Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1893-04-07

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knows, and more, too, and you give
him credit for knowing whole lot Of
real cunning things, but bring him
up to the bull ring, have him sworn
and he Is as dumb - an oyster, and
he can't swear positively that he
knows Of his own knowledge what
the Idaho Legislature is, then the
person is asked by the s.persecutin'"
attorney: "Were you cognizant Of any
infringement against law and order
or did you see any equivalents, scads,
ohink, postal orders or stamps pass
between or behind Smith and Jones
in q supreptitious manner with intent
to defraud, and II 20, how many and
what color were they, and which eye
was closedP Answer sir! Did you
see Smith slip over to Jones on
the sly cold hundred dollars, lawful
money Of the United States mot free
silver bills) providing that he would
vote for . certain billP Prisoner at
the bar" Bill, bill? what biIl2 Was
1t the oolored bill Of African descent,
and was he subject to early worn,s?"
2Naw; l mean the College bill"
|"Oh. yes. Well, don't think l ever
heard OF Smith, and - for Jones, l
do not remember whether ever
heard OF him." "Well, what else do
you knowf" "Why, the boys up our
way say there's right smart chance Of
snow in tho mountains, and it will be
. good year for freshets." "But
that's not bearing on the case"
"Ezcuse me, Jedge, but l wasn't
leanin' that way" "Thats al;
you're excused. Who's the next
victimf"
And now, Mr.. Editor, IL you have
ever seen person who said he could
mako anything out of the average
Legislator, - far - Doodle 10 con-
cerned, you can have . new hat.
District Court has been in ses.
sion three weeks and has not got
through with one ease-Young vs..
Timer. This is land grabbing case.
Both parties are old settlers and good
Democrats. II ono were q good
Republican they might compromise;
~ 1t 10 it's war to the knife. What
is agitating the tax payers just now
Is whether the parties who got up this
dance have to pay the fiddler, or
will the county have to come to the
center to the tune Of about $500 or
more for chin musicp Don't you
think, Mr.. Editor, that this jury bus,-
ness is about the biggest humbug
with which the American people are
afflicted. Why not, instead Of elect.
ing one Judge, elect three, who know
something about Law, and make their
decisions final so as not to give the
wealthy = chance to take advantage
OF the poor devil with an appeal and
thereby frseze him out. Jurors here
are, believe, taken from a list of
voters, and what does the average ju-
ror know about lawp It's not his
trade. Law is supposed to be found.
cd on common sense and justice, but
with few more Legislative sessions
like the last Idaho will have but very
few laws built on that foundation. |
The law is very lame and short-sight-
ed on one proposition, in particular
that OF one party serving another in
. civil action without bonds or secu- |
rity being given for costs, &c. Law,
At best, is an expensive luxury, and
but few good men ever like to in.
dulge in it; but when they do, and
are beaten, they ought to be made to
put up for it the same as In any 9TH
or game Of chance.
Our presiding District Judge, Ed
ward Nugent, one of the old pioneers
OF your city, is we'll liked BY all par
ties and gives general satisfaction.
He is we'll versed in law. Judge Nu-
gent last year gained an enviable rep.
ntation for the manner in which he
dispatched business; but it does look
now as though, between the juries,
lawyers and the Governor, all his eco.
nomicsl proclivities would be "knock.
ID into . cooked hat" These, how.
svsr, are circumstances over which
10 has no control.
Mr.. Soma has purchased the old
Presbyterian church building on Main
'treet, and a. l understand it does
rot intend to run . gospel shop, but
o extend his store buildings the en-.
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