Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1877-10-29
A FEARFUL SATIRE.
A Piece OF satire On the Case OF she
pioas fraad. tatinsas.
Lrrom the Sow Yort onphle.l

trrom the New York oaphie.l
The Judge was in tears. SO was the
--piosocuting Attorney. the officers OF the
Court, and even the Court stenographer
until now supposed 10 be mere me
ehanical appara,us-proved within him
the existence of huid.
The Court then tried negro for
stealing pair Of boots. The prisoner
attempted u few words In eXtennation.
Else been a church member" said he.
$50 lie last ten years. Loss heap o
money when lie Pious Young Mems
Savings Bank bust. tellye ledge. ef
n nigger got no money an he want u
pair boots to move in respectable color
cd society. what he goin' to dor Dsre's
my sick wife, Jedser
s'Prisoner nj the bar. said ths Judge,
"you are sentenced to the State Prison
for two years. We have no time for
sympathy now"
"Am / not a culled man and brud'
deri" asked the Ethiopian.
pass him along" said the Judge.
And they passed even him.
The shedding Of tears recommenees
anew. The Judge turned aside his face
aud wept in his -pittoon. The District
Attorney wept surrcputitiously IN his
spil,oon. The stsnographer-oyen he.
that man OF nervous steel and hero
elyphics-not bsing addicted to tobacco
and lacking sp.ttoon, diluted his copy
ing ink with tears.
I'VE have a sal duty TO perform this
morning." said the weeping Attorney
aside TO the Judge.
1--WE have. indeed" said the weeping
Jnlgs TO the Attorney.
Then both buried their heads IN the
revised statutes aud wepi.
The next case was called. "Who are
You ," said the Judge.
NOBODY, (" said the prisoner.
What is your calling
"Cll me a tramp"
"You are accused OF stealing
chickens"
"Itook them because some one kaow
wanted something TO eat. -
"who are they "
"No matter
"lIave you q family
81 don't care to tell"
"what brought you 10 this
.Sickness and the failure OF swind
ling savings bank. Don't let that dis
turb you. want no sympathy. sorr,
you should all be 50 grisved this morn
ing"
IAN right. Five years in the State
Prison" =,
"Thc affective hour il now come,
sobbcd the Judge. "Brin: in the peni'
tent confvssor and foreer."
Ho was brought. All sobbsd. The
lachrymoss freshet was at its hight.
"You are indicted for forgery. SAID
the clerk. Guilty or not guilty..
"Guilty." said the Z. +. ever,
guilty indeed. Iconfess all, everything
TSobs.1 I lived elegantly for hve year
or the deposits Of our Pious founs
Mems Savings Bank. could not bea
10 see myself and family moving IN
lower social sphere than that to whiel
We were accustomed. II was hard MOI
to keep a carriage. not to spend eaet
summer a few weeks at Long Branch
When tho Pious Young Men's Saving.
Rank went up aud the excitsmsnt hal
blown over, We organized the founE
Mems swindling Banking Association
That supported Us In elegance and Keep
our heads above water i've years longer
More sobs.l l can plead nothing u
.xtenuati.n. presume | have ruine'
in the aggregate something like i've hun
dred widows AMI orphans. ESelama
tions Of Poor fellow : How he mus
have suffered all these years u an
now 1T anj really to receive my sen
tsncs."
"fi-boo hoo-d-boo hoo-iive year
in State Prison
General boo.hooing.