The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1882-04-11
STORIES OF JUDGES.

Occasionally judges find them
selves in conflict with members OF
the bar who are under no PROBES
sionaI privilege or restraint. Some
maintain their dignity by fining and
committing for contempt Of court.
This course may in some cases be
necessary, but a delicate ridicule is
generally much more effective. A
troublesome attorney, VINO was plead
ing his own cause and raising un
tenable points before Lord Elenbor
ough. became exaspersted because
be was invariably overruled, and
exclaimed. "My Lord, my Lord,
although you are great man now, l
remember the time when l could
have bought your opinion for five
shiIlings." Sucn impertinence
would, with macy judges lead to the
committsl OF the offender; bot Lord
Peterborough merely observed with
an amused smile. Sir, | dare soy
it was not worth the money" The
same Judge wss on one occasion
sitting at the Guildball, when
Henry Hunt. the famous dema-
gogue, app cared upon the floor of
the court. Mr., Justice Talfourd
describes the scene which followed
in these terms: ~ am here, my
Lord, on the part of the boy
D3good,' proceeded the undauuSed
Qalxote. His Lordship cast y me-
ment's glance on the printed list,
and quietly said, 'Mr. Hunt. | see
no name OF any boy Dogood in the
pager of causes. and turned toward
the door of his room. My Lord
vociferated the orator, 'sm to have
no redress Tor an unfortunate youth?
/ thought your lordship Was sitting
tor the redress of injuries in a court
OF Justice. oh! no, Mr.. Hunt, still
calmly responded the Judge. & an
sitting at Eisi Prius, and | have NO
right TO redress any injuries except
those which may be brought; before
the jury and me in the cause sp-
pointed for trial. My Lord then
said Mr.. Hunt, somewhat subdued
by the unexpected smenitY of the
jndee, 1 only desire to protest.
'OhI is that alp said Lerd Ellen
borough. by all means protest. and
go about your business So Mr..
Hunt protested and wert about his
business; and Ny Lord went un-
ruff1ed to his dinner, and both parties
were content.
Great judges have always been
the offsets of intense respect and
veneration to the English people, and
few ordinary persons would venture
to dispute without dif1idence the Law
which they lay down. There is
perhaps no more amusing or fla
grant abuse OF this confidence in
judicial requirements than the pro-
ceedings OF Sir Edward Coke when
he went in search OF his daughter.
He had lived for years on very bad
terms with his wife, who, when be
proposed to marry their only
daughter to Sir John Villers, car
lied her off and concealed her at a
house in Oatlands belonging to the
Earl of Argyll. Coke, receiving in
formation Of this, collected a body
of armed men and put himself at
their head. Encased in a breast
plate, with a sword by his side and
pistols at his saddlebow, he arrived
with his followers at the outer gate
of his houAe, where he repeatedly
demanded his daughter in the
kings name, laying it down for
law that il death should ensue it
would be iustifable homicide ia him,
but murder in those who opposed
him. Such an opinion coming from
81 inspired a source was enough
to cause the most resolute garrison
10 tremble, and the result was that
Coke recovered his daughter without
much difficulty.
Some judges can not cooperate
with iries. Mr.. Baron Anderson
was extremely impatient with a
stupid jury, AID often made his
thoughts plainly known to them. al