The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-05-25
STRANGE G SEES
Which Have Attracted the Attention
of Atlanta Ju iges.
From the atlanta (Ga) Journal.

From the AtlGnta (Ga) Journal
Gone day. sail Judge Pat Owens, when
asked what had been the IN st pecul ar case
ever brought before him during his expert
ence as a JUST of the peace, ian old gray
haired negro shambled iato my office and
leaning a gainst my desk, his face owe spread
8. it'll look of perplexiti, said in a doubtful
tone:
"'Jelge. l " MT a warent.'
"'What for! was asked.
- want to rest 'Ci-dy fur larceny ater
trust
"'W o's 'CindyYn inquired.
"'She's nv wife, jedEe.'
"'W hat 40 you wan to arrest your wife
forp
Larceny after trust, jedge She stole a
nickel fru a e totner day. It WI, this
way, jedge: gin her q nickel ter go ut me
a chaw er ter0aKer, en- she spent de nickel
fer vituals'
"'Aud you want to arrest your wife for
that! | said in disgust.
Eyes, [ does
"'WeLl, youth have to go somew' ere else
to get you warrant. You ought to lie in
the chain-gaug, you old rascal, for wanCing
such warrant | said.
The old fellow actually got mad and
shambled away, nlutterink: Il l cant git
jestice here 1 CESS pl git it somewhat
eise'r
II have heard of some strange cas- $50
said Recorder Anderso1 ., but the one with
which | was morn impressed !, which struck
me as being t IN 81 peculiar, IaDpeued
some time a 20. had occasI N - try man
for wifi beating and pull < hair from his
Wife's pead. | tried tue case and sent the
ma uD for a to m, and then closing court,
hur led the clrsuei to eaten q rain on
winch | was 20 leave the city. WHAT as
ny surprise on reaching tns en- rance Of the
carshed to sac tHe SOL f the man had
just convicted, rushing up t. the p by
yelh e:
"'Hsrs's your Journal All about the man
getting mt up for pulling hair out Of his
wife's head"
my s,rangest ca e7" said Judge Man
ing, remov ng his moe schanm pi e from
his mouth, and leaning back in his char.
1T is nard t. say, | nave heard 50 many
strange CUES, but ere is Que that puzzled
me at the time and has uuzz,ed me since,
whenever | think If H.. A young maa de-
sired to marry very attractive and be u
tiful Girl, but her parents objected to the
match on the grounds that he ALREADY had
one wife. lie, wever, brought tho woma
who thsv said was als wife into e court
room, and ,he swore positively That she 81 az
not his wife, and moreover that sac did no
even know him.
"Thi, settled the case and the old people
agre d to Gne marr gs
1.-The very lexJ day, however, the woma
who had sworn thing on tne day bsfors
came to me and took out a warrant to m
pol the Young fellow to support her child.
She would offer explana 10 /, and never
fund out nov the complication cane
about"
Recently" sail judge Gals len King,
"a very prstty girl, appare IIy about 10
years OF age, ca 10 INTO my Office and
wanted a warrant for the arrest Of her
husband on a very Scr Gus charge / issued
the warrant aDd the next da ne made his
appearance. lie was young fellow abou
% years Of age, hands me and very
frank and sincere IN his man
nsr and speech. He vigorously denied the
charge, nd asked that he be allowed u til
the next day 10 get up his witnesses in or
der prove his lnaOCe ICE. lis Wife's at
torney informed me that this was just what
they had been expectn Z, bit they wa ted
me 70 let the young fellow 90 In order tat
his wife might be enabled TO OBJ ain
divorce. ! dropped / to the sc1e ne, and
let the husband go until the next day, never
ono thinking that / would see him again.
Imagine my slrDrise to see him come up
promptly the next day VITA hi witues es
d aInou co that he wa ready for trial
"Then the wife. not expecting such an
EN- rgency was 10 ready, aud Ia case was
set for the next da. This, we thought,
would We him b tier chance TO get away
and he would certainly avail himself Of
the opportunity,
"a the tim ppninted, however, both
the wife and husba GA &c in with about
twenty witnesses eacI. | had a engag -
ment with some attor iegs, and, as | was
not quite ready for the case, put all the wit
ne ses IN the court room, put tue wife
and husband IN a private ohce. | sOOl fin
ishel the business, and after the attorneys
hal gone | opened the door to the room
where / had left the u le. / was sur
prs,d and graJhed 70 find the wife in her
husbands lap with her arms around his
neck
when she saw me she arose and came
into nv room, aud after closing all the
doors. walked toward the, saying: Judge,
d MT want to prosecute Billy
every we'll, I said, not knowing whatto
think.
"'But, Judge she continued. Il want you
70 give him 60 d lecture, AID make hin
pro MISC not o. do ms he has done any mo e.
"Ihis promised u do, a q calling MIN
into the room Z eKplAi Ell 10 him that his
" fe had kiudly 20 .sen-ed % drop the case
II he would on bis Ga b promise never 70 DO
guilty " tho same OF u q again, and
lecture him a. 50 = u b.
ole took the Bible in his nald a4d kissed
IL revsrouuy AZ er hayig made h5
oath never o. commit the uffsuse gall,
sui iayiag the n0lx down upon tao table,
luqulret3
a'No does that settle ~
"'Yes, Isaid, 'tbats SAN