The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1892-07-28

tined to be tho Garden Spot of the
South-Funny Scenes at a Tria,-In
One Instance the Court is Adjourned
For Pig Hunt-A Southern Lawver,s
Opinion of Blackstone.
b. Emmett, of Chicago. was in Roa-
noke yesterday. Mr.. Emmett said that
he was in Roanoke several years ago
when tho place was but village and
those who saw it then little thought
1T would ever expand into the city that
it now is. "Of late" he said, Il have
travelled over most OF the Southern
States and it is notable fact that
everywhere the towns that grew up so
rapidly are now suffering from financial
depression. suppose that this city
has, too, Suffered somewhat from this
general depression, but if SO she does
not show 1t. You have every appear
ance of an established city, and it is
my candid opinion that you have
reached that stage that nothing but
some great calamity can ever affect
your prosperity growth and business
interests. The entire belt of country
adjacent to the Norfolk and Western
from the ocean to the Tennessee limo is
destined to be the garden spot OF the
South, and few years moro will
demonstrate the truth of my assertion"
visiting gentleman yesterday while
sitting in front OF tho Ponce de Leon
pointed TO the courthouse and said:
when that structure was built the
people of this town thought, doubt
lessly, that its capacity would be amply
SUFFICIENT for all time to come. Now I
see that another addition as largo as
the first is being added. In few years
from now predict that both of these
buildings will prove insufficient and a
worry much larger building will have to
be erected"
At the Ponce de Leon hotel YESTERDAY
were two gentlemen who often travel
through the Southwest, and they were
telling stories of the scenes that thew
had witnessed there. One Of them said:
"On one occasion l was in little town
in Mississippi and talk of an impending
trial was the general theme OF CONVEX
sation for two days before it came off,
When the eventful day arrived went
to the courthouse, which was crowded.
The warrant was read, which described
Inc property stolen as certain blue
oob-tailed SOW shoat about two months
old. The counsel for the defence arose
and said:
"'four Honor, we are innocent Of the
charge, and we propose to show to this
court that the shoat which the de-
fendant did take was identicaliy like
the one which he is charged with
having stolen, but different from it In
having three-quarters of an inch more
tail. This hog was his own. Now, to
snbstantiate what say both shoats are
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has as good hog dog as ever bit bread.
| therefore move that this court do adj
lourn, borrow said dogs, catch the afore-
SAID shoats and demonstrate our theory
OF the case by an actual measurement
OF tails The presiding Judge OF once
put the motion-every one in the house
voting on it declared 1t carried, in
structed the sheriff TO borrow the dogs,
and then plaintiff, defendant, attorneys
and the judge all set out for the hunt.
The nextday left and they had not re-
turned "
That reminds me-" replied his COM
panion, cot a trial | once witnessed in
Texas. The suit was on prom issory
note and the young man who repre-
sented the plaintiff in his argument,
which was really unnecessary, there be-
ing no valid defense, quoted very pro-
fusely from number Of authorities and
among them from blackstone, Green
leaf and Byles. When he closed the
attorney for tho defense, q huge, rough,
uncouth follow, arose and said: Your
honor, this young man has surprised
me, but ho is young and has got heap
to learn yet Here he has told you
what old Blackstone says. Do you
know who old Blackstone was? Why,
sir, no was an old bloated English
aristocrat that lived three hundred
years ago and never heard OF Texas in
his life
But he did no. stop here. Presum-
ing on tho courts ignorance was not
enough. He wished to add insult to in
jury and has logged in old Greenleaf
and Byles. Does your honor know who
they are? Why, sir, two ID blue
bellied Yankees that hate Texas worse
than the devil does holy water. Now,
sir, want to know If you propose to
stand this?' The court grew blue In
the face and yelled out, No, sir, do
not ! give Judgment for the defendant,
and the very next time that counsel for
the plaintiff dares insult this here court
this way agin I'll fine him 500 and send
him to jail"
Hot Weather In Washington.
WASHINGTON, July o7.-[Special]-
The highest point reached by the signal
service thermometer to-day was 98 de-
grees. While this is two degrees lower
than yesterday there has really been no
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