The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1886-08-13
ORilaJrA'L JUSTICE.
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Il day, made q call at the court
house in Pera It is in the center OF
y tho thrpnging population on the
Grand rue When entered the court
# hld not convened, blit the chief judge,
Hilri Etfendi, was upon the bench
reading papers. He is . Turk, and
& had 4 great judicial and police expe-
rionce in the interior before he came
4 here. He speaks French but not En-
giish. We passed the time in talking
about modes and codes of criminal
4 practice in various countries. We
agreed that it was a cruel fate to be
D imprisoned simply because one hap
pened to be an observer Of q crime. In
s 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 whimsies 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 q story OF Hungarian Justice,
doubtless Of oriental origin. In the
interior OF that country q 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 q village with whom he was
4 contracting should show him . speci.
men Of the Hungarian mode of pro-
ceeding.
''Wait=a few moments" said the
propr .4tor. who was also magistrate,
and | will see who is in the town
JAIL
Calling his constable he was informed
by chat officer that @ goose thief had
z been apprehended during the night
tbs criminal.
Are there any witnesses?" asked
the Judge:
1.-TWO, was the answer; "the man
who owned the goose and man who
saw the 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 l 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
/. Tor allowing your goose to be stolenl"
To the witness he said "Sirrah!
fine you 10 kreutzers and 10 days
imprisonment for not minding your
own businessl'
Hilmi Effendi then remarked that
almost as odd q case recently came be-
fore one of the courts OF Stamboul. A
creditor came to q judge to have note
sued. Itwasfor 1900 plasters and due
three years hence. Thejudge ordered
the suit, but condemned the creditor to
confinement for 3years. For, said
his honor, chow do know where you
y will be threeyears 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-
giles between the Mamelukes and the
Circassians. A Circassian chief, through
the advice OF q servant, who, though
ignorant, was naturally astute, hap
pened by accident to discover the
weak points Of the ruling government
IN Egypt. Upon these points, as up
Y on the rounds of a ladder, he ascend
ed to the throne. One day the Circas-
sian had promised the servant tnnt
If ever he obtained that eminence the
4 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 Caracoush the
promised post. Among the many
cases that came before him was til,
following petition:
Being burglar by profession and COM
pelled by want to rob . house, Iselect that
OF q tailor. To enter it must make my
way through the courtyard. This is sur
rounded BY = high wall. In jumping from
thia wall am caught on the spikes the
tailor had fixed in the wall to suspend ropes
for the washing. The result is Hose an eye.
now demand that my eye 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 the matter is explained.
The tailor argues that the thief
has no business to Jump into
his yard in the night, SO that if
he has lost an eye it is his own fault.
But the judge says that .the thief is
only practicing his profession and the
law only Furnishes robbers.
he says to the tailor, s'youhad
not driven the spikes in the wall, the
thief would not have lost his eve,
therefore your eye must pay the for
The poor tailor begs and cries
in vain. The verdict is pro-
nounced. 1t must be executed.
Aftera long struggle, the tailor seizes
The knees Of the Judge, kisses them Wig
orously, and with tears in his ewes ok.
claims; "oh! mighty judge. Your de.
clslon is sound. but consider. Am l
not supporting a large family--my cid
mother, my wife, and my seven young
children? They all depend on me, and
myself depend on my two eyes?
Am ] not taylor? Do ]
not need my two eyes? If l
lose one, how can pass the threadin.
to the needles eye? How can lido my
fine sewing? My reputation will suffer
and allof us starve. Now, heresumed,
Frightening, have a neighbor whois
q sportsman. When he aims at the
game he shuts one eye. Why, great
Judge, his two eyes are an embarrass.
ment Tor him. Had he but one, it
would save him the trouble of shutting
the other. Moreover, what difference
q does il make to this rnhhar2 All be