Daily Republican., 1879-11-22
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THE PRESENT term OF court has s.iil
farther shown the necessity OF some
court for the adjudication and settle
ment of minor suits, both Of acivil and
criminal character. A week OF the time
of the court has passed by, and with
the exception OF about three, possibly
four, there have been no cases tried that
sould not just as easily have been tried
and settled before court of an inferior
grade, but Of higher grade than that
of the present jurisdiction and powers
of Justlces Of the Peace. As sample
Of many OF the cases which came before
the court, We would refer to one from
Christiana Village, which occupied an
hour or more OF the precious time OF the
court.
In this case hotel keeper had col
ored rnan brought before tho court for
coming into his bar room and asking
for a drink OF liquor which being re-
fused a disturbance occurred, which re-
suited iu the ejectment OF the colored
nah from the room, by justice OF the
pace who Aad come in during the dis
turbance. 1t did not rise to the dignity
of fight, nor even to a second rate dis
turbance of the peace. The man had
been in the employ of the landlord ana
that day the landlord had settled with
him. The term; Of that settlement were
not known, but it is presumed the
landlord was not the cheated party.
The colored man at any rate came
back in the evening and wanted a
drink. Il ii give you some OF that that
gave you at the barn the other day, y
said the landlord. "No you won! either,
you aint going to hit NE with a black,
jack" sad the colored mau. After
this the man went towards The entrance
at the end OF the bar and there in com
mon parlance "clinched," the landlord
trying to put his colored antagonist out
OF the room, but failing in this he went
back and told the colored man TO come
and get a drink, but from the evidence
it looked as if he had gone back to get
his black jack.
The colored man seeming to diviE,
his intention picked up a beer glass
and after the landlord had exhibited
his weapon, he said with an oath "you
amt going to black jack me-" Abou
this time the somewhat noted Squire
entered and took the colored man out o.
the bar room. TAe Colored man had ne
lawyer TO represent lis case before tLt
Court, but by his, own questions he elici
ted positive evidence that hs drew the
beer glass in self defence after tn.
Landlord mad drawn his black jack.
We are not surprised that II. c. Tur
ner who conducted the case on the par
OF the STATE was disguised with it, foI
ne could hardly ask question that diC
not bring out some evidence in the COZ
ored mans favor ani j. is 10 Ills credi
that h refused to argue The case before
the jury, being CoaVlIced that the col
ored man ought not Ouly to nave 1eeE
clear.d but TIA. tho burtnsn Of tin
trivial offence was On the other side
However the co.Ored man was con 7icteC
at an expense OF some thirty or forty
dollars to the stats.
Hare was trifing, ordinary case thai
could have been settled by the justice
who made the arrest, without any eX
pans- to the State, and the end Of as
tice would have been vindicatei jus
as effectively as it has been at grea
expense to !he State. This is only on,
in5 .ancs, bat many moro might be ad
dUoed Of other cases equally as iusig
nifcant that has occupied the time Q
the present Court.
4 BATCH OF irrsc0ncilable testimony