West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1882-05-05
Justaee En,tnnawo.l.


II hate 70 I've IN a new country" said
Jones, 'wb &c there IS 20 law" yer
he, yer" chimrd ia Thomson. Law is
the only thing that keeps Us out % ever
lasting chaos" Yes, indeed" said
legal gentleman present. ''It ia the hal.
wark OF the poor mans liberty. the shiele
which The strong arm OF jns' ice throws
over The weak. the solace ard the bsisan,
OF the uuforluuaie and wrorged. the"
"Oh, stop 'cr," remarked man with
one eye. II Won't have il that way.
Law is > hoss inFention for rsscsls of MI
grades Give me q country where Their
- no law. and can take care If myself
ever, time Now. for instance, when !
lived In Ohio | got dose of law that !
viii never fo.get. / wss in parineroh,I
with man named Butler. and one morn
M we found our chsshier missing with
$3 600. lie bid dragged the safe aud pu
GU. Well, started after biu aud caugh.
| him IN ChicsRo, where he was splurgin.
around on the money. got him arrested,
aud there was an examination. Wen, NJ
The facts were brought out and the defenc
| InuYcd that the case be dismissed, as the
| persecution did not mske out case In
he name of the firm, and that il there,
WAS a firm the c0psrtuership had not been
/ shown by any evidence before the court
| fo DY establishment the court said ne
plea was o. X and dismissed the case
! y fore ! could realize what was no the
hiet hat walked OF Well, | follnwed
him 10 s.. Louis and there | tackled him
sgs'n. l sent for my partner and We
maze complete case, going for him M
toe name Of the Commonwealth and
smith, Butler Sc Co. Well, the lawyer
for the defence cnimtd that he money
being taken from private drawer ~ the
safe was my money tXclu,igely, and ihst
| my partner bad uu,hug 10 do With 1t :;
that the case SHOULD De- prosecuted by an.
= d'vidually, and not 10y ,ee fun Ia.
old 'bloke' who sat on iha D,uCn wipru
his sFectSci,s, gtuuted roUud wA.le and
dismissed tbe case Away goes The man
again. Then | got another hitch ON hin,
end tined lo cupv!ci tim Of ,Leu, uut .Lr
N.Nt a. ~ AA-t A.N 'at''t4iA lN NiAai GU WAls
'u.b' zz'ein Ut. some y cars alter ,.ca e.
led hlm ogaln, sid trey lei HIM ~. STAT
ules OF limtrtiun, You see. Well, i con
Clud'd 10 giYc 1t up, auo | did
But about Tour years afieIWard was
down IL CUiorauU ana . man POINTED L.
eEotn,I aud said: Tact i,HoN las jusl
made Il nuuGIoG hou-aud 10 Mining
s~ihale l iooged, aud IL was my o q
cashier. followed LIm 40 tue hotel auo
uaileu MIN Iu hIs room, win The MONEY
Nov, l says: Billy, 60 you r,cugu.z
J,ur Oid bUss2 ana OF c,.uIse he did 81, r
L: 'Bh. | want that thee thousand DOL.
las On stole IRON noe, with tie Interest,
ma ali legal AID u~v Ing ,zpensesl' An,
you dor Ways lie 'diun't lue courts dc
eide that
Course The courts, says /, putting h
s'X-sLOotvi Il foot long u.d,r uis NOSE.
IDis Is The sort OF "a l,gal document ,ha
/ IA trhveIlln' I'll now. This lie The com
plant, warrant, Indictment, Judge, iuIy,
ve'd,ct ard senteL GO all combined, gao tue
! ii III oi Colt u Co., New Haven, ale my
! attorney Ia tElS care. hen tLey epeak
hey talk straight 10 tbe POINT ot your
Wug, you oioocy LARCENY tni,f. This jury
OF elk, of which am for, man, IL LATHE to
De discharged at any moment, NJ tech
uIcatIy 81 statutes oi Limitation here, and
a stay of proceedings woh't last over tour
7econds. want $1,000 to square my
oil or III blow your blas,ed braius out.
Wen lac parsed over the money right
away, and said he hop,d tuere'd be no
hard feelings. Now there is some C 10
raco law tor YOU, ard ips The Kind for m, +!
Eth, boys?' and the crowd, with one ac.
cord, cobcuued 10 the cheapueos aud fl.
cscy OF he plan by which man could
carry bis court on bis hip. ineiead o. 80.
pealmg TO the blind goddess IN Chicago
Ind st. LouIs.-LSalt Luke Tdbun.