The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1894-05-02

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the Iu..y household. whore also lyt.
Twarl. AGED mother
AI went vel with Miller until onc Sat-
uuay morning. when. as hc utppei frum
the hlok door. hu observed an individual
unknown to him. just loavIng thc hCu
house with o. iut uulct under c1ch arm
llu bad hDpu particularly cautioned hy Nr
lu.-ey to keep % lookout Cor chicken
Thieves. aud De Thought This m oppor'U.
uiiyto display ms vulur and earn lis pa.
truu.s everlasting gratitude
Hold on, there young fcllcrW ho shout
3D. where you eoiu withthom chickens '
The stranger looked tough as hc replied.
"say is dat amy of your fuuoralf
"lf you don't drop them chickens, nm
blow the roof Of your head onW yelled
Miller making dash for the kitchen.
where "a loaded revolver was lying
But when he reappeared the stranger was
making rapid tracks for the putc, and hg
did not fire ON him. Half an hour later b,
! WINS considerably astouished when "a con,
stable hove in sight and arrested him ou a
charge of assault with intent to kill. lay
ing mo- choice Boz the matter, be- went with
/ the constable
Now the thinly settled and purely ogri
cultural region lying south Of the Blue
boasts the presence Of "a dulyelectcd justice
of the peace, well To do farmer, by name
D. p. Antony, and as legal proceedings ia
"Jcdpen Antony court are byno means ms
plentiful as the bullfrogs in his meadow
that official prepared 90 make the most OF
the ease.
lie had no courtroom handy, but the
spreading branches of a giant apple tree in
the orchard near by served the purpose ad
mirably, and here the court was established
with the soft side of a log for bench and
seats enough on the grass for the thousand.
choose to attend.
Bring in the prisoner" thundered Tho
Judge. And straightway the constable APP
Dearcd, dragging his victim unwillingly &,
"a seat at the other end of the log ThccOm
plant was read in the constable's mos
dolcful tone, and the judge strokcd hi
whiskers and meditated. "Aham quoth ho
this, see, is "A serious case We mus
have jury II was the prisoners prcru-
alive to ask for jury IL he wanted IL, hu
that made no difference. The constall
sailed forth and speedily returned will
six good men and tric"-ilvc farmers au
n workhouse guard recruited from "a rO8l
near by where gang Of county pras per
were at work The six solcmnlylSngu
themselves in semicrcle on the ga-, D.,
fore the Judge and the trial o. began
Miller briefly told his story, and then III
stranger, whom he believed guilty Of stea
ing FrOi.ey's chickens, appeared on th
scene and told his story lie claimed tha
he owned the chickens, they having war
dered into FrDisey's yard, aud he was sin
ply recovering his property That cude
the trial, and the jury thercupon filed int
the jury roCm-the cleared space beucat
an adioining apple trCe--whore they wei
speedily Joined by the Judge and constabl,
and together they arranged the verde
When they returned TO the courtroom, Nj
Ter was informed that he had been conyic
ell Of threatening TO kip and that he hI
been fined S25 and costs, amounting ia n
To $3.50, He could not pay, and 50 Judg
Antony tore leaf ont Of a notebook loanc
him by one Of the jurors and made out b
commitment, ordering Marshal Stewart {
confine Miller in the county jail until III
fine and costs were paid.
And then court was adjourned, the farm
ers returning to their whoatlelds, the guar
TO his prisoners, and Miller was taken ava
by the constable, and within an hour I'll
doors Of the county Jail opened to recei,
him.-Kansas City journal.