The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-10-26

10 o'clock until the Judge reaches the
| bench"
Recommendations to mercy seem com
mon. but in 1856 a jury in the city or New
York found prisoner guilty OF muraer,
with a recommendation that he should
be punished with the utmost rigor OF the
| law!
Judge DAILY of the New York Common
Pleas was examining an lrishman with
view to the naturalization of comrade
How long have you known fatrick
Mahoney?" asked the judge.
For better nor fifteen years
"And was he a man of good moral
character"
Has he been out Of the States dur
ing the last five years?'
The witness hesitated and loked ask
ance at his friend-then he slowly admit
ted:
"oncet, yer honor"
"And when?"
about three years ago an. it was"
Where did he then go out OF the
United States?"
ITO Bull Run, yer honor"
Another Irishman was seeking natur-
alization and his friend was being ex-
amined by the judge.
us Michael Murphy a respectable
MANI?
'Indade he is. yer honor-moigbty res
pictable. He nlver had a lawsuit In his
life an begin yer pardon"
At a term Of the Green County Court
| held at Catskill in the year 1854, when
the cholera was prevalent, the presiding
| Judge received the following from one of
| the impaneled jury:
| "Onerable Judge By:
"sir-oure lot is cate in Disnel place
| seronded. By danger and colery We
want our Super. A. Juorman."
| arguing an appeal at the general term
| of the Supreme Court was greatly irri-
| tated by the frequent expression of dis
sent made by the court to his propositions
| of law. Passing abruptly at length, in
the midst of his argument, he excalim-
| ed, with marked emphasis:
1T will, perhaps, be excusable in me
to remark that this court strongly re-
minds me of a Demetara team"
"What?" exclaimed the presiding judge.
What kind of a team may that be-"
'It is said to be composed of two mules
and a jackass," was the reply.
| 1t is an unfortunate accident to have
an unfortunate name, especially when
one is unfortunately at the mercy of an
| rate attorney. For example:
John Anthem had a dispute with a
brother lawyer named Porter In court
rently scathing remark which made An
| thon retort: "Oh, for goodness sake. do
| bottle yourself up. for if there be any
!. thing in the world dislike-it'is Porter.
One warm afternoon, in a comparatively
empty courtroom, Mr. James X. Law
renee General Lawrence as he was call
ed) was arguing an appeal in Onondago
County before a single judge concerning
the seizure of general goods and articles
Of furniture. Mr.. Lawrence, in the
course of his argument on the general
goods point noticed that the judge was
doing. He thereupon dropped some
| books violently on the table, which dis
| turbed the slumber of his honor. who,
rubbing his eyes, dreamily remarked:
"Oh yes Mr.. Lawrence that will do.
Now please address yourself to the article
| of furniture"
Excuse me, your honor, replied the
attorney, 81 have been doing that for the
| last twenty minutes"
"Oh. yes, of course you have. / beg
| your acknowledgements for. the appellant
| concluded the judge innocently.
In the Mohawk aVlley lived well-to-
| do Dutch farmer. He was made
| Justice of the Peace. Almost his first
| business in this line was to issue a sum
mons on behalf of a neighbor in an action
| of debt against a person who was not one
OF his constituents. On the parties APP
| pearing the justice looked sternly at the
| defendant and said:
| "Zare,, am zorry we meet for re first
| time under such painful circumstance.
| Zare, you be zued."
why, yes, sir" the defendant respond
| ed Il believe l am. but hope to intro
| duce witnesses who will swear,
"Schtop! Schtopr cried the justice.
81 will not have schvearing in dish
coort. Vot did he zue you for. if you vas
not owe him dis monish? 1 give shudg-