The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1881-07-29
A SMALL SENSATION.


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There was q little sensation created
in legal circles yesterday and one which
created much speculation. Be 1t
known as a premise. that the America
Asiatic matrimonial alliance that
stirred the social depths erstwhile, is
provocative of much domestic misery
and jealousy. The Chinese groom
seems to be industrious, spooney and
devoted, while the Caucasian bride is
rather disposed to f1irt with. handsomer
Cinnamon and does but little work,
two circumstances that cause much
pain and anguish to the Chinese groom,
whose initials are Lee Jim. Jim has
been putting on American airs since
wedding a 'melican woman and quite
naturallytook to drinking on account
of his troubles. Here the plot thick
ems, and the female side of the house
swears that a division must ensue or
drinking must be stopped. Neither
event transpires, and the two strangely
united mortals continue their Anglo
Chinese warfare Of words. They fol-
low their individual inclinations-he to
drinking and she to flirting.
The other day she became possessed
OF a good sized pile of gold-about S45.
This yellow pelf seemed to turn Lee
Jim's eyes green, for the jealous mon
ster arose within him bigger than a ma
tive steer, He demanded an explana-
ton of the possession of 80 much
money, and the explanation was
unsatisfactory, SO instead of calming
down, Lee Jim grew as violent as a
Norwegian maelstrom and ended by
taking the money from her.
An action for robbery followed, OF
course. Lee Jim was duly arrested.
His friends soon employed a well known
legal light who has had much practice
and great success among Cinnamon, and
whose Incompatible eloquence has
melted many an adamantine juror in
the years that are past.
The examination of Lee Jim was
Sc. for yesterday morning before
Judge Slaughter. The hour arrived
and tho defendant was duly on hand,
as a matter of course, but there was
no prosecuting witness. Constable
Nolan's return showed that she wasn't
to be found in his bailwick. The
counsel for prosecution wal ready, and
likewise the temporary counsel for de-
Tense. The latter had been asked by
the j~udge-there, we didn't mean to give
him away-to represent him temporarily
in his absence to attend to the matter
Of a%djourning the examination for a
certain time should the prosecuting wit
ness fail to appear.
The judge had calculated most wise.
ly. for the prosecuting witness did not
appear. He had himself gone to Fort
Collins on pressing business, and the
fact that an excursion train went down
there yesterday morning lent color ia
the superstition that the prosecuting
witness had also gone thither. But
presto! could there have been an under
standing between the counsel for the
defense and the prosecuting witness?
Could an elopement have taken place?
These questions were asked at once by
all who became acquainted with the
facts. 1t was thought to be a new and
most successful stroke for the counsel
for defense to elope with the fair prose.
cutting witness in a case. 1t taught the
bar some new practice. But then all
attorneys couldn't follow it, for the
counsel in this case chances to be what
the world terms ian old bachelor"
However, it was learned before night
that our bachelor friend had been
wrongly suspected, for he returned from
Fort Collins with the picnic excursion,
singly and alone, as he went forth. SO
he will be on hand to-day when the
case comes up for examination, and If
the defendant isn't discharged, it will
not be the fault Of our legal friend, but
the result of too much evidence against
his client. At any rate, when he reads
the foregoing lines this morning he will
enjoy the Joke and smile audibly rs did
his legal brethren when they talked
over the matter yesterday.