Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1877-10-20
pETROIT,s FAMOUS JUSTICE.
An Hour with His Honor and BIIah at the
a Central station Court.

An Hour with His Honor and BIIah at the
Central Station Court.
Such a crisp, clear morning as it turn
ed out to be was sufficient to make all
the prisoners feel good, and Bijah, the
old ianitor, hadn't looked SO well in six
or seven months. He forgot all about
that breach of promise suit and that tele-
gram from Boston asking the size of his
feet, and he went around singing:
Oh, autumn has come,
And it makes things hum.
And the house-fy is dumb,
She are.
Wen soon have some snow,
And a-kiting we'll go
And our noses will glow
Like lantern in dark night.
Biiah gets off such little things with
out the least ments' effort, and his
friends have more than once besought
him to publish volume of his poems.
A GRAND DUKE.
"Bring out that sprig of nobility" I"
commanded his honor, as he finished
siging the warrants. eff there is Bour-
bon among us want to know it.
Charles De Love followed Bijah from
cell No. 4. He had foreign look about
him-foreign to combs and soap and
towels, but dukes are as liable to get
mussed up as anybody else. He had
three plain brass rings on his left hand,
and two ornamental brass rings on his
right hand, and his oroide watch chain
reflected three thousand rays of the
morning sun. While his particular war
rant was being searched for, bootblack
softly hummed
Oh he is nobby-
Oh! he is neat
Behold his soft curls
And his wee little feet
"Charles De Love-" began his honor,
"you went up on Rivard street q few
days ago and made q French family be.
heve that you were grand duke, right
from Paris. You said you had shaken
hands with Theirs, lent money to Mac.
Mahon, winked at the late Napoleon and
been the leader of all the projects fol
public improvements. You claimed tc
have fled to this country to escape mar.
riage with German Princess, and you
succeeded in beating the family out o.
two weeks board and borrowing $5 or
top of that. The star of destiny is al
ways laying low for Just such chaps 81
you. You took the money and went OF
curve, and this glorious October SUI
shines upon you as prisoner. Have
you anything to say?"
" am sorry" replied the prisoner.
Being sorry won't help the matter
any," continued the court. at is JUS
such impositions as the one you prac
ticed that tell against the good as we'll a,
the bad. Now that you have palmet
yourself off for duke the public will b.
on their guard. A genuine prince nigh
come to my house tonight and ask fo
bread and butter with sugar on it, bu
he wouldn't get anv. and deserving
| man would be driven from my door.
shall now proceed to make it sad for yol
by imposing sentence of sixty days"
"Can I see friend ?" asked the duke
eyes, sir, you can give him tn
rings and chains and other valuable OF
name1ts and ask him to bury them be
low the frost line and mark the spot TO
you. The rule up there is that III
prisoner can wear more than one dia
mond ring except on Sundays" "
GEORGE CABLES SURPRISE.
George Gable, sailor, had perfect con
troll of his features as he walked out
Every line of his face expressed amaze
ment and surprise, as he looked over tn
desk and remarked
"Well, I'll be hanged ~
Il think SO, too" replied the court.
"I went to bed last night in the fourt
story of the Mansion House, in Buffalo,
continued the sailor, "and this mornin
I am here Well, this beats me p
eyes, it's very easy to beat you" ar
swered the court.
"But I'd like to know how I cam
here"
Eyes and I'll tell you. At midnigl
last night you were found lying on th
walk. Two of the philosophers on til
police force drew you in here.
"But wasn't drunk---I couldn't hay
been drunk p
Couldn't you?"
"No, sir. haven't been drunk
twenty-seven years"
"Perhaps you had stroke of fe
mented paralysis. q"
"I-yes, I did, come to think of it. ;
"Well, in that case the sentence wi
be for only thirty days." sighed IL
court. eff you are subject to paralys
1 can't think of doing by you as L woul
by an old stager."
"I-I don't understand this thing
stammered the sailor.
"No? Well, the driver of the Mar
is a great talker. He will explain
you ride up. Don't be afraid to dra
him out on all points.
The sailor went into the corridor viii
dark look on his face, and as Biiah fo
lowed him he jumped behind the stov
stuck darning-needle into the end
the broom-stick, and declared that he
perish right there or die.
Later.-It took four officers to lol
! him up, but he didn't seem to feel prof
,, of the fact
Second Edition. When landed at Il
J door of the House of Correction
meekly inquired if somebody wouldr
send q postal card to his mother and
', form her that he had gone to Hought'
Lake on bear-hunt.
Justice is big Injun. She's alwa
ahead. Detroit Free Press.