The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1879-06-19
MAYORS COURT JUSTICE.

"Just to learn Mr.. Schaefer that he could not
shut up my eye for quarter, and that he could
not have a show in his house on Sunday evening
or any other evening without duffing up the
amount for license and the twenty-five cents due
the Mayor tor issuing the samer had Everett &
Nlckle aud schaefer pulled" The above is the
substance of Mayor Valleys remark to the DEM
ocRAr representative on MopIay morning, and
explains itself. It was mildly suggested that Mr..
Everett was only giving an illustrative lecture,
exposing many Of the mysteries of so called spir'
itualism. "Spirituasm, the deil,' answers the
Mayor, II was there myself and though non
Sunday man myself, you fellows can't pull the
wool over my eyes that way. This arrest was
not made to show up the Sunday law at all, but.
as said before, TO learn Mr. Sohaefer that he
could not beat me as he had other Mayors" The
result OF the examination before ibis Honor q?
on Sunday evening was he tining OF MeSsis Ev.
erett & NiCkle 81 each, when the ordinance dis
tnctly states that the fine for giving an entertain
ment without license shall be not less than S.
The entertainment however, WdS an illustrative
lecture and nothing more, ard for the sake Of
giving Mr. schaefera lesson, we can conceive OF
no excuse for arrestlng the parties and COnvening
pronounce the whole affair farce.
On Monday evening our lswyerT) Mayor ap.
pesred IN new role, or in fact several OF them
that ls he acted IS Mayor, prosecuting attorney
and advisory counsel ut one and the same time.
Or, as the general remark is, "Valliley aud Upham
had suit before the Mayor" Mrs. John Fischer
had been arrested upon a State warrant for as
sault and battery, and had retained Chas. Uphsm
Eq to defend her. Before the opening Of the
case on Monday, the defendant appeared before
the Mayor, who Immediately took her into his
consulting room and poured forth his legal lore
in torrents; advising her to plead guilty, as she
would probably be found so, and thus save costs
that her husband did not appear TO care for her
anyway aud that 1t would be good idea to stick
| the hue and costs on him. When the trial was
called Mr. Upham was on hand for the defendant
and 1t very soou appeared that Mr.. Valley was
attorney for lhe STATE and that the Mayor was q
myth The prosecutor (O examined defendant
and witnesses, under protest; objections being
constantly raised by the deence. After the trial
the defence argued the case his honor(D reserv-
ed his decision until the next morning lin total
disregard of the law. Ol Tuesday the case was
again argued by the defence and again the deci-
sion was reserved. On Wednesday morning the
care was again argued aud at last the Mayor de.
cided that the defence had made case aud the
defendant was discharged. Il this the manner in
which our loyslC) citizens wish to have justicet)
dealt out in our city cour2 Is this the able gen.
tleman and we'll read lawyer that was to make
such model Mayor, to be set up for an example
for our "hoodlum" to fOllowf We have nothing,
personally against Mr.. Valley, but officially we
think there is vast room for improvement both in
hearing cases and In appointing special or subsli
tute policemen.