Arizona republican., 1891-11-12
TRIAL BY JUDGE.

apple tree. It being summer, the win dow sash was raised.
 It must have been about midnight when sound at the window awoke me, and got out of bed to see what was the matter. It did not take long to discover that some one was planning surprise for me. A man had climbed the tree, and from handy branch had thrust out plank to reach the sill of the window. It was the end of the plank dropping on the sill which aroused me.
 l stood back little to watch, and presently the fellow, whose color l could not determine, started to creep along the plank. l didn't know exactly what to do at first, but finally decided to give him fall instead of g. bullet. Waiting until he was midway between the win dow and the tree, l gave the end of the plank a shove and down he went, yell ing in alright as he found himself go- ing He had scarcely struck the ground when some one seized him. The house was alarmed, everybody turned out, and when got down the owner of the house was standing guard over the man and saying;
 "Now, then, Jim Hivers, you un has got yoself into powerful fuss! Yo'un has been tryin to git inter my cabin in the night time to rob the stranger, an if you un doan' dance high fur it doan want no mo meatr'
 Wasn't a-tryin to git in," suldly re- piled Jim.
 "Then what was you un doin?"
 "Arter apples"
 "Arter apples which hain't as big as shucks at this time O y'ar. Jim, yo is bad-bad all the way up an down. I've knowed it fur vars, and I've mowed that yo' would get ootched some day. The cotchin has arroye."
 "Cawn't prove it agin' me" calmly ob- served the prisoner.
 "You un just wait! I'm gwine to tie yo' up till daylight ard then take yo' be- fo' Squar Taylor"
 "Jess meant to lcok in the winder," explained Jim, who was evidently be- ginning to be alarmed.
 "Oh, yesl We understand Now you un come along to the smokehouse and doan' try any tricks on mel"
 Next morning he was regularly ar rested on warrant charging him with intent to enter and rob. The examina- tion took place in the school house, and the justice conducted it without any lawyers to bother. When Jim was asked to plead he replied:
 Il jess didn't dun it, and I'll stick to my fat if yo' hang mel"
 "Then I'll enter plea of not guilty, said his honor, and he asked ne to take the stand. 1 testified as related above, but all was not smooth sailing, When stated that was aroused by noise Jim put in:
 "He un doan' dur say what sort of a noise, squar'. Thar's mo than fifty kinds of noises, an he uns got to come right down fne"'
 When l said that looked out of the window and saw man in the tree he interrupted with:
 "Squar' Taylor, is you un gwine to put that down agin' me. Thar's varus sorts O men. How does ne un know it wasn't nigger? Pin him right down, squar'. Couldn't bin no nigger, nohow," said his honor. Couldn't been nobody but yous, kase yous the one cotched."
 When testified to pushing the end of the plank off the sill, Jim looked done up for a minute. Then bright idea came and he exclaimed:
 Hold he un down, squar'. He says a plankl How long was that plank? What sort O wood? Who did it belong toi Doan' give he un no high ground over me kase he looks peart."
 The owner of the house testified tC having been disturbed by a strange noise, and he had just gone to the doc, when Jim fell from the tree.
 "Shore it was mey asked Jim.
 "Of co'se."
 "Doan' reckon it was anybody else"
 Couldn't bin. Xase grabbed it."
 Better be keerfull You's on oath What did 1 sayT'
 Said you un was arter apples.
 Put that down plain, squar.' Apples isn't as big as beans yit, and if l wa arter apples it proves insanity. That; one for me"
 When he took the stand in his owr defense he was asked:
 s'Prisoner, what is your nameF
 "What yo' drivin at, Squar' Taylor Aint no use to menshun any names ar git up great fuss in de papers. Jes: go right along steady"
 Are you resident of this village county and stater
 "Jess h'ar him. Squar' Taylor, tha hain't no law. That's only foolin around jess like man lookin up a coon tree when the coon is somewhar' else."
 "What is your occupationf continued the squire.
 Say, squar'," exclaimed Jim as ht arose and pounded on the desk, "thii haint no case wliar somebody stole { hog This Is a case whar' niggel climbed tree to rob white man in house, an it's got to go 'cord.n to law ol I'll draw right out"
 "Jim," replied the justice after some reflection, you un was up that tree"
 "I dun deny it."
 "You un reckoned to git in that win der"
 "What winderr Haull EoOO'iy swor on which side of the house tina, winde was"
 And you un reokoned to rob tn stranger"
 "Hu! Whats he m got to be robbe of? Hain't nobody done swore he's go huff to buy cooii's tail
 "And you m was cotchedT
 "Can't agree with you, squar'. If