Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1880-03-03

Chief-iustice Pyne, who was appointed
Chief-justice of the King Bench of England,
IN 1894, had the reputation of being influ-
enced in his judicial capacity by gifts. He
had landed property on the banks of the
Blackwater, in Munster, called Waierpark.
10 which he repaired after the fatlgues OF the
Munster Circuit. Being Of q bucolic taste,
he cultivated good breeds of cattle, and
was noted for the value of his stock. The
trial OF a very important record, in which
The claims OF Mr.. Weller We're opposed to
those of Mr. Nangle, was fixed for the
Court Assizes. On the day before that on
which the Chief Justice was 10 leave Water
park for Cork, he received a present Of
twenty-five splendid heifers from Mr. We'll
Ter, the defendant in action. The Chief
justice returned a very gracious message to
Mr. Weller by his steward, who came in
charge Of the cattle. This man was treat
ed with great courtesy. He returned home
10 his master, well pleased wife the urbani-
ty and kindness Of Chief-justice Pyne.
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, the road was blocked
up by drove OF cattle The Chief-justice
looked out and beheld prime herd of most
valuable short horns. He beckOned the
man who was driving the cattle TO approach
him, and demanded:
Whose beasts are these, my man I"
They belong, please your honor. to a
great gentleman Of these parts. Judge
Pyne, your honor" replied the country
man.
''indeed." cried the Chief-justice in
Uuuch surprise, ''and where are YOU taking
them nOwi"
They were grazing in my masters,
Mr.. Nangle's, farm. your honor; and as
the assizes are coming on at Cork. nv
master thought the Judge might like to see
that he took good care of them, so I'm
taking them TO Waterpark, to show them
10 the Judge
The Judge felt the delicacy of Mr.. Nan
gle's mode Of giving his present. Putting
his hand in his pocket, he presented the
herdsman with a guinea, said he was Judge
Pyne, and that as his master, Mr. Nangle,
had taken such good care of his cattle, he,
the Judge, would take care Of him."
Al parting he desired the herdsman to
give the animals to his steward at Water
park, and bade his coachman ''drive on"
which he did.
During the hearing Of the action of Nan
gle rs, Weller, the bearing of the Chief
justice seemed, at first, quite in favor Of
the defendant, and that gentleman nodded
often to his attorney, as much as TO say,
''lts all right; / have secured the Judge.
But as the case went on. and it was the
province Of the Chief Justice to charge the
jury, he put the case so strongly for the
plaintiff, that, to the dismay of Mr. Weller,
the jury brought in verdict for Slr. Nan
gle without leaving the box, and the Judge
certified for immediate execution. Mr.. Nan
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 safe p
Perfectly, my lord, replied the stew
ard.
''Where have you put the beasts re-
ceived when leaving for the Cork ASsizes?"
They ere where you left them, my
lord
''Where left then-that is impossible"
exclaimed the Chief-iustice Il left them
on the road, near Ralhcormac."
The steward was puzzled. tie thought
the wits of the Chief-justice were not so
clear as those of Chief justice ought to
be.
Con- said Sir Richard Pyne, putting
on his hat, ''I'll have a look at them my
self
The steward led the way across the
lawn to grassy paddock, and there were
found within twenty-five fine heifers crop
ping the grass, as happy as if their late
master retained his property.
Il don't mean these said the Chief
justice, rather testify. Il want to see
those fifty short horns which came after
left home"
''Bedad. the long and short of it is,
thems all the cattle on the land, except
what we bred ourselves, my lord,
And 50 it was; the sagacious Mr.. Nan
gle had so timed the departure of his cat
tie as to meet the Chief-justice on the road
He had properly drilled his herdsman,
who, with the tact of his country, rellshed
the plot Of doing the Judge, for Mr..
Nangle had no great faith IN 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.. Nangle, where they were reared
The Chief-jus;ice felt he had been out
witted, but, of course, had no power of
showing his disapDOintment