The daily morning journal and courier., 1899-01-16

the woman they fepfesehIeu, lHey all
 knew the goose from the time it was a gosling. After hearing the evidence the alderman said to the prosecutrix:
 Have you a gander?"
 "Troth, an Oi have, an foine wan at that"
 The alderman put the same question
 to the other litigant.
 "Troth, an Oi have, an folne wan"
 said the defendant, indignantly.
 Whose gander did the goose keep
 company with?" asked tho alderman, seeing the end in sight.
 "'Twas moine," exclaimed each wo- man.
 1 well bring them both to court this afternoon" ordered the alderman.
 The women protested.
 "You won't?' said the alderman; then I will" and he issued subpoena for each gander, and in due time they came in, borne by two triumphant con- stables.
 The alderman ordered everybody out to big field, and the crowd that gath cred there numbered about five hum 1 dred, Donohue sent the two ganders to separate corners of the field, in charge of the constables and he stood with the goose in the middle of the field, with the crowd behind him. When all was ready His Honor released the goose 1 The disputed bird ambled slowly to one gander examined him for moment, and then went over to the other. After a few cluckings they Waddled down un- der the fence together and padded into a brook.
 That settlel it " cried the alder ! man. Whose gander is that?" i "The prosecutor's!" shouted back the constable.
 Case decided in prosecutors favor; defendant will pay all the costs" said the alderman, and the crowd cheered On another occasion twins were born in family supplied by milkman with a quart of milk day. It was remote route, and no other milkman went near 1t. The supply of this particular dealer was limited, and when the family re- quired three pints extra for the twins he would not supply it. The father complained to the alderman. Donohue had him swear out warrant for the milkman. When that worthy appeared His Honor said: You'll supply that house with milk if you have to build a pipe line, or you'll deal with me" The milkman, rather frightened said he would try.
 There will be no try about it." ex- claimed Donohue. Those babies must be fed, and, what is more, you'll make daily report to me that you've deliv- cred the milk" And the milkman did.
 A coal company was sued for docking miner on the charge that the coal he sent to the breaker was dirty The coal company's lawyer claimed that the coal was not marketable if it had more than five per cent. of slate, and the company never sold any having that amount The alderman interrupted the lawyers argument after this statement and sent constable out for a big wheelbarrow full of the company's coal and pair of scales. When the coal came in it was dumped on the floor, and the justice, who had picked coal in breaker when a boy. carefully separated the coal from the slate, despite the protests of the lawyer that it had nothing to do with the case.
 You can sing the whole opera of The M!kado' if you like" said Dono- hue, but this has very much to do with this case. It's your turn to hedge" he said, as he piled up lot of slate. Then he weighed the slate and the coal.
 You made little mistake" he said to the lawyer; there's thirty-seven per cent of slate In that coal" Then he mounted his bench and exclaimed: The defendant will return the amount of wages docked and pay the costs. and If this miner is discharged because he has won his ease-well there will be an- other case. I know a thing or two about mining laws"
 At another time an aged and poverty stricken widow was shut out of her house by the landlord for non-payment of rent He put padlocks on the door. When the woman complained to Alder man Donohue he hired a locksmith, had the locks removed and hent the woman back to her house. Then he had the landlord arrested. fined him for tres pass, made him pay the locksmith and present the locks to the widow
 Perhaps the most remarkable instance of Alderman Donohue's eccentricities is the following instance, which caused quite a furor in the courts of Montana. On the night of Cleveland's first elec- ton to the presidency the alderman Noo ctdIluIls III lroHL OI d newspaper | office watching Cleveland matorities be- ing bulletned. He was approached by a man and woman whom he knew.
 We want you to marry us, Squire," | said tho man.
 "Go away; don't bother me-" ex- claimed Donohue; I'm busy"
 But we want to get married. Come | over to the office.''
 "Go away, will your" Donohue cried | angrily, figuring up the majorities and | calculating the amounts he'd win.
 The man pleaded so consistently | that Donohue finally exclaimed:
 Well, if you want to get married I'll | marry you right here, but not a step I'll | stir"
 That will do," they cried, and they were married forthwith. Donohue had . no paper, so he made record of the on the white silk lining of his hat and forgot all about 1t until years i Then there came a letter from the woman, who was in Montana. Her husband, a railroader, had been killed; would Donohue please forward the record of her marriage so she could | get the insurance from the trainmen's union?
 Donohue was quite willing to do so, but search through his docket failed to