St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-03-18
SKETCHES FROM TIE STREET

gently speak on theology? =
One of the United States officers who
took Rutledge, alias Kelly, the journ-
alist-larcenist, to Detroit, Mimi, for
trial on the charge of stealing a priests
governing Indians established by the
United States government, three self
constituted judges have ensconced
themselves in a hut on the borders of
the reservation, there to administer law
and justice as they interpret the one
and construe the other. Intelligent
half-breeds do not recognize these
dusky tribunals, nor do they submit to
their erroneous decisions. The court
seems to be maintained by the Indians,
gall and whisky and the conclusions
of law and fact that the mighty and
austere trio generally hand down are
perfectly consistent with their learning
and wisdom. Two of them are buck
Indians, and evidently are not guilty of
carrying concealed brains. They can
not read or write, but indulge i'm pro-
family and chew tobacco with impunity.
The other, half-breed, dis
covered on dump of human rubbish
about sixty years ago. is, compared
with his brethren. fairly
enlightened parsonage, in that
he would probably not blow out the gas
more than once or mistake a cigar sign
for long lost brother. He knows the
alphabet by hear-Sight and is accused
of being able to make his mark, if not
with pen, at least upon the face of an
offender upon whom he decides to vent
his spleen. Such are the three greasy
aborigines who sit in judgment upon
everything dragged before them. from
rubber oyercoat to Superannuated
Squaw. The structure under whose
roof these rulers grunt their learned
verdicts is a cross between an old dilap-
idated dressmaker'S trunk and wood
pile which has been bought on trust
The fire in the stove goes out when
ever the judges come in, and the
bronchos stabbed in the private court
chamber stamp and neigh upon the eff
max of any great oratoricai flight that
the counsels may make. The rules of
the court are strongly against spittiflg
on the judges desk, which is of hide
stretched on fence posts in front of tile
bench. The record and library of the
court consists of book entitled 81 aw
by the Yard and Justice by the FootI'
and a copy of the life of the James
sitting in the court room about three
weeks ago, masticating some bread aud
jerked beef, a young girl broke in upon
their silent feast and commanded the
disciples of justice to arrest young
man living four miles away and lock
him up on charge of illegitimate par
entage. Without further ceremony the
judges, after asking her for the fee.
mounted their "git; thars"i and
dragged Mr., Seducer into the
lookup and put him; into a stall
next to the horses. The horses
didn't enter any particular complaint
other than to- make night hideous for
the yonng prisoner. The next morning
the trial was set for few days later,
and all the cattle and Indians for miles
around were invited to attend and give
such evidence as the court would per-
NIT. In the meantime the girl again
made her appearance and demanded the
arrest of another villain whom she also
charged with being the father of her
unborn child. Again the fees were
collected and divided among the hungry
judges and another fellow was Gagged.
The day of the great trial arrived and
the multitude crowded into the little
court room. The girl was placed upon
the stand to accuse those who had
proceeded to do. She charged that the
fellow first arrested had prior claim to
the second, but that they were equally
guilty. and both should be walloped: :
while the meek and modest maiden,
was telling her story, third man
jumped to his feet and asked to be
sworn. At first the court got into a
wrangle whether the statutes would al
low such proceeding, but they finally
snapped opinions and declared the new
man sworn. He went on to tell the ex-
tent of his clam, and swore that he was
the father of the child, and declared his
readiness to marry the girl. The girls
father, who had not been heard from,
rose up and denounced the new witness
as hOrSethief and liar, and informed
the court that he would never allow
such fellow to marry his daughter
This was pretty mess, and what to do
the court didn't know. At last it was
decided to retire to the private cham
Der. where the horses were Dracticing
the latest things in kicks. and there
come to some conclusion upon so COM
plicated an affair. The announcement
was made to the gaping crowd, who
wondered what would come next.
After while the court returned with
the following verdict delivered by the
senior Judge: 1.-The court adjourns to
meet when the much-abused child is
born and we find the man guilty whom
it most Strikingly resembies-he to be
sentenced to marry this woman and
live with her three years. The fees of
this court will be paid at once-S3.50.
Il was surprised to see the house pass
that Sevatson usury BILL" Senator
Buchanan said yesterday. land have
little doubt that the senate will throw
it out. The petitions pouring in day by
day show the sentiment of the farmers.
and show also that the farmers have q
large store of good common sense. 4
hope it will be defeated, as it will de-
the farmers irreparable injury. Big
loans will be easily made, but frequently
the farmer wants $1,000, and wants it
badly. Such small loans will be inn
possibilities under this BILL" Il
Il am glad an arrangement between
the two horse racing associations has
been reached" Bruno Beaupre said.
Il think racing the finest sport in the
world, and, though particularly inter-
eSted in trotting, want to see the rum
ming races a success. They possibly
might have suffered financially if the
trotting meeting had preceded them by
few days. hope, therefore that we
shall be able to trade dates with Still
water. which Will be the best thing ali
around that could be done. We shall
have two of the finest race meetings
here this summer that the whole eoun-
try will see, and | expect TO see Mime
sofa become as fine a horse breeding
state as Kentucky"
Hunger Prompts Larceny.
a distressing case of want and poverty
was revealed at the central police sta
ton yesterday afternoon, when Gustave
Baer, German, thirty-fve years of
age, was brought in by Officer Matak
on charge of larceny preferred by a