The Warner sun. (Warner, Brown Co., Dakota [S.D.]) 1885-1???, 1886-08-06
ORIENTAL JUSTICE.
AS Told by Mirfists- Cox in the New York
Sun,


Taking along our dragoman the 9TH
er day. l made call at the court
house in Pera. 1t is in the center of
the thronging population on the
Grand rue. When | entered the court
had not convened, but the chief judge,
Hilmi Efendi, was upon the bench
reading papers. He is q Turk, and
had a great judicial and police expe-
rience in the interior be'ore he came
here. He speaks French but not En-
glish. We passed the time in talking
about modes and codes of criminal
practice in various countries. We
agreed that it was a cruel fate to be
imprisoned simply because one hap
pened to be an observer of a crime. In
fact we agreed that it was one OF the
ridiculous eccentricities OF human or
der thus to punish the innocent that
society might have security. One
thing led to another, until our talk
took the direction OF the WITNESSES OF
the elder day of the old Kadis OF the
orient, who substituted their own
sense of equity as the rule OF right. l
related story OF Hungarian justice,
doubtless oriental origin. In the
interior ut country a Turkish
agent was sent to buy cavalry horses
to recruit for the then probable war
with Bulgaria and Greece. While
there the agent desired that the pro-
prietor of village with whom he was
contracting should show him a speci-
men of the Hungarian mode OF pro-
Ceeding.
'FWait few moments" said the
proprietor, who was also magistrate,
"and | will see who is in the town
jail"
Calling his constable he was informed
by that officer that goose thief had
been apprehended during the night
and was in confinement. He sent for
the criminal.
"Are there any witnesses?" asked
the Judge
"Two," was the answer; "the man
who owned the goose and man who
saw che theft"
After hearing the evidence the Judge
in his fierce and harsh Hungarian Fin
nish- -Tartaric) tongue, called up the
culprit and said: "You have been
found guilty, and | fine you 10 kreut-
zers and 10 days Imprisonment for
stealing the goose"
Thereupon he summoned the owner
of the bird and said, 81 fine you 10
kreutzers and 10 days Imprisonment
for allowing your goose to be stolenl"
To the witness he said "Sirrahl /
fine you 10 kreutzers and 10 days
imprisonment for not minding your
own businessl"
Hilmi Effendi then remarked that
almost as odd a case recently came be-
fore one of thecourts ofStamboul. A
creditor came to Judge to have note
sued. 1t was for 300 plasters and due
three years hence. Thejudge ordered
thesuit, but condemned the creditorto
confinement for 3 years. " For" said
his honor, chow do / know where you
will be three years hence, SO as to pay
you over your piasters, unless hold
your"
In Egypt, long before the Turkish
rule in that region, there were strug
gles between the Mamelukes and the
Circassians. A ACircassian CHIEF, through
the advice af a servant, who, though
ignorant, was naturally astuse, hap
-pened by accident to discover the
weak points of the ruling government
in Egypt. Upon these points, as up
on the rounds Of q ladder, he ascend
ed to the throne. One day the Circas-
sian had promised the servant that
If ever he obtained that eminence the
servant should receive the appoint
ment OF chief Judge. The servants
name was Caracoush, meaning black
Bird So, as soon as the chief was
enthroned, he gave Garaeoush the
promised post. Among the many
cases that came before him was the
following petition:
Being burglar by profession and com
PEELED by want to rob house, Iselect that
Of tailor. To enter IL must make my
way through the courtyard. This 10 sl--
rounded by a high wall. In jumping from
thie wall ara caught on the spikes the
taller had fixed In the wall 70 suspend ropes
for tie washing. The result is lose an eye.
] now demand that my eve be restored and
that the fellow who drove the spike shall
be punished.
The Judge reads the petition, and
concludes that justice is due the petit
tioner. He summons the tailor to
whom thee matter is explained.
The tailor argues that the thief
has no business to jump into
his yard in the night, so thai il
he has lost an eye it is his own fault,
But the Judge says that ssthe thief is