The Arkansaw traveler., 1884-12-06
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! A New Crime UHder the Sun. iopas 2. Read, h NsW Yosk Meseur1 WAen old Anderson Brumley An- nenneea Alsnself as . candidate ior ias- dce of the peace, the people of Buck Snort township felt that the time when they were to have an able aud upright administration of judicial aftAiEs had ar ! rived. Cd SsG..!sy had SsvSs SS;SSssa. law book therefore he was regarded as honest. He had never hesl,ated to take of his coat and 62ht tho hest man in the neighborhood; therefore he was consid- cred able. He had never been back ward in denouncing bis enemies; conse. qoentiy he was Tee earded as citisen of wisdom. With these accomplishment, his election, in the expressive parlance oi politics. was "walk over" Shortly aiteE Rrumley took his seat on the red oak woolsack. 6 man named Billy Ma. lone was arrested for stealing q grind. stone.
 "This here is A mighty important case" said the magistrate. when the cul- pFit had been atraigned before court. In lockin' over these here law beoks l don't find no mention O grindssones |, was big oversight in our legislature not to put dowa grinds,ones in the books, fas it moat have been know'd ,ha, some blamed rascal in this here part Q the state was agoin' to steal one. Folks in this here part O the country. lat me tell you, will steal anything, Wa'al in the absence O any stAtuaFv harin' on the subjct k, reckon m make this here charge manslaughser in the frat degree"
 kaA~u Al would be impossible"
 "Wood i,r Wa'al, m jes' show you i'm running this here court"
 "YouV honoF--.H
 "Call me jedge, if you please"
 Well. judge, there it no such thing as manslaughtei In the first degree"
 "Aint tharf Wall. m jes' show you I'm runnin' this here count. Prisoner at the bar, have longed fur opportunity O tcachin' lesson to the tisin' genera ton. You have given me that chance. 1 don't delight in seein' . man fali from grace, but when he does fall, thar aint lnothin' that pieases me so much as to tanHle my hand In the rufies O his calico shlTt. Manxlaughter is q mighty serious charge. young felier."
 ain slaug htcred no man yit. iedge.s
 "She, your mouth, Impadent violator Q the sacred lar q the land. No maj ter what you done, say it was man. slaughter in the fust degree. an when a man disputes my word, w'y. he'd better wush that his bones was made ou,sn lu- jun rubber an his back kivefed with the skin O a yalllgator. Young ouuAeer O the principles O civilization, fur this great crime of manslaughtes In the fust degree. l sentences you io be hung next Friday"
 Judge" exclaimed the lawyer, spring. Ing 10 his feet, "'his proceeding h im- possible"
 "lsnl Wa'Al, I'll jss' show you I'm Tu1aia this cea:;. When yea si, 10 be jedae, won't come round sellin' you what you can do an wha, you can't"
 "Great CGe iar, judge, such a course ss you are taking h violation of inc state constitution"
 "Ish7 Wa'ai. m iea' repeal the state constitution righ, here. This fsllsr ough.er be hung. an fl 1 had coseh him ten days ago, whuther or not he had eom- mitted manslaugh.eI in the fust degFee os siold grindstone In the second, which 10 the same thing, l would have sentenced him to be hung. Mr. Constable, take charge of this man an see that he ls hung up in respectable manner. Any lawyer what don't wanier be safved in the same way had better keep his mouth shei. I'm Funnin' this court"