The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1883-02-07

II Is uncomfortable to speculate on
what might happen in such place II
policemen were not there TO keep II, as
Il were, orderly. One OF the regretable
results OF this state OF things B that
MANY among the nervous portion OF the
community are AFRAID OF going to these
courts and that the ruiiian brotherhood
knows II and turns 1t TO account 1t
seems rs II some we're daily deputed to
be there for the sole purpose OF making
tho place unapproachable. The others
come to show sympathy with those
OF their fiends who have had the mis-
hap 10 be found GU, and to cheer them
up as they enter and depart In the police
van. II Is Just to add that much has
been done lately to render the APP
proaches OF tho London police courts
less oh ectionable.
One the policemen who had appre-
aended jim on the last night, having
seen me, took me into court. II was
large. clean, lofty room. get the air was
unplea, ant on account Of the unwashcd
condition OF the greater part ofthe pub,
lie present. This public was composed
OF the samo set OF wanderers described
by III friend. the cobbler, as the upper
crust" Three or four detectives scat.
tered 10 the pla quietly watched all
abont them, taking particular notice OF
tho pr soners at the bar in order to say
what they knew OF them or TO make
their acquaintance.
jim was introduced and placed at the
bar. His n0toriously bad character
gained for him the distinction o! being
attended By an extra policeman Be-
fore even noticing the magistrate, he
looked around and smiled h. few
lr euds who were in The court The first
witness called was the wife of the pris.
oncr. Every one looked for her. Jim's
fierce yisage turned deadly pale. Three
times the usher called the same name.
La his summons remained unanswered
Suddenly policeman entered the court
by tho public entrance and said Il few
word, " the inspector sitting by the
witness box. his official arose and
begged tho magistrate 10 hear the
agent, rs he could explain the woman's
absence.
THO policeman was sworn, and, hay
ing z ven his number. proceeded to re-
Iate that. according to his instructions
he had gone 10 the lodgings occup ed
b. the prisoner and his vile to bring
the woman to court. lie had found no
one on the premises except another
lodgcr. scamstrcss. who had told h m
that Jim's wife hal disappeared. lie
was inn lvortently going to repeat the
seam, stress conversation, when he was
stopped 10y tho magistrate upon the
| plea that hear.ay was no CIV denco. lie
onls added that the woman was In
c0uh, / his Honor wanted TO put any
Quc.t on ~ hor The seamstrcss was
put in the box. and. having kissed the
u Llc, on the conclusion OF the perfect.
| " uninteIligiile words OF tho oath, r
rcyercntly mumblcd as customary by
tn. usher sho was invited by the clerl
I any what had happened in the morn
INK between herself and tho prisoner
! wlc. he then narrated that carly In
| the morning Jim's wife had got up. nj
though look ny very | and har is able
10 Island. and that she had told her thai
she was going away ccausc she knew
that the p lice would fetch her. and
take her before tho court 10 dep0st
nga nst her husband. She had sub,
sc uenlly gone out, and tho witness
had mol hoa d OF her since. The mag,
lstratc directed that lnqu rios should bt
made TO discover what had become O
bcr, ] was II forward cXamin in my
turn and | told what ! knew of til,
events o the lat night
] The next witness called was the pO
liceman who energetic inter creme,
had not n second too \ on preventc,
Jim from killing h 3 wife. This wit
ness did not answer To the call OF hi
name, but the inspe tor stood up an,
said that on inquiring at the hospita
whore the man had been conveyed h
Ind been told that he was doliriouS, an,
bcs DIES other bad In urlcs. suffered iron
congestion OF the brain.
The ease was, therefore. remandet
70. another week, in order to PERM
the magistrate to hear the constable an,
the pr soncr vile. But ne Their OH tn,
appointed day nor on tho one fixed To-
II trt or remand were those wtncsSc
in court. Six weeks elapsed before tn,
constable had efficiently recovered t.
cor into the court He was palo ant
still very sickly-looking. A chair wa
given TO him.
The magistrate was just delivering
sentence OF eighteen months imprson
mrnt with hard labor on n misorabl
md starving. looking girl for the stea
ingo u handkerchief. On the rcmoyf
OF this sad-looking OBJ ect, who on hear
ing her sentence tell INTO hystcr , lin
WAS put ut the bar. Tho magistrate fir
asked II anything had been heard OF III
prisoner wife, and policeman frs
enter d tho witness boX. Having bee
sworn, no related that six nights sine
the body OF q woman had been tnkcI
NJ OF the Thames. and that II had beer
taicd nj the Coroncr'I in ueSt that Il
was ito b dy OF the pri Oncr's wife,
Answering question OF the magistrate,
the witncS, added that the G, ronor' 1
Vt, lict was accidental death.
This wi ness having retired, the con.
w csrcni constable was O nmincd. Hi.
account VI Ills encounter with Jim wa
straightforward and impressive.
| Thu magistrate then asked tho prison
crn he had any question 10 put 10 til
vi nrss.
80. replied Jim, doggcdly.
III" magistrate subsequently dt
manlcd Of him II he preferred to h
dcal, with by him n, once or scnt to Il,
Superior Court, Jim having selcclc
C hc dealt with nj once. tho mag strn,
n's"d him II no had any statement
make Tor his defense.
| "No," said Jim, firmly.
Having just heard the magistrate II
niot eighteen months imprisonmoI
with hard labor or the theft of ham
korchof, was confident that this vi
lain. who had half murdered his witt
and whose long-tried cruelty, rs II hal
pens frequently among tho poor peopl
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