The semi-weekly miner., 1882-04-29
PoAIoD N1wa
4 Typical Trial In tn n...

0a4os N1wa.
A lyrical Trial in the OF, o.~
Pssssnt-Judgs Wilcox. c.,
~ Talent and several s Aas
camden. Mr.. Cody sive c...s
formation to The prosecutor a ~s +
. complaint In accordance th.ae
Feer rather volaels fellow, ", .,..a
- the bench to the Judes,. ,'~g "'>g
next to the wall. One, .. . 49,. 49,
drunk, and every now and t1
Tes)s over and joins In the eon,.
"What's your name3" ,a,d n.
ent. pointing to one Of them ..,,,,
the defendant?' "ss
Then the Judge asks, rs that a
sn man . witness? II 70, tx. ~.
away. His testimony would h
for nothing now" So Of ,o.. s.'< =
drunkeh mas to Jail, With oas. ~
Cody.
Then the four men on tn. h..
make more row. One Of them ,,..
bles that he Il laboring man and ' ..'s
al1srd to b fooling around her. ~
has had two or three warrants and .-' ~
poenas served on him, and want. :.
know what it means, anyhow.
The Judge, sharply-"Why ve,,,.
you here this morning at ten o'clo.t >,
II don't know how this i, Ina.
I've Lost my job now. can't .aorde y
"Well, I'll line you t doll.n A.,
next time perhaps you will obey nk
pena."
"Well, I'll have to 60 to JAIL"
Then the three others began to IN,
dole with him, and when reprim.nd.a
said: I'VE didn't know court ~, !,
session."
The Court-"If you don't keen ou,..
here I'll put you where you will. And
then you'll hnd out after q while th,.
this IL Z court room."
The space outside the bar il thiekh
crowded with men, most of them blo.t
ed and idle. but all quiet.
The case is entitled the City Of Butt.
against Joseph s. Wilson, the charge, .
fel0nious assault on the complainin,
witness, Arthur McConville, = heavily.
built, whiskered man in overxlb and
with horny hands. He swean to Ii,
complaint. Wilson II slight man, aud
bar-keeper in the saloon two doon b.
low the corner on Main street. Hi
counsel, Mr.. Duffy, comes in with Bib
overcoat buttoned around his throatand
collar turned up. He takes up the n
per just prepared, looks over it, csnsult
the statutes, and says: I'VE demur b
this complaint on the ground that itb
entitled in the name Of the city Of Butte
while the statutes require all criminal
to be entitled in the name
Of the Territory" The Judge overrues
the demurrer, and the prisoner entssss
plea Of not guilty.
In the meantime the prosecuting Wit
ness and the four men on the bench an
sworn. The prosecuting witness takes
the stand, in q chair, and says, That's
the defendant, I know him, but I'm not
personally acquainted with him. l nev'
er had no difficulty with any man in
Butte. Yesterday morning about six
o'clock l was sleeping on chair in the
second saloon from the corner. That
man picked upa stool and struck me On
he left timple.
Mr.. Duffy cross examines, and the
says, "I've resided here six Of
light months. I am quite positive th's
IL Silver Bow county. I am labore'
md lab0red for Joe K"hwOrth day be'
ore yesterday. 1 don't remember hit
ing this man, l only remember he h'
me. Just before that there had been two
" three men monkeying with me, ana
had hit them. The -four men on the
)ench' saw him hit me-"
The next witness Is one Of the men oo
he bench, a sharp looking youth w'th'
|mO0th face und \ shock head. He says
se was leaning up against the faro tams
when ''this gentleman hit that gentle'
nan with 4 STOOL" He and the coun'
'el have a long wrangle over the qoes.
ion as to whether witness was 'inslae
n outside the arch at the time OF the a''
ault.
The next man on the bench takes tne
hair. Hei is wit. He is asked ~ 'ns
attorney tO state what 'M
aw. ~ don't propose to give away 'o, es
'ry thing l know in the c"lntr! ~"
SIX your questions and Ill answe sta
HEM" In u few minutes he says t c."'
"nOw don't you =" TO" ,,;'s, ,'s,,
nut wait till / catch up with you. lnen
le ralnbles on until the Judge ny.
Tell what did he do." whcre''l"ll " ~.
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