Arizona weekly enterprise., 1889-06-01
JUDGE MEYER OF ARIZONA.
Some Droll Tales Evolved by a Gallant
 Army Officer.

Some Droll Tales Evolved by a Gallant
 Army Officer.
 The Captain was in New York the other day and fell foul of New York Tribune reporter, upon whom he un- loaded these sections of persihage.
 'Twenty years ago." said the Cap tain, Il was in Tucson. No place was ever worse governed. Outlaws abound ed and they did about as they pleased. Finally the good citizens of the place. the merchants and men of prCp perty- determined to bring about a reform, and the way they decided to do it was to elect Judge who would deal hon estly with the scalawags who were running the town and corrupting the courts. So they chose a man named Charlie Meyer to be Judge. Charlie was a druggist, who knew nothing about law, but he was perfectly honest, and that was the only qualification the citizens desired. Accordingly, Charlie set up law dispensary in the same building with his drug-shop, and dealt out justice and patent medi cines with equal grace. In his court he established library of calf-bound books, consisting chiefly of the Materia Medica and Somebody on Fractured Bones. He engaged as an officer of the court man who was afraid of nothing or nobody-old Jimmy Douglas, who carried in his leg a bull let that he had picked up at Gettys- burg, and who walked with some difficulty and with peculiar though not graceful limp.
 THE RoUGHs WERE FAMED.
 "The first thing that Charlie did was to establish a chain-gang and sentence to various terms in it's ser vice every offender that was brought before him. The shyster lawyers who had run the town before 'Charlie's' incumbency protested against this as d violation of the Constitution of the United States, but they protested in silence. In fact, to protest was use less. The process of the Judge was rather summary, but the result was very gratifying to the good citizens Of Tucson. The wild, rough characters who had ruled the town were now eE- gagged in cleaning the streets, and Tue son was seeing an era of prosperity that it had not known since it's foun- , dation. But if the business men were pleased, the lawyers were proportion ately disgusted. The Court refused to recognize them and their business was gone.
 HE PLUCKED UP COURAGE.
 One day, however, one of them plucked up spirit enough to go before the court in behalf of his client and demand trial by jury. The Court was about to sentence the prisoner to term in the chain-gang, when the lawyer interposed demurrer. My client he said, objects to being tried by this Court on h. ground of preju- dice, and demands 10 be tried by jury.
 By shury?" said Charlie. What is dot shury?'
 He demands said the lawyer to be tried by hls peers
 oh, he does, does he?' said Charlie We'll, I sentence him to two weeks in the shain-gang and sentence you to one week. Now how you like dot trial by shury| And into the chain-gang the lawyer went, and there he stayed until his term was up.
 One day a man named Wolf was brought before the court for cheating some Indians out of $3 He was ar unscruplous man but shrewd one and he knew all the tricks of the law Charlie felt that in his case the Materia Medica was not sufficient authority, and so he adjourned the court to get an opportunity to consult some books on the law or to obtain advice from somebody with a knowi edge of it. As he declared the case postponed and the court adjourned however, he turned to the prisoner and said; Wolf, it is de unanimous opinion of dis community dot you art a-tief, and dis court coincides fully ill dot opinion.'
 Wolf lost color, and, raising his fist he said: Judge, I don't let any one speak to me that way
 Dis Court fines you $10 for raising your fist against it, said Charlie, 'anc you stands committed to the shain gang until it is paid
 Wolf knew that there was no re course, and he reluctantly paid tn, $l0. The Judge gravely took it, and alter dividing $5 between himself anc Jimmy Douglas, he gave 50 to tn, Indians. And to this day, in the an nals of that Indian tribe, Charlie Meyer is the most righteous Judge that ever held court, for did they no sue for $3 before him and recover $5!
 GO AND KILL ANOTHER ONE.
 The Quartz Rock saloon was tn most unsavory place in Tucson. 1 was a gambling nell and the resort 0 all the worst toughs and criminals il the place. One night Charlie hear knocking at the door of his house He had been warned that he woul assassinated if he remained in tow and continued to preside over the court so he was little cautious whom h down stairs and opened only the littl lookout with which al! the doors 0 Tucson houses were provided. Who's dere?' he said.
 "A friend,' was the reply .. Vat you want? said the Judge eau tiously.
 I want to give myself up,' said tn stranger I just killed man dow: , at the Quartz Rock saloon.' :, You Killed a man?' queried tn Judge.
 Yes, I killed him. He called me liar, and you know, Judge, there ar F some things a gentleman can't stand , so 1 out with my gun and killed hin f And now I want to give myself up.' l You say you killed him at de Quart Rock Ealoon?' said the Judge. Der my friend, you go back there and Ri i ,,I bO ofo