Omaha daily bee., 1897-07-04
TOLD OUT OF COURT.

A Judge who was holding court here some
time ago, says the Fayetteville IN. CO Cd
server, being unable to see the city nan
clock on account of tree that stood on the
premises of ]. and o. Evans in Gillespie
street, ordered a deputy sherih to cut the
limbs of the tree off. The officer oOeyed
the courts order, and in few minutes
a magnificent shade tree was transformed
irto bare pole. The proprietors were
naturally indignant and only respect tor
the high office he held saved the judge
from prosecution.
General Butler was pleading desperat.
rosc The law ana the facts were all against
him but. as usual under such conditions
no was doing his best. Finally the Judge
stopped him with the querulous query:
General Butler, do you consider that that
is law" ,,,,d.
Not Disconnected in the least ne replied:
mo: but | thought that ! would IKE 10 s''
what YOUR honor thought about it.
Much the came story, though neater IN
turn is told Of the courteous Aaron Burr
I'm the course of an argument he was III
terrupted by the court; +, o.
Come come. Major Burr, that is "o'
law" ,,,,
suaye betrayer of Blennerhassett.
A certain Judge, popular enough, but
with a slight tendency to rasclblllty, was
holding court relates Harper's kouha laple,
One of this Judges favoTite ideas Is to go
into the details of the case In thorough
manner and explain matters at length to the
iurv. always under the impression that the
members OF that body are not capable OF
understanding for Themselves.
The CAGE in point had been treated care
fully by the Judge who, as he thought. had
mt II so clearly that a verdict could pe
given at once, and he eXprccsed surprise
when the jury found II necessary 10 haNG
their seats. AS hour aite' hour pa'stu aiu
they did not return, he finally sent IN "oIu
inouirlng what the trouble was. The reply
that one Juror was standing out against the
other eleven angcred him so that he sum
moned the jury before him, and rebuked the
recactrant.
But may ] say a word?'
"Yes YOU may." led the judge.
"Well then you see, | was the only man
on your side and ! stood out
"My best stroke of business was when
first hung out my shinele in the west toi
the lawyer who now handles none but the
most important and rCmuneratiye cases, re
Iates the Detroit Free Press. Living about
fftv miles north of the town in which ! was
impatiently waiting for something TO 90 was
an eccentric old fellow who owned enough
land to make three or four counties ana
enough cattle TO teed the armies pi 'lt VIZ ~,
"As | was pacing up and down the lttle
Office one morning, wondering what couIa
20 at If my first case didn't come soon, ! an
ewered a knock at the door to meet a young
lady who had all the glow and yigor Of the
prairie with the easy society ways OF the
cultured eastern woman. While | was trying
to recover my breath she told me that she
was a messenger from hor father who had
heard that there vas 4 new lawyer IN town
and wanted his opinion IN matter that
threatened to lead 10 a lawsuit, ! took the
letter she handed me and found it signed by
the rich old ranchman.
" But your father asks an opinion without
making any statement OF his case | said
aftJ? reading.
1T is evident that you don't know papa
IF you sent back for further information he
would denounce you as an gnoramus and
have nothing more 10 do with you. Write
something learned In language but obscure