The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-09-28
Odd Decisions of St. Louis Judge

, Louis in 1894, and worked as a law
clerk in one Of the big offices. Shortly
afterward he was admitted to the bar.
He at once entered the political arena,
! and in 1899 he was appointed a police
| judge. Last year, before he commenced
his crusade for women and dogs,
charges Of misconduct in office were
preferred against him, but he was ac-
Quilted.
The judge did not begin to do things
radical and unique until the hot
| weather commenced this year. He has
since handed down some rare spec1-
mems Of picturesque justice-but JUS
| tice, nevertheless.
On Aug. Is Mamie Mitchell kissed
| Harry Alberts. He hit her, and Judge
Sidener find the young man $40 In
handing down the decision he scored
, the young man for his misconduct, and
said a woman had a right to kiss a
man whenever she chose and the man
ought to consider it an honor, even II
he did not know her. Alberts had en-
tered plea that he never met the girl
and was afraid she was insane.
Alfred Crowlingredge ousted his
mother in-law, Mrs. Anna Milton,
from his premises in South st. Louis.
In pushing her out he gave her a kick.
She fell and almost mashed her nose
"Why did you put your mother In
law out of the yard so forcibly?" the
judge asked.
because she interfered with our
family affairs. She was always tell
ing my wife how she should run things
at the house. Now, my wife and get
along finely when she stays away.
The wife corroborated the story OF
her husband. The young man was dis
30 CD H.
er-in-law again when she came to see
them. In rendering his opinion the
Judge, with his usual brevity, said:
"Mothers -in-law are often the busl-
ness agents of the divorce courts. They
drive the cricket from the fireside.
Their meddling in domestic affairs is
criminal and no man is guilty of mis-
conduct who bodily clears his home OF
the mother-in-laW nuisance
Subpoenas a Mule.
A negro was recently brought before
the Judge for driving mules that were
unfit for work. He denied the charge
and produced a permit from the board
of health alleging that the mules were
in fit condition. Still the judge beneved
that the mules were not fit to do duty,
so he issued a subpoena and had them
brought into the alley at the rear of
the court house, where they were in
spected by him. He found they were
as he had suspected, and the negro was
fined $40.
James Wilson had been arrested for
impersonating an officer. He pleaded
guilty and said he had no money to pay
his fine, but hated to go to jail, as he
had never been there. He limited that
he had a fine tenor voice and would like
to sing a few ballads to pay his fine.
The Judge adjourned court until the
man paid his fine by singing Sweet
Little May and somebody's Sweet
heart to the satisfaction of the judge
and others.
Mrs. Anna Beldon had her husband
arrested for drunkenness. The next
week he appeared in court and charged
her with picking his pockets. He said
she robbed him while he slept. In court
it was proved that he had been getting
drunk and spending his weeks salary
right along. The judge gave him a
severe reprimand and released the
woman.
Little willie Abartman tied tin
can to a dogs tail. The dog bit him.
His father killed the dog. The owner
of the dog had the parent arrested and
told how willie" had been tying things
to the dogs tail and otherwise aggra-
waiting him. The judge sent for will
| lie" and threatened to lock him in dur
ance vile unless he promised not to
worry dogs any more, and he was also
= fined $40 and costs. g.