The Arkansaw traveler., 1884-10-18
Am EXTRA JUDICIAL nARAnouE
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 Judge McCswn. cae cs the abless " carpet oagkess ' vAo came to Askan- sas and assisted in the experimental work of " reconstruction. was. 10 many respects. . remarkable man. He had distinguished himself as college; had sAEen first prixe fcr an essay on l. The Origin of Common LAw," and, not incon- sissent ~ith such achievements, had ae- quired an appetite tos the most potent drinks to be found in the aeirhboths c I. shortly sfer hts arrival in ATksn>a~ he vas elected. by the hurried method ~h,cA then prevailed, 10 the office oi eiscn,, judge. His decisions were political rather than legal. bus he was man ot such anexpe:,ed ep,grAm. such Qaain, ccneeits and such peculiar humor, that his rulings, instead cf giving ofense. oftsu created amusement.
 One morning. while court vas in session at Camden he entered the room covered with mud and dripping with water. Taking his sea, oa the bench. with vicience rather than with dignity, he opened court. and when every cne had become qu,e,, he turned Ia the elesk and said:
 .Mr Clerk, enter a 6ne. of ive hun dred dollars ags sinst the mayor ot Cam. den. This morning the court ate his breakfast as usual soda water and a scf, boiled egg-and started tosAId this place with vies of d.scharging h.s ae. cus,omsd duties. He had proceeded bst a short distance when board, com pnsing ,reaoherous part of the dis graceful sidewalk. he~ up. struck the court in the esanteaanee. knoek ked him do~n, and. s.ll no, satisfied, wsllo~ed him in the mud The law cf humanity demands tha, the mayor should have had good sidew Alks put down. and the isnof ance oi the Iaw ~ill not free hum ftam blame Enter hne of i've hundred dol. lars, Mr Clerk"
 Your tionor.' sa,d the e,sy attorney, who happened ,o he present ''t do not think that the mayor n ameaable to the lAs of humanity, as you term II. He b sd doubtless taken no oognls ,noe oi the loose board
 -Mr Clerk" said the judge, "en,es A fine of venty-hve dollars sgaias, the City attorney for not thinking thai the mAsut uau takcb Sukufs tbe a0t Stsb aH additional fine of one hundred dollar, against the mayor for not taking cog nifAnce."
 '.t proses, agains, ,his,' ex slaimed the attorney.
 Mr Clerk. enter a tine of fifGy dollars against the city Attorney tos protecting This court wishes to say hat he is tired of being slapped by boards and buil-fagged by swamp lawyers. This court has been in the state of ArkAnsaw nearly one year and as yct has failed 10 sec sober day. Why ,s ihis r ask the iseckle lace sons of han-strung civilization. This court would modestiy reply that # is on account oi hurriedly made whisky. The Amer. can people do moi take tune enough in the preparation of their l,quers
 That amt the trouble. )edge." ex. claimed an old squsiser who had been arrested for selling whirsy without license
 What IS the trouble sir r"
 .Wy, sir, the 'Mefiean folks drinks the whisky fore il has time to get cool
 "Mr Cierk. credit this man wi,h hfy dollars for making sensible remark Nov, sir turning to the squasies. you can go home. This country has no right to impsison a man who has correctly estimated the evils of great soc,aI principle