The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1880-03-20
a Corrupt Judge OutwItted.


Chief Justice Pyne, who was appointed
Chief Justice ofthc Kings Bench of England,
in 1894, had the reputation of being infl,l-
enced iii his judicial capacity by gifts. He
had landed property on the banks of the
| Backwatcr, in Munster, called Watcrpark,
to which he repaired after the fatlgues Of the
Munster Circuit Being Of a bucolc taste,
he cultivated good breeds of cattle, and
was noted for the value of his stock The
trial OF very important record, in which
the claims Of Il Mr.. Weller were opposed to
those Of Il MIR. Nanglc, was fixed for the
Court Assizcs. On the day before that OF,
which the Chcf-justicc was to leave Water
park for Cork, he received present of
twenty-five splendid hcfers from Mr.. Wei
Ter, the defendant in action. The Chief
justice returned IL very gracious message to
MIR. Weller by his steward, who came in
charge Of the cattle. This man was treat
ed with great courtesy. lie returned home
to his master, well pleased witc The urban-
ty and kindness of Chicf-justicc pvnc.
The Judge set forth next day for Cork
When driving along in his coach and-siX,
passing near Rathcormac, where the bridge
spans the Bride River, theroad was blocked
up by drove Of cattle. The Chief justice
looked out and bchcld Il prime herd of most
valuable short horns. lie bcckoncd the
man who was driving the cattle to approach
him, and dcmnndcu
'Whosc beasts are these. my man 2"
"Fhcy belong, please your honor, to n
great gentleman of these parts, Judge
Pync, your honor" replied the country.
man.
"lndccd!" cried the Chief Justice in
lulch surprise, "and where are YOU taking
them nOwT
"rhcy were grazing in my masters
MIR. Nangle's, farm, your honor; and as
the assizcs arc coming on ut Cork, my
master thought the Judge might like to see
taking them to Wa,crpurk, to show them
to The judge"
The Judge felt the dclicacy Of Mr.. Nan,
glc's mode of giving his present Putting
his hand in his pocket, he presented the
herdsman with guinea, snid he was judge
Pync, and 'that rs his master, Mr. Nanglc,
hud taken such good care Of his cattle, he,
the Judge, would take care of him."
Al parting he desired the hcrdsmnn to
give the animals to his steward at Water
park, and hadc his coachman ''urve on"
which he did.
During the hearing Of the action of Nam
gle rs, Weller the bearing of the Chief
justice seemed, ut first, quite in favor Of
the delcndnnt, and that gentleman nodded
often to his attorney, rs much as to say,
'lts all right; | have secured the Judge. "
But as the case went on, and ii WAS the
province OF the Chief justice to charge the
Jury, nc put The case SO strongly for the
plaintiff. that, to the dismuy of Mr. Weller,
the jury brought in Il verdict for Mr.. Nam
gle without leaving the box, and the Judge
| certified for immediate execution. Mr. Nam
gle and his counsel were, OF course, quite
satisfied. No exceptions were taken in
the Judges charge and the case was won.
When, on his return from the Munster Cir
cult, the learned Judge arrived at Waller
park, his first question was,
care the cattle all safe2"
"Pcrfcctly, my lord, replied the stew.
ard.
''Whrrc have you put the beasts re-
ccivcd when leaving for the Cork Assizcs p
''Thcy are where you left them, my
lord.'
''Whcre left them-that is impossible"
exclaimed the Chief Justice. 81 left them
on the road, near Rathcormac
The steward was puzzled. lie thought
the wits of the Chief justice were not so
clear rs those OF f-justicc ought to
De.
"Con," said Sir Richard Pync, putting
on his hat, ''i'll have look at them my
SELF
The steward led the way across the
lawn to n grassy paddock, and there were
found within twenty five fine hcifcrs crop
ping the grass, rs happy as if their late
master retained his property.
81 don't mean these, said the Chief
justice, rather testify. 81 want to see
those fifty short horns which came after
lett home"
''Bedad the long and short of it is,
thcm's all tho cattle on the land, except
what we bred ourselves, my lord,"
And 50 IL was; the sagacious Mr.. Nam
gle had so timed the departure of his cat.
tie as to meet the Chief justice on the road.
lie Ind properly drilled his hcrdsman,
who, with the tact Of his country, rclisEcd
the plot of "doing" the Judge, for Mr..
Nanglc had no great faith III the integrity
of that functionary. The Judges coach
was no sooner out of sight than the herds
man turned his cattle, and before nightfall
they were once more in the familiar fields
OF Mr.. Nanglc, where they were reared.
The Chief justice felt he hail been out.
wittcd, but, Of course, had no power of
showing his disappointment.
Wilno's winter Coat ana It's Lessons.