Evening journal., 1897-06-04
VICTIM OF THE LAW.
TOOK HIS MEDICINE, BUT DID NOT
THINK MUCH OF THE MAGIS-
TRATE.

AAAAAfAh %AN 80 AAh- -ARNA~ 4
TRATE.
Samuel Harkins Is a law student in
the Office OF Judge BAN. He is now in
the second book OF Chores ON Small
Salary" and the third book Of Anson
on Practice" not to mention Kelley
on pleading Guilty" A boy a little
larger than Sam grossly insulted him
on West street. and In some manner
the news of the assault that followed
the insult reached Shipley street before
Sam did. 1t had always been Sans
habit to get into the business part of
the town by coming down West street,
but for some reason unknown tohimhis
perturbed spirit led him to walk down
Shipley street When opposite Magis-
trate Kelleys office that public func-
tlonary greeted him quite heartily and
said
Come in-I have been waiting for
you to come along"
Sam Thought that the magistrate
wished to consult him on some intri-
cate point of law and gladly entered,
ready to volunteer his opinion on any
thing.
"What can do for you?" he asked !
you can save me and the constable
a good deal of trouble" replied the
magistrate.
"ln what way?" asked Sam.
"By taking everything quietly" said
/ the magistrate You are charged
with aggravated assault. and complaint
has been lodged in my court against
you. You must consider yourself under
arrest until the matter is disposed Of
"Well. squire. what do you propose
to do with me?" asked Sam, whose
g....,,.- ...,,... ftoI,f,,.tr OCT az NUnuf
street bastard who had sworn out the
warrant against him.
"Hold you until the case is tried"
you'll let me go to the telephone
and talk to my lawyer, won't your
asked Sam.
Who is your lawyer
Judge Ball"
"Yes." said the magistrate. "but the
constable will have TO go with YOU TO
the telephone. The case is too serious
to warrant me in losing sight Of you"
The constable took Sam 10 the near
est telephone. and the circumstances
were detailed to Judge Ball with great
minuteness. The judge had evidently
heard the story before. for he told Sam
that the best thing that he could do was
70 plead guilty and take his medicine
like n man.
lie and the constable went back TO
the magistrates office and Sam pleaded
guilty. Magistrate Kelley fined him SO
and costs. amounting toa few cents more.
Sam had just received his weekly wage
and, fortunately. he had some of Il
with him. He made up the amount, and
left the magistrates office vowing ven-
geance against the boy who had caused
him all the trouble.
Up the street some distance he met
Magistrate Sasse, who had also had an
inkling Of the trouble. Sam went into
details and concluded by saying:
81 think that Squire Kelley is the
meanest white man In the city Of VIII
mington I have practically made his
{ court what it is to-day, and many and
Z many a dollar 7 have thrown his way
!, But after this he might as well shut uT
,, his burned old shop, for he won't gel
e any more cases to try. ] intend tc
p throw them all your way now, squire
}. and you had better hire two or three
s clerks 10 help you along with youl
e clerical work, for you will be rushed
y with Kelley's business from this time
on"
Magistrate Sasse expressed to the ag
grieved young man his sincere thank.
r for making life worth living, and the
d two separated.
# Next day Magistrate Kelley sent foi
j. Sam TO come 10 his office. Sam sen
e back word that If Magistrate Kellel
y. wanted to see him he knew where hi
Il Office was, and to send in his care
a when he came. He did not think Il be
coming a young law student to be run
ming up and down the street at tn
0. beck and call Of mere magistrate.
-e That ended the episode for severa
- days Sam nursed his wrongs ant
,r punched the bag. and everything o
. that kind One morning a packag
NJ was placed in his hands, and upoi
opening Il he found thatitwas from Mag
istrate Kelley and contained the none
that he had paid for the assault upol
the boy on West street He brightene
- up Immediately and hurried downstair
~ to see Magistrate Sasse. He asked hin
y. ~ II he had hired that additional clerica
.i- assistance. He was informed that ne
'e gotiations were pending. but not closed
"Then break them off Immediately,
said Sam, "for Kelley ain't such a ha
man after all and I can't affoE {
a break up his business and make hir
ne thrOwup hiscommisson just for q it'll
~ thing like this. | have been thinkin
ly II would be a hardship on his family
nc and right in the preserving seasor
too"
Magistrate Sasse said that while h
regretted that the promised wealth wa
Of not to be his. he felt that under tn
II, circumstances IL would not be exactl
h. right to profit by the indiscretion Of
brother magistrate. Sam left him, an
TO this day believes that the whOl
thing was a genuine legal transaction
a and that the fellow he trounced o
Dn West street really did swear out wal
rant against him.
nd --
AK DIR. REvILLE'S SON DEAD.