Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-01-23
JEsTs OF A JUDGE.

London aiaiL

AsNNA'N HNNAN
or no man In our time. hardly. have
more stories been told than m Fir
Henry Hawkins. Every week Of his
judicial career brought its fresh Hpcci-
men Of judicial wit, humor. o. charao-
ter.
During tho hearing ~ the Trunby
Croft baccarpt case much com1cnt was
caused BY the manner In which Lord
colofidEc allowed the bench 10 hc ur-
cupicd by lady spectators. shortly nf-
ter this case Mr. Justice Hawkins had
o. hear libel action arising nut Of
some criticisms Nit Parkinson ~ tho
London county council had paused upon
the moral character ~ some MARION
cites which were then being exhibited
az the Westminster aquarium. The
murluuUttor etwu male dolls ana q fr-
male ngurc-wcro produced IN court.
where shall We put these fEufca7'
asked counsel.
u suppose the lady" said slr Henry.
mnlirlously. ought Co Boz accommodate
cd with scat on the huuch"
Mr.. Justice ilnwkinH once had 20 Hrns
tcncc an old rwindlur. and gave him
seven years. "Oh, mY lord, whincd
the man. IN never i've hair the time
The iudg" took another look az him
aud answered ~ don think u " at
an desirable that yuu should"
on another uccarluu the usual formal.
ity war gone through ~ asking n prls-
pucr who had been found guilty N he
hnd anything a. rny. striking thcnts
riuni poaturo and with hia right hand In
tho MIR the man exclaimed May the
Almighty strike mo dead n I don't
speak the truth. I am Innocent N thit
a
Tor about minute. Then. after rlnnc-
irT ne tho clock. h. nhsnrtvi. IN hin
most impressive tnnrfis Since the Al
mlrhty has not thought nt 60 Intervene
VIII now proceed a. r'ias sentence"
The cnusiic rrmnrhr WI his inrdfhip
have not always h0en confined 90 the
bench. A. the opening ~ an nhHlEo tho
chaplain preached what be- conceived
IN be- distinctly good SERMON. and ho
had the tcmerity b. sound Mr.i Justice
HAWKING ON the subject "Dii you np.
prove % my sermon. my lordf' he
asked. n remarked In your sermon.
iir Chaplain was tho prompt reply.
1.-TWO thInrH which. to be- candid. ala
not approve of. and which have. am
rind 10 say, never remarked ON a Hlm'
ilar occasion" They were. my lordf'
was the anxious quostion ~ the
preacher "'rhe striking m the clock q"
answered Mr Justice Hawkins, twice.
sir."
4 decision ~ tho learned Judge.
which at tho time excited considerable
attention. was that which he gave IN "a
hirnmy case nt Derby nHslzcs. A boy
and rirl married In isNt.nud in three
months discovered that thoy were too
young tn know their own mlnta. so
they quietly agreed 20 separate There
was ma cruelty. nu suspicion ~ adult.
tory. nothing a. enable either nf them
o. appeal 10 tho law, They had. while
under ngc, simply made matrimonial
mistake ana corrected u In the easiest
way. After Dix years OF single blessed.
moss they both married nHnin-hnpplly
this ilfne-nnd 10 was IN evidence that
they had led reputable lives with their
new HpouHrs frun 1891 10 isas. Thrn
nolFhhnrlng busyhndira interforcd and
procured the arrest ~ the husband
ana wife on the charge ~ hlgnmy. IN
the Interests NJ Justice Justice Hnw-
Rims said that the Interests ~ human.
ny ycte superior Ia those NJ lrgni ihH-
tlrn, and that tho alleged hlvnmiats
should have been let alone Tie was
bound Ia record technical verdict
against them. but he Inflicted no pen.
any aud ordered them 10 be- discharged
ON their own rrcoFnizance.
THIS aroused the Indignation ~ the
bishop SunruFnn ~ Derby. who from
the pulpit protested against the re-
marks and action OF the judge. con.