The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-10-28
NAwAB OF RAmPUR AS A JUROR.
Trying and CONFLICTING the Judge on
a Charge of Using Neoromancy.
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From the New York Tribune.
Seated at a round table at the Waldorf
hotel one afternoon were George C. Boldt,
proprietor of the hotel; ]. B. Nissan, of
this city, and a newspaper man. The con-
versation turned or the various foreign
princes and priucesses, mobiles and poten-
tates who have visited this country since
the opening of the worlds fair The
most picturesque, and in some respects
the most interesting, it was agreed, were
those from India. Mr., Boldt had just
finished telling Of the fondness for Ameri-
can mixed drinks, especially cocktails and
fixes, which the Rajai Rajagan of Kapur-
thala had developed within the borders
of this nation when the Rajah himself,
respondent in a yellow turbau and light
brown suit, came in and announced that
he was going down to Long Branch. At
ter duly speeding his parting guest, Mr..
Bolt came back and said
He is what you would call an all-round
good fellow. He has the true Bohemian
spirit. He wants to. see everything aud
take part In everything there is going on.
he may be unapproachable in his own
country, but he isn't here"
''ln that respect he differs from the
Nawab of Rampur," said one. THAT
prince stayed at his hotel and played
chess mostof the time. He saw little and
was little seen. D."
Il am sorry" said Mr.. Nissan, "that
the idea has gone abroad that the young
Nawab. was unsociable. had an excel
lent opportunity to get acquainted with
him during trip to Alaska and through
the Yellowstone Valley a-mouth or two
ago. He is really pleasant and inter
esting young man, or hoy, rather, for he
is only seventeen years old, and younger,
for his age, so to speak, than American
boys OF seventeen. We were aboard the
steamer Queen, which makes regular
trips to Alaska from Tacoma, and during
the twelve days of our trip all the passen-
gers came TO like the young prince very
much, even the fat German whom he
helped to convict of the heinous crime of
causing the bad weather which prevailed
during the voyage"
"a storyl' said Mr.. Boldt.
Eyes" said Mr. Nissan, "thereby
hangs tale, not very long, but rather in
terestlngi we who took part thought.
We had most ahominable weather nearly
all the time. II rained for nine DAYS
Some of the remarks made about the
weather were absolutely unfit for
publication. Finally one day the cap
tain posted notice to the effect
that there was a deep, dark hole
IN the forward part of the shin where
any one could go and express himself
freely about the weather without let or
hindrance. This bred spirit of fun,
and when some one suggested that the
Jonah be found out and punished there
was universal assent.
There were several lawyers on board.
and in short time an indictment was
found against one of the passengers,
Il oil afF,1r lie
Mexico. The German was elected Judge
because he had the classic requirement.
of fair round belly. He was as big
around as about three of these tables
BE was journalist, and was travelling on
a pass. The Nawab was selected as one
of the Jurors, and he entered upon his
duties with zest.
THE judge spoke English indifferently,
and it was worth the price of the passage
to hear him read the indictment. can
not reproduce his words, but the pris-
nor was charged with having used NEGRO
NANCY and spells to coniure up bad
weather, and to have plotted with crows
and ravens to accomplish his purpose.
I'm the midst of the trial the weather
cleared up and the prospects for the
acquittal of the prisoner looked bright
until the prosecution brought In testl-
mony to show that the good weather was
further proof that the prisoner had
dabbled in black art He had become
alarmed, it was alleged, at the results Of
his eYil-doing, and had sought to mitigate
his sentence by producing fair weather in
place Of foul. To this end he had caused
a school Of whales to approach and had
swallowed one of them, which, it was
alleged, was about l75 feet long. This
broke the spell which held the rain
clouds over the ship, and brought fair
weather. The prosecution argued that q
person who had the power to do these
things was dangerous member of the
party, and since he had shown a DISPOSE
tion to employ his Internal powers he
should not be allowed to remain at
liberty.
1.-THE prisoner denied the accusations in
toto. He said that he had never held
communion with crows and ravens, and
that he had never swallowed a whale.
So far as he could remember he had had
only one opportunity to swallow a whale.
and in that instance the judge had fore
stalled him and swallowed the whale
himself. Look at him. said the pris-
oner, pointing at the judge does he not
look as if he had swallowed a. whale7'
The fat German only half understood, but
everybody else, including the Nawab, did !
and there was unseemly laughter in the
cour troom.
Eloquent pleas were made by the OPP
posing attorneys. Then there was pause |
in the proceedings.
Your Honor must charge the jury |
said the cousel for the defense 4
Charge the jury, charge the jury |
chimed in several Others
THE judge did not fully understand, |
but, rising majestically in his seat, he |
said, with vigorous GESTURE
'Chentlemen of der jury, I charge |
yOu,' and then down he sat.
"Well, it didn't take the jury long to !
acquit the prisoner and bring the Judge |
in guilty. The judge was sentenced to |
during the rest of the voy-
age in the deep, dark hole. The sentence |
was not executed. however, as it was
found that the judge was larger than the |
to the hole.
The Nawab Of Rampur was an excel |
lent juror, and seemed to enjoy the fun as !
much as anybody on board