Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1906-02-23
JUSTICE WEST
OF THE PECOS


| they was his'n, lie felt safe IN TAX
In the roof on'n that bilding, fer he
| knowed that II he done got TUX M
| fer Il I'd see him through with II.
| When | done heer he wuz TUX up ]
says to myself and ] says TO the o
stable, now, says |, the only way 10
ever Git our money fer this case II
be 10 charge the costs TO the man that
brung the suit.
Atty. II the court please. all these
references you gave me are 10 the
code OF civil procedure. Here IL the
section relating To the costs In GRIM
inal cases. To justify yourself In tax.
Ing the costs to a prosecuting witness
you must find that he brings the &c
ton maliciously. DO you 50 lind In
this case? II 10 you must enter up
such finding In your docket AZ . part
Of the decree Of the court.
J. r.: You needn't mind about my
docket. I'll write that up when Git
good and ready. That's none of your
bizness.
Atty: Beg pardon, your honor. J
care nothing about your docket, but
II you make such finding ] want to
know II so as to know what steps 10
take next. Is that going to be a part
Of your finding In this case? You q
answer yes or no.
J. p: You'll git neither answer out
OF me. haint a.goin' to be ketched
by any lawyers smart questions.
Atty: Well. my dear sir, ] will SIM
ply say that II you do so And that !
now give notice Of appeal from such
Judgment for costs. and shall make
out the necessary bond TO perfect thai
appeal at any time.
J.. p: Wal. you kin talk all you
want to about a peals. but I've done
throwed this thing clar out OF court.
They haint nothin' to a peal from.
This case IL done decided. The de-
PENDANT aint guilty and courts . jurn.
ed.
Atty: Well, Judge, I would like to
say that ! have tried cases In a good
many wild and woody New Mexican
courts in the last few years, but this
case Is the -
J. p: Never mind about them other
courts. They haint a tryin' my cases.
II you done don't like my court you
needn't git into 1t.
Atty: Well. sometimes have no
! choice. / was about to say that ]
| had been in a good many frontier
| courts up north on the western plains
and In Colorado mining camps and be-
| fore natives. esquires here In New
| Mexico, and have read about Roy
| Beans court in Texas, west OF the
| Pecos, but the half was never told TIL
came over here to old Lincoln coun'
ty.
]. p: Look a hur, young teller
you've been dreamin' agin. II you
liked them norther courts so much
why didn't you stay close to. EN-
I don't care nothin' about yer raw
| bean court over in Texas. They's
Iplentv Of them west Texas gun toters
right around hur and I'm a goin te
stop EN- havin' guns on EN- too. I'm
from Arkansas, / am, and ] guess
know when a man kin put a roof or
a house and when he kin take y on
Sich comparisons are oderous and Y
you keep a maxim 'em I'll fine ye fur
content Of court.
Atty: ] thought court had adjourn
: ed. / was only speaking OF some
1 courts ! had seen that were not well
posted in law, but they
]. p. You fiat atop right thar. This
court Ia always a object Of contempt
whether it's a sittin' Or not, and
fine YOU ten dollars right now AM
here fur content Of court.
Atty: | guess not. You can no
do that. Esquire.
] p. But I done fined We. re
done fined now, d. We hear?
Atty: Am I? Well. DO feel Tx
I had been touched. II You nay
fined me yon just go TO and coiiect ]
will You? would be willing 10 D
separated from a ten dollar fNl II yo
would Just VT still for about zen mn
,tfes and let me give 0 him ma
that my heart holds for You.
The lawyer goes ont, followed .
the crowd. The court sits dowi
makes M his fee bill, and follows y
town, inqniring for THAT stern
fr,tm Sanity Rosy finds him and pr
sents the following bill.
Mr.. ; Action, fer stealth
bords & things
VS..
Mr.. ~---
Sad. ~ 4 A,,,,n1aufa 4 dollar