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

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ton. His biographer tells us that for
twenty years he studied nothing but
natural history, and was totally igner-
ant of politics and government and
every department of knowledge save
that alone. How, then, could he intelli-
gently speak on theology?
SKETCHES FROM THE STREET
One of the United States officers who
took Rutledge, alias Kelly, the journ-
alist-lareenist, to Detroit, Mimi, for
trial on the charge of stealing a priests
coat, says that in defiance of all law
governing Indians established by the
United States government, three self
constituted judges have ensconced
themselves in a hut Oh 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 in pro-
family and chew tobacco with impunity.
The other, a 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
r more than once OF mistake a cigar sign
for a 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 overcOat to a Superannuated
sQuaw. The structure under whose
roof these rulers grunt their learned
verdicts is cross between an old diiap-
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 CHI
max of any great oratoricai flight that
the counseis may make. The rules. of.
the court are strongly against splitting
OH the judges desk, which is of hide
| stretched on fence posts in front of the
bench. The record and library of tIie
| court consists of a book entitled Law
| by. the Yard and Justice by the Foot,
and copy of the life of the James
| brothers. AS the three legators wefe
| sitting in the court room about three
weeks ago, masticating some bread and
| jerked beef, a. young girl broke in upen
| their silent feast and commanded the.
/ disciples OF justice to arrest young.
| man living four miles away and lock-
T. him up on charge of illegitimate par
| entage. Without further ceremony the
| judges, after asking her for the fee.
mounted their git thars" and
dragged Mr.. Sedpcer h; 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 a 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
wrought her ruin, which she promptly
| 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
4 father, who had not been heard from,
as a 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 praeticing
| the latest things in kicks, and there
come TO some conclusion upon so COM
piicated an affair. The announcement
| NdS HiduO = " TIC gaping CfOWu, WIN
| 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 resembles-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. so.
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 a.
large store of good common sense. /
! hope 1T will be defeated, as it will do
the farmers irreparable injury. Big
loans will be easily made, but frequently
| the farmer wants $1,000, and wantssit
badly. Such small loans will be inn
| possibilities under this BILL 81
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 run
ming races a success. They possibly
might have suffered financially if the
trotting meeting had preceded them by
few days. l hope. therefore that we
shall be able to trade dates with Still
| water, which will be the best thing all
| around that could be done. We shall
have two of the finest race meetings
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