The sun., 1892-10-23
JUSTICE IN TEXAS.
a home.made Judge Who Lightly Over.
fuied the United ates Supreme Court.

''"H 'hr Lehoh Fee I.t".
Western Judges have been the butt OF manv
Jokes ana yarns. and Will. the stories have
made Interesting leading. they have been
Gemerally hs,a tasen as the breezy offspring Of
ehtertained Previous to my introduction to
some OF the h!n"rrt upnGlders Of justice but
surd consti uctions of he law has dissipated
any mi.eiyings had in regard to tne truth
am ~ Vsesasity eS ybr OF the ,,I seri1ss
sToioiers at Tort Concho. in Tom Green county:
lev. and as na'ural consequence a small
town had sprung up Just across the river. San
Angelo was not u place of much importance
a. a. fst tsH sSt y soon % %erru1E into as
men. with large cowboy floating population.
all men t. whom the siX-shooter was almost
use o. i as common a that Of knife and fork.
=, shooting scrnreS needed no court to settle
received no mercy. But when at last one day
a. PIX th case came up it was deemed necessary
81 tho S aba trt and Spse ,hs IS IS
how Judge Preusser got his title. He was a
shor;; stosky:tu,t sa Germsn: wiz small rierc.
CURED His word was law and on one a oocs- ca
had ns atsns Sss"n xnS snS
LGstanasr W@n tGm evidence was conclusive
saFh san DO braesa the it's S en- r..
chair: sinn an ana; bringing his ,St down with con;
Us Ias.ina iInItleo vat We want" and the cuse was
Numerous stories might be told concerning
his ruling in different cases / ow. after i'm.
ihE nH: n nan tnr ds9rdery conduct. he paid the
enough to get t" Ii Paso. On ono OCCASION
two belliSerents were up before him for light
na;,, l,S one with his head chopped open with
nose held III place with a strip Of plaster. He
heard toth sides OF the case and. finding the
quarrel was tho result OF u mutual misunder-
standing. discharged hoth with the caution
that " It elder "l you ve'lers co0ms up paiors
ne again I'll gif you week in iail." Then he
made them shake hands and invited the rrin-
ripais In tho case and witnesses 10 drink at
his expense.
One day tho settlement was startled by the
report that young lawyer had come to Iva
there. and there was great rustling to see who
would give him the first case. Two cowboys
got up dispute about tho ownership OF "A sad
die and then SHOOK. dice TO see who wOlll
nave the lawyer WheE tie case was calisi
tne court room was crowded, the Judge 9 behind
MS desk looking more solemn than Usual AMI
9ne lawyer. young sprlG straight from an
Eastern law school. with an Uneasy lJuk On his
lace and pile of law books. occurial n table
ut one side There We're many witnesses TO
examine. Tor everybody wall'"I Il ilngrr in tbs
pie ana when the evidence, WAS all Ia IL" law
yer made Gui ta an elolu+Tt idea and c!inrhsd
nls arguments by reatirg be dccisoa Of IN.
United states Suprc'nr { urt in u parable!
case As p" sat down with cGn'ld"nt sn.iI"
the defendant wore 'iIi air "f Grict'. bat tho
!ittle Judge arose Wiz! an air ~ JUai"a uu-
thority that would hrvr stricken Il SUuIom,
Court ludGr dUmb mud "Ilis'd "a" III or col
lapse OF tho yotln- 'awyer Wneu he declared:
oferrue dat aeciaIpn. uad der de.andant
wins"
tho decision of IL" uited States supreme
the uncertainties o. the wild and woolly West