Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1883-09-20
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Judge Hidden 0mits His Usual
Bsfore-COurt Speech, On Az
count ofa
Rapidly Diminishing stock Of
Jokes, hut He Can WhoOp-
Up EVil-Doers in the Good
Old Way.

Judge David Park Hidden didn't make
much Of a before court speech this morn
ing, but helooked well and to use his own
classical analogy, he ''felt as happy as a
bug in a rug The learned disciple Of.
Blackstone has ordered a fall suit that hq.
will be enabled to get out Of without a
writof habeas corpus, and he is beginning
70 accumulate winter fat. A heavyweight
basket of flowers adorned His Honor's
desk, being q gih from the Ladies' Flower
Mission, and the sir hung heavy with the
fragrance Of the grander beauties and old
Durham in clay pipes.
I'm tell you, boys, this court is getting
mighty popular, an Pm going to get out
some three sheet posters smeared all over
with cabinet type, telling people just wnat
time we begin business, an how to avoid
being raked in by Davis an his gang. I'm
going to have these things tied on walls
an tree tops, SC they can be seen as plain
ly as wigglers in Wolf creek water. By
the way, He1rick, I'm told that Captain
Hackett has a pain in his stomach. l
want you to have that removed an put in
yonder window frame where the wind is
blowing in. It's goin' to be pretty cold
here soon, an l don't propose 10 sit here
like a bump on a saw log freezing to
death" remarked the eminent jurist
as he filed n of his coat button holes
with a Tea rose, and distributed the fog
end of pretzel among the reporters.
&c. A. Smith, jump around here an
tell me why you don't fix your place up
in good shape at the corner of Front and
Exchange streets. What kind Of Smith
are you, anyhow Blacksmith or silver
SMITH Ali I see you're Of the latter
color. Now, Mr.. Smith, you keep q
clearinghouse, an we're goin' to have q
big time here when the Kansas road
opens up, so it behooves you to hustle
around an get wall paper, white wash
sky blue ~kalsomining, gilt and a lot o.
other stuff before fall prices begir
to rise. I'll discharge you, Mr.
Smith, and give you Ave whirl
ofthe clock to get YOUR place all o e.
Mr.. Smith was accordingly released, ant
went out with the impression that he hat
been sat upon, as it were,
The case of w, K. Flanagan, charged
with doing business without a license, wa
continued.
Andrew Button, a fugitive from justice
wanted at fernando, Mississippi, was re
ported as having been turned owe to tn,
proper authorities.
Mollie Wilkes got rid of a lot of obscen
language, and was hauled over the coal
! by His Honor for the offense by fine
which Mollie promptly paid.
]. b. Collins is a species of Mississippi
young man liable to be steere,
. with most any kind of a racket
Mr.. collins fell into the hands Of a PAL
eel Of Main street Philistines, who worke
him pretty we'll. Among other purchase
made was a watch that was so tired
couldn't run. Mr.. Collins finally cam
to the conclusion that he had been played
and made the remark that such me
should be presented with a wooden over
. coat, at the same time showing a revolyel
Judge Haddeh fined the prisoner $50 an
bound him over to the Criminal Cour
but RENTED the fine, with the exceptio
, Of 81 for State purposes. Court then az
journed, and found that enough none
had been taken in to set up the nectar {
Gambrinus for all the police Captain
and two reporters.