The news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1882-1891, 1882-04-20

JUsTIoE.-"I haze to live 10 new
country" said Jones, where there is
no law"
eyer bet yer" chimed in Thomp-
sou. claw is the only thing that
keeps US out Of everlasting chaos"
eyes, indeed" said legal gentle
man present. SIT is the bulwark Of
the poor mans liberty, the shield
which the strong arm Of justice throws
over the weak, the solace and the
balsam of the unfortunate and wroneed
the"
ooh; stop 'er," remarked man
with one eye. 81 won't have it that
way. Law is the boss invention for
rascals Of all grades. Give me a
country where there is no law, aad I
can take care of myself every time.
Now for instance, when l lived in
Ohio | got dose of law that l will
never forget. / was in partnership
with man named Butler, and one
morning we found our cashier missing
with $4,000. He had dragged the
safe and hung out. Well, I started
after him and caught him In Chicago
where he was splurging around on the
money. / got him arrested, and there
was an examination. "a Well, all the
facts were brought out and the
defense moved that the case be dis.
missed, as the prosecution did not
make out the case in the name Of the
firm, and that if there was firm the
copartnership had not been shown by
iapy evidence before the court. To
my establishment the Court said the
plea was O. K, and dismissed the
case. Before | could realize what
was up the thief had walked of. Well,
| followed him to ST. Louis and there
| tackled him again I sent for my
partner and We made complete case,
going for him in the name of the
Commonwealth and Smith, Butler &
90 Well, the lawyer for the defsuse
claimed that the money being taken
from a private drawer Ia the safe was
my money exclusively and that my
partner had nothing to do With Il
that the csse should be prosecuted BY
me individually, and not BY the Arm.
The old blOke who sat on the bench
wiped his spsctaOles, grunted around
awhile ana dismissed the case. AWAY
goes the man. again. Then I got
another hitch on him and tried to
convict him Of theft, but the court
held that he should be charged with
endorsement. soms years after /
tackled him agsIn and they let him
go. Statutes Of Limitation, you see,
Well, | concluded 70 give Itup ssd I
did, Ei4l1 v az
"But about four years afterward II
was down 10 Colorado aud q man
polluted 70 another aud eaid :---"That
fellow has just made q hundred thou
sand In q mining swindls." / looked
aud II was my old cashier, / follow.
ed him to the hotel end psilsd him 10
his room with the money. Nov, I
says, 'aBiily, do you recognise your
old boss9" and Of courss he did.
Says I aBill, I want that tAree thou.
Sand dollars you psols from me with
the Interest and oil legal and travelling
sxpsnses." "Ahl you DEF" said be
"didn't the court decide thst-=p
"To thunder With the ssarss," says
/, puttia' . sig shostur foot long
uuder his poss. "This is the sort Of
legal document that / am travelling on I
now. This Is the complaint, warrant,
Indictment, jury, verdict and sentence
all combined, and the Rrm Of Colt &
Co., Of New Haven, ere my attorneys
in the case, When they speak they
talk straight to the point Of your mug,
you bloody larceny thief This jury
Of six, Of which | an the torstnau, is
liable to be discharged at any moment.
No technicalities or statutes ofIimita-
tons here, and stay of proceedings
won't last four seconds. 7 want
$4,000 to square my bill or III blow
| your blasted brains out.2 Well, he
passed over the money right away,
and said he hoped there'd be no hard
feelings. IS as4ii i'lfae4 III
s'Now there's some Colorado Law for
| yeu, and it's the kind for mel Eth
boys!" and the crowd with one accord
concurred in the cheapness aud eff
eacy Of the plan by which man
could carry his court on his hip, in
stead of applying to the blind goddess
in Chicago and st. Louis.
The New Haven Register says
"Canada spends 81 for liquor TO 81
for religion" There is nothing re-