The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1898-11-24

side OF Denver spi tue minius camps.
The rest OF the thinly ,o.t cred olunlry
wss - Spanish ss sny psrt Of our is,est
Amerios. Not Csstili'ns, OF course -
more likely . geu,r.l mixture Of Aztec aud
Apache and lot OF other stratus Of blooi
but certainly Spanish IN mama and in
speech. The government recognized that
il had difficult tssk before II In bringing
these 'sressers' to understand the very be
ginning OF the obligations and the dutiea
OF their American ei,lZsDehip, oae OF
the most trasted agents in this campaign
| OF education WAS Judge llsllett, who was
put in charge OF the Judicial system OF the
| new territory. From ihtt time TO this be
has been Of the mead Of the federal
judiciary 10 the great aud prosperous
state OF Colorado Despite { lis d srcenets
of rsbuke and cour tless Oddities Of temper
no Judge has ever been so respected as be
along the great divide.
When be first went on circuit, the bar
left Denver with him aud travelled In u
body both OF sociability aud for safety.
| Then there was no railroad, the only
means OF reaching any place from any
other place being along slightly marked
trail barely psssAble for horses. by slow
stages the bench aud the bar reached
Trinidad under the GOLD shadows oil Tho
Sspgre do Cristo range. These Spanish
names were al inoesssnt annoyance 10
Judge Hsllett. who doclsimsd against
esch one in turn and snponaced bis pur
pose OF mem morislizing the secretary oi tho
interior TO have them sli msde Americsn.
OF 9 piece with this was bis attitude to
wsrd the prevailing Spanish speech OF tho
country. He objected to 1t. Among the
fist rules OF his court was that which pro
| vided that Alt its Transactions should be In
English. and that II htissuts objected to
the work of the sworn interpreter that
was their own lookout IL might encour
them to learn TO talk American ae they
ought.
In Trinidad Colonel Taylor Of tao bar
was retained fer the defence in = case
where no defense wss possible. The
place was full OF witnesses who had seen
tho deed done. whateytr 1t may have been
for that is unimportsnt The prosecuting
attorney put on witness after witness TO
..n,o Al. V.,tu Ha ruata pat faei nula
and be demanded that full punishment bo
inflicted, II was q diillcult situation for
Colonel Taylor. His client was guilty be
yond doubt. Cros examination OF the
witnesses could only make that fact more
di,tinct, and Tor that reason he did moth
ing 30 foolish. The case was altogether
Spanish. Criminsi, witnesses, audience -
thtre we're not six words OF English IN
the whole outfit. Tue Interpreter bad
been called on for every word which had
| gone back and forth throughout the trial.
Colonel Taylor arose to make his plea.
lie surveyed the cluster OF dorA faces
which filled the shed 10 which the court
was sitting.
Csbsileros. he began -oibiliers del
jursdo-
There was = loud wbacking OF the gevel
by Judge Hslle,t as sool as he caught
the sound OF the language which he dee
pised 90 hear lily.
Mr.. Taylor, Mr., ToJlor. be shouted. ss
. member OF the bar OF this court you
must be aware that oil it's transactions
| must be condu uc.ed In the English Ian
susge, the language OF this country. III
thought that yon were nsing spanish
msliciously. should punish you sound
ly for contempt Of Ills coers fon VIII
sddrsss this court Of the UDit States IN
United States and in no other speech, Ian
gusge or dislect.
bow TO your bonor's ruling, Continued
Colonel TsJ lor and resumed bis pies, bot
ia English with the assistance Of tue inter
prefer. He'told the gr3ssef Jury how the
sight OF their proud Cas,iliao linesmelts
had caused him TO forget rue Of ibe
court and 10 address them 10 the sonorous
speech OF Bpsio, from which their proud
forefsthers came. He obeyed the iadge.
but be iet the restraint of hsyijg to msks
bis pleading through the assistanee OF the
interpreter. /, wss . simple matter
which be could set risht 10 lew cen
tepces oi their own language. bat he fesr
cd that 10 English be could not do veil;
70, be hoped ths, they sopid not rec
fellow ctiz,o puni'bed solely fo' the
reason tLsi bis advocate vac oot sIlossd
10 sdertss . spsri.h iirY 10 their own
tongue. Hsfpips 90 ibis theme. hs avoid
ed auy dlscs.iou u 'bs eriisbes which
bore 20 besYdy 90 hs client, sod 10 bis
perofsiion be paid slosios tnbn'e 70
the Language Of Don QiiIct sns Qieso
Isabella. Thi. dons. he % tfcm tie
spot spd was 90, seen aa'li ooar hAd
srissn Tor tie day
when taey seri N !, tas pros eeo.isg
attorney wsatsd 10 kuo1 Why be had not
beee oa b.nd b receive congratulations
oa the seqait,al oi bis client.
4 iu,i ns,srsliy bad - hide, ssii Col.
T.,lor. Those three words that Judgs
H.llep ohoked ne % 90, that's all tbs
spsnish | ever flew 10 my life. eoald
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