The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1891-12-05
ILLINOIS JUSTICE.
A REPORTER SAT DOWN UPON
HEAVY.
AN ANXIOUS CURIE FINED
Fol: CONTEMPT.

Four i>sOur,aus Under Bord-RIcal
- ard on the WAR Path.
Observing an unusual stir on III
+ Ferry Boat Tuesday morning. W,
Joined the procession in search OF 81
$ item. and ioii::h on board the boat Z.
number of oar ritIE.nS. amung whoa
e, were Frank +. liErrough and judge
Cramcr. On inquiry we found that
five Cape people had been put under
bonds for Larceny by Ju>;ice-Go,i
save the namc-Edmonasun. AMI al
wcre Oh their way TO have i.icir pre-
::iiinary examination.
Knowing that Richard believes
himself TO be the liues; Iawycr i'll the
State of Illinois. a regular walking
statute. who %clIiuu- that he teaches ;hr
lawyers OF CairJ 81! they En1w. We
could plainly see fua ahead AMI took
passage for :hc aluvial rity oi Wahoo.
The iHctS. IL we gathered them
from the LAWYERS. Mere about these:
Mr.. IIouck AMI Mr.. llury both lay
claim to a strip OF made ground be-
tween the island and the main shore.
and there i noN pcndIn" n silt 10
settle the title in the L. :. Coat It
Springfield. III. HIrin9 the pen
dcncy OF GIis suit Mr.. lucy fenced
up The ground in dispute. aud Mr..
Ri III. iinnck's aRr";- employed
hall Il dozen poor. Iahor.ng transfers
at III" Cape and moved the frncc.
! Mr.. lucy Swc,rS ont Il warrant hy-
fore Elmond>pI. c iargin" these men
with larceny al III y EN-. ,ioy1l Bar
rough TO defend them.
Tie court brin" c4lrt. we took a
back scat IL obserNc proceedings.
! After ola -kifmi>I'ir@ hrtwcrn thc
a!torHi",. jud@" Crafncr Procured
and rxanli:.-d his Witnesses for the
prose. u.irH. Who's evidence. as in nil
>]i:n;i.r 'a~cs. Wis conflicting. weak.
an much NJ it h"9r>ay. NJ. BTr-
rough. Ieii,yin- itin,n.ii.:eat !, COM
mil. moved IL" .oni. !, i-.'na-g,
thr prisoner loT want OF pr"uf OF
ga;Is. DA iA:> mItinI bota atinrni.>
delivered good speeches. Iu!@"
Crun'r giving >nUnl reasons Tor
oyer-ruiIng the motion. and !]!rrrou@h
for suS aiming il. vi !"r@:L ;hc
court. who ~, moving r.>;l ,+,iy in
lii c!!alr. got in 4 ,-"..' aad declared
in cm?hatic language. that TIE case
va, close and ii, T"aii hinl Tie
prisoners over - . higher court. Mr.
Hlrrnu-h Finally got i %ylanrc and
a-Ind fiu" to couoG.t with hi clients
b"i,ra Offering hi, o:.,.vH,2 iur tie
d.ii"nr". witch va -sr:,aiei! wiz. t:ic
r,al assurance ihii. ia amnnm; o..
tr-;i"iu... IL can,,l"rrr wcnld rhan"r
his a,.ad q. n. "adii s"nl them 10 Il
higher cert
ing: "a -ros < "~ujrs:. AID ~"
uaia:Ioai3'c h.rai - IA tn court
irul mis,Ir IL 9rr,jll~;n., Tie r.>r
in rrr !,laHIr-t AMI mot cotur-
icons mannnr. lated 10 liz honor
that We were not Interested ia the
ease pro or on. only a friend OF ju>-
lice and fair play. aaI q, = friend of
IL" cYw.t suggested litai i; would be
nothing bat fair for ire court to !,
withhold his iul"meat. hear tilc de
t"nhcnts testimony anl give them Il
rhauce to clear tlicmS"iyc. In an
sNcr he turned on u Ike Z: TIGER at
bay. hi face crimson with anyec. or
I,.afr". lie shouted. Il finn YOU FIVE
dollars. This wa> enough. ynHr re-
porter there and thea told the court
in plain and unmi-t;;Gen language
what he thought of his COURSE. that
ii vas %tram?ling justice Gndc: foot.
~triiiimg with the liberties of strangers
and turning Just laws into iE.iru-
mcnts Of oppression by committing
men wi',lcrt being heard III tn cir
defence.
Iii, Honor: not knowing the rights
of IN -imjc"S C"r5oe, cooly took the
fine AMI saya"ci- ordered your re-
porter 10 his seat.
Nj. Burrough seeing that his clients
stood To show in that court. gave
bond for their appearance and left in
/
In >2archin" for the causc Of this
outrageous proceeding. Uuc man was
mc!lari.abic enough to say that "Eick
Edmond>on WAS just getting even
with the Cape people, and paving :
lii'i1 OacS Ipf Tie times tlidt he WIS
imprisoned in the ca!lib0O>c aud fined
Tor drunkenness AID disorderly coll t
Eat we canIo; believe him y
actuated by q reyeagtfai spirit of {
kind. The real cause we al |
- unauthorized ignorance. y
tor he WIS perfectly sobcr while hear i
ing the case.
am now looking around for some 1
one TO refund me that five dollars. I
Who will il be? REPORTER.
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