The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1903-10-30
UNFOLDING the
Courts Dignity

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ri from Patola and was retailing the
month-old news of the nitrate camps
along Medicine Sack to the crowd in
Pap Dacey's.
Hans Zeckler's got all the water
pumped out Of the lower level OF the
Great Mistake" he concluded. Hes
going to start the hoist next week and
work night shift, SOS to give them
stockholders a good impression when
they come. / reckon that's about all.
You heard about Judge Quinn cashin' in,
didn't you?"
mol" came in chorus from his audi
tors.
Eyes. He's quit the game. reckon it
was pneumonia. Sick about a week.
They give him great send-of. Cas-
ket over from Socorro. the Ruby brass
band and preacher. All the luxuries
Of the season"
He was a good blacksmith OBJ
served the Cherry Ripe amalgamator.
TOO bad they couldn't pull him through.
He was pretty old man. though"
HE wasn't no SLOUGH Of a judge,
either" said Pap Dacey. What he
didn't know about mimi law wasn't
worth KNOWN. An when he fixed up
a location notice it was fixed to stay"
1 Made a dern good talk, too" said
Pete Fenwick. the deputy sheriff. 81
never heard anybody could lay over
him, come down to oratory an dignity.
Well, he was ace high. There amt
Judge of the United States district
court has the way he had of impressin'
the majesty of the law on the keer
less"
you're thinkin of Hickson's burro,"
said the Cherry Ripe amalgamator,
smiling.
"You struck it that time." said the
deputy. You was along, then, wasn't
you? It was in 80, reckon" he con-
tinned, turning to the others. 1--WE was
more partickler on some p'ints then
than we are now. There was county
organization, o. course, but it wasn't or
ganized so you could notice 1t, an the
morals o. the community, dependin' as
they did on public sentiment, was heap
healthier. There wasn't so blame much
> claim jumpin' an hoss-stealin' was es-
peshully frowned on. 1t wasn't, even
considered eterket to slap brand on
a maverick, by the cow outfits in the
foothills. There wasn't any Jail nearer
than Socorro, but lariats was plenty,
an, II trees was scarce there was always
a wagon tongue somewheres around.
- We'll. Sam Hickson over at Carbon
ate lost his burro, Anthony Wayne. one
day and eouldn't find hide nor hair of it.
He had about give up when Jack Melee
more came to him an told him how he'd
seen burro that looked like Anthony
grazing at the end of picket rope in a
! little park in the low divide on the
Limestone range. over GO mile away.
There was cabin in the park. but Jacl,
didn't inquire none, because he was out
of cartridges.
i s sWelf. sam Hickson got together
about a dozen o. the bovs-Hank.
here, was one O. them-an' startedeout
for the Limestone, l. met 'em and in
sisted ON going along, too. being new
to the once and feeling my ;oats. We
got to the cabin. an there sure
s enough. was Sans burro. Sam went
up to the cabin door and knocked on
it with the butt of his "A, and long
! legged .tenderfoot come out and want
ed to know what was the trouble. He
told a straight story-how the mule
had 6rifted in about q month before
and he had kept, him there on picket
until ne got. time to go to Last Chance
and deliver him to- the authorities
which he saidshe was intending to do
It sounded all right, but the boysssaid
the evidence was agin him and the,
allowed they'd vindicate outraged jus
: }tice with Anthony Wayne's picket rope
right there took chips at that stage
10 the game and allowed I'd convey tn,
brisoner to the nearest Justice. which
Twas Judge Quinn. and we'd try hin
according to Isnyle. They kicked, bu
Il had 1t that way. We tied his fee
under Anthony's belly and hnaily go
him asare the cd Judge,