Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1905-05-11

Soon.ouahce. one needed no lawyer,
Tor b had the entire sympathy Of ev-
cry one present. MI. Hobson called
the first witness for the plaintiff,
Wharton's partner, Tom Clough, and
proceeded to examine him.
where were you on the night of the
10th Of June?"
"Walkin' down by the creek"
Estate what you saw on that occa-
Sion"
Il seen the defendant and the CO.
respondent
"See here, Tom Clough," the judge
interrupted, "you been talkin' to the
lawyer"
How do you know?' asked Clough,
not being sure whether or no he had a
right to do so.
whats a correspondents" asked the
Judge to try him.
1.-THE woman in the case"
"All right, go on. Reckon y know
more about law than I thought"
"Waal, I seen them two sittin' on a
rock, with their arms around each 9th
er's neck"
"See anything more"
"No."
Judge" Mr.. Hobson explained, "it's
customary for the plaintiffs attorney
to examine his own witnesses"
by mean to say" replied the judge,
scowling, that you intend to 'nopolize
all the witnesses in this yere case?"
The attorney attempted to explain,
but the court would not listen. "Call
the first witness fer the i'll treated wom-
an" he cried, rapping with a billet of
wood on the pine table before him.
The witness was the correspondent,
John Root. He was directed by the
judge to tell what he knew about the
case.
"On the night of the 10th O. June"
he said, 81 was a-walkin' down by the
creek and I seen Tom Clough sittin' on
a rock with Cy Wharton's wife. He
was a-trying' to kiss her, but she give
him a slap in the jaw"
"Your honor" protested the lawyer,
"this is inadmissible. In a case Of
Grim CON-
'This amt no case O. Grim con; it's
a divorce case," snapped the judge.
The lawyer gave it up and sat down.
The Judge finished his remarks. II
don't see why John Roots word amt
as good as Tom Clough's. Cy Wharton,
what you got t. say agin your wife"
II object" said the lawyer, starting
up.
"Waal, you jist keep on objectin'," re-
| piled the Judge, drawing a revolver
! from his belt and laying it on the
| table.
"Now, Wharton" cried the lawyer,
remember you are not obliged to say
| anything to criminate yourself"
"Not obliged to say anything to crimi-
nate hisself!v' roared the judge. "See
here, young Teller, you may know a
lot about law, but not as it is prac-
| ticed in Excelsior. The witness is
| sworn to tell the truth and the hull
truth. What y got to say to that? Cy
Wharton, is this a put up job agin your
sufferin' wife o. not?"
"Waal, judge" replied the plaintiff,
WILL Il AOoA, L OSSh tAAAAAA
maybe it's a put up job"
"Who put it up"
"Waal, Judge, I foun' a letter this
mornin' from my pardner, Tom Clough,
to my wife Begin her to run away
with him. Reckon he's got the an
swer. Eff she consented she's guilty
O. this yere crime and not me. Eff she
didn't Pm the guilty one"
'Tom Clough," said the judge, cock
ing his revolver, "the court wants that
letter."
Clough hesitated; but, unfortunately
for him, he had the letter in his pocket
and knew he would be searched. He
had no choice but to produce it. The
court scanned it, then read it aloud:
IT want you to understand that there
| amt no use your foolin' round me no
longer. I love my husband and children
too we'll to a any use fer a galoot ike
you"
The jury, without retiring, found a
verdict as follows:
"In this yere crime O. divorce neither
husband nor wife hes been found GRIM
lQdk. Liz TcAA CI1lll4uA 10 AV"
who put up the job. The verdic' Of the
jury is thet Tom Clough is a Internal
rascal, and Excelsior hes no more use
fer him"
"Tom Clough," said the judge, 9TH
sentence of the court Is thet any n
guilty of a crime tibet separates hus-
ban and wife and makes little chill
dren to suffer, whether it's the hus-
BAN, the wife, the woman in the case
or the correspondent, had better git up
and git out O. Excelsior. with twenty
four hours to sell out and settle up.
Dye hear?"
The convicted man skunk away, ana
the husband and wife left the court
room hand in hand, the husband snAll-
ing, the wife shedding happy tears.
LENA NJ. BROOKS.