New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-04-28
ARIZONA STORIES.
A JUDGE WHO DIDN,r L,>o,v a,

V'p'H WIN Didn't KNOW LAW
washington April e7.-Captain Bourke. Of ths
NH'' Is an Interesting story teller and nosscssos
'1'h innd OF rcminiscence and anecdotr lie was 81,
ing IN group Of newspaper mon 4 fow n,cb,s 90
discussing the situation in Oklahoma and the nrossncs
OF lawleSSncsS and violence Their,
u i"c"F years ago. said the captain at WAS IN
i"o'oh NO place was ever worse governed ONT,
w., "'o"''''u anu 'hey did about they pleased
l' 'o sood 'itNen' of The placo-the merchants
'1 NV" VI property determined to bring about a re-
'or' ana tho way they decided 10 do Fl WIS ~ eloct
J"Ee VINO would deal honestly with tho scaarags uho
We're running the town and corrIptin, tho co,r, G.
'n'F chosc man named Charlie Movers IN no ,rdr.
'","o was Il druggist. who knew nothing about law
Jul "p was perfectly honest. and that was tbc only
n"i''"ioh me CITIZENS dcsiled. Accordingly sChar.
IT. ser up law dspensary IN the same building with
',N "ruS Shop and dealt ont Justice and patcnt meit
clr'S with equal grace. In his court he e.,,hus,o1
1O'a'! OF caltbound books consisting chiefly Of the
S."'''a Meica and somebody on Fractured Bones
i' engaged As an officer of the court a man who 40,
ARA" 81 nothing or noboly-oM Jimmy Douylas xb,
'a''u III MS leg bullet that he had picked I'M at
WV, ~ '0"rS' ana VINO walled with difficulty and
win peculiar though a graceful Iin,p The srs.
"',- '"d' ''hare did wa to establish a Changing
ana sentence 10 various terms IN II, service CROW
on'her that was brought before him The sbvs,cr
lawyers who had run the town before Charles, IN
cumDency protested against thi, A. Violation NJ m.
CONSTITUTION Of the United states but they protcs,ei
Ill silence In fact. TO protest was useless The pro-
' VI inc jug" was rather summary. but the result
W. wy E'd'ISmg To the good citizens Of Tucson.
Iho "lId' rough character, who had ruled the town
were now engaged In cleaning the streets and Tucson
was seeing an era Of prosperity that II had not known
since IL foundation. But ii the BUSHES 49,
pleased, the lawyers were propoulonatcy disglIsted
Inc court refused II recognize trm and their business
was gone one day. however. ono OF them plucked up
spirit enough to 90 bror, the court IN behalf Of his
about 10 sentence the prisoner 10 term In the chain
gang when the lawyer intcrposcd a demurrer. NV
client he said, object, 10 benz tried by tai,
the ground Of prejudice. and demands u be tired w
Jury. m
LIE demands, said the lawyer, TO bc Iricd by
oh he does, doe, he said Charlie .veu 1
sendence lin 10 two vecits in Tho shain gang and
iri1I by sinry > and INTO III. chain sIng tho awyer
and there he stared untl his term was up.
ION, dag a man named Wolf was brought before
the court for cheating some Indians out Of 20. lie
was an INSCRIPTIONS but a shrew'l one and ho
knew all the TICKS Of tho law 'Charie' felt that in
his the Maeria Mcica not sufficient authority
and he adjourned tie court to get an opportunity
10 consult books the law or 10 obi ain advice
| from somebody with a knowledge of 1t. As he de-
clared the case postponed and the court Adjourned,
however, he turned to tbs prisoner and said Wolf,
it IS dc unanimous opinion Of dis community dot
sou are a lief and dis court cOincdcs fully IN
dot opinion
Wolf color and raising hts fist he said: Judge.
| don't let any speak 10 me that way
IBIS court fines you FLO for raising your hso
against IT, said Charlie. and you stands committed TO
de shan- gang untll II Is paid
Wolf know Tat there vas no ocours, and he
and after dividing - between himself and Jimmy
Douglas. he gave - to the Indians. And TO this
day. IN the annals Of that Indian tribe, Charlie,
VI .vrrs is The most righteous Judge, maj ever held
court for did they not sue for t3 before him and
recover - y
The Quartz Rock saloon was fhe most unsavory
place in Tucson. II a gambling hell and tho
resort Of all m, lolgh- and criminals In the
pla.c one nigh' charlie heard ochins at tho
door of his house. lie had been warned that h,
would b. assassinaed If he remained In town and
continued 10 prrsde the court 50 he little
| cautious whom he admitted 10 his residence. He
went down stairs and opened only tie little lookout
with which all the doors of Tucson hoSes were pro.
v.dcd.
! WHO'S dclep he said
"a friend vas fine rcDly.
".Nat sou want " said the judge caldousiy.
~ want 10 give mys'i up said the stranger.
i ju-t killed. q down Al the Quartz Rock saloon'
You killed a MANI qneilcd the Jpdgr.
".Yr, | Killed nlni. He called me- lar and you
know Judge fhcrc are some things Gentleman can't
| stand so | ont with my gun and killed him. Ana
nov I want give ny self up
".You say son Killed him down al dc Quartz ROCK
saloon - said the Judge. Den my friend yOu go
/ Inrk there and kill another one" and he, turned
and went ND stairs 70 bed. In tho morning the boiy
! ~ rho dead man was found in the streets anG tho
/ murderer had eecarcd.