The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1903-12-20

court with his right leg below the knee
in the clasp of heavy steel Oregon
boot. Didn't you ask the Sheriff to
take that OFF," said 1. He tried but
couldn't" said the prisoner. I poured
some shot into the keyhole so that
the lock wouldn't work. Oh, I've got
EN- dead to rights you are an
| idiot" I replied. Just then the judge
called me up to the bench. You We're
right" said he, ''the other day, and
directed the Sheriff to remove the pris-
oner's irons. He tells me that the de-
PENDANT has been tampering with them,
and that the steel boot cannot be re-
moved without cutting it off with a
cold chisel, and that will take a day.
do not feel justified in delaying the
trial, and if you demand the removal
of the irons shall be compelled to
state the reason why they were not
removed-maybe you had better not
call attention to the matter" thought
so too and the prisoner was again tried
in irons.
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This time the jury acquitted him and
he was free to go. He limped into the
Sheriff's Office and said: ct suppose
you want this Oregon boot" WELL"
drawled the sheriff, cit will have to
be cut off. 1t will be DESTROYED in
doing 1t. It will take a blacksmith
day to do the job, there are no coun-
ty funds available to pay him and I
don't feel inclined to contribute any
funds myself. Besides there is moth
ing mean about the County of Yavapai.
1t Will make you a present of that steel
boot. You can take it as a souvenir.
But you had better not go swimming
with it ont might trouble you.''
Clothing himself. with curses as with
garment the defendant departed. He
had no money with which to employ
a blacksmith but he was able to Dor
row cold chisel, a hammer, a file
and bottle of acid, and after three
days hard work he was no longer
'in irons''
A brace of dad men" in Prescott
shot out the lights in a saloon one
night, emptied the till, mounted their
broncos and rode away to their camp
about mile below town where they
defied the officers to take them. The
sheriff was himself good fighter and
took no dares. So with a posse he
went to the outlaws camp and de-
manded surrender. He was met by
a volley which wounded one of his
men. The fire was returned with in
terest, and when the smoke cleared
away one of the desperadoes was dead
and the other was wounded unto death.
He was carried to the hospital and
the doctor after examination declared
that he had but few hours to live.
The Methodist pastor attended at the
bedside. The dying man professed
contrition for his sins and desired the
clergyman to pray for him. He Gid
so and then asked the sinner to pray
for himself mo, you pray for me"
said the outlaw. "You have more in
f1uence up thar than have. God is
f'e tier acquainted with you, and then
don't know the first id thing
about prayin'." Use your own words,
brother" said the preacher, Disregard
ing the inadvertent oath. ASK God
to forgive you in.your own way" The
cowboy raised his hands. Dear Lord
Jesus" said he, please be merciful to
a poor miserable, damned drunken
loafer.''
Was not the prayer answered? Who
shall doubt it, for surely it was but a
repetition Of the old petition: God,
be merciful to me, sinner"
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One of the most honorable men
ever knew was convict for life in
the Yuma, Arizona, penifentiary. He
was a prospector and while inebriated
so that he was both mentally and NOR |
ally irresponsible, had shot and killed |
q stranger. Regaining consciousness |
and being made aware of what he had |
done, he attempted to flee to Mexico. |
Seeking shelter, en- route, at a frontier |
post, one of the officers, who knew him |
offered him five hundred dollars for |
his half interest in a valuable mining |
claim and threatened to detain him |
and give him into custody unless he |
it. Thus coerced he execu- |
ted a deed, received the money, and |
continued his journey. Before he |
reached the line he was captured and |
soon afterwards was tried. The hon. |
eide was unprovoked and inexcusable. |
Really the man was as unconscious of !
MS deed at the time of it's commission |
as if such Inconsistencies had been |
stead of being produced by whiskey. |
But drunkenness is no excuse for crime |
md he was adjudged guilty of murder |
n the second degree and sentenced to
for life.
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He had been in prison about a year
when he employed me to try to OBJ
ain a pardon for him. The one-half i
interest in the mine he had conveyed
had become very valuable and the
circumstances OF the conveyance were
such as to give color to the suggestion
hat the deed had been made under
iuress and could he set aside. I
agreed to give my services toward OBJ
aiming a pardon in exchange for a
luit claim deed to his equitable inter-
est in the mine. He being civilly
lead the deed was required to be made
~ his heir-his father living in Ne
,raska. All this was accomplished by
The Company to
whom the mine had been conveyed be-
ng made aware of what was going on
ent an agent to Nebraska and offered