St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1883-12-08
A JURY OF SIX.
TSalt Lake Tribune.l

said Jones, where there is no law.
"Yer bet yer" cllimed in 7 bomp-
son. Law is the only thing that
keeps us ont of everlasting chaos.'
"Yes, indeed" said legal gen
tlemnn present. ut is tie bulwalk
oi the poor mah's Liberty, the shield
which the strong aim Of justice
throws over the weak. the sOlace
and buIsan of the unfortunate aud
MrolIsc,i, the
"On. step 'er," remarked the man
with une eye. Il won't have it
that way. Law is u boss invention
for rascals oi all s,a'les. Give me
II country Mirrre there is no law,
and can iuke care Uf myself every
time. Now. ior instance. when ]
i,vea in Ohio, got dose of law
thai / will never forget. was in
partnership with IL nhhIamed But
irf, and une moliili.2 We found Onr
cashier missing n;ih $1,000. He
had dragged the sale aiid put ont.
Well, started alter him and caught
iIim lii Chicago, where he was
spiur.ing around ON the money. I
s"i hnu arrested, and there wss nn
examination. Well, alI the facts
wer. bionsl.t out, and the defense
moved tinl tire cass he dismissed,
.,s the prosecution did not make
out case In the hnine of the hrln,
and that il iteye was 81 hr'n the CO.
perintrshIp l,li mol b-eii Shown by
any evidence before The court. To
NY astons'.ment the court said the
i,ea was y. X, and dismissed the
case. Before | could realize what
WIS up the thief had walked OF.
Well, / followed him to st. Louis.
aud there / tackled him again. ]
| sent Tor my partner. and We made
II complete Case, going for him in
the maine of the Commonwealth
and Smith. Butler & Co. Well. the
lawyer for the defense claimed that
tue money being taken from a pri-
vnte drawer III the safe was my
money exclusively. aud that my
rarrner had nothing to do with it:
that the case should be prosecuted
10y Inc individually, and not 10y the
firm. The old 'bioke' who Sat ON
the bencl, wiped his spectacles,
.runtcd around awhile, and dis
MISSED the case. Away goes the
man again. Then ! got another
hitch on INN and tried to convict
, hin. uf THEFT but the court held
That he should lie charged with en-
ts-xzs~aAent. Some Years ufierward
! tackled him ng~aA. and they let
l.m SO. Statutes of lsaa&afiou.
YOU ASe. Well, concluded to S5Su
il nr. aud Md.
but about fonr- years afterward
| was down III Colorado, nHl man
is,i.te,l to another ahd said: Thst.
fellow has last made bundrsd
Thousand i'll II miuins swindle =
looked, and it WAS my old casllier.
followed him to bis hotel and
nailed him III his room with the
money. Now says /. Billy. do
you recognize your old boss?' and
ri COURSE he did. Says l: Bill, I
want TINT three thousand yon stole
from me, with tue interest, aud all
esnl aud travelling expenses"
''Ah, .ou do!' says he; "didn't
the courts decide tlint-"
Curse the courts" SAYS I, pnt.
] ting II six shooter. II foot long, un.
,ler his nns.. This il the sort of
/ |. gal document that | am travelling
oh how. This is the comp lninant.
Nairnnt, indictment, judge, jury,
verdict und sentel c-, aiI combined; !;
and the firm OF Colt 4 Co., New
Haven. are my attorneys in the
case. When they speak they talk
straight to the point of yonr mug,
you bloody larceny thief. This Jury
nf SIX, of which / am foreman, il
1 liable To he discharged Mt any mo-
nlent. No tcchDiealiiy or statute
oi limitations her-snnd stay of
proceedings wont last over four
seconds. l wan; $40. 900 to square
my bill, or Ill blow your blasted
uraius ont.
We'll. lie passed over the money
right away, aud said he hoped
.here'd he no bard feelings. Now,
there's some Colorado law for you,
and its the kind tor me. Eh, boyss''
! And the crowd, With one accord.
concuf,ed in the chealness and
.iicacy OF the plan by which a man
could carry L;s court on his hip.