Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1890-06-27
JUSTICE IN DAkor.
Senator Pettigrew Tell.
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NE IN DAKOTA.
Senator Pettigrew T.I.
.ur,, hNper'enees in Courts Fun,
the administration Of iusti.
kota whom l first went ont ' ts In na, Il
up with the country was a a 70 grow
primitive" said Senator 1'eeaingly
Judges for territorial conr.. rettigrOE. +
whose Incidence or bad char satse men
r rta ~ n lhem desirable persons ' j Aad
ria Oh. There was one instance oi, = % get
per- where the supreme cont femen,
Vehed with only two of the five was Con-
on the bench, the odd ona 1'ae justices
up. This was disastrous, inas, saraing
.he assent Judge was the only opsa sa as
three who knew any law Hon my q the
OF the two justices present VOLUME nsser' one
look up the absentee, and atas Yeered to
Tor that purpose. He had roas 'eu out
ileve that ne would find the delin y q,
IN some saloon, and so he tool, lqaent
1mVo every gin mill that be cars iOOk
Inc result was that, by tho s ts TO-
found the object of his se,raL az eiine he
sell was In condition of uttoS 10 NM
ehce as TO whether school kent os
rand. yang his ef.
"hen the court had waited r.,,
for an hour the United states Mr. saialy
was sent to hunt up the two 'arsnal
lie pursued the same tactics l r;n..9
br,
the saloons in turn and was in kun
,ul condition OF inebriation BY the tiss
ne came up with the convivia, s'uhe
After another hour of DELAY tho rani pair'
ing Judge sent out the United States ' Al
torney to make search for the ni Hs a.
ones; but he, too, pursued a like
mind you, all this is strictly 90 Yi :.
curred-and did not appear again " W.
as last resort, the leading lowno w
the Territory was dispatched to sstbO.
IN the wanderers and the result th;.
tlme was successful. At about threa
m.-the court had been convened !.
l0:3o-the two judges, the ma,sbal ,ss
the attorney were seen to emerra ~. i1
whisky shop and to pursue a dignisaa
though serpentine course, arm n.onr.
up the street toward the court-bonaa
To get through the door of Tho oona.
room they were obliged to relinonish
each others support, and in trying to
make their way to the bar they fell owe,
the tables, smashed the chairs and oro
ated general confusion.
Gentlemen, said the sober Jrdro
from the bench in loud voice, OTbis
court stands adjourned until 1O.sO IN.
morrow morning.
"soon after took up my residence in
the Territory" continued Senator Petit.
grew, Il had occasion to defend a man
before the Chief-Justice in the case If
alleged horse-stealing. The prosecution
had absolutely no proof to offer, and the
case against my client was SO absurd
that | said the defense would not take
the trouble to offer any evidence
Well, said the Chief-Justice, would
better offer some mighty quick; cuss
that hasn't any evidence to offer in this
court against a charge of hoss-stealing
goes to jail, you bet
mot long after this the same Chief
Justice had occasion to try one Of his
own Associate Justices for perjury. The
indictment was brought by the Associ.
ate Justices grand jury, and the &C.
cused called in the Chief Justice to try
the case in his own (the Associate JUS
tice's) court. Defendants attorney be-
gan proceedings by demurring to the
indictment. This puzzled the Chief
Justice, who turned to the accused and
asked whether in such a case a demur-
rer should be sustained or not. The de-
PENDANT promptly replied that it must
be sustained, whereupon the Chief JUS
tice so ruled. Now, what followsT be
inquired of the accused, and was told
that such action necessarily dismissed
the case. The case is dismissed then
said the Chief Justice, and the Associ-
ate Justice was vindicated.
another time, in trying real eS-
tate case, l took exception to several
of the Judges ruling and he got angry.
"'You can take all the exceptions you
have a mind to- he yelled, but I'd
have you know that this court is gen.
tleman!
az note another exception to that
proposition replied, and l am will
ing to carry it to the Supreme Court
Washington Star.