The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1880-05-04
.T@T,cry AND MAYoRs CoURTs.



Fat II chronicles, and wholly
Never anything besides
That is-well cGRf say aensF,
And viii nj say hardly ever -
e.. i,s no use the great public mind O. is ir-
,.,o.-,.,y fixed on some points, and We would as
s,.,n attempt to turn the-ah-the gigantic and
ab-snbIime-and- and-uncontrolled,r resist
49, sweep of-ah-er-we mean the thing, like the
. ,sr nuzzle." can't be did. That is sufficient;
AMI We are resigned to the DEGREES Of an unjust
and ,reaclerous Fate be the burden never SO
,-ea, Il seemeth Just to us that the innocent be
made 10 suffer-for we are not innocent.
JUDGE VESTS DOCKET.
Uis Honor sighed rs he dropped into o chair.
aud remarked to the reporter that he had read
when bow. in a work by some noted American
author. that the way Of the transgressOr is
hard and. though Tor long time he had been
sr.,s,l to question the correctness of the propo-
si,i,.u Of late years, he had come to acknowledge
Il. truth A. an illustration of how he had be-
come convinced, he began going into the details of
q, strange and remarkable case that excited al
most worldwide interest at The time, but which
b. now almost forgotten. Alas, how soon is the
memory blishte,l 10y the soaring touch of Time
Tn. cas-. referred TO was one, he went on to say
IN WHICH the greatest legal lights of the age were
ENGAGED Ii appeared that Jane Smith had
brought a suit against John Smith, her divorced
husband for the recovery of her dOwery, consist
,n.- OF a broom handle, soup dish and three
oyster shells besides. But just here the crier
.-,e,l that court was open for the transaction of
basiness. and his Honor took the bench and a
o. -. f;na a,fff Sba1 hx-t no
Al eifJrt was made to sing an opening hymn,
selected hy the reporter from Pinaiore,' but his
Honor owing To the tribute his salivary glands
lad paid 10 the presence of the " fine cut" mis-
carried on the bass, and that part of the ceremo-
MES was dispensed with
samuel Blidy and Annie Blidy, husband and
vile. Charles Blidy and his wife, Marguerite, re-
spe,'iyelv son and daughter-in-law OF the first
namoi couple, all colored, were marshalled in 10
answer 10 a charge of making dire threats against
TIA life and safety of Edward Shakespeare, the
coored typo of the Patriot office and to show,
j. they could consistently do so, why they should
not enter into a bond to keep the peace-and
their hands off of Shake"
|, appears that they had not mingled together
il unity for some time, but that the white-wlnged
dove had frequently had her pinions soiled be-
cause Of their mutual antagonism While it APP
peared that shake occasionally grew exaspera-
Tin. on the other hand it was shown that he
spprehended "pisen and coroners inquest,
ia which latter he would be prominent factor
In case the pisen was harmless, visions of a
haingng and fatal attempt al the TRANSMISSION of
blood from his heart to that of the parched earth
weighed upon him like nightmare. In view of
This status of affairs, his Honor-despite the fact
that the elder Mrs Blidy had mashed her nose
quite fiat with the Bible before declaring that
she had coined dar TO tell de truf an not lie"
and despite the fact that the elder Mr. Blidy had
assured the court that Shake and all his wit
ness were but living monuments 10 the absence
OF truth-felt called upon to request them to
enter into a bond in the sum of $500 each to
keep the peace for six months-which they furn-
i~hed- Shakespeare was also warned against
rendering himself exasperating during that
period Alas poor Yeric :"
John Berry, colored, next swung TO and cast
anchor before the tribunal. Being an affectionate
husband with an eye to the welfare of his house
hold, he had attempted to administer a little
wholesome chastisement to his better half which
that lady Indignantly and unnaturally resented
appealing TO the law for redress. Doubling
that all the blame rested with her lord, he was
assessed ! and costs only.
The case of the State VS. r. S. Williams comes
up third time tor trial next Friday, there having
already been two mis-trials motion was
made Saturday to dismiss, on the ground that
two mis-trials are equivalent to an aquittal or
I'D Iros, which motion was met and overruled
The prosecution is ably represented by r. c.
Long. Esq, the defense by Col. VIM. l. Vason
The case has been and is one of considerable
interest, involving as it does the reputation of
well known, well-to-do citizen. We hope yet to
SO the majesty of the law indicated, and trus I
that no innocent person will be made to suffer.
This court, regular sessions of which are held
on the first Friday in each month for the investi-
CATION OF the civil docket, is popular resort
The room is comfortable and well furnished.
The rights and persons of citizens, prisoners
witnesses and attorneys, are respected and pro-
iected from unlawful insult or injury, good order
and decorum are strictly maintained, and the
ruling Of the Judge is acknowledged TO be just
and impartial on all occasions
JUDGE CAMERON
Betsy Jones 'gainst Sheppard French
"A naughty Shepherd he)
Preferred charge before the bench
OF &" 'sault and batterie.'
The evidence ample quite
That he had salted she,
And. he hadn't ortsr fight
His Honor fined him three
and costs; whereupon the Sheppard turned the
tables on Betsy
BY proving that she did provoke
This same assault upon her.
To mercy. TINS the jury spoke
We recommend, your Honor.
This woman Twas noNlost;
For she bid depart in peace
On payment Of the cost.
MAYOR BERNRECTER-
still inebriated individual, who had been on
fearful bender, got his scalp laid open and
bound his way to the lookup, was given 20 days
in jail or the alternative of depriving the city
forthwith of his presence-which latter he &C.
eePied with tears OF gratitude q in his eyes.
couple OF young gentlemen were fined 81
each for shooting an air-gun within the corporate
limits
Two parties, famous for their united, strenuous
and indefatigAble efforts to assassinate King Al
cohOl we're Vanished the citv TO- s;~ ,v.D-,he