has not been much out OF his native noun
tains. When he arrived here on bis way
| to Currituck Courthouse he was greatly per-
plexed "a TO which way to start from here
to reach his destination. he met friend,
who explained to him, time and time again,
the route which he had to travel. 49,,
"Wiiy, Judge, said the friend, "you just
go down 70 the depot in the morning, take
the Raleigh and CASTOR train, go to Wei
don, and there the conductor will show you
the Seabosrd and Roanoke, train. Get on
that and it lands you ut Portsmouth. There
YOU take the Chesapeake and sAlbemarie
boat and ia q little while you are ut Curri.
tuck Courthouse. It's rs easy rs falling Oh
a log. You can't miss the route"
:" It may be easy enough" said the Judge,
.sbut don't believe I shall ever find the
way" and his Honor held up his hands IN
the very agony OF despair.
He went to the depot next morning, got
TO Weldon, and there took the Seaboard
train and arrived safely at Portsmouth.
There he was surrounded by q thousand
little darkies, all wanting to carry has bag
cage lie gave it to one and told him he
wanted it carried on the Currituck boat.
All right, and the little darby made of
with it to n boat, his Honor following. He
took statc-room, tossed all night, and next
morning the boat finally came to stop.
The Judge got of, took conveyance, and,
remarking. that it was larger place than
ne had expected to see, was driven to q
hotel. lie got a room and sent for the
| landlord. s.Landlord," said he, II am
Judge Cannon. and want to see the sher-
| iff," and The sheriff was sent for. and soon
arrived and was bowed in.
sI have come, Mr. Sheriff." said his
Honor, "to hold your court under this new
tangled, rotating plan established by the
Legislature. Judge Henry holds my court,
judge Eure the courts of the Second dis
trict, and the courts Of this. want you
to send man around in the morning to
convey me to the courthouse"
"What?" asked the Sheriff.
81 have come" said the Judge, "a> re-
marked before, to hold Currituck court"
"Currituck, h-ll" exclaimed the Sheriff.
'Where is Currituck?"
"Why, Currituck Courthouse" respond
ed his Honor, very much perturbed. ''Ain't
this the placer"
! "Why, man, what do you mean2 You
are in Baltimore!"
His Honor fell back and uttered groan.
1t was even SO. He was at Barnum's Hotel,
in Baltimore, and the devil take the buggeI
that had carried him-on the boat at Ports
mouth.
He retraced his way with heavy heart
and when he finally reached Curritucs
Courthouse it was Friday afternoon, ant
the sheriff had discharged the jury and tol6
all the witnesses to 60 home. ...
This, then, is the history Of the "resolu
ton for the relief of Hons r. 81. Cannon
now riding the First judicial district" -
RaLei0h KeacS.