The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-08-02
Substitute judges

from the Dencn ana bbN' .|tS
Thomas Brennan take his pla,
few moments so that she might ..lye
sentence upon her husband. Wi. l.,I
charge of drunkenness. MR. I.r0-
nan after having asccrtalned tuI. 'be
limit penalty was nifty days - io.
ported to have imposed II upon ler
spouse with great JUNCTION.
Many who smile at this as an unusual
occurrence will have to smile tula
when they learn of the Portland. Drc.
Judge who made this method u
passing sentence a regular procedure
Of his court. 1t was his habit ~ -.-a
very gravely TO the charge, maxi up
his mind without saying a word iud
then beCkon the man or woman 20.
jured to him.
This Is what the law allows m, 90
do with the prisoner" he used 20 say
personally | believe in the philosophy
of the Mkado In the comic opera Of
that title. I'd like to make ghe punish.
ment fit the crime-something that
would be apt and fitting for the offence
II you care to take the chance I viii
suspend sentence provided the accused
promises to perform any penance YOU
may designate of fitting character
II he does not perform this p,na0ce
! will call him before me and give I'm
the limit"
In two or three instances the con.
plainant adopted the Judges sugg,- N
and named a penance, only to find nv
offender would not live up to his bar.
gain. In one case in which an assault
had been made upon n man at a birth.
day party the accused agreed 10 eve
another party at his own expens. and
to those assembled there to ackuowl-
edge his fault and beg pardon The
accused man gave the party, and 90 The
start meant to apologize all right Iut
the same sort of liquid rcfr,> 'u.nt
that had kindled his fighting sp.r, h..
fore overcame him again and h, lied
the man he had injured before a, The
names he could think of and starred
to assault him again. He was .i,l
before the Judge again and recciy,r ,he
maximum sentence of sixty days.
one of the first judCes-reaI iu1...
OF Deadwo put in operation MAJ, .I
IDEAS of corrective punishment 4. a
man was brought before him .It.
with shooting up peaceful pla.. u
out provoCation this Judge used p. .,.
light in tollng off half a dozen - R
shots. whose business it was tu d . -
around the accused. who was n... -0
stand up against a wall. Tho CLOSE. me
shots and the more scared tn % ed
the better the Judge liked IT, , The
accused d'murred against this U... 10.
for-tat punishment he was formal r.
dered To stand up and the ml> m
sentence under the code was mot. 70
to him. In the case of a prison. Nlo
might not he impressed with tn, .-,;
practice sentence there were other .H.
altics. such as five mile gall. .n
risky horse. with the legs of '. tp.
cused tied under the horses b,. and
saddle made of fair sized ..rs
wrapped in "A blanket for dis Seal. Ir-
test against this meant again ,N-
IRENE code punishment
y Canadian Judge had a habit q ".
ernlng himself in his sentence .. re
suggestions afforded by the .. o..
which he opened at random $751; -
there was no clue to be oh,aiu,. 20
what should be done. the s,..H .a.
ursc was to deck of card.
race cards meant absolute free. u
leni"ncy The numbered card
meant that sentence should 10
posed in the degree Indicated ..
spots on the cards. The number IS
from ace to five, however, W..
from the deck before the a $50
made. Less than six months
was hardly considered worth
\ Denver Judge on one occa~ .''
tied by the obstructive tactics .t aN-
yer defending a case before Hh-
mated that the lawyer had very
meagre knowledge of the law ~
yer respectfully insisted that /. H.- ne
Judges method of trying tho no
his rulings that retarded the me
Judge left the bench, invited O. '"}T
To sit as judge, and used half am W ~
properly pressing the lawyer as
a lawyer He uncovered So mu. more
law than the lawyer on the h,. pose
sessed that the offending CO. +'IW
stepped down and acknowlcdg.J ''-
ror. He had not found a goo. sou
for ruling against the Judge iH l'
made by the lar.
pleading.